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{{quote|''"I think my reputation is something that I'll probably try to spend the rest of my life living it down and it probably won't work."''|'''Crowe''', interview with Steve Kroft for ''60 Minutes''}}
{{quote|''"I think my reputation is something that I'll probably try to spend the rest of my life living it down and it probably won't work."''|'''Crowe''', interview with Steve Kroft for ''60 Minutes''}}


Russell Crowe is an Oscar-winning actor from New Zealand/Australia, although he frequently plays [[Fake American|Fake Americans]]. Among his more famous starring roles were in ''[[Gladiator (Film)|Gladiator]]'' (as an Ancient Roman general/gladiator; Oscar winner), ''[[A Beautiful Mind]]'' (as a brilliant yet troubled mathematician; Oscar nominated), and ''[[The Insider]]'' (as a corporate whistleblower; Oscar nominated). As a musician he was formerly in the line up of a band called "30 Odd Foot of Grunts". Most recently, he has been cast as Jor-El in [[Zack Snyder]]'s reboot of the ''[[Superman]]'' franchise and as Javert in the upcoming film adaptation of the musical ''[[Les Misérables (Theatre)|Les Miserables]]''.
Russell Crowe is an Oscar-winning actor from New Zealand/Australia, although he frequently plays [[Fake American|Fake Americans]]. Among his more famous starring roles were in ''[[Gladiator (film)|Gladiator]]'' (as an Ancient Roman general/gladiator; Oscar winner), ''[[A Beautiful Mind]]'' (as a brilliant yet troubled mathematician; Oscar nominated), and ''[[The Insider]]'' (as a corporate whistleblower; Oscar nominated). As a musician he was formerly in the line up of a band called "30 Odd Foot of Grunts". Most recently, he has been cast as Jor-El in [[Zack Snyder]]'s reboot of the ''[[Superman]]'' franchise and as Javert in the upcoming film adaptation of the musical ''[[Les Misérables (theatre)|Les Miserables]]''.


After several highly publicized fights he has gained a reputation for his temper. He once headbutted the actor Peter Cousens and threw a telephone at a hotel concierge. The American Secret Service protected Crowe for a time when Al Qaeda allegedly threatened his life as some sort of destabilization plan that involved eliminating iconic Americans ([[Did Not Do the Research|despite not ''being'' American...]]).
After several highly publicized fights he has gained a reputation for his temper. He once headbutted the actor Peter Cousens and threw a telephone at a hotel concierge. The American Secret Service protected Crowe for a time when Al Qaeda allegedly threatened his life as some sort of destabilization plan that involved eliminating iconic Americans ([[Did Not Do the Research|despite not ''being'' American...]]).
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