Mel Colmcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his role as action hero, his escape role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films in the post-apocalyptic action series Mad Max, and as Martin Riggs in the Lethal Weapons film series police friend.
Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York. He moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia, when he was 12 years old, and studied acting at the National Dramatic Arts Institute. During the 1980s, he founded Icon Entertainment, a production company whose independent film director Atom Egoyan has been called "an alternative to studio systems". Director Peter Weir cut it off as one of the leading actors in the critical World War I drama Gallipoli (1981), who won Gibson as Best Actor Actor from the Australian Film Institute, as well as a reputation as a serious and versatile actor.
Gibson was produced, directed, and starred in the epic historical drama film Braveheart (1995), where he won the Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for Best Director, along with the Academy Award for Best Picture. He then directed and produced a financially, and controversial, biblical drama, The Passion of the Christ (2004). He received further critical notice for his director's work of the adventure-action film Apocalypto (2006), which was set in Mesoamerica in the early 16th century. After 10 years of absence from directing, Gibson returned with critically acclaimed Hacksaw Ridge (2016), which won two Academy Awards and was nominated for four others, including Best Picture and Best Director for Gibson, his second nomination in the category. Early life
Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York, the sixth child of eleven children, and second son of Hutton Gibson, a writer, and Irish-born Anne Patricia (nà © Å © e Reilly, died 1990). Gibson's father's grandmother is a contralto opera Eva Mylott (1875-1920), born in Australia, to Irish parents, while father's grandfather, John Hutton Gibson, is a billionaire tobacco entrepreneur from South America. One of Gibson's younger sisters, Donal, is also an actor. Gibson's first name comes from Saint Mel, a 5th-century Irish saint, and founder of the original diocese of Gibson's mother, Ardagh, while his second name, Colmcille, is also owned by an Irish saint and is the name of Aughnacliffe parish in County Longford where Gibson's mother was born and raised. Because of his mother, Gibson retained dual Irish and American citizenship. Gibson is also a permanent resident of Australia.
Gibson's father was awarded US $ 145,000 in a work-related lawsuit against the New York Central Railroad on February 14, 1968, and soon afterwards moved his family to West Pymble, Sydney, Australia. Mel was twelve at the time. The move to his native Australian grandmother was due to economic reasons, and his father's hope that the Australian Defense Force would refuse his eldest son for draft during the Vietnam War.
Gibson was trained by members of the Christian Congregation at St Leo Catholic College in Wahroonga, New South Wales, during his high school years.
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Careers
Overview
Gibson received very favorable notices from film critics when he first entered the cinematic scene, as well as comparisons with some of the classic movie stars. In 1982, Vincent Canby wrote that, "Mr. Gibson remembers the youngsters of Steve McQueen... I can not define 'star quality', but whatever it is, Mr. Gibson owns it." Gibson has also been likened to "a combination of Clark Gable and Humphrey Bogart." Gibson's role in Mad Max's film series, Peter Weir Gallipoli and Lethal Weapon series, earned him the label of "action hero". "Then, Gibson developed into a variety of acting projects including human dramas like Hamlet, and comedy roles like the one in Maverick and What Women Want. He's grown beyond acting became director and produced, with: The Man Without a Face , in 1993; Braveheart , in 1995; The Passion of the Christ , in 2004 and Apocalypto in 2006. Jess Cagle of Time compares Gibson with Cary Grant, Sean Connery and Robert Redford Connery once suggested that Gibson play James Bond next to Connery's M .Gibson refused the role, reportedly because he was afraid of being typecast.
Stage
Gibson studied at the National Dramatic Arts Institute (NIDA) in Sydney. Students at NIDA are trained classically in the British theater tradition rather than in preparation for screen acting. As a student, Gibson and actress Judy Davis play leads in Romeo and Juliet , and Gibson plays the role of Queen Titania in the experimental production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. After graduation in 1977, Gibson immediately began working on Mad Max films, but continued to work as a stage actor, and joined the South Australian State Theater Company in Adelaide. Gibson's theater credit includes the character of Estragon (opposite Geoffrey Rush) in Waiting for Godot, and Biff Loman's role in the 1982 production of Death of a Salesman in Sydney. Gibson's latest theater performance, in the presence of Sissy Spacek, is the 1993 production of Love Letters by A. R. Gurney, in Telluride, Colorado.
Australian television and cinema
When a student at NIDA, Gibson made his film debut in the 1977 movie Summer City, where he was paid $ 400. Gibson then played the title character in the movie Mad Max (1979). He paid $ 15,000 for this role. Shortly after filming he did a season with the South Australian Theater Company. During this period he shared a $ 30 a week apartment in Adelaide with his future wife, Robyn. After Mad Max , Gibson also plays a mentally slow young man in the Team movie. During this period Gibson also appeared in the guest role of the Australian television series. He appeared in The Sullivan series as naval lieutenant Ray Henderson, in the procedural cop Copery, and in the pilot episode of the Punishment jail series produced in 1980, played in 1981.
Gibson joined the cast of the action film World War II Attack Force Z, which was not released until 1982 when Gibson has become a bigger star. Director Peter Weir calls Gibson one of the leading actors in the famous World War I drama, Gallipoli, who earned Gibson as Best Actor from the Australian Film Institute. The Gallipoli film also helped to get Gibson's reputation as a serious and versatile actor and make it Hollywood's Ed Limato agent. The sequel Mad Max 2 is the first hit in America (released as The Road Warrior ). In 1982 Gibson again drew critical acclaim in the romantic thriller Peter Weir's The Year of Living Dangerously. After a year's absence from acting after the birth of his twin sons, Gibson took on Fletcher Christian's role at The Bounty in 1984. Gibson earned his first million-dollar salary to play Max Rockatansky for the third time, at Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome in 1985.
Hollywood
Hollywood's early years
Mel Gibson's first American film was Mark Rydell's 1984 drama The River, where he and Sissy Spacek played against Tennessee farmers. Gibson then starred in the Gothic romance of Mistress. Soffel for Australian director Gillian Armstrong. He and Matthew Modine play the condemned convicted brother in front of Diane Keaton as the warden's wife who visits them to read the Bible. In 1985, after working on four films in a row, Gibson spent nearly two years at his farm in Australia. He is again playing the role of Martin Riggs at Lethal Weapon, a film that helps solidify his status as Hollywood's "leading man". Gibson's next film was Robert Towne Tequila Sunrise, followed by Lethal Weapon 2 in 1989. Gibson next starred in three back-to-back movies: Bird on a Wire , Air America , and Hamlet ; all released in 1990.
1990s
During the 1990s, Gibson alternated between commercial and private projects. His films in the first half of the decade were Forever Young , Lethal Weapon 3 , Maverick and Braveheart . He then starred in Ransom , Conspiracy Theory , Lethal Weapon 4 , and Payback . Gibson also served as John Smith's speaking and singing voice at Disney Pocahontas .
After 2000
In 2000, Gibson acted in three movies each earning over $ 100 million: Patriot ,
Gibson recently played two criminals: Voz at Machete Kills in 2013, opposite Danny Trejo, and Conrad Stonebanks at The Expendables 3 across Sylvester Stallone in 2014.
On February 1, 2017, Variety confirmed that Gibson had been instrumental in the lead role of the film of police brutality of S. Craig Zahler with the theme of Dragged Across Concrete .
