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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Mel Gibson Biography (1956-)
Full name, Mel Columcille (Gaelic for "dove of the Church") Gerard Gibson; born January 3, 1956, in Peekskill, NY; immigrated to Australia, 1968; son of Hutton (a railroad brake operator) and Ann (maiden name, Reilly) Gibson; married Robyn Moore (a nurse's aide), 1980; children: Hannah, Edward and ChristianThomas (twins), William, Louis, Milo, Thomas. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.;Publicist: Rogers & Cowan PR, 1888 Century Park East, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90067.; Office: Icon Productions, 5555 Melrose Ave. Wilder Building,2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90038.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director, producer
- Birth Details
- January 3, 1956
- Peeksill, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Scollop, Summer City (also known as Coast of Terror), Avalon Films, 1976
- Title role, Tim, Satori, 1979
- "Mad" Max Rockatansky (title role), Mad Max, American International Pictures, 1979
- (Uncredited) Bearded mechanic, The Chain Reaction (also known as Nuclear Run), 1980
- "Mad" Max Rockatansky, The Road Warrior (also known as Mad MaxII,
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, and Mad Max 2), Warner Bros., 1981
- Frank Dunne, Gallipoli, Paramount, 1981
- Captain Paul Kelly, Attack Force Z (also known as The Z Menand Z-tzu te kung tui), Virgin Vision, 1981
- Guy Hamilton, Australian Broadcast System correspondent, The Year of Living Dangerously, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
- Fletcher Christian, Master's Mate, The Bounty, Orion, 1983
- Ed Biddle, Mrs. Soffel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
- Tom Garvey, The River, Universal, 1984
- "Mad" Max Rockatansky, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (also known asMad Max 3), Warner Bros., 1985
- Sergeant Martin Riggs, Lethal Weapon, Warner Bros., 1987
- Dale McKussic, Tequila Sunrise, Warner Bros., 1988
- Detective Sergeant Martin Riggs, Lethal Weapon 2, Warner Bros., 1989
- Rick Jarmin, Bird on a Wire, Universal, 1990
- Title role, Hamlet, Warner Bros., 1990
- Gene Ryack, Air America, TriStar, 1990
- Captain Daniel McCormick, Forever Young, Warner Bros., 1992
- Detective Sergeant Martin Riggs, Lethal Weapon 3, Warner Bros., 1992
- Justin McLeod, The Man without a Face, Warner Bros., 1993
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The Chili Con Carne Club, 1993
- Bret Maverick (title role), Maverick, Warner Bros., 1994
- William Wallace (title role), Braveheart, Paramount, 1995
- Voice of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas (animated), Buena Vista, 1995
- (Uncredited) Himself, Casper, Universal, 1995
- Tom Mullen, Ransom, Buena Vista, 1996
- Jerry Fletcher, Conspiracy Theory, Warner Bros., 1997
- (Uncredited) Scott (the body piercer), Father's Day, Warner Bros.,1997
- Frances's father, Fairytale--A True Story (also known as FairyTale and Illumination), Paramount, 1997
- Detective Sergeant Martin Riggs, Lethal Weapon 4 (also known as Lethal 4), Warner Bros., 1998
- Porter, Payback, Paramount, 1999
- Agent Skinner, The Billion Dollar Hotel (also known as The Million Dollar Hotel), Icon Entertainment, 1999
- Himself, Forever Hollywood, 1999
- Colonel Benjamin Martin, The Patriot (also known as Der Patriot), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
- Voice of Rocky Rhodes, Chicken Run (animated; also known as C:R-1), DreamWorks, 2000
- Nick Marshall, What Women Want, Paramount, 2000
- Graham Hess, Signs, Buena Vista, 2002
- Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore, We Were Soldiers, Paramount, 2002
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Film Work
- Stunt performer, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, (also known as Mad Max 3), Warner Bros., 1985
- Executive producer, Forever Young, Warner Bros., 1992
- (Uncredited) Executive producer, Airborne, 1993
- Director, The Man without a Face, Warner Bros., 1993
- Producer and director, Braveheart, Paramount, 1995
- Producer, Ordinary Decent Criminal, Miramax, 1999
- Producer, We Were Soldiers, Paramount, 2002
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Rick Monroe, Punishment, 1981
- Himself, Drama School, 2000
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Specials
- Himself, The Making of "The Bounty," 1984
- Himself, The Making of "Mrs. Soffel," 1984
- Himself, The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson, ABC, 1987
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The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood's Stuntmen, ABC, 1988
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Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters, Fox, 1989
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The Siskel and Ebert Special, CBS, 1990
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Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (also known as Frank Sinatra: 75th Birthday Celebration and Frank Sinatra: The Best Is Yet to Come), CBS, 1990
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The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1990
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Mel Gibson Goes Back to School, HBO, 1991
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Classic Mel: The Making of Mel Gibson's Hamlet, HBO, 1991
- "Australia: Continent of Dreams," Cousteau's Rediscovery of the World, TBS, 1991
- Host, MTV's 10th Anniversary Special, ABC, 1991
- Himself, Mel Gibson's Video Diary 2: Lethal Weapon 3, 1991
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Hollywood Hotshots, Fox, 1992
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HBO's 20th Anniversary--We Hardly Believe It Ourselves, CBS and HBO, 1992
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Fox/MTV Guide to Summer, Fox, 1992
- Voice, The Year of the Generals, CBS, 1992
