Net Worth:
$900 million
About Mel Gibson
One of the actors whose net worth is said to be one of the highest in the whole cinema circuit is Mel Gibson net worth. Mel Gibson is both American and Australian and he is regarded to be one of the best actors from his generation. In addition to his acting career, Mel Gibson is also a producer, director, screenwriter and an investor.
Mel Gibson was born in New York but at the age of twelve, he moved with his family to live in Australia. One of the most interesting facts is that the actor was educated by Christian Brothers and he was a student at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. From the beginning of his career, he worked on stage and later got involved into making of a lot of Australian films. His first big role was in TV series “Mad Max” and the revenue gotten from that enriched the overall Mel Gibson net worth. In fact, he received his first million dollar salary when he appeared on “Mad Max”, more specifically – “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome”.
In 1984, he was casted to appear in his first American film called “The River”, which was of drama genre. In 1987, the next American film followed and it was called “Lethal Weapon”. The role in that film ranked Mel Gibson in the Hollywood Actors A-List. Other films, for which Mel Gibson is highly known, include “Braveheart”, “Ransom”, “Conspiracy Theory”, “The Patriot”, “What Women Want” and “Signs”. For the appearance in the film “Braveheart”, Mel Gibson received two awards, including Academy Award for the Best Picture. Also, such a huge popularity adds huge sums of money to Mel Gibson net worth. In 1993, Mel Gibson directed his very own film called “The Man Without a Face”. Moreover, he won the Oscar for the Best Director category in addition to the winnings for the film “Braveheart”.
What is more, he directed “The Passion of Christ” in 2004 and “Apocalypto” in 2006. Both films got very positive evaluations from both critics and the audience. Talking about his personal life, Mel Gibson was married to Robin Moore in 1980. The couple has seven children. However, Mel Gibson divorced with Robin Moore in 2009. Now he is dating a musician Oksana Grigorieva from Russia and the couple has one daughter together. Thus, although the actor had to undergo some negative situations in his life, Mel Gibson net worth still seems to be high and his talents for both directing and acting are well appreciated on a worldwide scale.