Producer
After his success in Hollywood with the series Lethal Weapon, Gibson began to move to produce and direct. With Bruce Davey's partner, Gibson formed Icon Productions in 1989 to create Hamlet . In addition to producing or producing together many of Gibson's own star vehicles, Icon has produced many other small films, ranging from Immortal Beloved to An Ideal Husband . Gibson has taken a supporting role in several of these films, such as The Million Dollar Hotel and The Singing Detective. Gibson has also produced a number of projects for television, including biopic about The Three Stooges and PBS 2008 documentary Carrier . The icon has evolved from just a production company to an international distribution company and film exhibitors in Australia and New Zealand.
In June 2010, Gibson was in Brownsville, Texas, filming a scene for a movie, How I Spent My Summer Vacation , about a career criminal put in a tough jail in Mexico. In October 2010, it was reported that Gibson would have a minor role in The Hangover: Part II, but he was removed from the film after the cast and crew objected to his involvement.
Director
Mel Gibson praised his directors, especially George Miller, Peter Weir, and Richard Donner, by teaching him the craft of filmmaking and influencing him as a director. According to Robert Downey, Jr., the studio executive encouraged Gibson in 1989 to try to direct, an idea he rejected at the time. Gibson made his directorial debut in 1993 with The Man Without a Face , followed two years later by Braveheart , which earned Gibson an Academy Award for Best Director. Gibson has long planned to direct the remake of Fahrenheit 451 , but in 1999 the project was postponed indefinitely due to conflict scheduling. Gibson was scheduled to direct Robert Downey, Jr. in the production stage of Los Angeles Hamlet in January 2001, but the recurrence of Downey's drug ended the project. In 2002, while promoting We Were Soldiers and Signs to the press, Gibson mentioned that he plans to re-act and return to drive. In September 2002, Gibson announced that he would direct a film titled The Passion in Aramaic and Latino without the text as he hoped to "overcome the language barrier by storytelling a movie." In 2004, he released the controversial film The Passion of the Christ, with a translation, which he co-authored, produced together, and directed. The film went on to become the highest-selling R movie of all time with $ 370,782,930 in US box office sales. Gibson directs several episodes of Complete Savages for the ABC network. In 2006, he directed an adventure-action film Apocalypto, his second film to feature a rare dialogue in non-English. In November 2016, film critic Matt Zoller Seitz called Gibson "a prominent religious filmmaker in the United States".
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Movie work
Gibson's screening career started in 1976, with a role on the Australian television series The Sullivan. In his career, Gibson has appeared in 43 films, including Mad Max & Lethal Weapon. In addition to acting, Gibson has also directed four films, including Braveheart and The Passion of the Christ ; produce 11 films; and write two films. The film, starred or directed by Mel Gibson has generated over US $ 2.5 billion, in the United States alone. Gibson's filmography includes television series, widescreen movies, television movies, and animated films.
Mad Max series
Gibson got his breakthrough role as a leather-apocalyptic post-apocalyptic survivor at George Miller's Gallipoli
Peter Weir's 1981 film Gallipoli is about a group of young men from rural Western Australia who were registered with Imperial Imperial Australia during World War I. They were sent to attack the Ottoman Empire, where they took part in the 1915 Gallipoli Campaign. During the course of the film, the young men slowly lose their innocence about war. The peak of the film center on a catastrophic AIF attack known as the Battle of Nek.
Peter Weir threw Gibson in the role of Frank Dunne, an Irish-Australian drifter with intense cynicism about fighting for the British Empire. Newcomer Mark Lee was recruited to play the idealist Archy Hamilton after participating in a photo session for the director. Gibson then remembers:
I have auditioned for the previous movie and he told me up front, "I will not vote for you for this section, you're not old enough, but thanks for coming, I just want to meet you." He told me he wanted me for Gallipoli a few years later because I am not a typical Australian. He has Mark Lee, an Australian boy who looks like an angel, ideal, and he wants something from a modern sensibility. He thinks the audience needs someone to connect with their own time.
Gibson went on to say that Gallipoli was, "Not a war movie, that's just the background, it's a story of two young men."
The critically acclaimed film helped to further launch Gibson's career. He won the Best Actor Award in the Main Role of the Australian Film Institute.
Dangerous Life Year
Gibson plays ambitious but ambitious journalist across from Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hunt in the 1982 atmospheric film Peter Weir, The Year of Living Dangerously, based on a novel of the same name by Christopher Koch. The film is a critical and commercial success, and the upcoming Australian actor is massively marketed by MGM studios. In his review of the film, Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote, "If this film does not become an international star Mr. Gibson, then no one will." He has the necessary talent and screen presence. John Hiscock of The Daily Telegraph, the movie did, indeed, establish Gibson as an international talent.
Gibson initially reluctantly accepted Guy Hamilton's role. "I'm not necessarily seeing my role as a big challenge, my character, as the movie implies, a doll, and I'm going with it, it's not a star, even though they advertise it that way." Gibson noticed some similarities between himself and Guy's character. "He's not a silver-tongued devil, he's a bit immature and he has some rough sides and I think you can say the same thing to me." Gibson has mentioned the performance of this screen as his personal favorite.
The Bounty
Gibson follows in the footsteps of Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, and Marlon Brando by starring as Fletcher Christian in a cinematic retelling of the Bounty Rebellion. The 1984 film produced The Bounty is considered to be the most historically accurate version. However, Gibson has expressed confidence that the film's revisionism is not far enough. He has stated that his character should be described as a movie antagonist. He further praised the performance of Anthony Hopkins as Lieutenant William Bligh as the best aspect of the film.
Lethal Weapon series
Gibson moved into major commercial filmmaking with the popular action comedy series Lethal Weapon, beginning with the original 1987. In the films he plays LAPD Detective Martin Riggs, a veteran Vietnamese who has just been widowed with the hope of death and the tendency to engage in violence and weapons games. In the films, he partnered with a law-enforced family man named Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) and started with the second film, they joined a hyperactive informant named Leo Getz (Joe Pesci). Following the success of Lethal Weapon, director Richard Donner and the main casters revisited characters in three sequels, Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Lethal Weapon 3 1993), and Lethal Weapon 4 (1998). In its fourth installment, the series Lethal Weapon embodies the "essence of a tiny pic of a friend".
The movie series has been rebooted with a television adaptation, currently aired on FOX.
Hamlet
Gibson made an unusual transition from action to classical drama, playing Danish prince William Shakespeare at Franco Zeffirelli Hamlet . Gibson plays alongside experienced actors Shakespeare Ian Holm, Alan Bates, and Paul Scofield. He compared working with Scofield to being "thrown into the ring with Mike Tyson". Scofield said of Gibson, "Not the kind of actor you think would make Hamlet ideal, but he has great integrity and intelligence."
Braveheart
In 1995, Mel Gibson directed, produced, and starred in Braveheart, a biopic of Sir William Wallace, a Scottish nationalist who was executed in 1305 for "high treason" against King Edward I of England. Gibson received two Academy Awards, Best Director and Best Movie, for the second director's effort. In winning the Academy Award for Best Director, Gibson only became the sixth actor who became the filmmaker to do so. Braveheart influenced the Scottish nationalist movement and helped revive the genre of historical epic films; The Battle of Stirling Bridge sequence is considered by critics as one of the best battle scenes of all time.
The portrayal of the movie about Prince Wales as a violent homosexual caused the film to be attacked by the Gay Alliance. The Gay Alliance is furious with the scene where King Edward I killed his son's boyfriend by throwing him out of the castle window.
Gibson, who had previously reportedly made several homophobic remarks, now replied, "The fact that King Edward threw this character out the window has nothing to do with him being gay... He's terrible for his son, for everyone."
