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==Biography== ==Biography==
===Early life=== ===Early life===
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boost for the school community. He said he was very upset about what had happened that a place of learning should be attacked that way. He wanted to make sure that our students knew that he was thinking about them and that he was very upset about the fire-bombing
On another occasion, Russell Crowe donated a large sum of money ($200,000) to a struggling primary school near his home in rural Australia. Crowe's sympathies were sparked when a pupil drowned at the nearby Coffs Harbour beach in 2001, and he believes the pool will help students become better swimmers and improve their knowledge of water safety. Nana Glen principal Laurie Renshall says, "The many things he does up here, people just don't know about. We've been trying to get a pool for 10 years."

===Personal life ===Personal life
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Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe at O'Reilly's Pub in St John's, Newfoundland.
BornRussell Ira Crowe
SpouseDanielle Spencer (2003-)

Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is a New Zealand-Australian actor. His acting career began in the early 1990s with roles in Australian TV series such as Police Rescue and films such as Romper Stomper. In the late 1990s, he began appearing in US films such as the 1997 movie L.A. Confidential. In the 2000s, he was nominated for three Oscars, and in 2001, he won the Academy Award as Best Actor for his starring role in the film Gladiator.

Biography

Early life

Croweas born in Wellington, New Zealand, the son of Jocelyn Yvonne (née Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom were]] ===Personal life On 7 April [[ hs 39th birthday, Crowemarried Australian singer and actress Danielle Spencer. Crowe Spencer Crowe (born 21 December 2003) and Tennyson Spencer Crowe (born 7 July 2006). Most of the year, Crowe resides in stralia. He has a home in Sydney at the end of the Finger Wharf in Woolloomoolood also a 20 hectare rural property in Nana Glen near [[Coffs Harbour, New South Wa It is believed Russell is lookgfor an upmarket home in the Townsville or [[City of Thuringowa|Thuringowa/2497_hpphoo.html</ref> Crowe stated in November 2007 that he would like to be baptised, and feels that he has put itCrowe and a friend formed a band, "Roman Antix", which later evolved othe Australian pub rock band 30 Odd Foot Of Grunts. Crowe performed lead vocals and guitar for 30 Odd Foot Of Grunts wh formed in 1992. The band had found neither critical nor popular success but had several releases including 1998's Gaslight, 2001's

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Blood Oath Lt. Jack Corbeth
The Crossing Johnny
1991 Proof Andy
1992 Spotswood Kim Barry
Romper Stomper Hando
1993 Hammers Over the Anvil East Driscoll
Love in Limbo Arthur Baskin
The Silver Brumby The Man
For The Moment Lachlan
1994 The Sum of Us Jeff Mitchell
1995 The Quick and the Dead Cort
No Way Back FBI Agent Zack Grant
Virtuosity SID 6.7
Rough Magic Alex Ross
1997 L.A. Confidential Officer Wendell "Bud" White
Heaven's Burning Colin
Breaking Up Steve
1999 Mystery, Alaska Sheriff John Biebe
The Insider Jeffrey Wigand
2000 Gladiator Maximus
Proof of Life Terry Thorne
2001 A Beautiful Mind John Nash
2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Capt. Jack Aubrey
2005 Cinderella Man Jim Braddock
2006 A Good Year Max Skinner
2007 3:10 to Yuma Ben Wade
American Gangster Detective Richie Roberts
Tenderness Detective Cristofuoro completed
2008 Body of Lies Ed Hoffman pre-production
2009 Nottingham The Sheriff of Nottingham announced

Awards and nominations

Academy Award

Australian Film Institute

  • Nominated: Best Actor, The Crossing (1990)
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor, Proof (1991)
  • Won: Best Actor, Romper Stomper (1992)
  • Won: Global Achievement Award (2001)
  • Won: Best Actor International, Cinderella Man (2005)

BAFTA Award

Golden Globe Award

Template:S-awards
Preceded byKevin Spacey
for American Beauty 		Academy Award for Best Actor
2000
for Gladiator 		Succeeded byDenzel Washington
for Training Day
Preceded byJamie Bell
for Billy Elliot 		BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
2001
for A Beautiful Mind 		Succeeded byDaniel Day-Lewis
for Gangs of New York
Preceded byTom Hanks
for Cast Away 		Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
2002
for A Beautiful Mind 		Succeeded byJack Nicholson
for About Schmidt

References

  1. World Entertainment News Network (2006-01-27). "Crowe's Aussie Ceremony Delayed". imdb. Retrieved 2007-01-11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. http://www.kaspinet.com/Inside_The_Actors_Studio-Transcript.htm

External links

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