![]() ![]() He openly repeatedly criticized Pope John Paul II even as he is a full-pledged Catholic. In 1968, he became a champion of popular game show Jeopardy! and used his winnings to relocate his family to Australia so that his sons will be safe from being drafted into the army during the Vietnam war, although he is a World War II vet. Mel Gibson parentsĭuring his early years, he studied towards becoming a priest but shied away when he was offered a shot at priesthood in Papua New Guinea or the Philippines. He fathered 2 sons who are Mel’s father and uncle, Hutton and Alexander (who sadly passed away in his early twenties). John Hutton Gibson (paternal grandfather)īorn and raised in a flagrantly rich tobacco-dealing family, John himself was an American businessman who dealt specifically in plumbing supplies. ![]() She died when she slipped in the bathroom while having her bath, breaking her neck in the process leaving the care of her 2 sons to her husband. She was daughter of an alcoholic beverages importer Patrice Mylott and Mary Heffernan and she became one of the top Australian opera singers. Keep reading to find out more interesting facts about this icon’s large family. He began smoking and drinking when he was 13, the latter habit which became an addiction for him later in life. Leo Catholic College in New South Wales where he was bullied for his American tongue. He is born as the 6th of 10 children in New York but his family moved to Australia when he was 12 after his father, Hutton was granted $145,000 for a lawsuit against his employers when he sustained an injury working a railroad brakeman. His fortune, up until before his divorce from his ex-wife, rose up to the desirable $1 billion mark. His works as a director includes all critically acclaimed The Passion of the Christ (2004), Apocalypto (2006) and Hacksaw Ridge (2016). His most famous works has been his iconic roles in highly regarded movie franchises Mad Max and Lethal Weapon as well as in Braveheart (1995). 11 Director Mel Gibson (R) and his son actor Milo Gibson pose at the after party for a screening of Summit Entertainment’s “Hacksaw Ridge” at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Octoin Beverly Hills, California.Australian-American actor, director and producer Mel Gibson is one of the most celebrated filmmakers of our time. I was, ‘You know what? This this could be fun.’” “It’s kind of a satire, thriller, horror movie that’s a new character, a new pair of shoes that I hadn’t stepped into. ![]() That’s how I ended up doing it.”Īfter a string of war movies, he next costars opposite another second generation actor Francesca Eastwood (her mother is Frances Fisher, Clint Eastwood’s “Unforgiven” costar) in “Clawfoot.” It’s something that I do have a passion about. “So I just leapt off the deep end, went for it and realized that it’s something that I do love. But when I realized it was something that I was interested in, I didn’t want to grow up and be 60 years old and regret not trying something that I thought maybe I had a passion for. “I just never really gave it a serious thought. It was never like, ‘Hey! you should do this.’ ![]() “I grew up obviously in the family that I’m in and going to sets and seeing it all around me. ![]()
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