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    Mel Gibson stops by to support the Washington-Crowe film
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    Mel Gibson meets with Guatemala's President, Oscar Berger
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    Mel Gibson talks about possible humanitarian projects in Costa Rica
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February 3, 2012

Mel Gibson, LA County Sheriff Listed As Possible Witness In Deputy’s Discrimination Case

Attorneys for a deputy who arrested Mel Gibson on suspicion of drunken driving want to call the Oscar-winner as a witness during an upcoming trial to determine if the officer suffered discrimination because of the case.

The trial will focus on what happened to Deputy James Mee after he arrested the actor-director in 2006, and whether he endured discrimination because he is Jewish.

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overview

Born in the United States and raised in Australia, Mel Gibson is a classically trained actor who has become one of the most influential actor/directors in Hollywood. He’s played roles across the board from his breakout as the haunted title character in the 1979 small-budget sci-fi cult movie “Mad Max,” to a bumbling, comic ladies-man in 2000’s “What Women Want.”

His bread and butter role, and the one that made him a household name, was in the four-part “Lethal Weapon” series, which began in 1987. In between the “Lethal” films he found time to not only appear in some excellent movies, but move into directing as well. His production of “The Passion of the Christ” in 2004 earned him worldwide notoriety and financial success. 

He’s a mercurial actor who has had his share on controversy including a 2006 arrest for driving under the influence and a subsequent anti-Semitic rant that landed him squarely in headlines around the world.

  • Name: Mel Gibson
  • Birthdate: January 03, 1956
  • Birthplace: Peekskill, New York

fun facts

  • Mel was born in the United States but his family moved to Australia in 1968.

  • Mel is the sixth of 11 children in his family.

  • Mel has been married for 27 years and has 7 children.

  • In 1997, Mel won both the Order of Australia medal and Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Man of the Year.

  • In 1979, Mel shared an apartment in Australia with future Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush while they performed a production of “Waiting for Godot.”

  • Mel’s second directorial effort, “Braveheart,” won Oscars for Best Picture and Director.