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Mel Gibson
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Biography

Height
5' 9"
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Spouse
'Robyn Moore' (7 June 1980 - present); 7 children
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Trivia


Some sources give 1951 as the year of birth.

Studied Acting at NIDA (National Insitutute of Dramatic Art), University of New South Wales, NSW, Sydney, Australia

(October 1997) Ranked #12 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

Born at 4:45pm-EST

(1996) Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world

His father, Hutton Gibson, moved the family from upstate NY to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in 1968 after winning as a contestant on "Jeopardy".

Gibson has 7 children with his wife Robyn: Hannah, twins Edward and Christian, William, Louis, Milo and Tommy.

Educated at University of New South Wales, Australia.

Mel Gibson is a devout, traditional Catholic.

Attended drama school with Judy Davis. They played Romeo and Juliet together.

(1991) Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.

(1990) Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world

Trained at NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Arts). As well as Judy Davis, other fellow students, during his time there, included Colin Friels and Dennis Olsen.

Awarded the AO (Officer of the Order of Australia), Australia's highest honor, in mid-1997.

Roommates with Geoffrey Rush in college.

He took up acting only because his sister submitted an application behind his back. The night before an audition, he got into a fight, and his face was badly beaten, an accident that won him the role.

Brother of actor, Donal Gibson

His children are: Hannah (18), Edward and Christian (twins, 16), William (14), Louis (11) and Milo (8).

His father moved the family to Australia in part because he was afraid his sons would be drafted during the Vietnam War.

Acted in Death of a Salesman on Stage.

Acted as Juliet in an all male production of Romeo snd Juliet.

(1995) Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#37).

Son of Anne Gibson.

Was considered for the role of James Bond in Goldeneye (1995).
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Personal quotes


"That's the way you should do it. Take a garbage role for the money, like Lethal Weapon 4, and then do what you want to do. He's a cool fella." - Peter Stormare

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