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Married, alot older than Russell Crowe, still love him
Book is very informative,ejoyable to read and made me want to see more of him in movies. I would love to know him. He has a depth, intelligence and sensitivity to his soul.Most celebrities don't effect me that way.

Just the facts...Russell Crowe 101
Usually when I read celebrity biographies, I don't know a whole lot about the person and want to know more. With this book, I bought it simply because I am a big fan of Russell Crowe's but wasn't expecting many new facts about someone I already feel I know quite a bit about. I found this to be true but it was an enjoyable read, nonetheless.
This book covers Crowe's life from his childhood in New Zealand and Australia, all the way through to his recent Academy Award victory and his most recent film, the Ron Howard-directed "A Beautiful Mind". I did like the authors' format of devoting an entire chapter to a single film or an aspect of Russell's life. If you're looking for information on a specific film, you can find the appropriate chapter immediately.
As a longtime fan who reads and collects articles and videotaped interviews from all over the world, my one main criticism is that the authors seemed to take most of their information and quotes directly from previous print and visual media. Now, I know this is an unauthorized biography; still, it would have been more interesting if they had possibly interviewed friends and co-stars themselves.
Still, they have painted what I feel is a fair, interesting portrait of a complex, intense man and a dedicated, talented actor. If you are a new Russell Crowe fan, this book will give you a lot of information, basic facts you'll want to know about him. If you're a longtime admirer, like myself, it won't tell you a whole lot you don't already know, but will be a good addition to your Crowe collection, anyway. ... Read more

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Winner of the Academy Award in 2001 for his performance in Gladiator and the Golden Globe in 2002 for his starring role in A Beautiful Mind, Russell Crowe is the hottest actor in movies today.

The New Zealand-born, Australian-bred Crowe has attracted controversy with his high-profile love affairs, his open hostility toward the American news media, and his all-around eccentricity. This biography traces his career from rock ‘n’ roller (he still sings and plays guitar with his band, Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts) to Australian stage, film, and TV actor, to Hollywood star in movies such as L.A. Confidential and The Insider. ... Read more

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Full of inaccuracies and speculations
Apart from some basic facts I already knew and rough descriptions of Russell Crowe's movies, that book contains only tons of inaccuracies and speculations, especially about how Russell Crowe was feeling and what he was thinking at certain times and situations in his life, even what Danielle was feeling in certain situations.
How does that guy know? He has obviously never spoken to Russ or Dani (he would have mentioned it if he had) and even though some things sound like they MIGHT be true, I don't buy most of what that guy wrote.

I don't remember all the details, of course - and I refuse to read that book again - but some of the things I remember as clearly wrong or totally speculative are:

-The author says Russ played the leading role in Brides of Christ. But he appears in that entire mini-series for only a few minutes.

-The author says Russell's opponent in The Crossing was a Robert Hanimone. But it was Robert Mammone.

-The author says Russellhas always been insecure about his sexual orientation ("proof" of this, the author says, is that Russ didn't have a girlfriend before Dani, that he played a sexually ambiguous character in the Rocky Horror Show, and that he prefers playing movie characters who are insecure about their sexual orientation). This is complete nonsense.

-The author says Russell liked playing Nash so much, because he is also on the verge of being schizophrenic. "Proof" is that his parents have said he was always " a little crazy" as a child and that his sudden fits of rage can be explained by him being at least a little schizophrenic. This, too, is entirely speculative.

-The author says Russell has always hated his Maori heritage and still does. "Proof" of that, the author says, is that he was discriminated against in New Zealand because of his mixed blood, and that up to date, even though he speaks up against racism, he does not have any black friends and has never gotten involved in any activities to help minorities (or something like that, I don't recall the exact wording). How does the author know? Does he know all of Mr. Crowe's friends and all projects he is involved in?

Anyway, IMO the entire book contains mainly inaccuracies and speculations. There are other books out there who are much more accurate about Russell Crowe, his movies and his life.

Beware of the phsychology...
How can the author spit out phsychological assessments on a person he has not personally interviewed?According to his analysis, any young teenage boy who is shy with girls and prefers the company of his "buddies" or ("mates") suffers from some type of sexual ambiguity??!!This seems to describe just about all the teenage boys I know...Better not tell my 14 year old son...Apart from this, the books is an easy read, nothing really new, just take it with a huge grain of salt...

