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• Mel is married to Robyn and they have seven children.
• He received his training from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, Australia.
• Mel likes big families. He is the sixth of eleven children.
• To cook Mel his favorite meal, you would neet to cook steak, fries, and spinach.
• Mel works out to keep his muscle-boy body. His gym of choice is Gold's Gym in Venice, California. This is also known as "Muscle Beach" and many stars keep in shape there.
• Mel was born in New York and lived there until he was 12. His family then moved to Australia.
• He was so nuervous before his first production in school that he had to do his role sitting down. His legs and body were too weak to stand.

Mad Max (1979)
When Mel auditioned for the part of Mad Max, he had a face full of cuts and bruises from a real barroom fight the night before. His wild night won him the part.

1. The Mel Gibson Collection (2007)
2. Lethal Weapon Collection (2005)
3. Primetime: Mel Gibson, Passion Of The Christ (2004)
4. The Singing Detective (2003)
5. The Mel Gibson Collection (2003)
6. Signs (2002)
7. We Were Soldiers (2002)
8. The Million Dollar Hotel (2001)
9. What Women Want (2000)
10. The Patriot (2000)
11. Chicken Run (2000)
12. Payback (1999)
13. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
14. Conspiracy Theory (1997)
15. Fairy Tale: A True Story (1997)
16. Mel Gibson Collection (1996)
17. Lethal Weapon 1, 2 & 3 (1996)
18. Ransom (1996)
19. Pocahontas (1995)
20. Braveheart (1995)
21. Maverick (1994)
22. The Man Without A Face (1993)
23. Forever Young (1992)
24. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
25. Bird On A Wire (1990)
26. Hamlet (1990)
27. Air America (1990)
28. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
29. Tequila Sunrise (1988)
30. Lethal Weapon (1987)
31. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
32. The River (1984)
33. Mrs. Soffel (1984)
34. The Bounty (1984)
35. The Year Of Living Dangerously (1983)
36. Attack Force Z (1981)
37. Gallipoli (1981)
38. The Road Warrior (1981)
39. Tim (1979)
40. Mad Max (1979)
41. Summer City (1977)
42. Coast Of Terror (1977)

Director Credits

1. Apocalypto (2006)
2. The Passion of The Christ (2004)
3. Braveheart (1995)
4. The Man Without A Face (1993)

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