Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe: Skuespiller med internationale anerkendelse

Russell Crowe er en kendt skuespiller, der er født den 7. april 1964 i Wellington, New Zealand. Han er søn af Jocelyn Yvonne og John Alexander Crowe, som begge arbejdede som cateringfolk på filmsettet. Hans morfar, Stanley Wemyss, var cinematograf.

Tidlige år og karriere

Russell Crowes familie flyttede til Australien, da han var en lille dreng, og de bosatte sig i Sydney. Her fik han tidligt interesse for skuespil, og hans karriere begyndte som barnestjerne i en lokal australsk tv-serie. Hans første store gennembrud kom med filmen Romper Stomper (1992), der gjorde ham kendt i filmindustrien i Australien og nabolandene. Han fulgte op med filmen The Sum of Us (1994), der hjalp ham med at etablere sig i USA. Sharon Stone hørte om ham fra Romper Stomper (1992) og ville have ham til sin egen film, The Quick and the Dead (1995), men optagelserne var allerede i gang til The Sum of Us (1994). Sharon ventede med at optage, indtil hun havde fået fat i Crowe til sin film. Med The Quick and the Dead (1995) som hans første amerikanske film blev den næste hurtigt tilbudt ham. Virtuosity (1995) med Denzel Washington placerede Russell Crowe i rollen som en virtuel seriemorder ved navn Sid6.7 – en rolle, der var helt anderledes end dem, han tidligere havde spillet. Virtuosity (1995), en Sci-Fi-storfilm, åbnede døren for endnu flere amerikanske tilbud. Crowes tredje amerikanske film, L.A. Confidential (1997), gav ham den berømmelse og opmærksomhed i USA, som hans fans længe har følt, at han fortjente. Selvom han ikke blev nomineret til en Oscar denne gang, lod han sig ikke slå ud og skrev kontrakt på sin første film med The Walt Disney Company, Mystery, Alaska (1999). Han opnåede endnu mere succes og modtog priser for sine præstationer i Gladiator (2000), hvor han vandt en Oscar for bedste mandlige hovedrolle, og A Beautiful Mind (2001).

Trivia

• Russell Crowe afviste rollen som Aragorn i Peter Jacksons Ringenes Herre-trilogi, da optagelserne til Ringenes Herre: Eventyret om ringen (2001) ville falde sammen med Ron Howards Et smukt sind (2001). Dog elskede Crowe idéen om at filme en film i sit hjemland, New Zealand, i længere tid.

Udtalelser

En af de mest smertefulde ting ved karakteren, jeg spillede i L.A. Confidential (1997), var, at forfatteren, James Ellroy, holdt fast ved, at Bud White ikke drak. Jeg sagde: Kom nu, det her er 1953. Han er en arbejderklassefyr, en betjent. Fortæller du mig, at han ikke sidder rundt med gutterne efter vagten og får en øl? Og Ellroy siger: Absolut ikke. Så i fem måneder og syv dage drak jeg ikke. Det er nok den mest smertefulde periode i mit liv.

Bemærkelsesværdigt

• På det personlige plan har Russell Crowe haft en bemærkelsesværdig karriere. Han er kendt for sin rustne og røgfyldte stemme, og han er også kendt for at spille exceptionelt talentfulde personer. Desuden samarbejder han ofte med instruktørerne Ron Howard og Ridley Scott og spiller ofte karakterer, der er baseret på virkelige personer.

Familie og personlige oplysninger

• Russell Crowe blev gift med Danielle Spencer den 7. april 2003 og blev skilt den 10. april 2018. De har to børn sammen, Tennyson Spencer Crowe og Charles Spencer Crowe.
• Han er søn af Jocelyn Yvonne Crowe (født Wemyss) og John Alexander Crowe. Han er også i familie med Jeff Crowe og Martin Crowe, der begge er hans fætre. Han har også en søskende ved navn Terry Crowe.

Officielle arbejder og medieomtale

• Ud over skuespil er Russell Crowe også forsanger og guitarist for det australske rockband 30 Odd Foot of Grunts.
• Han har medvirket i adskillige produktioner og optrædener i medierne, herunder tre trykte biografier, 16 interviews, 35 artikler, seks fotoserier og 29 magasinforsider.

