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Mel Gibson: Lucky BreakAt a party one night in 1979, Mel Gibson got drunk and became involved in a brawl with three other men. Nonethless, Gibson showed up for an audition the next day - with stitches in his head, a broken nose, and a disconnected jaw.
Ironically, George Miller was delighted with Gibson's appearance and promptly awarded him the title role in the film he was casting: the classic road-warrior flick Mad Max.
[Gibson's compensation for his part in the film? $5,000.]
[Trivia: Among Gibson's phobias? "Everything - from being afraid I'm going to run out of cream for my cornflakes right up to someone chopping my privates off."]
Gibson, Mel Columcille Gerard (1956- ) American-born Australian actor [noted for his roles in such
films as What Women Want (2000), The Patriot (2000), Chicken Run (2000, voice), The Million Dollar Hotel (2000), Conspiracy Theory (1997), Ransom (1996), Pocahontas (1995, (voice), Braveheart (1995), Hamlet (1990), Bird on a Wire (1990), Tequila Sunrise (1988), Lethal Weapon (1987, II: 1989, III; 1992, III: 1998), Mrs. Soffel (1984), The Bounty(1984), The Year of Living Dangerously (1982), Gallipoli (1981), and Mad Max (1979, II: 1981, III: 1985)]
[Sources: tiscali.co.uk, mel Gibson bio; The People magazine, UK]More Mel Gibson anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords:
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