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Mel gibson (born january 3, 1956) is a two-time academy award-winning american actor, director, producer and screenwriter.
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[2] that portrayed the last hours of the life of jesus. gibson is an honorary officer of the order of australia and was ranked the world's most powerful celebrity in the annual list by forbes magazine in 2004.
film career
gibson gained very favorable notices from film critics when he first entered the cinematic scene as well as comparisons to several classic movie stars. in 1982, vincent canby wrote that "mr. gibson recalls the young steve mcqueen... i can't define "star quality," but whatever it is, mr. gibson has it." gibson has also been likened to "a combination clark gable and humphrey bogart." gibson's physical appearance 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 most 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, 2000's the patriot, 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.
source: wikipedia
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