Mel Gibson

Childhood

Mel Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York. It is the sixth of the seven children of Hutton Gibson and Anne Reilly Gibson. His/her paternal grandmother, Eva Mylott, were singer of opera. The Gibson family settles in Australia in 1968 whereas Mel is only twelve years old. The father had just gained his lawsuit for industrial accident against his employer and had received $145,000 as compensation. The emigration in Australia was a sign of protest against the Guerre of Vietnam at one time when the groin of Gibson was likely to be invited to carry out its Military service there. It was also for Hutton Gibson, a enthusiastic Catholique, the means of protesting against the moral decline which he saw in the evolution of manners of the american company.

Cinematographic career

In 1977, Mel Gibson is graduate national institute of the dramatic arts of Sydney. It then begins its career of actors in a few televised series. Its first cinematographic success takes place in 1979 when he interprets the headlight role of the film Mad max of the realizer George Miller. Independent film with small budget, it meets an unexpected success, bringing back a hundred million dollars. Mel Gibson is then propelled to the row of star of the cinema. Two other films will follow, centered around the character of Mad Max.

In 1984, Mel Gibson takes again the role of Fletcher Christian in the film " Bounty ". The series of the " lethal weapons " (Lethal Weapon) brings to him again an international success to the side of the actor Danny Glover. After films of adventures, police officers or comedies, it is directed towards the traditional one by taking again the d'" role; Hamlet " in film of Free Zeffirelli, where it has as a partner of the actors as famous as Ian Holm and Alan Bates. Gibson also launches out in the production and the realization. In 1995, it receives the Oscar of best film and the best realizer for the film " Braveheart " in which he interprets William Wallace, the main character.

In 2004, it writes, produced and carries out " the passion of Christ " devoted to the twelve last hours of Jesus Christ. The film is made in Araméen, Hebrew and Latin. The critics of film are very shared, deploring the bloody scenes. Others see there relents of Antisémitisme that some confirm while being based on the declarations anti-semites of the father of Mel Gibson affirming that the Holocauste was a fiction. The film is nevertheless a very great business success with the the United States, in particular near the Christians evangelic and of the catholics. The film was named with the Oscar S and accepted the price of the public for best dramatic work.

The last film of Gibson is Apocalypto (left fine 2006). the action is right before the Spanish conquest of South America. The central theme is the decline of the Maya empire.

Family life and nun

Mel Gibson married in Robyn Moore the June 7th 1980, in the town of Forestville, in News-Wales of the South. The couple has seven children (a girl and six boys). His/her daughter, Hannah Gibson, married with the musician Kenny Wayne Shepherd the September 16th 2006. Mel Gibson is a traditionalist of Catholic religion whereas his wife is Anglican E. Very practitioner, attache with the Latin mass, Mel Gibson publicly denounced research on the human Original cells starting from Embryon S, the disconnection of the apparatuses which maintained Terri Schiavo in life. It is however favorable to the Capital punishment according to the design traditionalist which conceives it only for exceptional circumstances. Although by not making particular publicities, Mel Gibson takes part in many philantropic actions or charity works like " Healing the Children".

At the time of the realization of Apocalypto, Mel Gibson made the gift of several thousands of dollars to build houses with the inhabitants of the area of Yucatan following important floods.

Mel Gibson finances the construction of a church being able to accommodate 400 people by a gift of US$37 million in the hills of Malibu. In addition, Gibson has the company which will carry out this work.

Masses respecting the rite tridentin are given there each morning.

Political opinions

Mel Gibson was never publicly identified with the republican conservatives American in spite of contrary assertions in newspapers like Washington Times or the site WorldNetDaily. It was to produce film of Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 9/11, but had finally yielded its rights to Miramax Films. Moore had then affirmed that the republicans had intimidated Mel Gibson. In 1995, in an interview with Playboy magazine, Gibson had been caught some to President Bill Clinton in which it saw opportunist of low level. Opposed to the Guerre in Iraq, Mel Gibson indicated in 2006 that in certain events or characters of its film Apocalypto, there was a little of the president " George W. Bush and of her gars".

Controversies

The homophobie

Certain homosexual groups denounce the Homophobie Mel Gibson. They are based on an interview in 1992 of the actor to the newspaper El País where, to their opposition, he said " They take it up the ass." by showing its major. He always very vigorously challenged any charge of homosexuality in his opposition (" Does C I sound like have homosexual? C I talk like them? C I move like them? I think not."). Nevertheless, on several occasions, it tried to show that it was not homophobe while taking part in particular in public events in favor of the gay realizers and lesbians.

Anglophobia

Gibson was shown to be anglophobe following his film " Braveheart " and of freedoms which it had allowed with the history. The same argument was taken again for its film " the patriote" where the action of the British troops at the time of the war of American independence was comparable with that of the Nazi S during the Second world war. It is the same for the film gallipoli. According to Wensley Clarkson, author of a biography not - authorized Mel Gibson, this last is resulting from a family historically anti-British, shown according to him by his Irish roots.

Dope and alcohol

According to Wensley Clarkson, author of a biography not - authorized Mel Gibson, the actor knows problems with the alcohol since adolescence. In 1984, it was already stopped for driving under influence of intoxication to Toronto. In 2004, in an interview with Diane Sawyer, Gibson admitted having misused drugs in the past as well as alcohol. The July 28th 2006, it is stopped in a state of intoxication and holds of the remarks anti-semites. The August 17th 2006, it pleads guilty and is condemned to three years of probation. He then announces to be himself registered with a program of detoxication.

