Mel Gibson

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January 3, 1956

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson

Robyn Moore (7 June 1980 - 13 April 2009) (divorced) 7 children

Actor:

How I Spent My Summer Vacation (2011)

The Beaver (2010)

Edge of Darkness (2010)

"Complete Savages" (3 episodes, 2004-2005)

Paparazzi (2004) (uncredited)

The Singing Detective (2003)

Signs (2002)

We Were Soldiers (2002)

What Women Want (2000)

The Patriot (2000)

Chicken Run (2000) (voice)

The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)

Payback (1999)

Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

FairyTale: A True Story (1997) (uncredited)

Conspiracy Theory (1997)

Fathers' Day (1997) (uncredited)

Ransom (1996)

Pocahontas (1995) (voice)

Braveheart (1995)

Maverick (1994)

The Man Without a Face (1993)

The Chili Con Carne Club (1993)

Forever Young (1992)

Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

Hamlet (1990)

Air America (1990)

Bird on a Wire (1990)

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

Tequila Sunrise (1988)

Lethal Weapon (1987)

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

Mrs. Soffel (1984)

The River (1984)

The Bounty (1984)

The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

Attack Force Z (1982)

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)

"Tickled Pink" (1 episode, 1981)

Gallipoli (1981)

"Punishment" (1981) TV series

The Chain Reaction (1980) (uncredited)

Tim (1979)

Mad Max (1979)

Summer City (1977)

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) (uncredited)

"The Sullivans" (1976) TV series

Producer:

Another Day in Paradise (2008) (TV) (producer)

"Carrier" (executive producer) (10 episodes, 2008)

Apocalypto (2006) (producer)

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2005) (executive producer) (producer)

"Complete Savages" (executive producer) (15 episodes, 2004-2005)

"Clubhouse" (2004) TV series (executive producer)

Paparazzi (2004) (producer)

The Making of 'Paparazzi' (2004) (producer)

Evel Knievel (2004) (TV) (executive producer)

The Passion of the Christ (2004) (producer)

The Singing Detective (2003) (producer)

Family Curse (2003) (TV) (executive producer)

Invincible (2001) (TV) (executive producer)

The Three Stooges (2000) (TV) (executive producer)

Braveheart (1995) (producer)

Forever Young (1992) (executive producer) (uncredited)

Director:

Apocalypto (2006)

"Complete Savages" (3 episodes, 2004)

The Passion of the Christ (2004)

Braveheart (1995)

The Man Without a Face (1993)

Writer:

How I Spent My Summer Vacation (2011) (filming) (screenplay)

Apocalypto (2006) (written by)

"Complete Savages" (1 episode, 2004)

The Passion of the Christ (2004) (screenplay)

Stunts:

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) (stunts)

Appearances

"Janela Indiscreta" (1 episode, 2010)

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010) (TV) (voice)

"Cinema 3" (1 episode, 2010)

"Días de cine" (2 episodes, 2010)

"El hormiguero" (1 episode, 2010)

"Le grand journal de Canal+" (1 episode, 2010)

"Go' aften Danmark" (1 episode, 2010)

Entertainment Tonight (10 episodes, 1990-2010)

"Up Close with Carrie Keagan" (1 episode, 2010)

"The Jay Leno Show" (2 episodes, 2009-2010)

"Made in Hollywood" (1 episode, 2010)

Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief (2010) (TV)

The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2010 (TV)

Spike's Guys Choice (2009) (TV)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 episode, 2009)

Australia Unites: The Victorian Bushfire Appeal (2009) (TV)

"Showbiz Tonight" (1 episode, 2008)

Actingclassof1977.com (2008)

5th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards (2008) (TV)

Out of Control: 10 Celebrity Rehabs Exposed (2007) (TV)

Same Story... Different Movie: Creating 'Payback: The Director's Cut' (2007)

"Extreme Hollywood" (1 episode)

Paybacks Are a Bitch (2007)

Becoming Mayan: Creating Apocalypto (2007)

"Taff" (1 episode, 2006)

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2 episodes, 2005-2006)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (8 episodes, 1992-2006)

The 78th Annual Academy Awards 2006 (TV) (uncredited)

Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)

Entrenched: The Making of 'Gallipoli' (2005)

"The Contender" (2 episodes, 2005)

"Hannity & Colmes" (1 episode, 2005)

Good Morning America (1 episode, 2005)

11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV)

The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards 2005 (TV)

Biography (1 episode, 2005)

"The Barbara Walters Special" (1 episode, 2004)

The Big Question (2004)

"E! True Hollywood Story" (1 episode, 2004)

