The actor now sports a more dignified look to match his stature in the industry, recently going under the razor to shave off his thick gray beard, which he has retained while currently filming Nuremberg in Budapest with Rami Malek and Michael Shannon.
Crowe is Māori, and identifies with Ngāti Porou through one of his maternal great-great-grandmothers. His paternal grandfather, John Doubleday Crowe, was a Welsh man from Wrexham, while another of his grandparents was Scottish. His other ancestry includes English, German, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, and Swedish.
Affleck isn't the only English-speaking Oscar winner who speaks another European language fluently. Russell Crowe also shocked fans by speaking fluent Italian while promoting his band, Indoor Garden Party, and its European Tour.
Russell Crowe and his ex-wife, Danielle Spencer, welcomed two children during their almost decade-long marriage: sons Charles and Tennyson. The pair married in 2003, separated in 2012 and eventually finalized their divorce in 2018.
Leonardo DiCaprio has revealed that he instantly became friends with Russell Crowe when they met on the set of Sam Raimi's western The Quick And The Dead.
His parents actually met "when she was the featured act at my dad's cousin's wedding in the early 1960's," adds Crowe, who has been dating actress/realtor Britney Theriot since 2020.
The feat was even more impressive given that he had played former tobacco executive Jeffrey Wigand in The Insider just prior—a role that required him to gain 50 pounds of blubber.
He is married to Danielle Spencer. She is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. They have two sons, Charles Spencer Crowe (born 2003) and Tennyson Spencer Crowe (born 2006).
Russell Crowe was 35 years old during the production of Gladiator, and his portrayal of Maximus Decimus Meridius garnered an Oscar win. The film featured a talented cast, including Joaquin Phoenix, who was 24 years old and received recognition for his role as Emperor Commodus.
Only about 2 percent of people in the world have naturally green eyes. Green eyes are a genetic mutation that results in low levels of melanin, though more melanin than in blue eyes. Green eyes don't actually have any color.
Am I Russell Crowe related to Sheryl Crow? No, and that that should be obvious with the spelling. of a hotel and people had been making that joke for so long.
Crowe's hectic filming schedule may have been to blame, with sources suggesting his wife tired of living her life alone. "She was in a lonely marriage living separate lives," a source tells WHO. "You can only do that so long."
The tiny black and white Papillon passed away in the Hollywood star's arms after a shock accident in which the pooch was hit by a truck. Devastated by the sudden loss, the Gladiator star announced on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Friday he had eased the mourning process by getting an identical puppy. 'This is Ezekiel.
Because we had so many hours together on LA Confidential and we had a real intimate friendship, it was great, and that still remains. Crowe went on to star in the global hit movie Gladiator in 2000 and Basinger starred as Stephanie in 8 Mile alongside rapper Eminem in 2004.
People magazine reported that by the time Ryan announced her separation from Quaid, she was "extremely infatuated" with Crowe. Her friend, late actress Carrie Fisher, said at the time that she didn't blame Ryan because the Aussie actor was "a tough thing to resist".
Crawford is 5 feet 9+1⁄2 inches (1.77 m) tall with brown hair and eyes. Her measurements are 34–25.5–36. Her trademark is a mole (or "beauty mark") above her upper lip.
I had to ride in Gladiator, of course, and I think I am right in saying that every time you saw Maximus on horseback, it was really me. My horse in Gladiator was George, a really clever animal who knew what was expected of him.
In between - well - things could have been a little better. The acting in this movie, I thought, was first-rate. Russell Crowe as General Maximus, Joaquin Phoenix as Emperor Commodus and Connie Nielsen as Lucilla, sister of Commodus, all played their parts perfectly. The gladiatorial bouts were superbly choreographed.
