Russell Crowe's biography

Russell Ira Crowe is 58 years old actor born at Wellington. Russell was born on Tuesday 7th of April 1964. He is often nicknamed as Rusty, Russ, Russell Ira Crowe, Russell Crowe. According to year of birth 1964 Russell belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 7th of April means he is Aries. Aries is the most active sign of Zodiac, one born with this sign is a very quick learner, aggressive and passionate.

He is native english speaker. He is white new zealander. Russell is citizen of New Zealand. He is roman catholic. Russell´s primary profession is to be actor. You can know him also as film producer, singer, musician, character actor, screenwriter, film actor, television actor. He is recently known as film director.

Russell Crowe's family

Russell Crowe's ex wife

Danielle Spencer

Russell Crowe and Danielle Spencer have been together since 2003 for 15 years.

Russell Crowe's schools

We found 5 schools Russell attended. Complete list of schools: Auckland Grammar School, Sydney Boys High School, Vaucluse Public School, Mount Roskill Grammar School, Vaucluse High School.

Detailed informations about his schools

He attended Vaucluse Public School in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney for part of his Infants and Primary Education in the 1970s.

Russell Crowe's career

Russell´s main focus is to be actor. Russell is famous thanks to Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind and The Insider. You could see Russell also in A Beautiful Mind.

Is Russell Crowe gay ?

He is known to be straight.

Awards and competitions

Russell Crowe's Awards

He received award for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Gladiator in 2001
Russell received award for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for work A Beautiful Mind in 2002
He received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work A Beautiful Mind in 2002

Russell Crowe's Rankings

Ranked #28 in Premiere magazine's 2002 annual Power 100 List.
Ranked #30 in Premiere magazine's 2003 annual Power 100 List.
Ranked #97 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties
Premiere magazine ranked him as #49 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005).
His performance as Jeffrey Wigand in The Insider (1999) is ranked #23 on Premiere magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
A Beautiful Mind (2001) is ranked #93 on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time (2006).

Russell Crowe's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work The Insider in 1999
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
Russell was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor

What else you don't know about Russell Crowe ?

His middle name is Ira.

What Russell Crowe has done for a first time

First lead role when he was 25.
Russell's rock group is named 30 Odd Foot of Grunts. They played their first American concert following Russell's success in Gladiator (2000) in Austin, Texas in August 2000. The tickets for the concert were selling for over $500 on e-bay.com.
When his wife was pregnant with his first child Charles, he gave up drinking alcohol with her.
Crowe's maternal grandfather, Stan Wemyss, was a cinematographer who, according to Crowe, produced the first film by New Zealander Geoff Murphy and was also named an MBE for filming footage of World War II.
Was the original choice for the role of Stonewall Jackson in Ron Maxwell's Civil War epic, Gods and Generals (2003). Crowe was interested at first but later dropped out. The role went to Stephen Lang instead.

Russell Crowe's quotes

You don't have to like an actor to do a scene with him. You don't have to like a director. But it's just better if you do. And I think, you know, you've got to begin that with respect.
All that stuff, this public persona of me - let's call him "the wild man" - that is not helpful. It doesn't make me more of a box office draw. It's the quality of my work that makes people want to go to my films.
I'd like to play passionate women, but no one will let me.
If there's anything about someone's life that's important enough to make a movie about it, I have to take responsibility to get all of it right. It's a huge responsibility.
[on Robert De Niro] He has disappointed me many times over the past ten years, with his performances in substandard movies.
After The Insider (1999), I know the exact chemical compounds in a commercial cigarette, but I've been smoking since I was 10. I know it's terrible, but I am a great fan of irony.
I believe if you take on characters for a living you can't make yourself into an icon in order to sell a pair of shoes.
I had a good laugh when Clooney tried to compare doing ads for suits, a car and a drink to what I do as a musician. An endorsement is about money. My music is from the heart.
I'd move to Los Angeles if Australia and New Zealand were swallowed up by a huge tidal wave, if there was a bubonic plague in England, and if the continent of Africa disappeared from some Martian attack.
I'm a virtuoso in my job in that there's not an actor I can't go into a scene with and be absolutely confident that, whatever is required of my character, I can do it.
I just didn't want to work on that movie in the type of environment that was being created because of the needs of the budget. I do charity work, but I don't do charity work for major studios.
[on turning down the role of Morpheus in The Matrix (1999)] Well, The Matrix - I just didn't get it. I couldn't get past page 42. That world was just not interesting to me.
[on what attracts him to prospective films] I respond to the call that says, "It's 185 A.D. You're a Roman general. You're being directed by Ridley Scott." That's something my imagination can get a hold of.
In wars, no one wins, everyone loses. There are no heroes, there's only dead people. Movies can really change things and... it becomes an educational process and I think that's the healthiest way of attacking anything. That's what I'm looking for.
[on an upcoming remake of the Robin Hood story] If you go back into the mythology, you get Robin the Beheader, who would chop off your head and your hands, take your money and keep it. So we'll have a look at that.
He was a gentle, beautiful man, a fine actor, a loyal friend. I feel deeply for his family - on the passing of friend and fellow actor, Heath Ledger.
[on spirituality] I think there's a karmic cycle, which is very, very obvious: you run around acting like a dick, and you get your ass kicked. The world just works that way.
People might say I'm uncompromising but really I am just a very straight-shooting man. If you look me in the eye and shake my hand I expect you to keep your end of the f***ing bargain. I do. It's simple.
[on theatre] Every now and then I get sort of romantic about it. But I've also got that cynical part of me where, when I read somebody saying, "I'm going back to the theatre. I'm going back to my roots," I'm like, "Oh, can't get a job, hey?".
[on studio demands for a sex scene in Gladiator (2000)] I'm sorry boys, but it doesn't suit the character. We can't be avenging the death of the wife and child, and stop for a bit of nookie along the way. I'm sorry, it's not gonna happen.
[1997, on L.A. Confidential (1997)] You go into these movies to play an American, you know. That's part of the fun of it for me. I can be an Australian in Australian films.
[Speaking to Mark Lawson about his character in Robin Hood (2010)] You've got dead ears, mate. You've seriously got dead ears if you think that's an Irish accent. Bollocks. I'm a little dumbfounded that you could possibly find any Irish in that character.
[His approach to each role he plays] Preparation and research is a privilege: I love to do it, I'm very inquisitive I also know the more work I put into the character, the more apparent it'll be on the screen.
[joking about being jealous of co-star Henry Cavill's physique] Henry's frame and his body fat ratio... apart from being his dad, I hate the son of the bitch. He's a bit too perfect for words.

Russell Crowe's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Russell Crowe looks. We will focus on Russell´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. Russell is tall as 5' 11½" (182 cm). Body build is average. Russell´s eyes are tinted blue. Russell´s hair is shade of brown - light.

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