Australia - Celebrities
Australia - Celebrities
Nicole Kidman – an Australian actress, model, singer and humanitarian.
She is known for her films like Moulin Rouge, The Hours, Cold Mountain, Bewitch, Happy Feet, Australia. She is also known for her marriage to
Tom Cruise and her current marriage to country musician Keith Urban.
Mel Gibson - actor, film director,
producer and screenwriter. Born in New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the
National Institute of Dramatic Art. His film The Passion of the Christ has made a huge excitement.
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Blanchett - Australian actress and theatre director. Blanchett came to international attention in the 1998 film Elizabeth, in which
she played Elizabeth I of England. She is also well known for her portrayals of the elf queen Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings trilogy,
Colonel-Doctor Irina Spalko in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The
Aviator, a role which brought her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She and her husband Andrew Upton are currently artistic
directors of the Sydney Theatre Company.
Heath Ledger - Australian television and film actor. His work includes nineteen
films, most notably 10 Things I Hate About You, The Patriot, Monster's Ball, A Knight's Tale, Brokeback
Mountain, The Dark Knight and The Joker. In addition to his acting, he produced and directed music videos and aspired to be a
film director. Cause of his dead was overdosing of pills.
Kylie Minogue - Australian pop singer,
songwriter, and occasional actress who has successfully fought with cancer. She has own bronze statue in Melbourne. In 2000, Minogue performed at the
Sydney Olympic Games closing ceremony. Designed by Michael Wilkinson, Minogue's costume featured a pink silk beaded corset and diamante headdress.
It is now housed at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
Robbie Maddison – Australian freestyle motocross rider. He is
well-known for World record length motorcycle jump. On January 1, 2009, he successfully jumped nearly 30 meters up onto the Arc de Triomphe in
front of Paris Las Vegas and then descended a 40 foot drop off the monument to return safely to ground level.
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