"Nyhetsmorgon" (2 episodes, 1995-2004)

"4Pop" (1 episode, 2004)

"Shootout" (1 episode, 2004)

The Making of 'The Passion of the Christ' (2004) (TV)

"Film '72" (1 episode, 2004)

The Passion Behind 'The Passion' (2004) (TV)

"The O'Reilly Factor" (1 episode, 2004)

Making 'Signs' (2003)

Declaration of Independence (2003)

We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right (2002)

The Oprah Winfrey Show (1 episode, 2002)

The 74th Annual Academy Awards 2002 (TV)

"Revealed with Jules Asner" (1 episode, 2002)

Parkinson (1 episode, 2002)

Breaking the News (2001) (TV) Narrator

Independence Day 2001 (2001) (TV)

The One Dollar Diary (2001)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show (4 episodes, 1996-2000)

Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion (2000) (TV)

"HBO First Look" (4 episodes, 1994-2000)

"Mundo VIP" (4 episodes, 1997-2000)

"Omnibus" (1 episode, 2000)

Poultry in Motion: The Making of 'Chicken Run' (2000) (TV)

'The Simpsons': America's First Family (2000) (TV)

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV)

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2000 (2000) (TV)

The 72nd Annual Academy Awards 2000 (TV)

The Hatching of 'Chicken Run' (2000) (TV)

2000 Essence Awards (2000) (TV)

"Drama School" (2000) TV series

The Art of War (2000)

The Simpsons (1 episode, 1999)

Late Show with David Letterman (1 episode, 1999)

"Celebrity Profile" (1 episode, 1999)

Forever Hollywood (1999) (TV)

"Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business" (1998) TV mini-series

The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1998 (TV)

Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger: An American Cinematheque Tribute (1998) (TV)

Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes (1998)

The 69th Annual Academy Awards 1997 (TV)

The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards 1997 (TV)

"Anyone for Pennis?" (1 episode, 1996)

"Howard Stern" (1 episode, 1996)

The 68th Annual Academy Awards 1996 (TV)

Australia's Outback: The Vanishing Frontier (1995) (TV) Narrator

Casper (1995) (uncredited)

"World of Discovery" Narrator (1 episode, 1995)

Amy Grant: Building the House of Love (1994)

"Gottschalk Late Night" (1 episode, 1993)

"Aspel & Company" (2 episodes, 1990-1993)

"Wetten, dass..?" (1 episode, 1993)

1993 MTV Movie Awards 1993 (TV)

Earth and the American Dream (1992) (voice)

"Entertainment UK" (1 episode, 1992)

The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards 1992 (TV)

"Dame Edna's Hollywood" (1 episode, 1991)

MTV's 10th Anniversary Special (1991) (TV)

Mel Gibson's Video Diary 2: Lethal Weapon 3 (1991) (TV)

Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (1990) (TV)

A Night on Mount Edna (1990) (TV)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 episode, 1990)

The 62nd Annual Academy Awards 1990 (TV)

Saturday Night Live (1 episode, 1989)

Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters (1989) (TV)

Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary (1989) (TV)

The 60th Annual Academy Awards 1988 (TV)

"De película" (1 episode, 1987)

The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson (1987) (TV)

"Àngel Casas show" (1 episode, 1985)

The 56th Annual Academy Awards 1984 (TV)

The Making of 'The Bounty' (1984) (TV)

The Making of 'Mrs. Soffel' (1984) (TV)

Academy Awards

1996 Won Oscar Best Director for: Braveheart (1995)

1996 Won Oscar Best Picture for: Braveheart (1995)

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films

2007 Nominated Saturn Award Best Director for: Apocalypto (2006)

1983 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actor for: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)

American Cinematheque Gala Tribute

1995 - American Cinematheque Award

Australian Film Institute

2002 - Global Achievement Award

1983 Nominated AFI Award Best Actor in a Lead Role for: The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

1981 Won AFI Award Best Actor in a Lead Role for: Gallipoli (1981)

1979 Won AFI Award Best Actor in a Lead Role for: Tim (1979)

BAFTA Awards

2007 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Film not in the English Language for: Apocalypto (2006)

1996 Nominated David Lean Award for Direction for: Braveheart (1995)

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

2001 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Drama for: The Patriot (2000)

2001 Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance for: What Women Want (2000)

2000 Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Action for: Payback (1999)

1999 Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Duo - Action/Adventure for: Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) Shared with: Danny Glover

1998 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Suspense for: Conspiracy Theory (1997)

1997 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Suspense for: Ransom (1996)

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

1996 Won Critics Choice Award Best Director for: Braveheart (1995)

Directors Guild of America

1996 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for: Braveheart (1995)

