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Russell Crowe
Born
Russell Ira Crowe in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 7, 1964,
at age four Crowe moved with his family to Australia, There he
frequently went to work with his parents catering film shoots
- and on the set is where the young Crowe was said to have eventually
caught the acting bug.
Today
recognized as one of the leading Hollywood actors in such blockbusters
as A
Beautiful Mind and Gladiator, Crowe began his professional
career in such Australian-produced films as The Crossing
in 1990, following up with a critically praised performance in
Proof in 1991.
The
following year, worldwide attention was given to what is now recognized
as an early trademark, "Crowe intense" performance as
a skinhead in Romper Stomper.
It was actress
Sharon
Stone who later championed Crowe's move to Hollywood, and
who appeared opposite the rising star in The Quick and The
Dead in 1995, which eventually lead to his breakthrough performance
in L.A. Confidential two years later and, finally, an Oscar
nominated performance for The Insider in 1999.
In 2000, Crowe
achieved superstar status with a riveting performance in the summer
blockbuster, Gladiator
- almost single-handedly reviving the once-dead 50's Roman epic
genre. He also gained millions of new fans around the world and,
in the process, triumphantly won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2001
for his performance.
His multilayered
portrayal of a schizophrenic mathematician John Nash in A
Beautiful Mind also netted Crowe a Golden Globe award
and an Oscar nomination for Best Actor the following year.
In 2004, Crowe
appeared in the epic sea adventure, Master
and Commander
The actor
was nominated once again for Best Actor at the 2006 Oscar
Awards for his performance in Cinderella
Man. An unsual foray into romantic comedy in A
Good Year in which Crowe plays an investment banker who
moves to Provence
to manage a vineyard left to him by his late uncle. The film opened
to mixed reviews in September previews.
In September
2007, Crowe appears with actor Christian
Bale in the western drama, 3:10 to Yuma and, according to
early Oscar buzz, is a main contender at the 2008 awards for his
performance in American
Gangster, co-starring Denzel
Washington, slated to open on November 2, 2007.
Offscreen,
Crowe is married to actress Danielle
Spencer. The couple, who married in 2003, have a two sons,
2-year-old Charlie and infant Tennyson, born in July 2006.
Russell
Crowe Heaven
- Fan central, with news and updates as well as a four-part biography,
screensavers, wallpaper, video and audio files, picture gallery,
related links and more.
Russell
Crowe Fan Club - Picture gallery, a brief bio, news and
updates, FAQ, and fan club details.
Russell
Crowe, an unofficial site - Biography, news, wallpaper
gallery, movies reviews and messageboard.
Russell
Crowe - The Prose and the Passion - Frequently updated
news, image of the day, online forum and related links.
Gruntland.com
- The official site of 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, the rock band the
actor leads in his off-hours featuring news, video clips, lyrics,
and related links.
also
see -> Christian
Bale | Orlando
Bloom | George
Clooney
Russell
Crowe | Tom
Cruise | Matt
Damon | Johnny
Depp
Leonardo
DiCaprio | Colin
Farrell | Harrison
Ford | Jake
Gyllenhaal
Hugh
Jackman | Ashton
Kutcher |
Jude Law | Heath
Ledger
Joaquin Phoenix | Brad
Pitt | Keanu
Reeves | Will
Smith
Denzel
Washington
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