Russell Crowe

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April 7, 1964

Russell Ira Crowe

Danielle Spencer (April 7, 2003 - present) (2 children)

Actor

2013 Winter's Tale

2013 Man of Steel

2012 Les Miserables

2013 Broken City

2012 The Man with the Iron Fists

2012 Republic of Doyle (TV series)

2010 The Next Three Days

2010 Robin Hood

2009 State of Play

2009 Tenderness

2008 Body of Lies

2007 American Gangster

2007 3:10 to Yuma

2006 A Good Year

2005 Cinderella Man

2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

2001 A Beautiful Mind

2000 Proof of Life

2000 Gladiator

1999 The Insider

1999 Mystery, Alaska

1997 Breaking Up

1997 Heaven's Burning

1997 L.A. Confidential

1995 Rough Magic

1995 Virtuosity

1995 No Way Back

1995 The Quick and the Dead

1994 The Sum of Us

1993 For the Moment

1993 The Silver Brumby

1993 Love in Limbo

1993 Hammers Over the Anvil

1992 The Late Show (TV series)

1992 Romper Stomper

1992 Police Rescue (TV series)

1992 Spotswood

1991 Brides of Christ (TV mini-series)

1991 Proof

1991 Acropolis Now (TV series)

1990 The Crossing

1990 Blood Oath

1988 Living with the Law (TV series)

1987 Neighbours (TV series)

1977 The Young Doctors (TV series)

1972 Spyforce (TV series)

Producer

2010 Damage Control (TV series) (executive producer)

2010 Robin Hood (producer)

2002 Texas (documentary) (producer)

Director

2013 Sydney Unplugged

2002 60 Odd Hours in Italy (documentary short)

2002 Texas (documentary)

Appearances

2012 Charlie's Army (TV documentary)

2012 2011 Samsung AACTA Awards (TV special)

2011 The Celebrity Apprentice Australia (TV series)

2003-2011 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)

2011 The Men of The Next Three Days (video short)

2011 Making the Next Three Days (video short)

2011 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)

2010 Made in Hollywood (TV series)

2005-2010 The Charlie Rose Show (TV series)

2008-2010 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)

2005-2010 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)

1997-2010 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)

2005-2010 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)

2010 Damage Control (TV series) (voice)

2010 Ben Hur: The Hollywood Legend Comes Alive (TV special)

2010 The Inner Circle: Russell Crowe and his Merry Men (video documentary short)

2010 Rise and Rise Again: Making Ridley Scott's Robin Hood (video documentary)

2010 Mark at the Movies (TV series)

2003-2010 Cinema 3 (TV series)

2010 Gomorron (TV series)

2010 Días de cine (TV series)

2010 Cannes Film Festival 2010 (TV special)

2003-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)

2010 Today (TV series)

2010 The Real Robin Hood (TV documentary)

2005-2010 Live! With Kelly and Michael (TV series)

2010 The 7PM Project (TV series)

2003-2010 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)

2010 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)

2010 Bondi Rescue (TV series)

2009 Sky Sports Cricket (TV series)

2000-2009 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)

2009 Sunday AM (TV series)

2009 Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing 'Body of Lies' (video documentary)

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

2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)

1997-2008 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)

2008 A True Ensemble: The Cast of L.A. Confidential (video documentary short)

2008 Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (video documentary short)

2008 Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' (video documentary short)

2008 L.A. Confidential: From Book to Screen (video documentary short)

2008 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)

2008 Fallen Empire: Making 'American Gangster' (video documentary)

2007 The 2007 Australian Film Institute Awards (TV special)

2007 Discovery Atlas (TV series documentary) (voice)

2007 Raising Children: A Guide to Parenting from Birth to Five (video documentary)

2007 2007 CMT Music Awards (TV special)

2007 Bra Boys (documentary) (voice)

2007 Postcards from Provence (video documentary)

2007 The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special (TV special)

2006 How the Hell Did We Get Here? (TV series)

2006 Children in Need (TV series)

2006 Bro'Town (TV series) (voice)

2006 Film '72 (TV series)

2005-2006 Corazón de... (TV series)

2006 Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World (TV documentary)

2006 Sanctuary: Lisa Gerrard (video documentary)

2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2006 The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)

