Russell Crowe is a New Zealand born actor who started his career as a TV actor. He showed absolute mastery in dealing with emotional dramas and lately earned a name of a fine actor capable of dealing with any kind of roles. His role in Gladiator gave him worldwide fame and the certificate of some of the finest actors in the world. He has won both Academy Awards and Golden Globe awards. In the early period of 1990s, he started his career as an actor with the TV serials like, Police Rescue and the movies like, Romper Stomper. In the later part of the 20th century films like L.A. Confidential and Gladiator, he started giving his acting career a kick start. Russell Crowe was nominated for three Oscars for his extraordinary acting in L.A. Confidential. In the year 2001, his acting skill in Gladiator won him the Oscar for best actor.
Crowe was born to the parents Jocelyn Yvonne and Alexander Crowe. Both his parents were the caterers at the film set. After tasting success in Australia, Russell went to Hollywood and the place did not make him return empty handed. In 1995, Virtuosity gave him initial recognition. He is a three time Oscar nominee and in 2001, he won the Academy Award for best actor for Gladiator.
In fact, Russell Crowe won 3 consecutive Oscar nominations for The Insider, The Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind. A Beautiful Mind helped him winning the BAFTA Award in 2002. That year he missed the Oscar. In the time period between 1997 and 2003 he played meaty roles in Master and Commander and L.A. Confidential. Still, he did not get nominated for either of the roles. A Good Year, the light Romantic comedy did not do well in the Box Office, but Crowe could show the bright sides of his acting prowess.
Crowe was guarded by Secret Service agents after the 73rd Academy Award ceremony as one of the magazines informed him that an infamous terrorist organization designed a plot to kidnap him. Even Scotland Yard appointed employees for guarding Russell Crowe.
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Apart from being a fine actor, Russell Crowe is fond of sports. His cousins Martin and Jeff Crowe were renowned cricket players. It is said that he lost one of his front tooth while playing Rugby. Apart from being a talented actor Russell is also a fine singer. He has even tried his luck in the music career.
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