Okay but not the best
While much of the information in this book is interesting, it's hard to know what to believe and what not to. When the author gets a simple,well-published, and easily verifiable, fact wrong - such as that Mel Gibson was born in Australia - Gibson wasn't; he was born in Rye, NY and moved to Australia as a child - you have to wonder how thorough his research about Crowe actually was. Also, the author's psychological 'insights' say more about the author than they do about Crowe. The book would have been much better without them, as they seem to point to a bias on the author's part rather than as true indicators of Crowe's thoughts, feelings, or reasoning. Watching Crowe's dedication and loyalty to not only his art, but also to his family and friends, tells one much more about the man than any unauthorized bio does, and does it better and with more truth. Get this book if you're a fan, but watch Crowe's movies and interviews, and listen to his music, if you really want the true story about the real Russell Crowe..

fantastic
this is a fantastic story of russell's overcoming and persaverance. i think russell is probably a genius. . . aren't many these days (santana, russell, and jim carrey to name a few.) particularly interesting was russell's early years, having recently survived what i think was probably SARS I felt i could relate with the idea of struggle. buy this book, you will thank me for it!

On target with Crowe
Here we go - another biography from James Dickerson, which means strap yourself in for quite a ride. Few, if any, biographers approach their subject with such sheer relentlessness as does this Mississippi-based author.

And now he's taking on the life of Russell Crowe, one of the most enigmatic, and talented actors working today. The author knows a good subject when he sees one and a good case could be make that he's caught Crowe's life when he's getting ready to leap into full-blown movie stardom.

We learn some things about Crowe we didn't know (his Maori ancestry), some things we'd heard about (his being a musician and a darned good one) and some things about him we know all too well (his, er, gruffness). It's a handsome book and if the author had packed any more detail into these 175 or so pages, you'd have to get help picking it up.

Some say biographies don't mean much unless you have the subject's cooperation. It looks like Dickerson disagrees and we should be grateful for his attitude about his work.Without fetters or favorwe get probably as close to Russell Crowe as anyone ever will-- and maybe closer.

Bravo to the bio and to Russell Crowe for being his own man. Sometimes we need guys who throw punches - and biographies like this that refuse to pull them. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! American Gangster is a 2007 crime film directed by Ridley Scott adapted from a New York magazine story "The Return of Superfly", by Mark Jacobson, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Washington portrays Frank Lucas, a real-life gangster from Harlem who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War. Crowe portrays Richie Roberts, a detective attempting to bring down Lucas' drug empire. Filming was done on location in New York City. American Gangster was released in the United States and Canada on November 2, 2007. The film was also nominated for two Academy Awards, including a notable Best Supporting Actress nomination for Ruby Dee who appears on screen for less than 10 minutes. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Russell Crowe, Sam Neill, Winter Hall, Clive Revill, Temuera Morrison, Alan Dale, Karl Urban, Bruce Spence, Ian Mune, Marton Csokas, Cliff Curtis, Rupert Julian, Michael Dorman, Martin Campbell, Geoff Murphy, Tavalia Griffin, Martin Henderson, Kevin Smith, Vincent Ward, Timothy Balme, Chris Rankin, Kieren Hutchison, Dwayne Cameron, Terence Bayler, Jonathan Hardy, Lawrence Makoare, Bret Mckenzie, Manu Bennett, Shane Rangi, Jemaine Clement, Daniel Gillies. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Russell Ira Crowe est un acteur néo-zélandais et australien, né le 7 avril 1964 à Wellington, en Nouvelle-Zélande. Il est célèbre pour ses rôles dans des grands films comme Révélations, Gladiator (pour lequel il a gagné un Oscar), Un homme d'exception et Master and commander : De l'autre côté du monde. Russell Crowe est né à Wellington, sur North Island en Nouvelle-Zélande, il a 4 ans lors que sa famille déménage en Australie. Il y devient une star de la télévision australienne, notamment grâce à la série Spyforce. Le premier pas vers la reconnaissance critique est marqué par son apparition dans The crossing, un drame sur l'amitié, la loyauté qui en découle et les relations amoureuses. En effet, pour son premier rôle principal il incarne Johnny, dont le meilleur ami Sam décide de partir en ville pour sa carrière professionnelle, laissant derrière lui Meg, la femme qu'il aime. Cette dernière va alors peu à peu se rapprocher de Johnny qui se laisse tenter par le charme de Meg. Lorsque Sam réapparait, Johnny est tiraillé entre son ami et la femme dont il est tombé amoureux, remettant en question tout son environnement affectif. La critique encense le film et Russell Crowe est nommé pour l'oscar australien du meilleur...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Chapters: Russell Crowe. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 608. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is a New Zealand-born, naturalised Australian actor and musician. His acting career began in the early 1990s with roles in Australian TV series such as Police Rescue and films such as Romper Stomper. In the late 1990s, he began appearing in US films such as the 1997 movie L.A. Confidential. He has been nominated for three Oscars, and in 2001, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the film Gladiator. He also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for A Beautiful Mind. Crowe is also co-owner of National Rugby League team the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, the son of Jocelyn Yvonne (née Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom were movie set caterers; his father also managed a hotel. Crowe's maternal grandfather, Stan Wemyss, was a cinematographer who was named an MBE for filming footage of World War II. Crowe's maternal great-great-grandmother was Mori, and his paternal grandfather was from Wrexham, Wales; Crowe also has some Scottish and Norwegian ancestry. Two of his cousins, Martin and Jeff Crowe, are former New Zealand national cricket captains. When Crowe was four years old, his family moved to Australia, where his parents pursued a career in film set catering. The producer of the Australian TV series Spyforce was his mother's godfather, and Crowe at age five or six was hired for a line of dialogue in one episode, opposite series star Jack Thompson. (In 1994 Thompson played Crowe's father in The Sum of Us. He had been educated at the same school which Crowe was to attend for two years: Sydney Boys High School.) Crowe also appeared briefly in serial The Young Doctors....More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25695 ... Read more

