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Mel Gibson

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956)[2] is an American actor and film director.[3][4][5][6] He is mostly known for his roles in action. Among his most famous roles are in Mad Max (1979), Gallipoli (1981), The Bounty (1984), Lethal Weapon (1987), Braveheart (1995), The Prince of Egypt (1997), and Chicken Run (2000).[2] He directed The Passion of the Christ in 2004. He loosely based it on the visions of St. Catherine Emmerich.

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson Cannes 2016 2.jpg
Born
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson

3 January 1956 (aged 70)
Peekskill, New York, USA
OccupationActor, film director
Years active1979 - present
Spouse(s)Robyn Moore Gibson
(m. 1980–2011)[1]
Children8
Parent(s)Hutton Gibson
Anne Patricia
(née Reilly)
Signature
Firma de Mel Gibson.svg

Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York, United States. His father, Hutton Gibson, was a veteran soldier during World War II, and was also a famous writer. His family moved to Australia in 1968, when he was 12.[7] He studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. He also has Irish citizenship.[8]

During the 1980s, Gibson founded Icon Entertainment, a production company, which Atom Egoyan described as "an alternative to the studio system". When director Peter Weir cast him as a major character in World War I drama Gallipoli, he earned a Best Actor from the Australian Film Institute Awards,[9] which cemented him as an serious, versatile and recognisable actor.

In 1995, Gibson received the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Director for his work on Braveheart. He later directed and produced The Passion of the Christ in 2004, a controversial[10] drama regarding Jesus, which was viewed as antisemitic by many people. Allegations of antisemitism and racism by Gibson led to a downfall in his career,[11] and later revived his career, particularly with the 2016’s Hacksaw Ridge, which won two Academy Awards[12][13] and was nominated for an additional four.

Early life

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York, as the sixth of 11 children. He is of Irish descent, and the second son of Hutton Gibson, a writer, and Irish-born Anne Patricia (nee Reilly, died 1990).[14][15] Gibson’s paternal grandmother was opera contralto Eva Mylott (1875–1920), who was born in Australia, to Irish parents,[16] while his paternal grandfather, John Hutton Gibson, was a millionaire and tobacco businessman from the South.[17][18]

One of Gibson's younger brothers, Donal, is also an actor.[19] Gibson's first name is derived from St. Mel’s Cathedral, located in his mother's hometown of Longford, Ireland.[20] His second name, Colmcille,[21] is also shared with an Irish saint. Because of his mother, Gibson possesses dual Irish and American citizenship.[22] Gibson is also an Australian permanent resident.[23][24]

Gibson's father was awarded US$145,000 in a work-related-injury lawsuit against the New York Central Railroad on Valentine's Day, 1968, and soon afterwards relocated his family to West Pymble, Sydney, Australia.[25] Gibson was twelve at the time. The move to his grandmother's native Australia was for economic reasons, and his father's expectation that the Australian Defence Force would reject his eldest son for the draft during the Vietnam War.[26]

During his years in high school, Gibson was educated by members of the Congregation of Christian Brothers at St Leo’s Catholic College in Wahroonga, New South Wales.[27][28]

Controversy

Mel Gibson,[29] was revealed by screenwriter Joe Eszterhas to have referred to Jews as "Hebes", "Jewboys" and "oven-dodgers"[30] and the Holocaust as "mostly a lot of horses**t" during their production of a film about the Book of Maccabees.[29] The film's sources included highly antisemitic writings by two nuns.[29][31]

Mel Gibson also believed in the antisemitic trope that the Torah "made reference to the sacrifice of Christian babies and infants."[29] He was also accused of harassing Jewish-American actress Winona Ryder by asking her whether she was an "oven-dodger."[29]

Awards

Mel Gibson Media

  • L'attore Mel Gibson alla Mostra del cinema di Venezia del 1985

  • Gibson in 1990 at an Air America premiere

  • Gibson with Expendables co-star Sylvester Stallone (background) in 2014

  • Mel Gibson at a Press Conference at the Ritz Carlton in Singapore. Sep 11, 2007

  • Gibson (right) on the set of Braveheart

  • Gibson with Jodie Foster at the premiere of The Beaver at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival

  • Gibson and Moore at the 60th Academy Awards in 1988

  • Gibson's 2011 mugshot from booking with El Segundo Police Department

  • Gibson at the Christmas party for charity Mending Kids International in 2007. His former wife Robyn was president of the charity.

