+ rose to fame with "Gladiator," which won the Oscar for best actor
+ is released in "Quick and the Dead", his first hit "LA Confidential"
+ Become the favorite actor Ridley Scott takes on wages of 20 MDD
by Hector FLORES ESPINOSA
Russell Crowe is an actor despite his relatively short career in film-with only 38 interventions in movies and TV series from 1972 to 2009 - especially in Hollywood, has become a widely recognized player in the world thanks to its successful role in "Gladiator" won her Oscar win as best actor, but was also polynomial for "The Informant" and "A Beautiful Mind."
Ira Russell Crowe, his real name, was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 7, 1964. Australians is New Zealand origin, but also has Welsh ancestry, Norwegian and Maori. He married Danielle Spencer in 2003 and remains his wife.
When Russell was only four years old, his family moved to Australia, because their parents sought to establish a retail business catering for film shoots. Russell went to Sydney Boys High School, but did not finish school because at 14 years old, his family returned to New Zealand where he completed his secondary education not because they went to work to help with family expenses.
After participating in film and television in his country, then the 90 he began working in Hollywood, but it was not until 1995 when it released a little more with the western "Fast and deadly "next to Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman and Leonardo DiCaprio, but the tape does not result in good quality. But achieved great success working in "LA Confidential" on corruption by their fellow officers and that put research and discoveries. The film earned him winning the Oscar as best supporting actress Kim Basinger, as well as for best adapted screenplay, but also received 9 nominations more. Moreover, it was a blockbuster film, making more than $ 64 million in its premiere run in the United States.
But two years later, in 1999 he placed another opportunity would be a good character actor, with the film "The Informant" (The Insider), based on real events, in which a famous conductor of a television program , who plays Al Pacino, announces that the Brown & Williamson, he applied substances to cigarettes to addict smokers, and that complaint is achieved by the informant, played by Russell Crowe, is a former biochemist from this tobacco, which held that that fact had to be terminated. And that at that time became the largest fine that has been applied to a tobacco company. For his role in this film received an Oscar nomination.
But then in 2000 worked on "Gladiator," directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, GI Jane, Hannibal) and alongside great stars like Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Richard Harris, and this Russell represented him up to the heights of fame, because they finally won the Oscar for best actor, but also Oscar the film won 4 more, including best picture, and receive 7 nominations more. But the amazing thing about all this is that when preparing the tape many predicted a complete failure because it believed that it was said and seen everything about Roman gladiator epic adventures. However, the best of the tape was the emotional charge that led to the intense battles and the main characters of the warriors. Even this movie was revived for the benefit of producers other gender, as "Troy," "Alexander", "300", "The kingdom of heaven" which he also directed the same Scott, among many other films that have been yes they are leaving profits. In addition
"Gladiator" was nominated in 38 different events, with a total of 119 nominations of which won 28 awards.
And success would follow him, because a year later worked on "A Beautiful Mind" directed by Ron Howard using a true story about a mathematical genius who suffers from schizophrenia, that beats through treatment physician who is subject to the support of his wife (Jennifer Connelly) but also for his strength of will, and end up receiving the Nobel Prize in 1994. In the film highlights the performances of Russell Crowe as Jennifer Connelly which until then was a very beautiful face but now showed that also has great qualities for difficult roles, but worth the interpretation of Ed Harris and Paul Bettany.
The film won 4 Oscars, including best supporting actress for Connelly, as well as for his screenplay, best picture, best director, plus four other nominations between them for Russell Crowe, in addition to assembly, music and makeup .
Another of his recent successes is "3.10 to Yuma" is a remake of a film with the same name that was filmed in 1957. This new version was released in 2007 and involved Christian star Bale (Batman) and Russell Crowe, is a good western that received two Oscar nominations.
But in 2007 he premiered "American Gangster" directed by Ridley Scott in which Denzell Washington interpretea a major trafficker of heroin during the Vietnam War and Russell Crowe plays a Detective who tries to overthrow the rule of such a trafficker .
Russell Crowe had an affair with actress Meg Ryan when they met during filming of "Proof of Life", but that was all, although this meant that she had to divorce from Dennis Quaid. On April 7, 2003, on the very day of his 39th birthday, she married singer / actress Danielle Spencer and in December 2003 saw his promogénito Charles, and the July 7th, 2006 birth of her second son, Tennyson Spencer.
Among his female conquests include actresses Peta Wilson (Nikita famous for the series) and Meg Ryan, with whom concurred in "Proof of Life." This sounded romance lead actress' divorce with Dennis Quaid.
But Russell Crowe is also a singer and songwriter. Vocalist and guitarist for Australian rock band already separated, "30 Odd Foot Grunts O" which was formed in 1992. The group was unsuccessful, but released three albums. However, Russell continues his musical career, collaborating with Alan Doyle of Great Canadian band Big Sea, since early 2005, published in April 2005 the single "Raewyn". Also released an album on iTunes, entitled "My Hand, My Heart" which includes a tribute song to the late actor Richard Harris who became a close friend during the filming of Gladiator.
Now Russell Crowe is working on a new version of Robin Wood and that will be paid a salary of $ 20 million and address will be headed by Ridley Scott. This film is expected to be released until 2010.
And it seems the actor is becoming the darling of Ridley Scott, because in 2008 filmed in Morocco "Body of Lies" with Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, directed by Ridley, but also wants to Russell for a film about the history of the members of the Gucci dynasty, the famous Italian company dedicated to design and manufacture of fashion.
On the other hand, the actor is famous for her bad temper with reporters, but also generally has a bad character because on one occasion he threw a telephone at a hotel concierge, just because they could not reach where I wanted. Accepted his guilt and gave him a reduced sentence. Was also true when he attacked a photographer.
's upcoming projects you have for 2009 and the next two years are "The long shore", "Bra boys "," Dirt Music "and" Dolce's Inferno ".
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(14-June-09)