Med sin imponerende filmkarriere og sine mange internationale priser har Russell Crowe bevist sin talentfulde skuespilformåen. Han fortsætter med at udfordre sig selv og imponere publikum med sine roller på tværs af forskellige genrer og filmkulturer.

Bio

• Les Misérables (2012) – Javert
• Gladiator (2000) – Maximus
• A Beautiful Mind (2001) – John Nash
• L.A. Confidential (1997) – Bud White
• The Popes Exorcist (2023) – Father Gabriel Amorth
• Poker Face (2022) – Jake Foley
• The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022) – Arthur Coates
• Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022) – Jack Slack
• Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) – Zeus
• Zack Snyders Justice League (2021) – Jor-El (stemme)
• Unhinged (2020) – Manden
• True History of the Kelly Gang (2019) – Harry Power
• The Loudest Voice (2019) – Roger Ailes (TV Mini Series)
• Boy Erased (2018) – Marshall Eamons
• Tourism Australia: Dundee – The Son of a Legend Returns Home (2018) – J.P. Steele (video)
• War Machine (2017) – Bob White (ukrediteret)
• The Mummy (2017) – Henry Jekyll
• The Nice Guys: The Nice Guys Detective Agency (2016) – Jackson Healy (kortfilm)
• Saturday Night Live: Cut for Time (2016) – Coach (TV-serie)

Awards

• Academy Awards, USA (3)
• BAFTA Awards (3)
• Golden Globes, USA (6)
• Critics Choice Awards (6)
• Screen Actors Guild Awards (11)
• CinEuphoria Awards (2)
• Online Film & Television Association (4)
• Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards (3)
• Peoples Choice Awards, USA (1)
• Satellite Awards (7)
• Australian Film Critics Association Awards (1)
• Razzie Awards (1)
• 20/20 Awards (1)
• AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (1)
• Jupiter Award (1)
• Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards (3)
• Teen Choice Awards (2)
• Central Ohio Film Critics Association (2)
• Gold Derby Awards (1)
• San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (5)
• Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (2)
• National Board of Review, USA (2)
• Awards Circuit Community Awards (6)
• Irish Film and Television Awards (1)
• Walk of Fame (1)
• Australian Film Institute (7)
• Empire Awards, UK (2)
• Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards (3)
• St. Louis Film Critics Association, US (1)
• London Critics Circle Film Awards (2)
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (3)
• Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2)
• Online Film Critics Society Awards (3)
• AFI Awards, USA (1)
• MTV Movie + TV Awards (3)
• Vancouver Film Critics Circle (1)
• Russian Guild of Film Critics (1)
• ShoWest Convention, USA (1)
• Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (1)
• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2)
• Golden Schmoes Awards (1)
• Santa Fe Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
• National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1)
• Golden Apple Awards (1)
• Hollywood Film Awards (1)
• Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards (1)
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1)
• New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1)
• Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (1)
• Chlotrudis Awards (1)
• Seattle International Film Festival (1)