2005 The Big Night in with John Foreman (TV series)

2005 Venecia 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV special)

2005 Magacine (TV series)

2005 GMTV (TV series)

2005 Hardball with Chris Matthews (TV series)

2005 Good Morning America (TV series)

2005 The Daily Show (TV series)

2004 Soundstage (TV series documentary)

2004 2004 NHL Awards (TV special)

2004 Colour of War: The ANZACs (TV documentary)
Narrator

2004 Love Hollywood Style (TV documentary)

2004 The Luvvies: The Awards the Stars Don't Want (TV movie)

2004 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)

2004 The Hundred Days (video documentary)

2003 The British Comedy Awards 2003 (TV special)

2003 Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute (TV documentary)

2003 4Pop (TV series documentary)

2003 Continuarà... (TV series)

2003 God kveld Norge (TV series)

2003 Tinseltown TV (TV series)

2001-2003 Rove Live (TV series)

2003 Australian Story (TV series documentary)

2003 Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV series)

2003 Famous (TV series)

2002 Rank (TV series documentary)

2002 Leute heute (TV series documentary)

2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2002 + de cinéma (TV series documentary)

2002 Seitenblicke (TV series documentary)

2002 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)

2002 Inside a Beautiful Mind (TV special documentary short)

2002 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV special)

2002 Parkinson (TV series)

2002 Brit Awards 2002 (TV special)

2002 The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)

2002 60 Odd Hours in Italy (documentary short)

2002 Texas (documentary)

2001 San Remo 2001 (TV movie)

2001 Omnibus (TV series documentary)

2001 The Ray Martin Show (TV series)

2001 2001 ABC World Stunt Awards (TV special)

2001 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2001 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)

2001 Live Lunch (TV series)

2000-2001 Mundo VIP (TV series)

2000 The 5th Annual GQ Men of the Year Awards (TV special)

2000 Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport (TV documentary)

2000 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV special documentary)

2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)

2000 The 52nd Annual Directors Guild Awards (TV special)

1997-1999 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)

1998 L.A. Confidential: Off the Record... (video documentary short)

1998 Celebrity Profile (TV series documentary)

1995 The Movie Show (TV series)

AFI Awards, USA

2002 Nominated AFI Film Award AFI Actor of the Year - Male - Movies for: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Academy Awards

2002 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

2001 Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Gladiator (2000)

2000 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Insider (1999)

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films

2001 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actor for: Gladiator (2000)

Australian Film Institute

2009 Won AFI International Award Best Actor for: State of Play (2009)

2008 Nominated AFI International Award Best Actor for: American Gangster (2007).

2005 Won AFI International Award Best Actor for: Cinderella Man (2005)

2001 Won Global Achievement Award

1992 Won AFI Award Best Actor in a Lead Role for: Romper Stomper (1992)

1991 Won AFI Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Proof (1991)

1990 Nominated AFI Award Best Actor in a Lead Role for: The Crossing (1990)

BAFTA Awards

2002 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

2001 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: Gladiator (2000)

2000 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: The Insider (1999)

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

2001 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Action for: Gladiator (2000)

2001 Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Suspense for: Proof of Life (2000)

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2006 Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Actor for: Cinderella Man (2005)

2004 Nominated Critics Choice Award Best Actor for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

2002 Won Critics Choice Award Best Actor for: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

2001 Won Critics Choice Award Best Actor for: Gladiator (2000)

2000 Won Critics Choice Award Best Actor for: The Insider (1999)

Central Ohio Film Critics Association

2008 2nd place COFCA Award Best Ensemble for: 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards

2002 Nominated CFCA Award Best Actor for: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

2000 Nominated CFCA Award Best Actor for: The Insider (1999)

Chlotrudis Awards

1998 Won Chlotrudis Award Best Actor for: L.A. Confidential (1997)

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards

2005 Nominated DFWFCA Award Best Actor for: Cinderella Man (2005)

2002 Won DFWFCA Award Best Actor for: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

2001 Won DFWFCA Award Best Actor for: Gladiator (2000)

Empire Awards, UK

2009 Won Special Award Actor of our Lifetime.

2001 Won Empire Award Best Actor for: Gladiator (2000)


Golden Apple Awards

2000 Won Golden Apple Male Star of the Year

Golden Globe Awards

2006 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Cinderella Man (2005)

2004 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

2002 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

2001 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Gladiator (2000)