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Russell Crowe Star Biographies
Love this book!Has good pictures of Russell and lots of good information about the star.Highly recommended! ... Read more

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In this innovative biography of one of Hollywood's most recently crowned kings, Gabor H. Wylie gives Russell Crowe fans what they've been longing for-the stories that make up a lifetime, little anecdotal gems strung together like pearls on a necklace. The star of Gladiator, The Insider, and L.A. Confidential is revealed as never before. From Crowe's New Zealand roots to his emotional Oscar triumph, Wylie traces his journey to stardom with true stories that have textured his life along the way. Imagine Crowe's campy portrayal of transvestite Frank N. Furter in an Australian stage production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Or the moment Crowe revealed to his shocked father that, since the family couldn't afford to send him to university to study history as he had planned, he intended to make his way as a performer. This is Russell Crowe-the dedicated musician, the acclaimed actor, the fascinating man. ... Read more

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This is a FUN book on Russell Crowe all around!
5 stars! Why? Becuz it is a FUN book on a incredibly HOT celebrity! The book is NOT a biography, so that was shocking to me, but once I got over it, I was intrigued by its wit & fun stories of things Russell's life has been made up of. You just have to get it and read it to understand! I am very happy with it and loved the stories that took me away for awhile in the world, while I read them and enjoyed it!

Fantasy or Fallacy Maybe, but No Biography Here
This book would appeal to a much younger audience.In no way is A Life in Stories biographical in nature.The writer expands or embellishes previously written media reports about Russell Crowe with scenarios concocted in her own imagination. I do not need any help imagining things about Russell Crowe, thank you. I expected truth, but I might as well have gone to Wal-Mart and picked up the latest gossip Rag.This book is for teeny-boppers only!!

A very innovative biography about a very private star
This was an interesting read for me! I have been a fan of Russell Crowe's for a couple of years now and like most fans, have done extensive reading and research on him, but this is one of the most intriguing concepts in a biographical format.
The author has taken documented facts about Crowe's life from various internet and media sources (many of whom I have also gleaned considerable information from) but presented it in a unique style, as stories with imagined descriptions of the actual events and dialogue between Crowe and the key players in his life. It makes for what I feel is a intimate portrait of the notoriously private star, makes him very real somehow in a way that most newspaper and magazine articles can't. And I feel it captured Russell's intense, vibrant, colorful personality. If you are a fan, you must read this book. It'll paint a fascinatingly interesting portrait of someone that I feel is a fascinatingly interesting person. If you're a new fan, it'll be a fun introduction to Russell and the many aspects of his life and his career.

Fun, witty, innovative, and informative
I agree with another reviewer that sometimes myth reveals more than reality. Gabor H. Wylie's book is a tour de force in the way of celeb bios. With wit and energy, the author provides facts and fictions on the adored and revered Russell Crowe. I recommend this book to anyone looking for an entertaining page-turner, or just a good book to curl up under the covers with.