Trivia

• Turned down the role of Aragorn in Peter Jacksons Lord of the Rings trilogy since filming on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) would coincide with Ron Howards A Beautiful Mind (2001). However, Crowe really loved the idea of filming a movie in his home country, New Zealand, for an extended amount of time.
• He turned down the role of Logan/Wolverine in X-Men (2000) because he did not want to play another similar role to the Maximus from Gladiator (2000), which he just completed. Crowe felt the characters were too similar by having the same animal totem – the wolf, and thought the movie was a cartoon, which it is not his cup of tea.
• Good friends with Nicole Kidman. She also mentioned him in her Oscaracceptance speech when she won Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Hours (2002).
• When his wife was pregnant with his first child Charles, he gave updrinking alcohol with her.
• The role of James J. Braddock (Cinderella Man (2005)) is his personal favorite.
• Dropped out of high school.
• After filming Gladiator (2000), he and some friends took a 4,000 mile motorcycle trip around Australia.
• Lost his front tooth playing rugby when he was ten. Never got it fixed until, at the insistence of the director for The Crossing (1990), who paid for it out of his own pocket.
• When Crowes acceptance speech for his Best Actor award during the British Film Awards was edited, Crowe shoved the producer of the show, Malcolm Gerrie, against a wall and cursed at him, telling him: Who on Earth had the… audacity to take out the best actors poem? Ill make sure you never work in Hollywood. He later issued a full apology.
• Quit smoking for the sake of his children in 2010, but subsequently relapsed.
• Has starred in five movies in seven years (1997-2003) that ended up being nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture. (L.A. Confidential (1997), The Insider (1999), Gladiator (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)). Gladiator (2000) and A Beautiful Mind (2001) won.
• Owns a 560-acre farm in 7.5 hours North-West from Sydney.
• Proudly displayed his grandfathers British Honours medal (MBE) whilemaking his Oscar Winner speech in 2001.
• He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queens New Years Honours List for his services to Australian society and Australian film production.
• Took violin lessons in preparing for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) because his character,Jack Aubrey, played the violin several times during the movie.
• Initially turned down L.A. Confidential (1997) because he doubted whether he could convincingly play such a tough character.
• His ancestry includes English, German, Irish, Maori, Norwegian, Scottish, Swedish, Welsh, and 1/32 Italian. Russells paternal grandfather was from Wrexham, Wales. Russells maternal great-grandmother, Erana Putiputi Hayes Heihi, was Maori, and as a result, he is registered on the Maori electoral roll in New Zealand.
• Tried a music career as a rockabilly singer sporting a large pompadour hairdo, playing under the name Russ Le Roq. Titled his first single, I Want to Be Like Marlon Brando. Later admitted that he had never even seen a Brando movie when he wrote and recorded the song. Ironically, he went on later to play Jor-El in Man of Steel (2013), the same character that Brando iconically performed in Superman (1978).
• Has indicated an interest in taking out Australian citizenship due to the amount of time and energy he spends Down Under (keeping his New Zealand citizenship as well).
• Once he was cast as Bud White in L.A. Confidential (1997), he read in the book that his character was the largest cop on the police force, off-putting for him due to his medium-sized frame (just under 6 feet). To capture a big guy presence, Crowe lived in a tiny flat in which he could barely fit through any of the doors. This experience, he said, made him come to the set feeling like a giant.
• Became a father for the 1st time at age 39 when his wife Danielle Spencer gave birth to their son Charles Spencer Crowe on December 21, 2003.
• Became a father for the 2nd time at age 42 when his wife Danielle Spencer gave birth to their son Tennyson Spencer Crowe on July 7, 2006.
• Following his involvement in a brawl in a London restaurant, Russell stated that he was under a lot of stress and announced that he was going back to Australia to relax and spend more time with his father and his longtime girlfriend singer, Danielle Spencer. (November 2002)
• First lead role when he was 25.
• He wrote a song about Jodie Foster called Other Ways of Speaking with his band, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts.
• Was among the guests at Nicole Kidmans and Keith Urbans wedding.
• Lives in a penthouse on Woollomoollo Wharf in Sydney, the Penthouse was reportedly sold to Crowe and wife Danielle Spencer for over 13.75 million.
• Jodie Foster considers him a very good friend.
• A Beautiful Mind (2001) is ranked #93 on the American Film Institutes 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time (2006).
• Cousin of former New Zealand international cricketers Jeff Crowe and Martin Crowe.
• His performance as Jeffrey Wigand in The Insider (1999) is ranked #23 on Premiere magazines 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
• Despite liking the script very much, turned down About a Boy (2002).
• Gained 63 pounds for his role in Body of Lies (2008).
• Is a huge fan of English Football side Leeds United AFC.
• As of 2014, has appeared in six films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: L.A. Confidential (1997), The Insider (1999), Gladiator (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) and Les Misérables (2012). Of those, Gladiator (2000) and A Beautiful Mind (2001) are winners in the category.
• (August 16, 2001) He and his band, 30 Odd Foot of

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