Mel Gibson

Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter who was born on January 3, 1956, in Peekskill, New York, USA. While he was born in the United States, he became a dual citizen of the United States and Australia. Mel and his family moved to Australia in the late 1960s, settling in New South Wales, where Mel’s paternal grandmother, contralto opera singer Eva Mylott, was born.

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was the sixth born of eleven children of Hutton Gibson, a railroad brakeman, and Anne Patricia (maiden name Reilly) Gibson (who died in December of 1990). His mother was Irish, from County Longford, Ireland while his American-born father is also of Irish descent. His mother Anne Reilly was from Ardagh, Co. Longford, Ireland and her local church was St. Mel’s Cathedral and so the world’s favorite actor earned his first name from a Catholic saint.

The local Irish Marching Pipe Veteran’s Band plays outside St. Mel’s Cathedral, Longford, Ireland

Gibson gained international fame and success in the 1980s and 1990s, where he starred in a series of unstoppable blockbuster action films. Some of his most notable roles include:

“Mad Max” series (1979, 1981, 1985) – He portrayed the iconic role of Max Rockatansky in the post-apocalyptic action film series. Dark and moody film with loads of humor. An intro to hunky Mel Gibbon.
“Lethal Weapon” series (1987, 1989, 1992, 1998) – Gibson played Martin Riggs, a troubled and reckless police detective, in this popular action-comedy film series. A family go to and made Mel a Hollywood sensation.
“Braveheart” (1995) – Apart from acting, Gibson directed and starred in this historical epic, playing the Scottish warrior William Wallace. The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Hands down, everyone’s favorite.
“The Patriot” (2000) – In this historical war film, Gibson portrayed Benjamin Martin, a hesitant American Revolutionary War hero. One of Mel’s best works!

Passion Film

For The Passion of the Christ (2004), which he directed, wrote, and produced, he spent 25 million dollars of his own money. Back in 1992, he started doing research for the movie that was not released until 2004. The film grossed over $612 million worldwide and became the fifth highest-grossing film of 2004 internationally at the end of its theatrical run. It is also the highest-grossing Christian film of all time, as well as the highest-grossing independent film of all time.

Family Life

Mel Gibson was married to Robyn Moore Gibson in 2011 and has seven children who work behind and in front of the camera, including Milo Gibson, Hannah Gibson, Christian Gibson, Edward Gibson, Louis Gibson, William Gibson, and Thomas Gibson.

Gibson’s girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, gave birth to their baby girl Lucia Gibson in 2009. In 2017 Lars Gibson was born by Gibson’s girlfriend Rosalind Ross.