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Melvin Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American-born
actor, director, and producer raised primarily in Australia. After establishing
himself as a household name with the Mad Max and Lethal Weapon series, Gibson went
on to direct and star in the Academy Award-winning Braveheart. Gibson's direction
of Braveheart made him the sixth actor-turned-filmmaker to receive an Oscar for
Best Director. In 2004, he directed and produced The Passion of the Christ, a
blockbuster movie that portrayed the last hours of the life of Jesus. Gibson is an
honorary Officer of the Order of Australia.
 Early
life
Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York, the sixth of eleven children. He is the son
of Hutton Gibson and Anne Reilly Gibson, who was born in Columcille Parish, County
Longford, Ireland. His paternal grandmother was the Australian opera singer, Eva
Mylott. One of Mel's younger brothers, Donal, is also an actor. Gibson's first name
comes from a 5th century Irish saint, Mel, founder of the diocese of Ardagh
containing most of his mother's native county, while his second name, Columcille is
also linked to an Irish saint. Columcille is the name of the parish in County
Longford where Anne Reilly was born and raised.
Although Gibson is a native-born United States citizen, Hutton Gibson relocated his
family to Sydney, Australia in 1968, after winning a work related injury lawsuit
against New York Central.
Film
career
Gibson graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney in 1977. His
acting career began in Australia with appearances in television series, including
The Sullivans, Cop Shop and Punishment. Gibson's handsome boyish good looks made
him a natural for leading male roles in action projects such as the "Mad Max"
series of films, Peter Weir's Gallipoli, and the "Lethal Weapon" series of films.
Later, Gibson expanded into a variety of acting projects including human dramas
such as Hamlet, and comedic roles such as those in Maverick and What Women Want.
His greatest artistic and financial success came with films where he expanded
beyond acting into directing and producing, such as 1993's The Man Without a Face,
1995's Braveheart, 2004's Passion of the Christ and 2006's Apocalypto. Gibson was
considered for roles in Batman, GoldenEye, Amadeus, Gladiator, The Golden Child,
X-Men, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Runaway Bride and Primary Colors. Actor Sean
Connery once suggested Gibson should play the next James Bond to Connery's M.
Gibson turned down the role, reportedly because he feared being typecast.
On July 25, 1997, Gibson was named an honorary Officer of the Order of Australia
(AO), in recognition of his "service to the Australian film industry". The award
was honorary because substantive awards are made only to Australian citizens.
Gibson is the first person awarded People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive".
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