Date of Birth: Tuesday, January 03, 1956

Place of Birth: Peekskill, New York, USA

Height: 5' 10 1/2

His birth name is Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson.

He and his family moved to New South Wales, Australia in 1968 after his father, Hutton Gibson, won "Jeopardy!" TV game show..

He was the first Australian actor to be paid $1,000,000 for a film role.

Mel almost turned down the lead role of "Braveheart" because he thought he was too old for it. Instead, he asked the producer if he could direct it. The producer made a deal, Mel might direct "Braveheart" if he agreed to take the lead role in the movie.

In 2004, Mel Gibson directed "The Passion of the Christ", a movie that tells the story of the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.

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