References

  1. ↑ Sacks, Ethan (December 24, 2011). Mel Gibson officiallly divorces wife of 31 years. New York: NY Daily News. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-12-24/news/30555595_1_oksana-grigorieva-robyn-gibson-mad-mell. Retrieved April 8, 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mel Gibson and his girlfriend welcome a baby girl. Retrieved 2009-10-02.[dead link]
  3. ↑ Mark Morris (July 16, 2000). Mel Gibson: Proud or prejudiced?. Guardian News and Media Limited. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jul/16/comment.features. 
  4. ↑ John Hiscock (January 21, 2010). Mel Gibson interview. Telegraph Media Group Limited. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/7044121/Mel-Gibson-interview.html. 
  5. ↑ Matt Probert; Leela Probert. Mel GibsonThe New Society For The Diffusion of Knowledge. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  6. ↑ Mel Gibson. eNews Reference. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ Clarkson, Wensley. Mel Gibson: Living Dangerously (1993). New York: Thunder's Mouth Press. p. 30.
  8. ↑ Stephen M. Silverman. Jonathan Rhys Meyers Crowned Best Actor in IrelandPeople Magazine. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
  9. ↑ The Australian Film Institute | Past Winners. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  10. ↑ Madden, Caroline. The Passion Of The Christ Controversy Explained (in en-US). /Film (2021-12-01). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  11. ↑ Nolan, Emma. All the Times Mel Gibson Has Been Accused of Anti-Semitism and Racism (in en). Newsweek (2020-06-23). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  12. ↑ 'Hacksaw Ridge' wins 2 Oscar awards, honoring local Desmond Doss - WSMV Channel 4 (2017-03-01). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  13. ↑ Oscar Winners 2017: See the Complete List! - Oscars 2023 News | 95th Academy Awards (in en). ABC. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  14. ↑ RTÉ.ie Entertainment: Mel Gibson to be honoured at IFTA ceremony. RTÉ.ie (2009-07-27). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  15. ↑ Donegan, Lawrence (2004-02-29). "Passion player" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/feb/29/religion.world. Retrieved 2023-02-26. 
  16. ↑ Hanrahan, John. Mel Gibson (in en) (1986)Little Hills Press. ISBN 978-0-949773-34-0.
  17. ↑ McCarty, John. The Films of Mel Gibson (in en) (1997)Carol Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-8065-1918-0.
  18. ↑ Clarkson, Wensley. Mel Gibson: Man on a Mission (in en) (2005)John Blake. ISBN 978-1-85782-577-0.
  19. ↑ Donal Gibson (in en-US). IMDb. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  20. ↑ Tea With Mel Gibson (in en). RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  21. ↑ Mel Gibson's Wife Files for Divorce (in en). TMZ. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  22. ↑ Jonathan Rhys Meyers Crowned Best Actor in Ireland (in en). Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  23. ↑ McMahon, Neil. Mel Gibson doesn't deserve to be hailed as a prodigal son after his misogyny, racism (in en). The Sydney Morning Herald (2016-01-09). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  24. ↑ Mel Gibson We Were Soldiers (in en). www.female.com.au. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  25. ↑ Mel Gibson: Living Dangerously (1999)New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press. p. 30.
  26. ↑ Is the Pope Catholic? | Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  27. ↑ Mel Gibson's Biography/Filmography | Fox News. Fox News (2014-03-20). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  28. ↑ A son's dangerous passion, in the name of the father (in en). The Sydney Morning Herald (2004-03-02). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 McDermott, Jim (January 13, 2023). "Mel Gibson and the dangers of Catholic antisemitism". American Magazine. https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2023/01/13/mel-gibson-antisemitism-244526. Retrieved December 29, 2024. 
  30. ↑ An insult to Holocaust survivors who had not been burned in the ovens at the Auschwitz concentration camp run by Nazi troops in occupied Poland.
  31. ↑ Hier, Marvin; Brackman, Harold (June 22, 2003). "Mel's Passion". Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jun-22-op-hier22-story.html. Retrieved December 29, 2024. 
  32. ↑ AACTA - Past Winners - 1979. AACTA.org. Retrieved November 9, 2011.[dead link]
  33. ↑ AACTA - Past Winners - 1981. AACTA.org. Retrieved November 9, 2011.[dead link]
  34. ↑ People's Choice Awards Nominees & Winners: 1991. PeoplesChoice.com. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  35. ↑ People's Choice Awards Nominees & Winners: 1997. PeoplesChoice.com. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 People's Choice Awards Nominees & Winners: 2001. PeoplesChoice.com. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  37. ↑ People's Choice Awards Nominees & Winners: 2003. PeoplesChoice.com. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  38. ↑ People's Choice Awards Nominees & Winners: 2004. PeoplesChoice.com. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  39. ↑ "Star-gazing". The Milwaukee Journal. March 13, 1993. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y6AaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kiwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6150,3605399&dq=showest+1993+male+star+of+the+year&hl=en. Retrieved July 18, 2010. 
  40. ↑ DeArmond, Michelle (March 8, 1996). "Travolta, Bullock honored". Las Vegas Sun. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1996/mar/08/travolta-bullock-honored/. Retrieved July 18, 2010. 
  41. ↑ BWW News Desk. Jennifer Garner and Sarah Silverman Added to All-Star Lineup Honoring Matt Damon. Broadway World (March 25, 2010). Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  42. ↑ Rush, George; Molloy, Joanna and Jones, Baird (February 25, 1997). "Contract talks put sly on the cutting edge". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/1997/02/25/1997-02-25_contract_talks_put_sly_on_th.html. Retrieved July 18, 2010. 
  43. ↑ Sams, Christine (December 9, 2002). "Gulpilil leads lesser lights to glory". The Sun-Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/07/1038950236382.html. Retrieved July 18, 2010. 
  44. ↑ MAY 1003 GIBSON SPEAKS AT LMU'S UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENT PR. lmu.comLoyola Marymount University. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  45. ↑ "Jesus helps Mel hit No. 1". CNNMoney.com. June 18, 2004. http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/17/news/newsmakers/forbes_stars/?cnn=yes. Retrieved July 18, 2010. 
  46. ↑ Galloway, Stephen (November 15, 2004). "Innovator of the Year: Mel Gibson". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000719418. Retrieved July 18, 2010. 
  47. ↑ "Awestruck by 'Lethal Weapon'". Malaysia Star. September 23, 2007. http://thestar.com.my/education/story.asp?file=/2007/9/23/education/18937265&sec=education. Retrieved July 18, 2010. 
  48. ↑ Mel Gibson to be honoured at IFTA ceremony. Rte.ie. February 8, 2008. http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0208/gibsonm.html. Retrieved October 22, 2008. 

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