Gibson asserted that the reason the king Edward I killed his son's lover was because the king was a "psychopath". Gibson also expressed confusion that some movie viewers laughed at this murder:
We cut the scene, unfortunately... where you really have to know that character (Edward II) and to understand his pain and his pain... But it just stops the movie in the first half so much you think, 'When did this story will begin? '
Passion of the Christ
Gibson directed, produced, co-authored, and funded the 2004 film The Passion of the Christ, which records the passion and death of Jesus (Jim Caviezel). The film is taken exclusively in Aramaic, Latin, and Hebrew. Although Gibson originally intended to release a movie without subtitles; he finally succumbed to the theater exhibit. The film sparked different reviews, ranging from high praise to criticism of violence.
The Anti-Polling League accused Gibson of anti-semitism for unpopular filming of Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin.
In The Nation, Katha Pollitt's reviewer said, "Gibson has violated almost every rule of the Catholic Bishops' Criteria of the United States for the portrayal of the Jews in the dramatization of Passion. (No bloodthirsty, uncivilized Jews , do not use Scripture that reinforces negative stereotypes of Jews, etc.)... The priests have big noses and gnarly faces, paralyzed bodies, yellow teeth, Herod Antipas and his palace is a strange collection of oily-haired, filthy episens, 'People Good Jew 'looks like an Italian movie star (Magdalena is actually an Italian film star, the beautiful Monica Bellucci); Mary, who may be around 50 years old and appears 70 years old, can pass thirty 35. "
Among them to defend Gibson are Orthodox Jews Rabi Daniel Lapin and Michael Medved's radio personality. Referring to the ADL National Director Abraham Foxman, Rabbi Lapin said that by calling The Passion of the Christ anti-Semitic, "what he says is that the only way (for Christians) to escape from Foxman's wrath is to deny the faith (their own). "
In an interview with Globe and Mail , Gibson stated, "If anyone has distorted the passage of the Gospel to rationalize the atrocities against the Jews or anyone else, it is contrary to the Pope's repeated condemnation." The papacy has condemned racism in what form too.... Jesus died for sin all the time, and I will be first on the line by mistake ".
Finally, a sustained media attack began to infuriate Gibson. After his father's Holocaust denial was sharply criticized by The New York Times writer Frank Rich, Gibson replied, "I want to kill him. I want his gut to stick to a stick.... I want to kill the dog. "
Gibson's traditional Catholic population is also the target of criticism. In a 2006 interview with Diane Sawyer, Gibson stated that she feels that "human rights are being violated" by the frequent attacks on her people, her family, and her religious beliefs sparked by The Passion .
The film earned US $ 611,899,420 worldwide and $ 370,782,930 in the US alone, surpassing every movie starring Gibson. In US box offices, the film became the eighth best-selling film (at the time) in history and the highest-rated R movie of all time. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards and won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture.
Apocalypto Gibson received further critical praise for directing it to the 2006 adventure-action film Apocalypto . Gibson's fourth directorial effort was arranged in Mesoamerica in the early 16th century against the turbulent end of the Maya civilization. Dialogue is rarely spoken in Yucatec Mayan by a Native American descendant.
Gibson himself has stated that the film is an attempt to make a deliberate point about the great civilization and what causes them to decline and crumble. Gibson said, "People think that modern humans are so enlightened, but we are vulnerable to the same forces - and we are also capable of the same heroism and transcendence." This theme is further explored with a quote from Will Durant, which is superimposed at the beginning of the film: "A great civilization is not conquered from the outside before it destroys itself from within."
The Beaver
Gibson starred in The Beaver , a domestic drama about a depressed alcoholic who was directed by former Jediie Foster's co-star Maverick. The Beaver aired on The South by Southwest Festival in Austin, TX on March 16, 2011. The opening weekend at 22 theaters is considered a failure: it earns $ 104,000 which comes to an average $ 4,745 per-theater. The film distributor, Summit Entertainment, originally planned to release The Beaver broadly for the weekend of May 20, but after the initial box-office return for the film, the company changed direction and decided otherwise to give the movie "art house limited". Michael Cieply from The New York Times observed on June 5, 2011, that the film has cleared about $ 1 million, making it a "failure" certified. Director Jodie Foster argues that the film is not going well with American audiences because it is dramatic, and "very often Americans are not comfortable with [it]".
Prior to release, most of the coverage focused on the inevitable relationship between the issue of the protagonist and personal issues and Mel Gibson's well-publicized law (see Ã, § Alcohol abuse and legal issues), including the belief of his ex-girlfriend's battery. Writing a magazine Time : " The Beaver is a sad and sad domestic drama featuring an alcoholic in an acute crisis... It's hard to separate Gibson's real-life stories from what's happening in screen. "
Hacksaw Ridge
In 2014, Gibson signed to direct Hacksaw Ridge, a World War II drama based on the true story of opponents of conscience Desmond T. Doss, played by Andrew Garfield. The film premiered at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in September 2016 and received the so-called "welcome from New Zealand" "warm welcome". It has won or been nominated for many awards, including a Golden Globe nomination for Best Movie, Best Director for Gibson, and Best Actor for Garfield. Hacksaw Ridge was also nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing. The film grossed $ 164 million worldwide, four times the cost of production.
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Movie candidate
In 2007 Gibson stated that if he plans to re-act and specifically for the roles of action, Gibson said: "I think I'm too old for that, but you never know I just love to tell stories Entertainment is valid and I think I am I probably will do it again before it's done.You know, do something that people will not get mad at me. "
He also stated his intention to direct the movie set during the Viking Age, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Like The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto , he wants this speculative film to display a dialogue in the language of the day. However, DiCaprio finally opted out of the project. In a 2012 interview, Gibson announced that the project, which he titled Berserker , is still moving forward.
In 2011, it was announced that Gibson had commissioned a scenario from Joe Eszterhas about the Maccabees. The film will be distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. The announcement resulted in significant controversy. In April 2012, Eszterhas wrote a letter to Gibson accusing him of sabotaging their film about the Maccabees because he "hated the Jews", and cited a series of personal incidents in which he allegedly heard Gibson express a very racist view. Though written as a personal letter, it was later published on the film industry website. In response, Gibson stated that he still intends to make the film, but will not base it on the Eszterhas script, which he calls substandard. Eszterhas later claimed that his son had secretly recorded a number of "harsh words" that Gibson was talking about. In a 2012 interview, Gibson explained that the Maccabees movie is still in preparation. He explained that he was interested in the Biblical story of the rebellion because of its resemblance to the Western American genre.
In 2013, Gibson's canceled projects included a film about the writing of the Oxford English Dictionary, and the film Richard Donner-helmed with the title Sam and George .
In June 2016, Gibson announced that he would reunite with Braveheart scriptwriter Randall Wallace to create a sequel to The Passion of the Christ, which focuses on Jesus' resurrection. In early November 2016, Gibson revealed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that the title of the sequel is Awakening . He also stated that the project could "maybe three years off" because "it is a big subject".
In May 2018, it was announced that Gibson would direct a World War II movie entitled Destroyer. Destroyer , like Hacksaw Ridge , will also deal with Okinawa Battle at the Pacific Theater, though from a different front. It will be based on the heroic story of the USS Laffey (DD-724) crew, who defended their ship from 22 kamikaze attacks.
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Personal life
Relationships
Gibson met Robyn Denise Moore in the late 1970s, soon after the filming of Mad Max , in Adelaide. At the time, Robyn was a dental nurse and Mel was an unknown actor who worked for the South Australian Theater Company. On June 7, 1980, Mel and Robyn Gibson were married at a Roman Catholic church in Forestville, New South Wales. They have one daughter, Hannah (b) 1980, and six sons: Edward (b 1982), Christian (b 1982), William (b 1985), Louis (b 1988), Milo (b. ), and Thomas (b) 1999; and three grandchildren in 2011.