Interesting writing for a bio
I don't know why one of the other reviewers calls this "the worst excuse of a book." I thought it was funny and innovative. It was much more entertaining than other celeb bios--the writing was actually decent. I would suggest this book for fans, but also for people who are interested in a good read... ... Read more

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Kapitel: Ernest Rutherford, Keri Hulme, Sam Neill, Russell Crowe, George Silk, Hayley Westenra, Richard Pearse, Peter Jackson, Peter Fraser, Edmund Hillary, Richard Seddon, Vincent Ward, Robert Stout, John Ballance, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, Joseph Ward, Katherine Mansfield, Ronald Syme, Apirana Ngata, George William Forbes, Winston F. Ponder, Edward Stafford, William Fox, Peter C. B. Phillips, Neil Finn, Mazhar Krasniqi, Niki Caro, Kate Sheppard, Stuart Dryburgh, Charles Philippe Hippolyte de Thierry, Leonard Cuff, Keith Holyoake, William Gilbert Puckey, Frank Worsley, Lucy Lawless, William E. Trautmann, Jeanette Fitzsimons, Te Rangi Hīroa, Alfred Domett, Juliet Marillier, Arthur Lydiard, Minnie Maria Dronke, Robert Muldoon, David Warbeck, Rewi Alley, Nancy Wake, Elsie Locke, Henry Blundell, Frederick Whitaker, Alexander Aitken, Lloyd Jones, Essie Summers, Bill Pearson, Mary Scott, Len Lye, Gary Thain, Bic Runga, Mary Ann Müller, Cherry Wilder, George Edward Grey, Keith Edward Bullen, Arthur D. Trendall, Samuel Duncan Parnell, Andrew Mehrtens, Metiria Turei, Mark Todd, Graham Henry, Kevin Smith, Henry Sewell, Temuera Morrison, Winston Peters, Cameron Duncan, William Liley, Derek Freeman, Zoë Bell, Georg Jacoby, Daniel Bedingfield, Michael King, Brian Talboys, Witi Ihimaera, Raymond Firth, Maurice Gee, Marton Csokas, Kenneth Keith, Ron Scarlett, Anna Paquin, Melanie Lynskey, Daniel Patrick O'connell, Kiri Te Kanawa, Francis Henry Dillon Bell, David Lange, Edwin Carr, Russell Brice, Roy Patrick Kerr, Rebecca Gibney, Mike Nock, Rick Laird, Reginald Hamlin, George Campbell Munro, William Bradfield, Rupert Julian, Karl Urban, Brendan Cole, Te Atairangikaahu, Russel Norman, Richard Curtis, Colin Murdoch, Martin Campbell, Michael Hurst, Ngaio Marsh, Judy Millar, David Baker-Gabb, Richard Taylor, Algernon Thomas, Blyth Tait, William Stewart, Donald Mcintyre, Phil Goff, Rob Guest, Tim Bevan, Fleur Adcock, Alyn Ware, Charles Higham, Lesli...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is a New Zealand-born Australian actor and musician. His acting career began in the early 1990s with roles in Australian TV series such as Police Rescue and films such as Romper Stomper. In the late 1990s, he began appearing in US films such as the 1997 movie L.A. Confidential. He has been nominated for three Oscars, and in 2001, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the film Gladiator. Crowe is also co-owner of National Rugby League team the South Sydney Rabbitohs. ... Read more

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Chapters: Russell Crowe. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 425. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is a New Zealand-born, naturalised Australian actor and musician. His acting career began in the early 1990s with roles in Australian TV series such as Police Rescue and films such as Romper Stomper. In the late 1990s, he began appearing in US films such as the 1997 movie L.A. Confidential. He has been nominated for three Oscars, and in 2001, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the film Gladiator. He also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for A Beautiful Mind. Crowe is also co-owner of National Rugby League team the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, the son of Jocelyn Yvonne (née Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom were movie set caterers; his father also managed a hotel. Crowe's maternal grandfather, Stan Wemyss, was a cinematographer who was named an MBE for filming footage of World War II. Crowe's maternal great-great-grandmother was Mori, and his paternal grandfather was from Wrexham, Wales; Crowe also has some Scottish and Norwegian ancestry. Two of his cousins, Martin and Jeff Crowe, are former New Zealand national cricket captains. When Crowe was four years old, his family moved to Australia, where his parents pursued a career in film set catering. The producer of the Australian TV series Spyforce was his mother's godfather, and Crowe at age five or six was hired for a line of dialogue in one episode, opposite series star Jack Thompson. (In 1994 Thompson played Crowe's father in The Sum of Us. He had been educated at the same school which Crowe was to attend for two years: Sydney Boys High School.) Crowe also appeared briefly in serial The Young Doctors....More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25695 ... Read more

