Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson is a pre-eminent Hollywood director. Born on 3rd January in the year 1956, this notable director is better known as Mel Gibson. Apart from directing many famous Hollywood blockbusters, Mel Gibson also produced a number of films. Actually he is an actor who later became a film director. Besides this, he also worked as screenwriter in several films of Hollywood.
Though born in the United States of America, Mel Gibson shifted to Australia when he was only a twelve year old child. Later, he attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art situated in Sydney to pursue a course in acting. He received the graduation degree from this educational institute in the year 1977. He became famous after the Mad Max and Lethal Weapon series that captured the heart of several audiences. Mel Gibson also directed “Braveheart” which won the Academy Award. It is this film that brought him the prestigious award of Oscar as the Best Director for the film.
Mel Gibson directed the blockbuster film “The Passion of the Christ” in the year 2004. He also produced this film that exhibited the last moments of the holy life of Jesus Christ. Gibson is also recognized as the honorary Officer belonging to the Order of Australia. In 2004, Forbes magazine recognized Gibson as the most powerful celebrity of the world.
The Hollywood movies in which Mel Gibson worked as a director include “the Man without a Face”, “Apocalypto”, “Braveheart”. He also directed a television series called “Complete Savages”. The episodes of this television series include “The Man without a Ball”, “Tutoring”, and “- Pilot”. The movie “Apocalypto” released in the year 2006.
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But it has to be admitted that Mel Gibson performed more as an actor than a director. The films in which Gibson acted include “sam and George”, “ Paparazzi”, “What Women Want”, “The Million Dollar Hotel” and others.
Mel Gibson not only directed the film “Apocalypto”, but also wrote the story for this particular film. This film was released on 8th December in 2006. It is an action movie. The famous tagline of this film was ”When the need comes, not everyone is ready to go”. This film got nomination for three Oscars. This film was highly appreciated by the famous critics all over the world. It won the CFCA Award as the “Best Foreign Language Film”. This was awarded by the Chicago Film Critics Association.
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