The Passion of the Christ and We Were Soldiers have contributed to Mel Gibson’s estimated $425 million in wealth. In addition to his absurd wealth, he received an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the 1995 film Braveheart.
Mel Gibson, an actor, was born in Peeksill, New York, to Irish Catholic parents, despite having a strong Australian accent in several of his earlier movies. Gibson, one of eleven children, didn’t arrive in Australia until 1968 and only acquired an Australian accent as a result of his classmates making fun of his American accent. Similar to the equally rugged Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson has gained a sizable female fan base because to his good looks, but since his 1976 film debut in Summer City, Gibson has been acknowledged as both a critical and commercial success.
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Source of Wealth:
Film, Television
Age:
65
Birth Place:
Peekskill, New York, U.S.
Height:
5′ 9¾” (1.77 m)
Weight:
175 lbs (79 kg)
Marital Status:
Divorced (Oksana Grigorieva)
Full Name:
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson
Nationality:
United States, Australia
Date of Birth:
January 3, 1956
Ethnicity:
Irish
Occupation:
Actor, Film Director, Producer
Education:
St Leo’s Catholic College
Children:
8 (Hannah, Edward, Christian, Willie, Louis, Milo, Tommy, Lucia)
Mel Gibson Earnings
Earnings 2013
Asset 2013The value of Gibson’s Mercedes CLS 500
$210,800Earnings 2011
Sale of Asset 2011Amount earned from the sale of his Lavender Hill Farm, Malibu mansion$9,300,000Earnings 2008
Asset 2008The value of Gibson’s Malibu home$11,500,000Earnings 2007
Sale of Asset Jul. 2007Amount earned from the sale of his Malibu property which he bought for $24 million in 2005$30,000,000Sale of Asset Jul. 2007Amount earned from the sale of his Tudor estate in Connecticut which he purchased for $9 million in 1994$40,000,000Asset Apr. 2007The value of Gibson’s 400-acre ranch in Costa Rica$26,000,000Earnings 2005$190 Million
Earnings 2004$220 Million
Sale of Asset Dec. 2004The value of Gibson’s Australian farm in the Kiewa Valley$6,000,000Asset Dec. 2004The value of Gibson’s Mago Island in Fiji which he purchased from Japan’s Tokyu Corporation$15,000,000Earnings 2004Earnings from the 2004 film, Passion of the Christ$210,000,000Earnings 2002$45 Million
Salary 2002We Were Soldiers salary$25,000,000Salary 2002Signs salary$25,000,000Earnings 2001$32 Million
Earnings 2000$50 Million
Salary 2000Chicken Run Salary$1,630,000Salary 2000The Patriot Salary$25,000,000Earnings 1999$60 Million
Earnings 1998
Salary 1998Lethal Weapon 4 salary$25,000,000Earnings 1997
Salary 1997Conspiracy Theory Salary$20,000,000Earnings 1996
Salary 1996Ransom Salary$20,000,000Earnings 1994
Salary 1994Maverick salary$15,000,000Earnings 1992
Salary 1992Lethal Weapon 3 salary$10,000,000Earnings 1985
Salary 1985Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome salary$1,200,000Earnings 1984
Salary 1984The River salary$500,000Earnings 1982
Salary 1982Weekly salary from Attack Force Z$1,000Earnings 1981
Salary 1981Salary from the film Gallipoli ($A 35,000)$35,000Earnings 1979
Salary 1979Mad Max Salary$15,000