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Kapitel: Ernest Rutherford, Keri Hulme, Sam Neill, Russell Crowe, George Silk, Hayley Westenra, Richard Pearse, Peter Jackson, Peter Fraser, Edmund Hillary, Richard Seddon, Vincent Ward, Robert Stout, John Ballance, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, Joseph Ward, Katherine Mansfield, Ronald Syme, Apirana Ngata, George William Forbes, Winston F. Ponder, Edward Stafford, William Fox, Peter C. B. Phillips, Neil Finn, Mazhar Krasniqi, Niki Caro, Kate Sheppard, Stuart Dryburgh, Charles Philippe Hippolyte de Thierry, Leonard Cuff, Keith Holyoake, William Gilbert Puckey, Frank Worsley, Lucy Lawless, William E. Trautmann, Jeanette Fitzsimons, Te Rangi Hīroa, Alfred Domett, Juliet Marillier, Arthur Lydiard, Minnie Maria Dronke, Robert Muldoon, David Warbeck, Rewi Alley, Nancy Wake, Elsie Locke, Henry Blundell, Frederick Whitaker, Alexander Aitken, Lloyd Jones, Essie Summers, Bill Pearson, Mary Scott, Len Lye, Gary Thain, Bic Runga, Mary Ann Müller, Cherry Wilder, George Edward Grey, Keith Edward Bullen, Arthur D. Trendall, Samuel Duncan Parnell, Andrew Mehrtens, Metiria Turei, Mark Todd, Graham Henry, Kevin Smith, Henry Sewell, Temuera Morrison, Winston Peters, Cameron Duncan, William Liley, Derek Freeman, Zoë Bell, Georg Jacoby, Daniel Bedingfield, Michael King, Brian Talboys, Witi Ihimaera, Raymond Firth, Maurice Gee, Marton Csokas, Kenneth Keith, Ron Scarlett, Anna Paquin, Melanie Lynskey, Daniel Patrick O'connell, Kiri Te Kanawa, Francis Henry Dillon Bell, David Lange, Edwin Carr, Russell Brice, Roy Patrick Kerr, Rebecca Gibney, Mike Nock, Rick Laird, Reginald Hamlin, George Campbell Munro, William Bradfield, Rupert Julian, Karl Urban, Brendan Cole, Te Atairangikaahu, Russel Norman, Richard Curtis, Colin Murdoch, Martin Campbell, Michael Hurst, Ngaio Marsh, Judy Millar, David Baker-Gabb, Richard Taylor, Algernon Thomas, Blyth Tait, William Stewart, Donald Mcintyre, Phil Goff, Rob Guest, Tim Bevan, Fleur Adcock, Alyn Ware, Charles Higham, Lesli...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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Chapters: Russell Crowe, Alan Dale, Lucy Lawless, Anna Paquin, Sam Neill, Melanie Lynskey, Gabriel Reid, Karl Urban, Zoë Bell, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Cliff Curtis, Nyree Dawn Porter, Brian Sergent, Rena Owen, Campbell Cooley, Lani Tupu, Rose Mciver, Emma Lahana, Jay Laga'aia, Marton Csokas, Pat Hanna, Amy Morrison, Caleb Ross, Craig Parker, Dwayne Cameron, Robyn Malcolm, Alison Routledge, Peter Daube, Kylie Bax, Lisa Harrow, Dean O'gorman, Harry Sinclair, Lee Donoghue, Johnny Barker, Billy T. James, Kerry Fox, Clive Revill, Martin Henderson, Annie Whittle, Nancy Brunning, Russell Harrison, Sabine Crossen, Andrew Robertt, Miriama Smith, George Henare, Hori Ahipene, Nina Byron, Olivia Tennet, Sarah Thomson, Alison Bruce, Willa O'neill, David Warbeck, Jared Turner, Rosalind Allen, Tama Matheson, Paul Mciver, Geoff Dolan, Liddy Holloway, Nathaniel Lees, Holly Shanahan, Craig Hall, Wi Kuki Kaa, Jodie Dorday, Lawrence Makoare, Peter O'brian, Jacinta Wawatai, Ian Mune, Redmond Phillips, John Leigh, Prince Tui Teka, Stuart Devenie, Michelle Langstone, Kirk Torrance, Alan Brough, Sala Baker, Anton Tennet, Sara Wiseman, Marissa Stott, Denis Lill, Oscar Kightley, Susan Brady, Kate Elliott, John Tui, Ingrid Park, Paul Mclaughlin, Charles Mesure, Madeleine Sami, Danny Mulheron, Guy Doleman, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Theresa Healey, Matthew Sunderland, Cameron Rhodes, Ronald Sinclair, Carolyn Dando, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Nola Luxford, Angela Bloomfield, Camille Keenan, Daniel Logan, Ewen Solon, Rupert Julian, Paolo Rotondo, Robert Pollock, Pete Smith, Loren Horsley, Matt Whelan, Ian Gilmour, Julian Arahanga, Bruce Hopkins, Simone Kessell, Sarah Mcleod, Don Selwyn, Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki, Thomas Robins, Jed Brophy, Andy Wong, Lori Dungey, Alistair Browning, Patrick Kake, Peter Mckenzie, Aaron James Murphy, Peta Rutter, Patrick Wilson, Ismay Johnston, Priyanka Xi, Megan Gay, Jeremy Brennan, Amber Mcwilliams, ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25695 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is a New Zealand-born, naturalised Australian actor and musician. His acting career began in the early 1990s with roles in Australian TV series such as Police Rescue and films such as Romper Stomper. In the late 1990s, he began appearing in US films such as the 1997 movie L.A. Confidential. He has been nominated for three Oscars, and in 2001, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the film Gladiator. He also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for A Beautiful Mind. Crowe is also co-owner of National Rugby League team the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, the son of Jocelyn Yvonne (née Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom were movie set caterers; his father also managed a hotel. Crowe's maternal grandfather, Stan Wemyss, was a cinematographer who was named an MBE for filming footage of World War II. Crowe's maternal great-great-grandmother was Mori, and his paternal grandfather was from Wrexham, Wales; Crowe also has some Scottish and Norwegian ancestry. Two of his cousins, Martin and Jeff Crowe, are former New Zealand national cricket captains. When Crowe was four years old, his family moved to Australia, where his parents pursued a career in film set catering. The producer of the Australian TV series Spyforce was his mother's godfather, and Crowe at age five or six was hired for a line of dialogue in one episode, opposite series star Jack Thompson. (In 1994 Thompson played Crowe's father in The Sum of Us. He had been educated at the same school which Crowe was to attend for two years: Sydney Boys High School.) Crowe also appeared briefly in serial The Young Doctors. From his youth to the present, Crowe has had a special ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25695 ... Read more

