Mel gibson parents biography
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Mel Gibson's Irish roots
Mad Max actor, Mel Gibson's Irish roots date back to the Irish Famine, while his mother was born in County Longford.
Mel Gibson's Irish roots run very deep indeed. In fact, the Irish Australian actor, known for movies like Braveheart, Lethal Weapon, and Mad Max, has links to Ireland on both his mother and father's side.
Anne Patricia Reilly
Gibson's mother, Anne Patricia Reilly, was born in Ardagh in County Longford. In fact, Mel is named after St. Mel's Cathedral, the fifth-century Irish saint, and founder of Gibson's mother's local native diocese, Ardagh. While his middle name, Colmcille, is the name the Catholic diocese of Ardagh.
The Hollywood star is lucky enough to have dual Irish Australian citizenship due to his mother's birthright.
Mel Gibson at the Irish Film and Television Awards.
Hutton Gibson
His father, Hutton Gibson's family has links right back to the Irish Famine in the 1800s. Gibson's great-grandfather, Patrick Mylo
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Mel Gibson
American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)
This article is about the actor. For the basketball player and coach, see Mel Gibson (basketball).
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. The recipient of multiple accolades, he is known for directing historical films as well for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apocalyptic series Mad Max (1979–1985) and as Martin Riggs in the buddy cop series Lethal Weapon (1987–1998).
Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia, when he was 12 years old. He studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, where he starred opposite Judy Davis in a production of Romeo and Juliet. During the 1980s, he founded Icon Entertainment, a production company. Director Peter Weir cast him as one of the leads in the World War I drama Gallipoli (1981), which earned Gibson a Be
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Hutton Gibson
American writer (1918–2020)
Hutton Gibson | |
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| Born | (1918-08-26)August 26, 1918 Peekskill, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 11, 2020(2020-05-11) (aged 101) Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
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| Children | 11, including Mel and Donal |
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| Relatives | Milo Gibson (grandson) |
Hutton Peter Gibson (August 26, 1918 – May 11, 2020) was an American writer on sedevacantism, a World War II veteran, the Jeopardy!grand champion for 1968, and the father of 11 children, one of whom is the actor and director Mel Gibson.[1]
Gibson was a critic both of the post-Vatican II Catholic Church and of those Traditionalist Catholics who reject sedevacantism, such as the Society of Saint Pius X. He claimed that the Second Vatican Counci