2000 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Insider (1999)

Hollywood Film Festival

2000 Won Actor of the Year

Irish Film and Television Awards

2011 Nominated IFTA Award Best International Actor for: The Next Three Days (2010)

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2000 Nominated Sierra Award Best Actor for: The Insider (1999)

2000 Nominated Sierra Award Best Actor for: Gladiator (2000)

London Critics Circle Film Awards

2004 Nominated ALFS Award Actor of the Year for: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

2001 Won ALFS Award Actor of the Year for: Gladiator (2000) and The Insider (1999)

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

1999 Won LAFCA Award Best Actor for: The Insider (1999)

MTV Movie Awards

2002 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Male Performance for: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

2001 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Fight for: Gladiator (2000) Versus masked opponent and tiger

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

National Board of Review, USA

1999 Won NBR Award Best Actor for: The Insider (1999)

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA

2000 Won NSFC Award Best Actor for: The Insider (1999)

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

1999 2nd place NYFCC Award Best Actor for: The Insider (1999)

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2002 Nominated OFCS Award Best Actor for: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

2001 Nominated OFCS Award Best Actor for: Gladiator (2000)

2000 Nominated OFCS Award Best Actor for: The Insider (1999)

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2002 Won PFCS Award Best Actor in a Leading Role for: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

2007 2nd place SDFCS Award Best Actor for: 3:10 to Yuma (2007). Tied with Viggo Mortensen for Eastern Promises (2007)

2001 2nd place SDFCS Award Best Actor for: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

2000 Won SDFCS Award Best Actor for: Gladiator (2000)

1999 2nd place SDFCS Award Best Actor for: The Insider (1999)

Santa Fe Film Critics Circle Awards

2000 Won SFFCC Award Best Actor for: The Insider (1999)

Satellite Awards

2002 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

2001 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for: Gladiator (2000)

2000 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for: The Insider (1999)

1998 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: L.A. Confidential (1997)

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2008 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for: 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

2008 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for: American Gangster (2007)

2006 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for: Cinderella Man (2005)

2002 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

2002 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture for: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

2001 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for: Gladiator (2000)

2001 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture for: Gladiator (2000)

2000 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for: The Insider (1999)

1998 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast for: L.A. Confidential (1997)

Seattle International Film Festival

1993 Won Golden Space Needle Award Best Actor for: Romper Stomper (1992) and Hammers Over the Anvil (1993)

ShoWest Convention, USA

2001 Won ShoWest Award Male Star of the Year

Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards

2000 3rd place SEFCA Award Best Actor for: The Insider (1999)

Teen Choice Awards

2010 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure for: Robin Hood (2010)

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

2002 Nominated VFCC Award Best Actor for: A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Walk of Fame (Hollywood)

2010 Won Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture On April 12, 2010. At 6801 Hollywood Blvd.

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"I felt this tap on my shoulder and I turned around and, you know that De Niro fellow? Well, he didn't say a word. He didn't say 'Hello', 'Good evening' or anything or 'Hi, I'm Robert'. He just looked at me and he nodded his head and he smiled. And he walked off." - About meeting Robert De Niro.

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Lost his front tooth playing rugby when he was ten. Never got it fixed until, at the insistence of the director for The Crossing (1990), who paid for it out of his own pocket.

Tried a music career as a rockabilly singer sporting a large pompadour hairdo, playing under the name Russ Le Roq. Titled his first single "I Want to Be Like Marlon Brando". Later admitted that he had never even seen a Brando movie when he wrote and recorded the song.

Dropped out of high school.

Turned down the role of Logan/Wolverine in X-Men (2000).

Plans to donate his brain to medical science when he dies.

Despite liking the script very much, turned down About a Boy (2002).

Turned down the role of "Aragorn" in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy

Turned down the role of Sgt. Norm 'Hoot' Hooten in Black Hawk Down (2001) due to scheduling conflicts.

Initially turned down L.A. Confidential (1997) because he doubted whether he could convincingly play such a tough character.

Gained 63 pounds for his role in Body of Lies (2008).

Salary

Gladiator (2000) $5,000,000

Proof of Life (2000) $7,500,000

A Beautiful Mind (2001) $15,000,000

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) $20,000,000

Cinderella Man (2005) $15,000,000

Robin Hood (2010) $20,000,000

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