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Chapters: Russell Crowe, Alan Jones, Gorden Tallis, Steve Rogers, Steve Mortimer, John Ribot, George Piggins, Keith Barnes, Darryl Van Der Velde, Lance Todd, Maurice Lindsay, Albert Henry Baskerville, Darrell Williams, Greg Pierce, David Moffett, Puti Tipene Watene, David Watkins, Jacques Fouroux, John Brass, Henry Thacker, Paul Osborne, Billy Cann, Ken Mccaffery, Ken Arthurson, Ron Mcauliffe, Barry Maranta, Chris Johns, William Wynyard, John Mcdonald, Denis Fitzgerald, Ian Lenagan, Dane Sorensen, George A. Gillett, Jersey Flegg, Daniel Fraser, Bruce Walker, Richard Lewis, Bill Keato, David Gallop, Brian Johnston, Paul Barrière, Des Morris, Colin Love, Paul Morgan, Peter Bullfrog Moore, Horrie Miller, Colin Myler, Jim Gleeson, Geoff Carr, Harry Sunderland, Carlos Zalduendo, Paul Dunn, Kevin Emery Humphreys, Merv Cross, Bill Fallowfield, J J Giltinan, Nick Politis, Bill Buckley, Bob Hagan, Michael Searle, Bernard Guasch, Rodney Walker. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 219. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is a New Zealand-born, naturalised Australian actor and musician. His acting career began in the early 1990s with roles in Australian TV series such as Police Rescue and films such as Romper Stomper. In the late 1990s, he began appearing in US films such as the 1997 movie L.A. Confidential. He has been nominated for three Oscars, and in 2001, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the film Gladiator. He also won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for A Beautiful Mind. Crowe is also co-owner of National Rugby League team the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, the son of Jocelyn Yvonne (née Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom were movie set caterers; his father also...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25695 ... Read more