After 26 years of marriage, Mel and Robyn Gibson split up on July 29, 2006. In a 2011 interview, Gibson stated that the separation began a day after his arrest for drunk driving in Malibu. Robyn Gibson filed for divorce on April 13, 2009, citing irreconcilable differences. In a joint statement, Gibson stated, "Throughout our marriage and separation, we always strive to maintain the privacy and integrity of our family and will continue to do so." The divorce submission follows a March 2009 photo release that appears to show him on the beach that embraces Russian pianist Oksana Grigorieva. Gibson's divorce was completed on December 23, 2011, and the settlement with his ex-wife is said to be the highest in Hollywood history at over $ 400 million.
On April 28, 2009, Gibson made a red carpet look with Grigorieva. Grigorieva, who previously had a son with actor Timothy Dalton, gave birth to Gibson's daughter Lucia on October 30, 2009. In April 2010, it was announced that Gibson and Grigorieva had split up. On June 21, 2010, Grigorieva filed an arrest warrant against Gibson to keep him away from him and their son. The arrest order was modified the next day regarding Gibson's contact with their child. Gibson obtained an arrest warrant against Grigorieva on June 25, 2010. In response to claims by Grigorieva that a domestic violent incident occurred in January 2010, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department launched a domestic violence inquiry in July 2010.
On July 9, 2010, some of Gibson's alleged audio recordings were posted on the internet. On the same day, Gibson was dropped by his agency, William Morris Endeavor. Civil rights activists allege that Gibson has shown patterns of racism, sexism, and antisemitism and called for a boycott of Gibson movies.
The robbed wife of Gibson, Robyn, filed a court statement stating that she had never suffered abuse from Gibson, while forensic experts questioned the validity of several tapes. In March 2011, Mel Gibson agreed to plead no contest for alleged battery infringement.
In April 2011, Gibson finally broke his silence about a questionable incident. In an interview with Deadline Hollywood , Gibson thanked the old friends Whoopi Goldberg and Jodie Foster, both of whom had spoken publicly in his defense. About the tape, Gibson said,
I have never treated anyone badly or discriminatively by sex, race, religion or sexuality - period. I do not blame some people for thinking about it, from the garbage they hear on the leaked tapes, which have been edited. You have to put everything in the right context to be in an irrational discussion and heat up at the peak of the distractions, trying to get out of a totally unhealthy relationship. This is a very bad moment in time, said to one person, within a span of a day and not representing what I really believe or how I have treated people all my life.
In the same interview, Gibson stated,
I was allowed to end the case and keep my innocence. It's called the West Plea and it's not something the prosecutors normally allow. But in my case, the prosecutor and the judge agree that it is the right thing to do. I can keep fighting for years and maybe it'll be fine. But I ended it for my children and my family. It will be a circus like that. You do not drag others in your life through this sewer, so I'll take a hit and move on.
In August 2011, Gibson settled in Grigorieva and he earned $ 750,000, joint legal custody, and a home in Sherman Oaks, California until their three-year-old daughter Lucia was 18 years old. In 2013, Grigorieva sued her lawyer accusing them of advising her. to sign a bad agreement, including a term that takes legal action against Gibson would jeopardize his financial settlement.
In 2014, Gibson is in a relationship with former horse rider and writer Rosalind Ross. Ross gave birth to their son, and the ninth son of Gibson, Lars Gerard, on January 20, 2017 in Los Angeles.
Investment
Gibson is a property investor, with several properties in Malibu, California, several locations in Costa Rica, a private island in Fiji, and properties in Australia. In December 2004, Gibson sold its 300-acre (1.2 km) farm in the Kiewa Valley for $ 6 million. Also in December 2004, Gibson bought Mago Island in Fiji from Tokyu Corporation of Japan for $ 15 million. Indigenous descendants of Mago, who fled in the 1860s, have protested the purchase. Gibson stated it was his intention to defend the undeveloped islands' original environment. In early 2005, he sold his farm of 45,000 hectares (180 km) in a neighboring village. In April 2007 he bought a 400-acre ($ 1.6 km) ranch in Costa Rica for $ 26 million, and in July 2007 he sold 76 acres (31 acres) of Tudor land in Connecticut (which he bought in 1994 for $ 9 million) for $ 40 million for an unnamed buyer. Also that month, he sold the $ 30 million Malibu property he had bought for $ 24 million two years earlier. In 2008, he bought the Malibu house David Duchovny and TÃÆ' Â © a Leoni.
Jersey Leaks
Gibson footage using offshore and business accounts is revealed in the Jersey Leak, a record of over 20,000 people held by wealth management firm Kleinwort Benson.
Prankster
As a director, he sometimes breaks the tension on the set by making his actors perform serious scenes wearing red clown noses. Helena Bonham Carter, who appeared next to her in Hamlet, said of her, "She has a very basic sense of humor, it's a bit lavatorial and not very sophisticated." During the filming of Hamlet , Gibson will reduce the pressure on the set by daydreaming the cast and crew, immediately following a serious scene. Gibson put a frame of himself smoking a cigarette into a teaser footage of 2005 Apocalypto .
Philanthropy
Gibson and his ex-wife have donated large sums of money to various charities, one of which is Healing Children. According to Cris Embleton, one of the founders, Gibsons gave millions to provide lifesaving medical care to needy children around the world. They also support the restoration of Renaissance artwork and give millions of dollars to NIDA.
Gibson donated $ 500,000 to the El Mirador Valley Project to protect the last channel of the virgin rainforest in Central America and to fund archaeological excavations in the "cradle of Mayan civilization". In July 2007, Gibson returned to Central America to make arrangements for donations to the native population. Gibson met with Costa Rican President ÃÆ' â € Å"scar Arias to discuss how to "channel the funds". During the same month, Gibson promised to provide financial assistance to a Malaysian company called Green Rubber Global for a tire recycling plant located in Gallup, New Mexico. While on a business trip to Singapore in September 2007, Gibson donated to a local charity for children with chronic illness and chronic illness. Gibson is also a supporter of Angels at Risk, a nonprofit organization that focuses on education on drug and alcohol abuse among adolescents.
In a 2011 interview, Gibson said of his philanthropic work: "It gives you perspective.This is one of my mistakes, you tend to focus on yourself a lot.It is not always the healthiest thing for your soul or anything.If you take a little time to think of others, that's good, it's uplifting. "
Religious and political views
Faith
Gibson grew up a traditionalist Catholic Sedevacantist. When asked about the Catholic doctrine of Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus, Gibson replied, "There is no salvation for them outside the Church... I believe it is." My wife is a saint. better than me
Honestly, He... Episcopalian, Church of England He is praying, he believes in God, he knows Jesus, he believes it And it is not fair if he does not make it, he is better than "But when it was asked whether John 14: 6 was an intolerant position, he said that" through the merits of Jesus' sacrifice... even those who do not know Jesus can be saved, but through him. "William Fulco's father's acquaintance said that Gibson did not deny the Pope or Vatican II. Gibson told Diane Sawyer that she believes non-Catholics and non-Christians can go to Heaven.
Politics
Gibson has been described as "ultraconservative".
Gibson hailed filmmaker Michael Moore and his documentary when he and Moore were recognized at the 2005 People's Choice Awards. Gibson's Icon Productions originally agreed to finance the Moore movie, but later sold the rights to Miramax Films. Moore said that his agent Ari Emanuel claimed that the "top Republican" called Mel Gibson to tell him, "do not expect to get more invitations to the White House". Icon's spokesman dismissed the story, saying "We never escaped controversy.You have to get out of your mind to think that the company just issued The Passion of the Christ."
