Mel Gibson appeared in action movies like the ‘Mad Max’ series 1980 – 1985. He has directed the Academy winner Braveheart (1995) and in 2004 he directed and produced the highly rated pictures ‘The Passion of the Christ’. Mel Gibson later directed ‘Apocalypto’ in 2006.
Mel Gibson will soon be seen in the television pics ‘Edge of Darkness’. Mel Gibson’s wife since 1980 is Robyn and they have seven children and are grandparents to two more. They have recently filed for divorced and Mel Gibson is expecting a child with his girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. He has been variously criticized for his homophobic views and anti-Semitism.
He has been caught for driving under the influence of alcohol and belligerence. He is not open about his funding for helping others. When people were left homeless due to rains in Mexico, he helped with money and later helped towards retaining forests in Fiji.