He spent the first decade of his life in Australia -before moving to New Zealand, his birthplace, at the age of 21. For Best Leading Actor, he won statuettes from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the London Film Critics Circle, Academy, and the Empire. In recognition of his portrayal of the Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius in the hit film Gladiator, he received ten further nominations.
Body Measurement & Appearance
Russell is 1.82m in height. And has a weight of 92 kilos and chest size of 127 in diameter. He has blue eyes and likes to keep his light brown hair long.
Background
He was born on April 7, 1964, in the Strathmore Park district of Wellington, New Zealand. His father was a hotel manager in the hospitality business. Cinematographer Stan Wemyss was his maternal grandfather. He was awarded a Member of the British Empire medal for his World War II service.
He moved to Australia, residing in Sydney. There, his parents worked as film set caterers. Crowe began his acting career when he was cast with Jack Thompson in an episode of the Australian television series Spyforce. In the 1994 film The Sum of Us, Thompson played Crowe’s character’s father.
Acting Career
Crowe, at age 21, left his birthplace and travelled back to Australia with the intention of enrolling in the National Institute of Dramatic Art. He performed the part once again in a second production of the musical that toured New Zealand. Crowe resorted to busking in 1987 while he was unemployed for six months. Crowe made his North American film debut with For the Moment in 1993 before transitioning to Hollywood projects. In the 1995 film The Quick and the Dead, he was alongside Sharon Stone. In the film Virtuosity, he appeared with Denzel Washington.
In the six years between 1997 and 2003, he appeared in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and L.A. Confidential, both of which were nominated for an Academy Award for best picture. Again, he collaborated with Ron Howard for the boxing biography Cinderella Man (2005). Beginning with 2006’s A Good Year, he worked on two straight films with Ridley Scott.
Music Career
He was in a band called 30 Odd Foot of Grunts. They performed together in Los Angeles, London, and Austin. The band’s tour of the United States in 2001 featured stops in Boulder, Austin, Chicago, New York City, Portland, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Hollywood, and Asbury Park, New Jersey, for their last performance.
They “dissolved/evolved” at the beginning of 2005 because Crowe thought his future musical endeavours would follow a new path. His collaboration with Alan Doyle resulted in a new band named The Ordinary Fear of God, which included former members of the original TOFOG.
The Crowe/Doyle Songbook Vol. III was released on iTunes on August 2, 2011. It consists of nine original songs created by the two, each followed by an acoustic demo version.
Crowe stunned the Rogers Arena audience in Vancouver, British Columbia, on September 26, 2011. There he performed “Folsom Prison Blues,” and then the whole band performed “The Joker.”
At the Harpa Concert Hall, Crowe and Doyle played on August 18, 2012, as part of the Menningarnótt program.
Net Worth
The net worth of Russell Crowe is currently measured at $120 million. According to various sources, his yearly salary is around $12 million.
Social Media
Russell Crowe is active on social media. His official Twitter profile (@russellcrowe) has 2.9M followers, and he posts pictures and updates on it. He also has an Instagram profile, where you can find him under the username russellcrowe, and there he has around 1M followers, and he posts frequently.
Hobbies & Interests
Crowe has a strong attachment to horses. He compares them to humans and admits that he has difficulties leaving them behind after he concludes a film. He enjoys riding motorbikes. Following his appearance in Gladiator, he and his friends rode their bikes 4,000 km throughout Australia. He is an avid sports lover. In addition to his own rugby squad, he is a big supporter of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and the English football team Leeds United AFC. Crowe co-owns the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the Australian National Rugby League with businessman Peer Holmes.
Conclusion
To sum up our article, we can say that Russell Crowe is a self-made man. He earned everything that he has in life and continues to work hard. He might be a little older now and maybe not as good or attractive as he was in the past, but still, he is one of the biggest actors in the world.