In a 1990 interview with Barbara Walters, Gibson said: "God alone knows how many children we have to have, and we must be prepared to accept them, one can not decide for himself who comes to this world and who does not." The decision is not ours. "
In a July 1995 interview with Playboy magazine, Gibson said President Bill Clinton was a "low-level opportunist" and someone "told him what to do". He said that the Rhodes Scholarship was founded for young men and women who wanted to fight for "a new world order" and this was a campaign for Marxism. Gibson then backed away from conspiracy theorists as saying, "It was like: 'Hey, tell us the conspiracy'... so I put this down, and suddenly, it's like I'm talking the truth of the gospel, supporting all this. I believe. "In the same 1995 Playboy interview, Gibson opposed the ordination of women to the priesthood.
In 2004, he openly spoke out against tax-funded embryonic stem cell research involving cloning and destruction of human embryos. In March 2005, he condemned the results of Terri Schiavo's case, referring to Schiavo's death as a "state-approved murder".
Gibson questioned the Iraq War in March 2004. In 2006, Gibson said that the "alarming fears" portrayed in his movie Apocalypto reminded me a bit about President Bush and his men. " He then said in 2016 that he hates acts of war but has an appreciation for the sacrifices made by "warriors".
In a 2011 interview, Gibson stated:
All political ideas are they always present with this or this or this. I will get a newspaper to read between the lines. Why you should comply with the prescribed formula they have and people argue about them and they are all in the box. And you watch Fox claw CNN, and CNN Claw Fox. Sometimes I catch a piece of news and it seems madness to me. I secretly support the candidate. I'm not out there hitting drums for the candidates. But I have supported a candidate and it is a completely different world. Once you are exposed, once or twice or how many times, if you know the facts and see how they are presented, it is confusing. It's a very scary arena, but I choose. I went in there and pulled the lever. It's like pulling a lever and watching the trap door fall from below you. Why should we trust these people? None of them ever gave anything. It's always disappointing.
Gibson revealed in a 2016 interview with Jorge Ramos that he chose Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election of the United States.
Alcohol abuse and legal issues
Gibson has said that he started drinking at the age of 13 years. In a 2002 interview about his time at NIDA, Gibson said, "I have a very good high score but some very low lows, I find myself recently manic depressive."
Gibson was banned from driving in Ontario for three months in 1984, after ending a car in Toronto while under the influence of alcohol. He retreated to his ranch in Australia for more than a year to recover, but he continued to struggle with a drink. Despite this problem, Gibson gained a reputation in Hollywood for professionalism and timeliness such that Lethal Weapon 2 director Richard Donner was surprised when Gibson confessed that he drank five pints of beer for breakfast. Reflecting in 2003 and 2004, Gibson said that despair in his mid-30s made him contemplate suicide, and he meditated on the Passion of Christ to heal his wounds. He took more time acting in 1991 and sought professional help. That year, Gibson's lawyers did not block the Sunday Mirror from publishing what Gibson shared at the AA meeting. In 1992, Gibson gave financial support to the Hollywood Recovery Center, saying, "Alcoholism is something that runs in my family.This is something closer to me, people are coming back from it, and that is a miracle."
On July 28, 2006, Gibson was arrested by James Mee's deputy from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for driving under the influence (DUI) as he drove in his vehicle with an open container of alcohol, which is illegal in California. According to the 2011 article on Vanity Fair, Gibson first told the arresting officer, "My life's over, I'm screwed, Robyn will leave me." According to reports of the arrest, Gibson exploded into an angry tirade when the arresting officer would not allow him to go home. Gibson climaxes with the words, "Damn Jews... the Jews are responsible for all wars in the world Are you a Jew?" The deputy Sheriff who arrested, James Mee, was a Jew.
After a leaked arrest report on TMZ.com, Gibson issued two apologies through his publicist, and - in a television interview with Diane Sawyer - he confirmed the accuracy of the quote. He further apologized for his "cruel" behavior, saying that the comment was "voiced in madness", and asked to meet with Jewish leaders to help him "find the right path for healing." After Gibson's arrest, his publicist says he has entered a recovery program to combat alcoholism.
On August 17, 2006, Gibson admitted there was no contest for drunken driving charges and sentenced to three years probation. He was ordered to attend a self-help meeting five times a week for four and a half months and three times a week for the remainder of the first year of his probation. He was also ordered to attend the First Offenders Program, fined $ 1,300, and his license was limited to 90 days.
On hearing the progress of May 2007, Gibson was praised for his adherence to the terms of his probation and his broad participation in the self-help program beyond what was required.
Gibson's controversial statements made him black in Hollywood for nearly a decade. Robert Downey Jr. and journalist Allison Hope Weiner advocated a pardon for Gibson in 2014. In 2016, the Gibson Hacksaw Ridge movie received an Academy Award nomination, and actors and agencies became excited to work with him again, considered "melting" to Gibson.
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Controversy
The Gay & amp; The Lesbian Alliance on Defamation (GLAAD) accused Gibson of homophobia after a December 1991 interview in the Spanish newspaper El PaÃÆ's where he made derogatory remarks about homosexuality. Gibson then defended his comments and refused a call to apologize even as he faced new homophobic accusations behind his movie Braveheart. However, Gibson joined GLAAD in hosting 10 lesbian and gay filmmakers for a seminar on-site on the Conspiracy Theory set in January 1997. In 1999 when asked about comments for El PaÃÆ'ss Gibson said, "I should not have said it, but I had a little tickle of vodka during the interview, and the quote returned to bite my ass."
In July 2010, Gibson had been recorded during a phone call with Oksana Grigorieva showing that if she was "raped by a pack of negroes", she would be blamed. Gibson is forbidden to come near Grigorieva or their daughter because of a restraining order related to domestic violence. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department launched a domestic violent inquiry against Gibson, then crashed when Gibson pleaded no contest for alleged battery offenses.
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Movie credits
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Awards and honors
In 1985, Gibson was named the "Sexiest Man of a Lifetime" by People , the first person to be named. Gibson quietly rejected Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the French government in 1995 in protest against the resumption of French nuclear testing in the Southwest Pacific. On July 25, 1997, Gibson was named the Australian Order Honorary Officer (AO), in recognition of his "service to the Australian film industry". The award is an honor because substantive awards are made only for Australian citizens.
- Australian Film Institute Award: Best Actor in Main Role, for Team (1979) and Gallipoli (1981)
- Academy Award: Best Picture, for Braveheart (1995)
- Academy Award: Best Director, for Braveheart (1995)
- People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion Picture Actor (1991, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004)
- People's Choice Awards: Favorite Movie Movie Stars in Comedy (2001)
- ShoWest Award: Male Star of the Year (1993)
- ShoWest Award: Director of the Year (1996)
- American Cinematheque Gala Tribute: American Cinematheque Award (1995)
- Hasty Pudding Theatricals: Man of the Year (1997)
- Australian Film Institute: Global Achievement Award (2002)
- Recipient of the Honorary Doctor and Graduate Recognition Award, Loyola Marymount University (2003)
- World's strongest celebrity by US business magazine Forbes (2004)
- The Hollywood Reporter Innovator of the Year (2004)
- Honors scholarship in Performing Arts by Limkokwing University (2007)
- Extraordinary Contribution to the World Cinema Award at the Irish Film and Television Awards (2008)
- AACTA Awards, Best Movies, for Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
- AACTA Award, Best Direction, for Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
- Hollywood Film Awards, Hollywood Director Award, for Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Nominated
- Saturn Award for Best Actor for Mad Max 2 (1981)
- Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in Key Role for Dangerous Life Year (1982)
- MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (with Rene Russo) and Most Desired Men for Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
- BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Director of America Award, MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male, and MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male for Braveheart (1995)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Moving Drama Draw for Atonement (1996)
- The MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence (with Danny Glover) for Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Movie for What Women Want (2000)
- MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male for The Patriot (2000)
- Satellite Award for Best Director for The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- BAFTA Award for Best Film Not English and Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film for Apocalypto (2006)
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for The Expendables 3
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See also
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References
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Bibliography
- McCarty, John (September 2001). Mel Gibson Films . New York: Citadel. ISBNÃ, 0-8065-2226-7. Clarkson, Wensley (September 2004). Mel Gibson: Man on a Mission . London: John Blake. ISBN: 1-85782-537-3.
