Mel Gibson: Outstanding Actor
Biography & Memoir, Artists, Architects & Photographers, Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Entertainment & Performing Arts
| Author: | Nathalia Timberg | ISBN: | 1230000285190 |
| Publisher: | Nathalia Timberg | Publication: | December 11, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nathalia Timberg |
| ISBN: | 1230000285190 |
| Publisher: | Nathalia Timberg |
| Publication: | December 11, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Mel Gibson is an American and Australian actor, screenwriter, director, producer and investor. Gibson grew up in Peekskill, New York, and moved with his family to Australia at the age of twelve.
Gibson's first major roles were in the Mad Max series, with Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome commanding his first million-dollar salary. His first American film was the 1984 drama The River; he then appeared in 1987′s Lethal Weapon, which placed him squarely on the Hollywood A-list. Notable films for Gibson include Braveheart—for which he won two Academy Awards, including Best Picture—Ransom, Conspiracy Theory, The Patriot, What Women Want, and Signs. Gibson directed his first film, The Man Without a Face, in 1993, and went on to win the Oscar for Best Director with Braveheart.
Mel Gibson is an American and Australian actor, screenwriter, director, producer and investor. Gibson grew up in Peekskill, New York, and moved with his family to Australia at the age of twelve.
Gibson's first major roles were in the Mad Max series, with Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome commanding his first million-dollar salary. His first American film was the 1984 drama The River; he then appeared in 1987′s Lethal Weapon, which placed him squarely on the Hollywood A-list. Notable films for Gibson include Braveheart—for which he won two Academy Awards, including Best Picture—Ransom, Conspiracy Theory, The Patriot, What Women Want, and Signs. Gibson directed his first film, The Man Without a Face, in 1993, and went on to win the Oscar for Best Director with Braveheart.