- "What Is This Thing Called Love," The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1993
- Voice, Earth and the American Dream, HBO, 1993
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Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden, ABC, 1994
- Narrator, "Australia's Outback: The Vanishing Frontier," ABC's World of Discovery, ABC, 1995
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The Warner Bros. Story: No Guts, No Glory: 75 Years of Stars, TNT,1998
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The Warner Bros. Story: No Guts, No Glory: 75 Years of Award Winners, TNT, 1998
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The Warner Bros. Story: No Guts, No Glory: 75 Years of Blockbusters, TNT, 1998
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Hollywood & Vinyl: Disney's 101 Greatest Musical Moments, VH1,1998
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Poultry in Motion: The Making of Chicken Run, NBC, 2000
- (Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood, 2001
- Narrator, Quest for Captain Kidd, The Disney Channel, 2001
- Cast, Independence Day 2001, ABC, 2001
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The Great American History Quiz: America at War, History Channel,2001
- Narrator, The Face: Jesus in Art, PBS, 2001
- Narrator, Breaking the News, CBS, 2001
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Awards Presentations
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The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1988
- Presenter, The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990
- Presenter, The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1992
- Presenter, 1993 MTV Movie Awards, 1993
- Presenter, The 1993 World Music Awards, ABC, 1993
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The 1996 ShoWest Awards, 1996
- Presenter, The 68th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1996
- Presenter, The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
- Presenter, The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1997
- Presenter, The 55th Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1998
- Presenter, The Essence Awards 2000, Fox, 2000
- Presenter, The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000
- Presenter, The 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
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The 13th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2000
- Presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
- Presenter, The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2002
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Episodic
- Himself, Dame Edna's Hollywood, 1991
- "The Entertainment Business," Bravo Profiles, Bravo, 1998
- Voice of himself, "Beyond Blunderdome," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1999
- Himself, "Wallace & Gromit Go Chicken," Omnibus, BBC, 2000
- Interviewee, History vs. Hollywood, History Channel, 2001
- Himself, Parkinson, 2002
- Also appeared in Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television; as Australian Naval Officer, The Sullivans; in The Oracle.
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Television Work
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Movies
- Executive producer, The Three Stooges, ABC, 2000
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Pilots
- Executive producer, Invincible, TBS, 2001
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Television Director
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Specials
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Mel Gibson Goes Back to School, HBO, 1991
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Stage Appearances
- Juliet, Romeo and Juliet (all-male production), National Instituteof Dramatic Arts, Sydney, Australia, 1976
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Oedipus, South Australian Theatre Company, Sydney, 1978
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Henry IV, South Australian Theatre Company, 1978
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Cedoona, South Australian Theatre Company, 1978
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Waiting for Godot, Australian production, 1979
- Also appeared in Death of a Salesman, Nimrod Theatre Company.
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Radio Appearances
- Host and occasional performer, Rabbit Ears Radio, Public Radio International, 1994
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Himself, We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right, 2002
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Carrick, Peter, Mel Gibson, Robert Hale & Company, 1999
- Clarkson, Wensley, Mel Gibson: Living Dangerously, Thunder's MouthPress, 1998
- Lewis, Jon E., and Sandy Noble, Mel Gibson (Superstar of Film), Chelsea House Publishing, 1998
- McCarty, John, The Films of Mel Gibson, Citadel Press, 1997
- Pendreigh, Brian, Mel Gibson and His Movies, Bloomsbury Pub. Ltd.,1997
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St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000
Periodicals
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Advocate, March 4, 1997, p. 25
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Entertainment Weekly, August 20, 1993, p. 20; November 8, 1996, p.20; December 27, 1996, p. 20; February 21, 1997, p. 25; May 8, 1998, p. 47
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Harper's, August, 1990, p. 32
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Ladies' Home Journal, August, 1997, p. 68
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People Weekly, November 11, 1996, p. 118; July 27, 1998, p. 86
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Premiere, September, 1993, p. 46
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Rolling Stone, January 12, 1989, p. 38
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Saturday Evening Post, November/December, 1993, p. 40
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