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Further reading
- DeAngelis, Michael (2001). Fandom Gay and Crossover Stardom: James Dean, Mel Gibson, and Keanu Reeves . Durham: Duke University Press. ISBNÃ, 0-8223-2728-7.
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External links
- Mel Gibson in EncyclopÃÆ'Â|dia Britannica
- Mel Gibson on IMDb
- Mel Gibson in the TCM Film Database
- Mel Gibson in Biography
- Mel Gibson in Box Office Mojo
- Mel Gibson at AllMovie
- Mel Gibson in Curlie (based on DMOZ)
- Mel Gibson on Charlie Rose
- "Mel Gibson collects news and comments". The New York Times .
- Works by or about Mel Gibson in the library (WorldCat catalog)
- Mel Gibson on NETFLIX
Source of the article : Wikipedia
Gibson received further critical praise for directing it to the 2006 adventure-action film Apocalypto . Gibson's fourth directorial effort was arranged in Mesoamerica in the early 16th century against the turbulent end of the Maya civilization. Dialogue is rarely spoken in Yucatec Mayan by a Native American descendant.
Gibson himself has stated that the film is an attempt to make a deliberate point about the great civilization and what causes them to decline and crumble. Gibson said, "People think that modern humans are so enlightened, but we are vulnerable to the same forces - and we are also capable of the same heroism and transcendence." This theme is further explored with a quote from Will Durant, which is superimposed at the beginning of the film: "A great civilization is not conquered from the outside before it destroys itself from within."
The Beaver
Gibson starred in The Beaver , a domestic drama about a depressed alcoholic who was directed by former Jediie Foster's co-star Maverick. The Beaver aired on The South by Southwest Festival in Austin, TX on March 16, 2011. The opening weekend at 22 theaters is considered a failure: it earns $ 104,000 which comes to an average $ 4,745 per-theater. The film distributor, Summit Entertainment, originally planned to release The Beaver broadly for the weekend of May 20, but after the initial box-office return for the film, the company changed direction and decided otherwise to give the movie "art house limited". Michael Cieply from The New York Times observed on June 5, 2011, that the film has cleared about $ 1 million, making it a "failure" certified. Director Jodie Foster argues that the film is not going well with American audiences because it is dramatic, and "very often Americans are not comfortable with [it]".
Prior to release, most of the coverage focused on the inevitable relationship between the issue of the protagonist and personal issues and Mel Gibson's well-publicized law (see Ã, § Alcohol abuse and legal issues), including the belief of his ex-girlfriend's battery. Writing a magazine Time : " The Beaver is a sad and sad domestic drama featuring an alcoholic in an acute crisis... It's hard to separate Gibson's real-life stories from what's happening in screen. "
Hacksaw Ridge
In 2014, Gibson signed to direct Hacksaw Ridge, a World War II drama based on the true story of opponents of conscience Desmond T. Doss, played by Andrew Garfield. The film premiered at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in September 2016 and received the so-called "welcome from New Zealand" "warm welcome". It has won or been nominated for many awards, including a Golden Globe nomination for Best Movie, Best Director for Gibson, and Best Actor for Garfield. Hacksaw Ridge was also nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing. The film grossed $ 164 million worldwide, four times the cost of production.
Movie candidate
In 2007 Gibson stated that if he plans to re-act and specifically for the roles of action, Gibson said: "I think I'm too old for that, but you never know I just love to tell stories Entertainment is valid and I think I am I probably will do it again before it's done.You know, do something that people will not get mad at me. "
He also stated his intention to direct the movie set during the Viking Age, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Like The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto , he wants this speculative film to display a dialogue in the language of the day. However, DiCaprio finally opted out of the project. In a 2012 interview, Gibson announced that the project, which he titled Berserker , is still moving forward.
In 2011, it was announced that Gibson had commissioned a scenario from Joe Eszterhas about the Maccabees. The film will be distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. The announcement resulted in significant controversy. In April 2012, Eszterhas wrote a letter to Gibson accusing him of sabotaging their film about the Maccabees because he "hated the Jews", and cited a series of personal incidents in which he allegedly heard Gibson express a very racist view. Though written as a personal letter, it was later published on the film industry website. In response, Gibson stated that he still intends to make the film, but will not base it on the Eszterhas script, which he calls substandard. Eszterhas later claimed that his son had secretly recorded a number of "harsh words" that Gibson was talking about. In a 2012 interview, Gibson explained that the Maccabees movie is still in preparation. He explained that he was interested in the Biblical story of the rebellion because of its resemblance to the Western American genre.
In 2013, Gibson's canceled projects included a film about the writing of the Oxford English Dictionary, and the film Richard Donner-helmed with the title Sam and George .
In June 2016, Gibson announced that he would reunite with Braveheart scriptwriter Randall Wallace to create a sequel to The Passion of the Christ, which focuses on Jesus' resurrection. In early November 2016, Gibson revealed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that the title of the sequel is Awakening . He also stated that the project could "maybe three years off" because "it is a big subject".
In May 2018, it was announced that Gibson would direct a World War II movie entitled Destroyer. Destroyer , like Hacksaw Ridge , will also deal with Okinawa Battle at the Pacific Theater, though from a different front. It will be based on the heroic story of the USS Laffey (DD-724) crew, who defended their ship from 22 kamikaze attacks.
Personal life
Relationships
Gibson met Robyn Denise Moore in the late 1970s, soon after the filming of Mad Max , in Adelaide. At the time, Robyn was a dental nurse and Mel was an unknown actor who worked for the South Australian Theater Company. On June 7, 1980, Mel and Robyn Gibson were married at a Roman Catholic church in Forestville, New South Wales. They have one daughter, Hannah (b) 1980, and six sons: Edward (b 1982), Christian (b 1982), William (b 1985), Louis (b 1988), Milo (b. ), and Thomas (b) 1999; and three grandchildren in 2011.
After 26 years of marriage, Mel and Robyn Gibson split up on July 29, 2006. In a 2011 interview, Gibson stated that the separation began a day after his arrest for drunk driving in Malibu. Robyn Gibson filed for divorce on April 13, 2009, citing irreconcilable differences. In a joint statement, Gibson stated, "Throughout our marriage and separation, we always strive to maintain the privacy and integrity of our family and will continue to do so." The divorce submission follows a March 2009 photo release that appears to show him on the beach that embraces Russian pianist Oksana Grigorieva. Gibson's divorce was completed on December 23, 2011, and the settlement with his ex-wife is said to be the highest in Hollywood history at over $ 400 million.
On April 28, 2009, Gibson made a red carpet look with Grigorieva. Grigorieva, who previously had a son with actor Timothy Dalton, gave birth to Gibson's daughter Lucia on October 30, 2009. In April 2010, it was announced that Gibson and Grigorieva had split up. On June 21, 2010, Grigorieva filed an arrest warrant against Gibson to keep him away from him and their son. The arrest order was modified the next day regarding Gibson's contact with their child. Gibson obtained an arrest warrant against Grigorieva on June 25, 2010. In response to claims by Grigorieva that a domestic violent incident occurred in January 2010, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department launched a domestic violence inquiry in July 2010.
