Russell Crowe

Movie Actor

Russell Crowe was born in Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand on April 7th, 1964 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 60, Russell Crowe biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Russell Ira Crowe, Russ, Rusty
Date of Birth
April 7, 1964
Nationality
New Zealand
Place of Birth
Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Age
60 years old
Zodiac Sign
Aries
Networth
$100 Million
Profession
Actor, Character Actor, Film Actor, Film Producer, Musician, Screenwriter, Singer, Television Actor
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Russell Crowe Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 60 years old, Russell Crowe has this physical status:

Height
182cm
Weight
92kg
Hair Color
Light Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Build
Average
Measurements
Not Available
Russell Crowe Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Christianity
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Vaucluse Public School, Sydney Boys High School, Auckland Grammar School, Mount Roskill Grammar School
Russell Crowe Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Danielle Spencer, ​ ​(m. 2003; div. 2018)​
Children
2
Dating / Affair
Sophia Forrest, Terri Irwin, Jamie O’Neal (1988), Nicole Kidman, Danielle Spencer (1989-2012), Sharon Stone, Jodie Foster (2000), Erica Baxter (2000), Meg Ryan (2000), Peta Wilson (2000-2001), Courtney Love (2001), Heather Graham (2001), Jennifer Connelly (2002), Katie Lee (2012-2013), Dita Von Teese (2012), Samantha Barks (2013), Britney Theriot (2020-Present)
Parents
John Alexander Crowe, Jocelyn Yvonne Wemyss
Siblings
Terry Crowe (Brother)
Other Family
John Doubleday Crowe (Paternal Grandfather), Lois Catherine Jean Cunningham (Paternal Grandmother), Stanley James Taihoa Ira/Iria Wemyss (Maternal Grandfather) (Cinematographer), Esmee Jocelyn/Joycelyn Burns (Maternal Grandmother), Martin Crowe (Cousin) (New Zealand Cricketer), Jeff Crowe (Cousin) (New Zealand Cricketer), Dave Crowe (Uncle) (New Zealand Cricketer), Don Spencer (Father-in-law) (Actor)
Russell Crowe Career

Acting career

Crowe began his performing career as a musician in the early 1980s under the stage name "Russ Le Roq," according to his mentor Tom Sharplin. "I Just Want To Be Like Marlon Brando," "Pier 13," and "Shattered Glass," none of which charted. In 1984, he operated "The Venue," an Auckland music venue. When he was 18, he appeared in A Very Special Person..., a marketing video for Avondale University's theology/ministry program, a Seventh-day Adventist tertiary education provider in New South Wales, Australia.

Crowe left New Zealand and returned to Australia at the age of 21, aiming to enroll in the National Institute of Dramatic Art. "I was doing in a theatre performance" and spoke with a man who was then NIDA's technical support manager, he said. When I asked him what he thought about me after three years at NIDA, he said no. It'd be a waste of time, my uncle told me. "You already do the things you need to hear, and you've been doing it for the majority of your life," the narrator said. In a New Zealand version of The Rocky Horror Show, he appeared in his first professional role by director Daniel Abineri from 1986 to 1988. Eddie/Dr Scott was the role of Eddie/Dr Scott. He performed again in a new Australian production of the festival, which also included tours of New Zealand. Crowe spent six months on busking in 1987 when he was unable to find any other jobs. Crowe played Mickey in 1988 Australia's Blood Brothers. In the 1989 film Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom, Daniel Abineri cast him again.

Crowe was portrayed by Faith Martin in his first film, The Crossing (1990), a small-town love triangle directed by George Ogilvie, after appearing in Neighbours and Living with the Law. Crowe was hired by a film-student protégé of Ogilvie, Steve Wallace, in 1990's Blood Oath (aka Prisoners of the Sun), which was released a month before The Crossing, but it was later shot. Crowe appeared in the first episode of the second season of Police Rescue in 1992. Crowe appeared in Romper Stomper, an Australian film that followed the exploits and demise of a minor skinhead group in blue-collar suburban Melbourne, directed by Geoffrey Wright and co-starring Jacqueline McKenzie. Crowe received an Australian Film Institute (AFI) award for Best Actor, a follow-up to his Best Supporting Actor award for Proof in 1991. Crowe had applied for Australian citizenship in 2006 and again in 2013, but it was refused because he did not meet the residency requirements. However, Crowe's Immigration Department said it had no record of any such request.

