Russell Crowe (Russell Crowe): biography, filmography and personal life (photo)

Australian actor Russell Crowe is familiar to manythe viewers. Someone remembered his brutal image in the historical tape "Gladiator", and someone most appreciated the role of a scientist with a fragile psyche from the film "Mind Games".

Anyway, any work of Russell impresses with his ability to embody a variety of characters. How did this amazing actor achieve such success?

Childhood

Как и многие другие актеры, Рассел Кроу появился on light in the family, which was associated with the world of television and cinema. My grandfather, Wall of Vemis, had not only successful roles, but also the cinematic prize of the Second World War. Parents, Alex and Jocelyn, also constantly starred in films and television shows. The filming was related to travel, so at four years old Russell was in Sydney. He was attracted to television, he was not at all afraid of cameras, so it is not surprising that, at the age of five, the boy took part in the filming of the Spyforce television series, which was produced by his mother’s godfather. But this role has not yet become the beginning of an eventful career, and at the age of 14, Russell moved with his family to New Zealand, where his parents became co-owners of the Flying Jug restaurant. At the time of the cinema had to forget.

Passion for music

Когда актер был еще подростком, ничто не foreshadowed that films with Russell Crowe would one day attract many viewers to the cinema. Teenager much more interested in musical career.

Переезд в Окленд подарил ему дружбу с Дином Hochman, in whose company Russell began to play in the group "Roman Fun". In addition, he recorded singles under the pseudonym of Rus le Roque. But the songs did not become popular, to which Crowe reacted with healthy irony. At 21, he returned to Australia to study dramatic art at the National Institute. Soon he dropped out of school, although he no longer planned to become a rock star. The actor had to work as a waiter and dishwasher for a living.

First success

In 1986, Russell Crowe, whose filmographyincluded only a children's role in the series, was invited to The Rocky Horror Show. He starred in 415 issues of this program, while attending various screen tests. Some visits were successful - for example, in 1987 he received the role of Kenny Larkin and played in the TV series “Neighbors”. After him, Russell Crowe was invited to the tape "Prisoners of the Sun". At age 25, he was noticed by George Ogilvy and called to the first truly serious movie called “Crossroads”. After him, films with Russell Crowe began to appear much more often. Soon the film “Proof” was released, giving the actor an Australian Film Institute award for the best supporting role.

And in 1992 a film called Skinheads was released, which became one of the box office that year and brought the actor the national film award. Russell Crowe became successful and popular.

New roles

The emotional image of the "skinheads" drewattention of the whole world. Russell Crowe noticed Sharon Stone and invited him to take part in his directorial debut entitled “The Fast and the Dead”. The actor has completed work on the Australian project The Sum of Us, and then starred in the proposed Hollywood tape. The audience did not appreciate the film too much, but other directors noticed the Australian and began to actively offer him cooperation. Russell Crowe, whose filmography until this point was full of Australian tapes, became a real Hollywood actor. He worked on the same site with Denzel Washington in the tape “Virtuosity”, for which the Crow songs were used as soundtracks. He starred in the movie "Magic" with Bridget Fonda and took part in "No Way Back." In 1997, the actor was invited to the filming of "The Secrets of Los Angeles", where he got the main role.

The tape was very warmly received by film critics, she was awarded two Oscars and seven more nominations.

Transformations for image

In 1999, Russell Crowe acted in the film “Hisman, ”Al Pacino himself shared the film set with him. The desire to fully conform to the image led the actor to real feats. He gained 23 kilograms of weight to appear more convincing in the role of an old and bald fat man. And the efforts were not in vain. The role of Jeffrey Weigand was one of the most successful in the Russell filmography. For her, Crowe was awarded the prize of the National Film Reviewers Council, received the Los Angeles Film Critics Society Award, and was nominated for Golden Globe and Oscar.

Sustained success

In 2000, the screens out the film “Proof of Life”, where Russell Crowe shared the film set with Meg Ryan.

In the process of filming the actors began a romance,because of which Meg divorced her husband, Denis Quaid. The next work of the actor was the historical film "Gladiator", which turned out to be the best tape in 2001. Russell Crowe, whose photos during the filming of "His Man" showed not the most attractive body, has completely changed, having lost weight and gained muscle mass. The efforts did not go in vain, and the image of a strong man turned out to be extremely convincing. Russell Crowe began to receive millions of fees. And soon he was invited to the role of the famous mathematician Forbes in the film "Mind Games". This image brought the actor the Golden Globe Award for Best Dramatic Role. In 2002, the second year of Russell Crowe, whose filmography was consistently replenished with new works, decided to try himself as a producer and took part in the filming of "Texas". The next successful work was the role in the film "Master of the Seas: At the End of the Earth". She received two Oscars: for sound editing and camera work. Rolled paintings brought the creators of more than three hundred and twenty million dollars.

Career lull

In 2005, Russell’s filmography was replenished with the sensational “Knockdown”.

After that, many of the proposed roles werefar from so popular. Neither the film “Good Year”, based on Peter Mail, nor the series “Close-up”, nor the film “The Train to Hume”, caused much excitement. However, the fans were not at all disappointed in the actor, and all these works brought a good income, having appeared at the box office. Only film critics remained indifferent, as well as members of the jury of various film awards. In 2007, Russell Crowe acted in the films "Gangster" and "Tenderness", and in 2008 appeared on the screen in the film "The collection of lies." In 2009, he played in the movie "Big Game". In 2010, Russell Crowe, whose filmography includes mostly full-length tapes, starred in the series Doyle Delo.

Works of recent years

A series of not too successful work is overthanks to director Ridley Scott. He invited Russell to participate in the Robin Hood film, and this film was really successful. The cast duet with Cate Blanchett was liked by both the audience and the film critics. Russell Crowe, whose best films often turned out to be historical, successfully conveyed on the screen the image of the legendary hero of medieval ballads. After that, two more works appeared on the screens - “Three Days to Escape” and “Iron Fist”. In 2012, fans were able to see their favorite actor in an unusual role: Crowe played in the musical film “Miserable”, created by the classic work of V. Hugo. The next work was the film “City of vice”, and 2013 pleased the audience with “The Man of Steel”, telling about the popular hero of the comic book Superman and his origin. In 2014, Crowe appeared in Love through Time, and also took part in a large-scale project by Darren Aronofsky. The picture called "Noah" just recently appeared on the screens, but has already attracted great attention. The original reading of the religious story and the masterful play of Russell Crowe in a duet with Jennifer Connelly guarantee the film maximum success in the world box office.

Personal life

An extensive list of films with Russell Crowe does not mean that the actor is a workaholic who has forgotten about his personal life.

On the contrary, his romantic connections were enoughstormy. But the meeting with Daniel Spencer, a singer and actress, was life-changing. The couple met back in 1990, when both participated in the filming of the movie "Crossroads", but for a long time remained just friends. And only in 2003, thirteen years later, they decided to get married. The family had two sons, Charles and Tennyson, for whom a loving father even gave up smoking. Despite the fact that the couple seemed to be exemplary, after ten years of marriage, the actors decided to leave. The divorce was very peaceful and quiet. On the romantic relationship of Russell Crowe at the moment nothing is known. The sons of the actor after the divorce live with the mother. Crow continues to consider Australia as his home, where he has a farm where Terry’s parents and brother live.