Former Students of the National Institute of Dramatic Art: Mel Ginson, Naz Luhrmann, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Pamela Stephenson

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: Mel Gibson, Baz Luhrmann, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Pamela Stephenson, Miranda Otto, Toni Collette, Judy Davis, Emilie de Ravin, Simon Baker, Sam Worthington, Ian Roberts, Colin Friels, Richard Roxburgh, Catherine McClements, Robyn Nevin, Bridie Carter, Jacqueline McKenzie, Bojana Novakovic, Anna Torv, Philip Quast, Genevieve O'Reilly, Helen Morse, Mark Ferguson, Elena Carapetis, Helen Dallimore, Hugh Sheridan, Andrea McEwan, Tom Burlinson, Karin Schaupp, Susie Porter, Steve Bisley, Aaron Jeffery, Darren Yap, Claudia Bassols, Daniel Lapaine, Jessica Marais, Timothy Conigrave, Charles Mesure, Sarah Snook, Jeremy Sims, Hilary Bell, Tom Long, Josh Lawson, Danielle Carter, Tyler Coppin, Anna Lise Phillips, Jason Chong, Justin Monjo. Excerpt: Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO (born 3 January 1956) is an Australian-American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art. After appearing in the Mad Max and Lethal Weapon series, Gibson went on to direct and star in the Academy Award-winning Braveheart. In 2004, he directed and produced The Passion of the Christ, a controversial, yet successful, film portraying the last hours in the life of Jesus. In recent years, remarks by Gibson have generated accusations of homophobia, antisemitism, racism, and misogyny; he has apologised repeatedly for the statements and denied that they represent his real opinions. Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York, the sixth of 11 children, and the second son of Hutton Gibson and Irish-born Anne Patricia (n e Reilly, died 1990). His paternal grandmother was the Australian opera soprano, Eva Mylott (1875-1920). One of Gibson's younger brothers, Donal, is also an ...