Crowe first appeared in For the Time in 1993, before focusing on American films after initial success in Australia. He co-starred with Denzel Washington in Virtuosity (the pair later appeared together in American Gangster) and with Sharon Stone in The Quick and the Dead in 1995. He went on to become a three-time Oscar nominee, winning the Academy Award as Best Actor in 2000 for Gladiator. In 2001, Crowe was given the (Australian) Centenary Medal for "service to Australian society and Australian film production."

Crowe's three best actor Oscar nominations for The Insider, Gladiator, and A Beautiful Mind have all been given. Crowe received the best actor award for A Beautiful Mind at the 2002 BAFTA awards ceremony, as well as the Golden Globe and Screen Actor Guild awards for the same role. Despite being nominated for an Academy Award, Denzel Washington was disqualified. Both three films were also nominated for Best Picture, and Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind received the distinction. Crowe was the first actor to lead a back-to-back Best Picture winners since Walter Pidgeon (who appeared in How Green Was My Valley and Mrs. Miniver).

He appeared in two other best picture nominees, Los Angeles, during the six-year period from 1997 to 2003. The Far Side of the World is a mythical and enslaved. In 2005, he teamed with Ron Howard of A Beautiful Mind for the biographical boxing film Cinderella Man. In 2006, he re-teamed with Gladiator producer Ridley Scott for A Good Year, the first of two consecutive collaborations (the second being American Gangster co-starring Denzel Washington, who was released in late 2007. Despite the fact that the light romantic comedy of A Good Year was not widely accepted, Crowe seemed delighted with the film, telling STV in an interview that he thinks it would be enjoyed by fans of his other films.

Crowe's box office has declined in recent years. Russell Crowe (RCROW), a stock market (HSX) company that was established in 1998, has maintained constant accretion. Crowe appeared in Robin Hood, a film based on the Robin Hood legend directed by Ridley Scott and released on May 14th, 2010. Crowe appeared in the 2010 Paul Haggis film The Next Three Days, a French film pour Elle's 2008 adaptation.

Crowe played Jackknife in The Man of the Iron Fists, opposite RZA, after a year off acting. In the Christopher Nolan-produced film Man of Steel, he played Javert in Les Misérables' musical film (2012) and portrayed Superman's biological father, Jor-El. In 2014, he appeared as a gangster in Mark Helprin's 1983 film Winter's Tale and as the title character in Darren Aronofsky's film Noah. Crowe made his directorial debut with The Water Diviner, a historical drama film in which he also appeared in with Jacqueline McKenzie, Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney. The film was shot in 1919 and was produced by Troy Lum, Andrew Mason, and Keith Rodger. Crowe appeared in The Mummy (2017) as a comedian. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Love and Thunder, which was released on July 8-2022, Crowe portrayed Zeus. He portrays Fr. Brutus, the famous exorcist Fr. Gabriele Amorth in The Exorcist Exorcist (1923).

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Russell Crowe reveals he still has to 'work for a living' as he compares his wealth to Hollywood megastar Daniel Day-Lewis

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 23, 2024
Russell Crowe has revealed he still has to 'work for a living' after comparing his career to fellow Hollywood megastar Daniel Day-Lewis. The Australian actor, 60, appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience earlier this week for the first time. At the beginning of their long conversation, host Joe Rogan, 57, mentioned how strange it is to meet someone he has seen in movies for years. 

Russell Crowe leaves Joe Rogan stunned with VERY graphic behind-the-scenes story from Ricky Hatton's iconic win over Kostya Tszyu

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 22, 2024
Russell Crowe has revealed the lengths he went to in order to help his close friend Kostya Tszyu in an experience that gave the Hollywood superstar a front-row view into the brutality of boxing.

Russell Crowe 'is forced to flee his show at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire as a fight breaks out between his team and overzealous fans'

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 25, 2024
Russell Crowe was reportedly forced to flee his show at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on Wednesday, after a huge brawl broke out between members of his team and overzealous fans. The Gladiator star, 60, had finished his gig with his band The Gentlemen Barbers, and headed outside to meet fans who gathered to meet him. However, things turned violent when Russell's promoter got involved in a row with excited fans, leading the actor to rush back inside as a fight broke out.
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