Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is a New Zealand Australian actor, film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and ten further nominations for Best Actor. Crowe appeared as the tobacco firm whistle blower Jeffrey Wigand in the 1999 film The Insider, for which he received five awards as Best Actor and seven nominations in the same category. In 2001, Crowe's portrayal of mathematician and Nobel Prize winner John F. Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind brought him numerous awards, including an BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor category Motion Picture Drama and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.
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(NewsCore) - Hollywood hard man Russell Crowe feared he was to be the target of a real-life "hit" in a Sydney alleyway during a pre-arranged meeting with a top law enforcer turned criminal. Crowe was meeting Mark Standen -- an assistant di ...
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Australian actor Russell Crowe has revealed how he feared he would be killed in a real-life "hit" during a meeting in Sydney with former police officer turned criminal Mark Standen. Crowe met had with Standen, who was then th ...
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The fun never stops, folks. During the broadcast of "American Idol's" season finale, Ryan Seacrest announced the cities and dates for next season's auditions. And the very next morning, Fox's other singing competition, "The X Factor" bega ...
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▲ The Gladiator of Guitar We caught Elvis Costello performing at the Albert Hall on Wednesday night and in the penultimate encore who should stride on stage to join him but – as Costello put it – the gladiator of guitar, Russell Crowe. OK it’s ...
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RZA must have seen my recent post naming his upcoming film, The Man With The Iron Fists, one of the new 2012 projects we're excited about, because he finally posted an update on his Facebook page, after being mostly si ...
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Actor Russell Crowe in Sydney this week. Picture: Ella Pellegrini Source: The Daily Telegraph Top law enforcer turned criminal Mark Standen. Picture: Nic Gibson Source: The Daily Telegraph HOLLYWOOD hardman Russell Crowe ...
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A FORMER head of security at Lloyds Banking Group was charged over an alleged multimillion dollar fraud at the bank. Jessica Harper is accused of defrauding her employer through false invoices worth nearly £2.5 million ($4 million), while ...
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