On July 9, 2010, some of Gibson's alleged audio recordings were posted on the internet. On the same day, Gibson was dropped by his agency, William Morris Endeavor. Civil rights activists allege that Gibson has shown patterns of racism, sexism, and antisemitism and called for a boycott of Gibson movies.
The robbed wife of Gibson, Robyn, filed a court statement stating that she had never suffered abuse from Gibson, while forensic experts questioned the validity of several tapes. In March 2011, Mel Gibson agreed to plead no contest for alleged battery infringement.
In April 2011, Gibson finally broke his silence about a questionable incident. In an interview with Deadline Hollywood , Gibson thanked the old friends Whoopi Goldberg and Jodie Foster, both of whom had spoken publicly in his defense. About the tape, Gibson said,
I have never treated anyone badly or discriminatively by sex, race, religion or sexuality - period. I do not blame some people for thinking about it, from the garbage they hear on the leaked tapes, which have been edited. You have to put everything in the right context to be in an irrational discussion and heat up at the peak of the distractions, trying to get out of a totally unhealthy relationship. This is a very bad moment in time, said to one person, within a span of a day and not representing what I really believe or how I have treated people all my life.
In the same interview, Gibson stated,
I was allowed to end the case and keep my innocence. It's called the West Plea and it's not something the prosecutors normally allow. But in my case, the prosecutor and the judge agree that it is the right thing to do. I can keep fighting for years and maybe it'll be fine. But I ended it for my children and my family. It will be a circus like that. You do not drag others in your life through this sewer, so I'll take a hit and move on.
In August 2011, Gibson settled in Grigorieva and he earned $ 750,000, joint legal custody, and a home in Sherman Oaks, California until their three-year-old daughter Lucia was 18 years old. In 2013, Grigorieva sued her lawyer accusing them of advising her. to sign a bad agreement, including a term that takes legal action against Gibson would jeopardize his financial settlement.
In 2014, Gibson is in a relationship with former horse rider and writer Rosalind Ross. Ross gave birth to their son, and the ninth son of Gibson, Lars Gerard, on January 20, 2017 in Los Angeles.
Investment
Gibson is a property investor, with several properties in Malibu, California, several locations in Costa Rica, a private island in Fiji, and properties in Australia. In December 2004, Gibson sold its 300-acre (1.2 km) farm in the Kiewa Valley for $ 6 million. Also in December 2004, Gibson bought Mago Island in Fiji from Tokyu Corporation of Japan for $ 15 million. Indigenous descendants of Mago, who fled in the 1860s, have protested the purchase. Gibson stated it was his intention to defend the undeveloped islands' original environment. In early 2005, he sold his farm of 45,000 hectares (180 km) in a neighboring village. In April 2007 he bought a 400-acre ($ 1.6 km) ranch in Costa Rica for $ 26 million, and in July 2007 he sold 76 acres (31 acres) of Tudor land in Connecticut (which he bought in 1994 for $ 9 million) for $ 40 million for an unnamed buyer. Also that month, he sold the $ 30 million Malibu property he had bought for $ 24 million two years earlier. In 2008, he bought the Malibu house David Duchovny and TÃÆ' Â © a Leoni.
Jersey Leaks
Gibson footage using offshore and business accounts is revealed in the Jersey Leak, a record of over 20,000 people held by wealth management firm Kleinwort Benson.
Prankster
As a director, he sometimes breaks the tension on the set by making his actors perform serious scenes wearing red clown noses. Helena Bonham Carter, who appeared next to her in Hamlet, said of her, "She has a very basic sense of humor, it's a bit lavatorial and not very sophisticated." During the filming of Hamlet , Gibson will reduce the pressure on the set by daydreaming the cast and crew, immediately following a serious scene. Gibson put a frame of himself smoking a cigarette into a teaser footage of 2005 Apocalypto .
Philanthropy
Gibson and his ex-wife have donated large sums of money to various charities, one of which is Healing Children. According to Cris Embleton, one of the founders, Gibsons gave millions to provide lifesaving medical care to needy children around the world. They also support the restoration of Renaissance artwork and give millions of dollars to NIDA.
Gibson donated $ 500,000 to the El Mirador Valley Project to protect the last channel of the virgin rainforest in Central America and to fund archaeological excavations in the "cradle of Mayan civilization". In July 2007, Gibson returned to Central America to make arrangements for donations to the native population. Gibson met with Costa Rican President ÃÆ' â € Å"scar Arias to discuss how to "channel the funds". During the same month, Gibson promised to provide financial assistance to a Malaysian company called Green Rubber Global for a tire recycling plant located in Gallup, New Mexico. While on a business trip to Singapore in September 2007, Gibson donated to a local charity for children with chronic illness and chronic illness. Gibson is also a supporter of Angels at Risk, a nonprofit organization that focuses on education on drug and alcohol abuse among adolescents.
In a 2011 interview, Gibson said of his philanthropic work: "It gives you perspective.This is one of my mistakes, you tend to focus on yourself a lot.It is not always the healthiest thing for your soul or anything.If you take a little time to think of others, that's good, it's uplifting. "
Religious and political views
Faith
Gibson grew up a traditionalist Catholic Sedevacantist. When asked about the Catholic doctrine of Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus, Gibson replied, "There is no salvation for them outside the Church... I believe it is." My wife is a saint. better than me
Honestly, He... Episcopalian, Church of England He is praying, he believes in God, he knows Jesus, he believes it And it is not fair if he does not make it, he is better than "But when it was asked whether John 14: 6 was an intolerant position, he said that" through the merits of Jesus' sacrifice... even those who do not know Jesus can be saved, but through him. "William Fulco's father's acquaintance said that Gibson did not deny the Pope or Vatican II. Gibson told Diane Sawyer that she believes non-Catholics and non-Christians can go to Heaven.
Politics
Gibson has been described as "ultraconservative".
Gibson hailed filmmaker Michael Moore and his documentary
In a 1990 interview with Barbara Walters, Gibson said: "God alone knows how many children we have to have, and we must be prepared to accept them, one can not decide for himself who comes to this world and who does not." The decision is not ours. "
In a July 1995 interview with Playboy magazine, Gibson said President Bill Clinton was a "low-level opportunist" and someone "told him what to do". He said that the Rhodes Scholarship was founded for young men and women who wanted to fight for "a new world order" and this was a campaign for Marxism. Gibson then backed away from conspiracy theorists as saying, "It was like: 'Hey, tell us the conspiracy'... so I put this down, and suddenly, it's like I'm talking the truth of the gospel, supporting all this. I believe. "In the same 1995 Playboy interview, Gibson opposed the ordination of women to the priesthood.
In 2004, he openly spoke out against tax-funded embryonic stem cell research involving cloning and destruction of human embryos. In March 2005, he condemned the results of Terri Schiavo's case, referring to Schiavo's death as a "state-approved murder".
Gibson questioned the Iraq War in March 2004. In 2006, Gibson said that the "alarming fears" portrayed in his movie Apocalypto reminded me a bit about President Bush and his men. " He then said in 2016 that he hates acts of war but has an appreciation for the sacrifices made by "warriors".
