Automoderated users, Autopatrolled users, Bureaucrats, Comment administrators, Confirmed users, Moderators, Rollbackers, Administrators
214,388
edits
Mel Gibson: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
m (Mass update links) |
No edit summary Tag: Disambiguation links |
||
| (8 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{
[[File:mel-gibson-smile.jpg|
{{quote|"''Y'know, when they made ''[[
|'''[[Mock the Week|Frankie Boyle]]''', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTPSYbeNaa8 on the Scots]}}
'''Mel Gibson''' is an American-Australian actor, film director and producer and screenwriter. The movies he has acted in have grossed more than two billion dollars in the US alone. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.
Gibson broke through with the Australian cult classic ''[[
After 2002's ''[[Signs]]'', Gibson withdrew from the Hollywood system and focused on his own self-financed productions. In 2004, he directed and produced ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'', a controversial but successful film that portrayed the last hours of the life of Jesus Christ. He followed up with another ambitious, self-financed project filmed in an obscure language, ''[[Apocalypto]]''.
Line 11 ⟶ 12:
A devout Traditionalist Catholic, Gibson became more outspoken with his conservative religious and political beliefs after the release of ''Passion''. He also come under fire with allegations of antisemitism and racism, fueled by his [[Conspiracy Theorist|father's beliefs]] as well as comments he made during a DUI arrest. Gibson's controversial statements have made him the subject of frequent parody in the media.
Gibson returned to the Hollywood scene in 2010 with a starring role in ''[[Edge of Darkness (2010
His later acting roles were in more subdued films, like ''[[The Beaver]]''<ref>(which didn't do too well at the box office and his future career remains uncertain although its critical reception was [[So Okay It's Average]] at worst.)</ref> , and ''[[Get the Gringo]]''.
----
{{creatortropes}}
* [[The Alcoholic]]: He has a self-acknowledged problem with alcohol, and it often brings out his other problems.
* [[Author Appeal]]: His characters like dogs.
* [[Badass]]: Often cast as such.
* [[Doing It for
* [[Meta Casting]]: ''The Beaver'' almost reads like his own life, and this was certainly intentional.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: He has helped co-stars like Robert Downey Jr and Joaquin Phoenix deal with their own addictions.
Line 27:
{{reflist}}
{{Academy Award Best Director}}
{{Golden Globe Award Best Director}}
{{Razzie Redeemer Award}}
[[Category:Actors]]
[[Category:
▲[[Category:Creator]]
| |||