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Russell Crowe

Also known as Russell Ira Crowe

Russell Ira Crowe is an actor and film director. His work on screen has earned him various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award.

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Russell Ira Crowe is a male actor, film producer, singer, and character actor born on April 7, 1964, in Wellington. He holds citizenship in New Zealand and Australia and speaks English. His professional career began in 1985. He is educated at Auckland Grammar School and resides at Finger Wharf.

Crowe has received several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Centenary Medal, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. His notable works include The Nice Guys, Broken City, and The Man with the Iron Fists. He is married to Danielle Spencer.

In addition to acting, Crowe performs using his voice as an instrument. He has been convicted of assault. His height is recorded as 182. He is recognized in the Academy Award Best Actor collection and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1964-04-07
Works: 3

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The Nice Guys
Broken City / Emprise sur la ville
The Man with the Iron Fists (Unrated Extended Edition)

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: Australia
Active from: 1964

Discography

The Crowe/Doyle Songbook, Vol. III2011

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Encyclopedic overview

Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is an actor and film director. His work on screen has earned him various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award.

Crowe was born in New Zealand, moving to Australia at the age of four and residing there permanently by the age of 21. He began acting in Australia and had his break-out role in Romper Stomper (1992) for which he won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He gained international recognition in the late 1990s for his starring roles in L.A. Confidential (1997) and The Insider (1999). Crowe gained wider stardom for playing the title role of Gladiator (2000), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor, having been previously nominated for The Insider. Further acclaim came for portraying real-life mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. in A Beautiful Mind (2001), for which he was nominated for a third Academy Award.

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