Golden Globes

2001 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for: What Women Want (2000)

1997 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Ransom (1996)

1996 Won Golden Globe Best Director - Motion Picture for: Braveheart (1995)

Golden Knight Film Festival

2004 Won Grand Prix for: The Passion of the Christ (2004)

Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA

1997 - Man of the Year

Hollywood Film Festival

2004 Won Hollywood Film Award Producer of the Year

Irish Film and Television Awards

2008 - Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema

Kids' Choice Awards

2001 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie for: Chicken Run (2000)

MTV Movie Awards

2001 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Male Performance for: The Patriot (2000)

1999 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Action Sequence for: Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) Shared with: Danny Glover For the Gibson/Glover car chase on freeway and through building.

1996 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Male Performance for: Braveheart (1995)

1996 Nominated MTV Movie Award Most Desirable Male

1993 Won MTV Movie Award Best Action Sequence for: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) For Mel Gibson's motorcycle crash.

1993 Won MTV Movie Award Best On-Screen Duo for: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) Shared with: Danny Glover

1993 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Kiss for: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) Shared with: Rene Russo

1993 Nominated MTV Movie Award Most Desirable Male for: Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

National Board of Review, USA

1995 Won NBR Award Special Achievement in Filmmaking for: Braveheart (1995)

People's Choice Awards

2004 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actor

2003 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actor

2001 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actor

2001 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Drama

1997 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actor

1991 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Actor

Satellite Awards

2005 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Director for: The Passion of the Christ (2004)

ShoWest Convention, USA

1996 - ShoWest Award Director of the Year

1993 - ShoWest Award Male Star of the Year

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Recognizing the controversies that surround his religious dogmatism and his struggle with alcoholism, Mel Gibson is nonetheless one of contemporary cinema's great actors, action stars, and directors. Born in the United States in 1956, he was raised in Australia and trained at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. He performed at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Arts, and his early career was spent on the stage and TV. he first stood out on the big screen in the late 1970s and early 1980s for his work in Tim (1979) and Gallipoli (1981). Worldwide audiences first embraced him in the futuristic action movie Mad Max (1979) and its sequels, Mad Max 2 (1981) and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985).

A host of popular roles followed: as Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon (1987) and its numerous sequels, The Patriot (2000), and Signs (2002), making him a bankable star and one of People magazine's "sexiest men on earth." But he also offered performances that showcased his depth beyond the shoot-'em-up and romance-'em template he'd helped popularize, including the lead in Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet (1980).

Approaching middle age, now wealthy, and looking to strike new ground, Gibson became a filmmaker with The Man Without a Face (1993). He followed this with Braveheart (1995), which he produced, directed, and starred in, as Scottish hero William Wallace. The epic won him two Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director. Enter faith, cue detractors, ring cash registers, and watch one of the world's great male stars transformed into a spiritual leader and experimental artist, with The Passion of the Christ (2004). He followed this by writing and directing an action tale of the Mayan kingdom in decline, Apocalypto (2006).

My fears: everything from being afraid that I'm going to run out of cream for my cornflakes right up to someone chopping my privates off.

I'd like to be able to wake up early every morning, but I don't. I'd like to quit smoking. I'd like to never lose my temper. The list goes on and on. I'd even like to get dressed by myself, and not have other people watching me.

He was the first Australian actor to be paid $1,000,000 for a film role.

Was offered the role of Eliot Ness in The Untouchables (1987), but had to decline because he was already working on one of the Lethal Weapon films.

He turned down the role of Harvey Dent/Two Face in Batman Forever (1995), due to scheduling conflicts with Braveheart (1995).

Turned down the role of Sgt. John McLoughlin in World Trade Center (2006) to direct Apocalypto (2006) instead.

On July 28, 2006, he was arrested for drunk driving in Malibu, California.

Checked himself into a recovery program for alcohol abuse. [1st August 2006]

Turned down the role of "The Terminator" in James Cameron's The Terminator (1984).

Salary

Signs (2002) $25,000,000

We Were Soldiers (2002) $25,000,000

The Patriot (2000) $25,000,000

Chicken Run (2000) £ 1,000,000

Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) $25,000,000

Conspiracy Theory (1997) $20,000,000

Ransom (1996) $20,000,000

Maverick (1994) $15,000,000

Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) $10,000,000

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) $1,200,000 (Australia)

The River (1984) $500,000

Attack Force Z (1982) $A1000 / Week

Gallipoli (1981) $A35,000

Mad Max (1979) $15,000 (Australia)

Summer City (1977) $400 (Australian)

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