Mel Gibson was born in Australia

A well-known actor, director and producer Mel Gibson was born in New York in 1956. After the beginning of the Vietnam War Gibson's father left for Australia with his family for his sons not to be called to arms. Mel Gibson spent the rest of his childhood in Sidney. He graduated NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney). Gibson debuted in NIDA's Romeo and Juliet and in the film "Summer City". That's how his remarkable career began.

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Bob Dickinson

I grew up with Mel in NY until his family left for Australia. His father was a brakeman on the railroad and was injured in an accident. That $ and a win on the old Jeopardy program gave him the money needed to make the move. That was around '68

geminiacleoewe

Ok... The quiz said I got it wrong,then proceeded to verify the fact that I was actually right!!!! Mel Gibson WASN'T born in Australia! Raised there,yes,but not born

Jaime Augusto Alzate

MEL GIBSON WAS BORN IN NEW YORK, SO THE CORRECT ANSWER IS "FALSE". I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY ANSWER IS NCORRECT. I DISAGREE.

kadicke

The movie "Tim" was very early on for him.

Nicole Burke

Um Sydney!?

clpilot

Just because his dad was a coward, how did he know his sons wouldn’t defend America?

robert karel

Shrimp on the bar b!

Ron Gosling

Jaime Augusto Alzate, the question and Wed false. Correct

Scott Morris

Bob Dickinson, I found out that he was born in NY ( the same town that in " the facts of life " show was located ) when he did a movie with Sissy Spacek. Someone asked in a letter how he was able to do an American accent so well. The tabloid writer answered, " He's an American that's why !" Where you're born & where you are raised are two different things... ie Bruce Willis, Sen. John McCain,Rose McGowan, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman & Olivia Newton John, Keifer Sutherland, Kim Catrell to name a few.