Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson was born on January 3, 1956, in Peekskill, New York to Anne Patricia and Hutton Gibson. He was raised in a large Irish Catholic family. In fact, he was the sixth of eleven children to be born to his parents. Gibson has avoided the spiritual wasteland component of Hollywood, and has remained a devout Catholic to this day.

During the earlier years of his life, he received an education by the Congregation of Christian Brothers at a Catholic college in New South Wales. In 2004, he directed the film The Passion of the Christ, which is a tribute and a testimony to both his religious upbringing and his current belief system.

Mel Gibson is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter.