Il figlio di Mel Gibson, Milo, ha ereditato l'aspetto e le capacità recitativa del padre

Nov 10, 2020 by apost team

Mel Gibson è stato sotto i riflettori per decenni, ma solo di recente il figlio Milo Gibson lo ha raggiunto sulla scena. Questo perché Milo ha avuto un'infanzia tranquilla e aveva un altro lavoro prima di dedicarsi alla recitazione. Ora che è cresciuto e segue le orme del padre, è difficile distinguerli!

Uomo di spicco fin dagli anni '80, Mel Gibson non è solo un attore famoso di film come Mad Max, Braveheart, Il Patriota e Quello che le donne vogliono, ma è anche un regista affermato, avendo diretto Braveheart, La Passione di Cristo e Apocalypto.

È anche un padre di famiglia con nove figli avuti da tre relazioni diverse. Uno dei suoi figli, di nome Milo Gibson, ha seguito le orme del padre e ora si sta lanciando a Hollywood! Milo, che quest'anno ha 30 anni, è figlio di Mel e della sua prima moglie Robyn Moore. È nato il 16 novembre 1990 in Australia, ma è cresciuto negli Stati Uniti, al contrario del suo famoso padre, nato il 3 gennaio 1956, negli Stati Uniti, ma cresciuto in Australia!

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But before we meet Milo Gibson, let's go back to the beginning. Born in the U.S., specifically Peekskill, New York, Mel Gibson was the sixth of 11 children to parents Hutton Gibson and Anne Patricia. His father was a writer and would go on to be a "Jeopardy!" grand champion in 1968. After Hutton Gibson was awarded a large payout in a work-related injury lawsuit in 1968, the family relocated to Sydney, Australia. The move wasn't completely random — Mel Gibson's paternal grandmother was opera singer Eva Mylott, who had been born there, although her family background was Irish.

It was in Australia that Mel Gibson got his acting start, studying at the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Training mostly in the British theater-tradition, he acted in many plays, but upon graduating in 1977, Mel Gibson was immediately cast in the film "Mad Max." While the movie would go on to incredible fame later on, in the meantime Mel Gibson eschewed further movie work in order to work as an actor in the theater in Adelaide for a season.

It was while living there that he met his first wife Robyn Moore Gibson. The couple would go on to be together for decades, marrying in 1980 and having their first child together that year. They had seven children in total but their relationship ended in divorce in 2011, with Robyn Moore Gibson entitled to half of her former husband's $850 million fortune.

Meanwhile, back in the early '80s after Mel Gibson had begun to work in the Australian film and theater industry, he continued shooting movies and his career only continued to grow after he appeared in films such as "Gallipoli," "The Year of Living Dangerously" and two "Mad Max" sequels — "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior" and "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome." It was around this point in the mid-'80s that he and his wife packed up their belongings and moved to Hollywood. But unlike other hopefuls who are often unlucky in a new land, Mel Gibson's career only continued to climb. It was around this time that critics began to draw comparisons between Mel Gibson and other famous actors of the past including Steve McQueen, Cary Grant, Sean Connery, Robert Redford and even "a combination of Clark Gable and Humphrey Bogart." Needless to say, he had piqued the interest of film reviewers and audiences alike.

After a few movies in Hollywood, he landed the role of Martin Riggs in "Lethal Weapon," which only cemented his leading man status in Hollywood. A sequel, "Lethal Weapon 2," followed, as well as many other movies. By the 1990s, Mel Gibson was one of Hollywood's leading men and it was around this time that he began to focus on directing as well as acting.

But while Mel Gibson was on top of the world in his career, his personal life was flourishing too. He and Robyn Moore Gibson had already had a number of children including their eldest child Hannah Gibson, who was born in 1980, Christian Gibson, born in 1982, twins Edward and William Gibson in 1985, Louie Gibson in 1988, and Milo Gibson in 1990. The couple would go on to have one more child together, a son named Thomas Gibson, who was born a number of years after Milo Gibson. 

Interestingly, Mel Gibson's passion for the entertainment industry has been passed on to more than just his son Milo Gibson. Although Hannah Gibson didn't choose to pursue a career in acting like her famous father, she did follow him into show business, working as a makeup artist on his film "What Women Want." Like his older sister, Christian Gibson also chose to work in the industry, however not in front of the lens but behind it. He works as a camera operator and has even worked on his dad's movies "Hacksaw Ridge" and "Daddy's Home 2."

Twins Edward and William Gibson have bucked the family trend, however, choosing to live their lives outside of the spotlight. Louis Gibson is another one of Mel and Robyn Moore Gibson's kids who have followed their famous father into his line of work. He also prefers to stay behind the camera and has co-written and co-directed the 2017 movie "Happy Hunting." Then there's Milo Gibson, who's perhaps the most famous of his siblings. He starred with his dad in "Hacksaw Ridge" and is set to appear in "Manifest West" — which is co-directed by none other than his brother Louie Gibson! Lastly, there's Thomas Gibson, who just graduated from college in 2017, but his career aspirations — whether he'll follow his family's lineage into Hollywood or choose a more private life — are not yet known.

But the new millennium also brought a lot of change to Mel Gibson's life, both professionally and personally. After dominating the '90s and early '00s in Hollywood, Mel Gibson's work naturally slowed down, but a series of controversial incidents got him dropped by his talent agency and his projects were put on hold. It was also around this time that he and his wife divorced, leading to what is considered the most expensive divorce in Hollywood history.

While his first marriage was undergoing divorce proceedings, Mel Gibson began dating Russian pianist Oksana Grigorieva, with whom he had his eighth child, Lucia Gibson, who was born in 2009. However, the relationship was not meant to be and didn't last long, while it was mired in messy allegations that only brought about more controversy to Mel Gibson's life.

Then in 2014, Mel Gibson's luck began to turn around as he met his current partner and former equestrian, Rosalind Ross. The couple welcomed a daughter in 2017 named Lars Gibson, the actor's ninth child, and the couple is still going strong. It was also around this time that his career began to get back on track, as he appeared in "The Expendables 3" opposite Sylvester Stallone and in 2016 released "Hacksaw Ridge" to great acclaim.

Finally appearing settled after years of turbulence in his personal and professional life, Mel Gibson was asked about his relationship with Rosalind Ross and their 34-year age gap. Speaking to The Mirror, he said:

“Regarding age and relationships, it’s just a number. We dig each other. She is an adult and we dig each other. It might cause a problem and one has a trepidation about these things, but it’s working out great. She is a really special person. I dig her. So there you go. That’s it. What more can one ask?”

The proud dad of nine children has even found time to make jokes about how many offspring he's had. Upon welcoming his ninth kid into the world, he joked to Entertainment Tonight about having more kids than Clint Eastwood, who's equally known for his large family. He said:

“I was talking to Clint the other day. I said, ‘How many kids you got?’ He said, ‘Eight.’ So I’m beating him.”

Milo ha ereditato il bell'aspetto di suo padre e la loro somiglianza è piuttosto sorprendente. Ha debuttato per la prima volta come attore nel film Hacksaw Ridge, che è stato diretto da suo padre Mel. Ha riferito a Entertainment Tonight in un'intervista:

"È stato davvero divertente lavorare con lui. È stato un rapporto molto da attore-regista."

Da allora ha interpretato ruoli in Gangster Land, interpretando il boss del crimine Al Capone, All the Devil's Men - Squadra speciale e ha avuto anche un ruolo importante nel film Hurricane.

Anche se ora segue le orme della sua famiglia, Milo in realtà non voleva fare l'attore all'inizio e aveva scelto un paio di percorsi di carriera piuttosto inusuali prima di diventare un protagonista di Hollywood.

Nella stessa intervista con Entertainment Tonight, Milo ha spiegato che dopo aver finito il liceo, è diventato massaggiatore per due anni, che non è una professione di prima categoria, ma è senza dubbio utile. Ma poi è passato a qualcosa di ancora più inaspettato: ha fatto l'elettricista per cinque anni! Ora racconta che è stato molto divertente, ma che non era qualcosa che avrebbe voluto fare per il resto della sua vita. Da qui il passaggio all'azione, finalmente.

In un'intervista con The Hollywood Reporter, Milo ha parlato del suo salto da elettricista ad attore e dell'ipotesi di recitare da grande:

"Ricordo che quando io e mio fratello Louis eravamo bambini - ora lui è un regista - facevamo sempre dei video amatoriali e io ero l'attore e lui il regista. È stato allora che è cominciato tutto, ma poi mi sono allontanato da tutto ciò: non mi convinceva. Credo di aver voluto provare altre cose che mi interessavano. Sicuramente non sono mai stato spinto da mio padre o qualcosa del genere. "

Milo ha continuato ad affermare che il desiderio di vivere senza rimpianti ha influenzato la sua decisione:

"Ma era sicuramente qualcosa che mi era rimasto in mente, come qualcosa che avrei voluto fare (un giorno). E un giorno mi è capitato di sentirmi un po' così, sai, tipo non voglio avere 60 anni e rimpiangere di non averlo fatto - penso che molte persone rimpiangano tante cose nella loro vita - e io non volevo essere una di quelle persone."

Che curriculum impressionante! Milo può filmare scene d'azione, poi tornare a casa, aggiustare le luci e fare un massaggio. Che uomo dei sogni!

Semmai, il fatto che Milo stia entrando nel settore da adulto maturo andrà senza dubbio a suo vantaggio. C'è indubbiamente una capacità recitativa ereditaria in questa famiglia, e ormai Milo sembra sapere cosa vuole veramente fare nella vita, e cioè recitare. Non vediamo l'ora di vederlo in altri film e chissà, forse un giorno seguirà ancora le orme del padre occupandosi persino della regia. Forse avremo anche la fortuna di vedere i ruoli invertiti e Milo che dirige Mel!

Qualunque cosa Milo decida di fare, dobbiamo avere pazienza e vedere cosa farà in futuro l'attore trentenne. Per quanto ne sappiamo, potrebbe tornare a fare il massaggiatore o l'elettricista. O forse inizierà a fare il regista come suo padre. In ogni caso, è chiaro che è un giovane di talento che vale la pena di seguire in futuro, anche se non diventerà una superstar di Hollywood.

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