In a 2011 interview, Gibson stated:
All political ideas are they always present with this or this or this. I will get a newspaper to read between the lines. Why you should comply with the prescribed formula they have and people argue about them and they are all in the box. And you watch Fox claw CNN, and CNN Claw Fox. Sometimes I catch a piece of news and it seems madness to me. I secretly support the candidate. I'm not out there hitting drums for the candidates. But I have supported a candidate and it is a completely different world. Once you are exposed, once or twice or how many times, if you know the facts and see how they are presented, it is confusing. It's a very scary arena, but I choose. I went in there and pulled the lever. It's like pulling a lever and watching the trap door fall from below you. Why should we trust these people? None of them ever gave anything. It's always disappointing.
Gibson revealed in a 2016 interview with Jorge Ramos that he chose Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election of the United States.
Alcohol abuse and legal issues
Gibson has said that he started drinking at the age of 13 years. In a 2002 interview about his time at NIDA, Gibson said, "I have a very good high score but some very low lows, I find myself recently manic depressive."
Gibson was banned from driving in Ontario for three months in 1984, after ending a car in Toronto while under the influence of alcohol. He retreated to his ranch in Australia for more than a year to recover, but he continued to struggle with a drink. Despite this problem, Gibson gained a reputation in Hollywood for professionalism and timeliness such that Lethal Weapon 2 director Richard Donner was surprised when Gibson confessed that he drank five pints of beer for breakfast. Reflecting in 2003 and 2004, Gibson said that despair in his mid-30s made him contemplate suicide, and he meditated on the Passion of Christ to heal his wounds. He took more time acting in 1991 and sought professional help. That year, Gibson's lawyers did not block the Sunday Mirror from publishing what Gibson shared at the AA meeting. In 1992, Gibson gave financial support to the Hollywood Recovery Center, saying, "Alcoholism is something that runs in my family.This is something closer to me, people are coming back from it, and that is a miracle."
On July 28, 2006, Gibson was arrested by James Mee's deputy from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for driving under the influence (DUI) as he drove in his vehicle with an open container of alcohol, which is illegal in California. According to the 2011 article on Vanity Fair, Gibson first told the arresting officer, "My life's over, I'm screwed, Robyn will leave me." According to reports of the arrest, Gibson exploded into an angry tirade when the arresting officer would not allow him to go home. Gibson climaxes with the words, "Damn Jews... the Jews are responsible for all wars in the world Are you a Jew?" The deputy Sheriff who arrested, James Mee, was a Jew.
After a leaked arrest report on TMZ.com, Gibson issued two apologies through his publicist, and - in a television interview with Diane Sawyer - he confirmed the accuracy of the quote. He further apologized for his "cruel" behavior, saying that the comment was "voiced in madness", and asked to meet with Jewish leaders to help him "find the right path for healing." After Gibson's arrest, his publicist says he has entered a recovery program to combat alcoholism.
On August 17, 2006, Gibson admitted there was no contest for drunken driving charges and sentenced to three years probation. He was ordered to attend a self-help meeting five times a week for four and a half months and three times a week for the remainder of the first year of his probation. He was also ordered to attend the First Offenders Program, fined $ 1,300, and his license was limited to 90 days.
On hearing the progress of May 2007, Gibson was praised for his adherence to the terms of his probation and his broad participation in the self-help program beyond what was required.
Gibson's controversial statements made him black in Hollywood for nearly a decade. Robert Downey Jr. and journalist Allison Hope Weiner advocated a pardon for Gibson in 2014. In 2016, the Gibson Hacksaw Ridge movie received an Academy Award nomination, and actors and agencies became excited to work with him again, considered "melting" to Gibson.
Controversy
The Gay & amp; The Lesbian Alliance on Defamation (GLAAD) accused Gibson of homophobia after a December 1991 interview in the Spanish newspaper El PaÃÆ's where he made derogatory remarks about homosexuality. Gibson then defended his comments and refused a call to apologize even as he faced new homophobic accusations behind his movie Braveheart. However, Gibson joined GLAAD in hosting 10 lesbian and gay filmmakers for a seminar on-site on the Conspiracy Theory set in January 1997. In 1999 when asked about comments for El PaÃÆ'ss Gibson said, "I should not have said it, but I had a little tickle of vodka during the interview, and the quote returned to bite my ass."
In July 2010, Gibson had been recorded during a phone call with Oksana Grigorieva showing that if she was "raped by a pack of negroes", she would be blamed. Gibson is forbidden to come near Grigorieva or their daughter because of a restraining order related to domestic violence. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department launched a domestic violent inquiry against Gibson, then crashed when Gibson pleaded no contest for alleged battery offenses.
Movie credits
Awards and honors
In 1985, Gibson was named the "Sexiest Man of a Lifetime" by People , the first person to be named. Gibson quietly rejected Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the French government in 1995 in protest against the resumption of French nuclear testing in the Southwest Pacific. On July 25, 1997, Gibson was named the Australian Order Honorary Officer (AO), in recognition of his "service to the Australian film industry". The award is an honor because substantive awards are made only for Australian citizens.
- Australian Film Institute Award: Best Actor in Main Role, for Team (1979) and Gallipoli (1981)
- Academy Award: Best Picture, for Braveheart (1995)
- Academy Award: Best Director, for Braveheart (1995)
- People's Choice Awards: Favorite Motion Picture Actor (1991, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004)
- People's Choice Awards: Favorite Movie Movie Stars in Comedy (2001)
- ShoWest Award: Male Star of the Year (1993)
- ShoWest Award: Director of the Year (1996)
- American Cinematheque Gala Tribute: American Cinematheque Award (1995)
- Hasty Pudding Theatricals: Man of the Year (1997)
- Australian Film Institute: Global Achievement Award (2002)
- Recipient of the Honorary Doctor and Graduate Recognition Award, Loyola Marymount University (2003)
- World's strongest celebrity by US business magazine Forbes (2004)
- The Hollywood Reporter Innovator of the Year (2004)
- Honors scholarship in Performing Arts by Limkokwing University (2007)
- Extraordinary Contribution to the World Cinema Award at the Irish Film and Television Awards (2008)
- AACTA Awards, Best Movies, for Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
- AACTA Award, Best Direction, for Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
- Hollywood Film Awards, Hollywood Director Award, for Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Nominated
- Saturn Award for Best Actor for Mad Max 2 (1981)
- Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in Key Role for Dangerous Life Year (1982)
- MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (with Rene Russo) and Most Desired Men for Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
- BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Director of America Award, MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male, and MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male for Braveheart (1995)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Moving Drama Draw for Atonement (1996)
- The MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence (with Danny Glover) for Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Movie for What Women Want (2000)
- MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male for The Patriot (2000)
- Satellite Award for Best Director for The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- BAFTA Award for Best Film Not English and Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film for Apocalypto (2006)
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for The Expendables 3
See also
References
Bibliography
- McCarty, John (September 2001). Mel Gibson Films . New York: Citadel. ISBNÃ, 0-8065-2226-7. Clarkson, Wensley (September 2004). Mel Gibson: Man on a Mission . London: John Blake. ISBN: 1-85782-537-3.
Further reading
- DeAngelis, Michael (2001). Fandom Gay and Crossover Stardom: James Dean, Mel Gibson, and Keanu Reeves . Durham: Duke University Press. ISBNÃ, 0-8223-2728-7.
External links
- Mel Gibson in EncyclopÃÆ'Â|dia Britannica
- Mel Gibson on IMDb
- Mel Gibson in the TCM Film Database
- Mel Gibson in Biography
- Mel Gibson in Box Office Mojo
- Mel Gibson at AllMovie
- Mel Gibson in Curlie (based on DMOZ)
- Mel Gibson on Charlie Rose
- "Mel Gibson collects news and comments". The New York Times .
- Works by or about Mel Gibson in the library (WorldCat catalog)
- Mel Gibson on NETFLIX
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