Mel Gibson
Milestones
- Birthplace: Peekskill, New York, USA
- Birthday: January 3, 1956
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2006
Directed the action-adventure film, "Apocalypto"; filmed in the Yucatec Maya dialogue; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Film
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2004
Directed the controversial feature, "The Passion of the Christ," based on biblical accounts of the arrest, trial, torture, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus; filmed in Aramaic, Latin, and Hebrew and earned over 600 million worldwide
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2004
Executive produced and directed several episodes of the short-lived ABC comedy, "Complete Savages"
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2002
Appeared with Robert Downey Jr. in the musical comedy, "The Singing Detective"
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2002
Executive produced and starred in the Vietnam War drama, "We Were Soldiers"
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2002
Moved ICON from Paramount to 20th Century Fox
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2002
Starred in M. Night Shyamalan's supernatural drama, "Signs"
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2000
Executive produced the ABC biopic, "The Three Stooges"
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2000
Played the lead role in Roland Emmerich's Revolutionary war saga, "The Patriot"
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2000
Portrayed a chauvinistic ad executive who can hear women's thoughts in Nancy Meyers' "What Women Want"
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1999
Starred in Brian Helgeland's directorial debut, "Payback"; film was later re-cut and re-shot by the request of Gibson and the studio
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1998
Re-teamed with Donner and Glover for "Lethal Weapon 4"
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1997
Co-starred with Julia Roberts in Donner's "Conspiracy Theory"
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1996
Starred in the Ron Howard directed thriller, "Ransom"
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1995
Directed and produced the Academy Award winning film, "Braveheart"; also played the lead role of legendary Scot, William Wallace
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1995
Lent his voice to John Smith for the animated feature, "Pocahontas"
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1994
Again collaborated with Donner on Western comedy, "Maverick"
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1993
Feature directorial debut, "The Man Without a Face"; also starred
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1992
Reunited with Donner and Glover for "Lethal Weapon 3"
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1991
Directed and appeared in the HBO special, "Mel Gibson Goes Back to School"
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1990
First film produced by Icon Productions, "Hamlet"; also played the title role
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1989
Reprised role as Riggs for "Lethal Weapon 2"; again collaborated with Donner and Glover
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1987
Played the role of Martin Riggs in "Lethal Weapon"; co-starred with Danny Glover and directed by Richard Donner
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1985
Completed "Mad Max" trilogy with "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome"
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1984
Co-starred with Anthony Hopkins in "The Bounty"
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1984
Made American film debut, opposite Sissy Spacek, in Mark Rydell's "The River"
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1982
Re-teamed with Weir to play an Australian journalist in "The Year of Living Dangerously"
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1981
Cast as one of the leads in Peter Weir's critically-acclaimed World War I drama, "Gallipoli"
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1981
Re-teamed with Miller to reprised role for "Mad Max 2" (released in the US as "The Road Warrior")
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1979
Breakthrough role as the leather-clad post-apocalyptic survivor in George Miller's "Mad Max"
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1979
Played Estragon, opposite Geoffrey Rush, in the Australian production of "Waiting for Godot"
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1979
Portrayed a developmentally disabled man in "Tim"
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1978
Joined the State Theatre Company of South Australia in Adelaide
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1976
Made stage debut, opposite Judy Davis, in the National Institute of Dramatic Art's production of "Romeo and Juliet"
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1976
Made TV debut on the Australian series, "The Sullivans"
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1976
Played a shy surfer in his film debut, "Summer City"
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1968
Moved with family to Australia at 12 years old
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Cast in an upcoming film adaptation of "Edge of Darkness" (lensed 2008)
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Formed ICON productions, (formerly known as Gibson Productions)
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