Russell Crowe

Information
Birth Name: Russell Ira Crowe
Height: 5' 11"
Nationality: Australian
Date: April 7, 1964
Birth Place: Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation: actor, musician
Education: Dropped out of high school
Husband/Wife: Danielle Spencer (actress; born on September 29, 1970; engaged in December 2002; married on April 7, 2003)
Relationship: Meg Ryan (actress; romance ignited while the two working together in the Proof of Life, 2000)
Father: Alex Crowe (set caterer, former hotel manager)
Mother: Jocelyn Crowe (set caterer)
Grand Father: Stan Wymess (cinematographer; named an MBE for his work shooting footage during WWII)
Cousin: Jeff Crowe (professional cricket player), Martin Crowe (professional cricket player)
Claim to fame: as Jeffrey Wigand in The Insider (1999) in which he nominated for an Oscar of Best Actor in 2000.

Movies and Videos
2002 : Thirty-Odd Foot of Grunts: Texas
2001 : Beautiful Mind, A
2001 : 73rd Annual Academy Awards, The
2000 : Happy Birthday 2 You
2000 : Proof of Life
2000 : Gladiator
1999 : Insider, The
1999 : Mystery, Alaska
1997 : Breaking Up
1997 : Heaven's Burning
1997 : L.A. Confidential
1996 : No Way Back
1995 : Rough Magic
1995 : Virtuosity
1995 : Quick and the Dead, The
1994 : For the Moment
1994 : Sum of Us, The
1993 : Silver Brumby, The
1993 : Love in Limbo
1992 : Romper Stomper
1991 : Hammers Over the Anvil
1991 : Spotswood
1991 : Brides of Christ
1991 : Proof
1990 : Crossing, The
1990 : Prisoners of the Sun
1985 : Neighbours