Mel Gibson

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Also Known As	Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson
Born	January 3, 1956 (age 69) • Peekskill • New York
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1996) • Academy Award (1996): Directing • Academy Award (1996): Best Picture • Golden Globe Award (1996): Best Director - Motion Picture
Notable Works	“Apocalypto” • “Hacksaw Ridge” • “The Man Without a Face” • “The Passion of the Christ”
Married To	Robyn Moore (1980–2011)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Maverick" (1994) • "Tickled Pink" (1981) • "What Women Want" (2000) • "Blood Father" (2016) • "Dragged Across Concrete" (2018) • "Ransom" (1996) • "Chicken Run" (2000) • "Complete Savages" (2004–2005) • "Lethal Weapon 2" (1989) • "The Man Without a Face" (1993) • "Bird on a Wire" (1990) • "Hamlet" (1990) • "Gallipoli" (1981) • "Tim" (1979) • "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" (1985) • "Mad Max" (1979) • "Punishment" (1981) • "Machete Kills" (2013) • "Daddy's Home 2" (2017) • "The Million Dollar Hotel" (2000) • "Cop Shop" (1978) • "Braveheart" (1995) • "The River" (1984) • "Lethal Weapon 3" (1992) • "Conspiracy Theory" (1997) • "Get the Gringo" (2012) • "The Professor and the Madman" (2019) • "The Simpsons" (1999) • "Air America" (1990) • "The Bounty" (1984) • "Tequila Sunrise" (1988) • "The Year of Living Dangerously" (1982) • "The Beaver" (2011) • "Forever Young" (1992) • "Lethal Weapon" (1987) • "Force of Nature" (2020) • "Pocahontas" (1995) • "Mad Max 2" (1981) • "The Singing Detective" (2003) • "Signs" (2002) • "The Patriot" (2000) • "The Expendables 3" (2014) • "Payback" (1999) • "Attack Force Z" (1981) • "We Were Soldiers" (2002) • "Mrs. Soffel" (1984) • "Summer City" (1977) • "Edge of Darkness" (2010) • "Lethal Weapon 4" (1998) • "The Sullivans" (1976)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"Apocalypto" (2006) • "The Passion of the Christ" (2004) • "The Man Without a Face" (1993) • "Braveheart" (1995) • "Hacksaw Ridge" (2016) • "Complete Savages" (2004)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"Apocalypto" (2006) • "Get the Gringo" (2012) • "Complete Savages" (2004) • "The Passion of the Christ" (2004)

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Is Mel Gibson married?

Robyn Moore (1980–2011)

Where was Mel Gibson born?

Mel Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York, United States.

When was Mel Gibson born?

Mel Gibson was born on January 3, 1956.

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