
New Zealand actor, Russell Ira Crowe was born on April 7th, 1964 in the Wellington suburb of Strathmore Park.
Crowe, a Mori, has a maternal great-great-grandmother who is Ngti Porou, and he so identifies with that group. One of his grandparents was Scotch, while his paternal grandfather, John Doubleday Crowe, was a Welshman from Wrexham.
English, German, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, and Swedish are among his further ancestries. He is the nephew of cricketer Dave Crowe and the cousin of former New Zealand national cricket captains Martin and Jeff Crowe.
When Crowe was four years old, his family relocated to Sydney, Australia, where his parents worked as caterers on movie sets.
At the age of five or six, Crowe was cast as a line of dialogue opposite the show’s star, Jack Thompson, in an episode of the Australian TV series Spyforce, which was produced by the godfather of his mother.
Thompson would eventually portray Crowe’s character’s father in The Sum of Us in 1994. Crowe made a brief appearance in the serial The Young Doctors as well.
He attended Vaucluse Public School and Sydney Boys High School in Australia before his family returned to New Zealand in 1978 when he was 14 years old.
Before quitting school at the age of 16 to pursue his acting goals, he completed his secondary education at Mount Roskill Grammar School and Auckland Grammar School alongside his brother Terry and relatives.
Russell Crowe nationality
Crowe was born in the Wellington suburb of Strathmore Park. He is from New Zealand.
Russell Crowe age
Crowe was born on April 7th, 1964, hence he is currently 58 years of age.
Russell Crowe net worth
Crowe has a net worth estimated to be about $120 million.
Russell Crowe education
Crowe attended the Vaucluse Public School and Sydney Boys High School. He continued his secondary education at Auckland Grammar School, with his cousins and brother Terry, and Mount Roskill Grammar School before leaving school at the age of 16 to pursue his acting ambitions.
Russell Crowe career
In the historical epic Gladiator (2000), Crowe played the part of Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius, for which he received ten nominations and four awards, including the Academy Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, Empire Award, and London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Leading Actor.
Jeffrey Wigand, a tobacco company whistleblower, was portrayed by Crowe in the drama film The Insider (1999), and John Forbes Nash Jr., a mathematician, was portrayed by Crowe in the biopic A Beautiful Mind (2001).
He has also starred in films such as the drama Romper Stomper (1992), the mystery-detective thriller L.A. Confidential (1997), the epic war film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), the biographical boxing drama Cinderella Man (2005).
He also appeared in movies such as the Western 3:10 to Yuma (2007), the crime drama American Gangster (2007), the thriller-drama State of Play (2009), and Robin Hood (2010).
Crowe went on to star in the musical drama Les Misérables (2012), the superhero epic Man of Steel (2013), the biblical fantasy drama Noah (2014), the action comedy The Nice Guys (2016), the role of Zeus Panhellenios in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), and the upcoming Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU) film Kraven The Hunter (2023).
He made his directing debut in 2014 with the drama The Water Diviner, in which he also had a supporting role. Among his many honors are a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, two Golden Globe Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and an Academy Award after receiving three nominations in a row (1999, 2000, and 2001).
Since 2006, he has shared ownership of the National Rugby League (NRL) franchise South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Russell Crowe family and siblings
Crowe was born to Jocelyn Yvonne Wemyss and John Alexander Crowe. He shares the same parents with his brother, Terry Crowe.
Russell Crowe wife
Crowe is married to Danielle Spencer.
Russell Crowe children
Crowe has two sons; Tennyson Spencer Crowe and Charles Spencer Crowe.
Source: www.Ghgossip.com
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLTGqKqsoaBjsLC5jqusrKuVoblur9Gorp5lkp68bq3GnmScmaKasrN5zZ6rZq%2Bfp8GpecWapKKkqWQ%3D