Anti-semitism

Its film the Passion of Christ was worth to him to be suspected of Antisémitisme. It was stopped more once for driving under influence of intoxication, including one, on July 28th, 2006, where it held of the remarks anti-semites. An investigation is in hand to know if the actor profited from the assistance of certain police officers to choke his skids. It presented its sincere excuses, on August 1st, 2006, at the Jewish community, excuses which were well accepted by the organization Anti-Defamation League.

Catalog of films

Actor

1976 : The Sullivans , of Pino Amenta and Graeme Arthur (Tele series)
1977: Jamais I did not promise to you a garden of pinks ( I Never Promised you has Pink Garden ), of Anthony Page (not credited)
1977: Summer City , of Christopher Fraser
1979: Mad max , of George Miller
1979: Tim , of Michael Paste
1980: Chain reaction ( The Chain Reaction ), of Michael Paste (not credited)
1981: Punishment , of Julian Pringle (series TV)
1981: Gallipoli , of Peter Weir
1981: Mad max 2 ( Mad max 2: The Road Warrior ), of George Miller
1982: Attack Forces Z , of Tim Burstall and Jing Ao Hsing
1982: the Year of all the dangers ( The Year off Living room Dangerously ), of Peter Weir
1984: Bounty ( The Bounty ), of Roger Donaldson
1984: the River ( To rivet ), of Mark Rydell
1984: Mrs Soffel , of Gillian Armstrong
1985: Mad max beyond the Dome of the Thunder ( Mad max Beyond Thunderdome ), of George Miller and George Ogilvie
1987: the Lethal weapon ( Lethal Weapon ), of Richard To give
1988: Tequila Sunrise , of Robert Towne
1989: Lethal weapon 2 ( Lethal Weapon 2 ), of Richard To give
1990: As a bird on the branch ( Bird one has Wire ), of John Badham
1990: Air America , of Roger Spottiswoode
1990: Hamlet , of Free Zeffirelli
1992: Lethal weapon 3 ( Lethal Weapon 3 ), of Richard To give
1992: Earth and the American Dream , of Bill Couturié (narrator, voice)
1992: Forever Young , of Steve To undermine
1993: the Man without face ( The Man without has Face ), of Mel Gibson
1993: The Chili con carne Club , of Jonathan Kahn (21 minutes short-measuring)
1994: Maverick , of Richard To give
1995: Braveheart , of Mel Gibson
1995: Pocahontas, an Indian legend ( Pocahontas ), of Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg (voice VO)
1996: the Ransom ( Ransom ), of Ron Howard
1997: the , Father's Day (Fathers' Day ) Ivan Reitman (punk with many the piercings; not credited)
1997: Plots ( Conspiracy Theory ), of Richard To give
1997: the Mystery of the fairies - a true story of Charles Sturridge (not credited)
1998: Lethal weapon 4 ( Lethal Weapon 4 ), of Richard To give
1999: Payback , of Brian Helgeland
2000: The Million Dollar Hotel , of Wim Wenders
2000: Chicken Run , of Peter Lord and Nick Park (voice VO)
2000: The Patriot, the way of freedom ( The Patriot ), of Roland Emmerich
2000: what the women want ( What Women Want ), of Nancy Meyers
2002: We were soldiers ( We Were Soldiers ), of Randall Wallace
2002: Signs ( Signs ), of Mr. Night Shyamalan
2003: The Singing Detective , of Keith Gordon
2004: Paparazzi , of Paul Abascal (not credited)
2006: Under and Alone , of Antoine Fuqua
2007: Sam and George , of Richard To give

Producer

1992 : Forever Young, of Steve To undermine (executive producer) (not credited)
1995: Braveheart, of Mel Gibson
2000: The Three Stooges, of James Frawley (TV) (executive producer)
2001: Invincible, of Jefery Levy (TV) (executive producer)
2003: Family curse, of daN Angel and Billy Brown (TV) (executive producer)
2003: The Singing Detective, of Keith Gordon
2004: the Passion of Christ ( The Passion off the Christ ), of Mel Gibson
2004: Evel Knievel, of John Badham (TV) (executive producer)
2004: Paparazzi, of Paul Abascal
2004: Supplements Savages, of Paul Abascal and Mel Gibson (TV) (executive producer)
2004: Clubhouse, of Steve To gum, Gavin O' Connor and OZ Scott (TV) (executive producer)
2006: Warrior, of Gavin O' Connor
2006: Under and alone, of Antoine Fuqua
2007: Sam and George, of Richard To give

Realizer

1993 : the Man without face ( The Man without has face )
1995: Braveheart
2004 : the Passion of Christ ( The Passion off the Christ ), also scenario writer
2004: Supplements Savages , Co-carried out with Paul Abascal (TV)
2006: Apocalypto

Nominations and rewards

Australian Film Institute Award of the best actor in 1979 for Tim
Australian Film Institute Award of the best actor in 1981 for Gallipoli
Oscar of the best film in 1995 for Braveheart
Oscar of the best realizer in 1995 for Braveheart
Golden Globe of the best realizer in 1996 for Braveheart

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