Mel Gibson

Actor Mel Gibson arrives at Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles March 11, 2011. Gibson is expected to plead no contest to a charge of battery and avoid jail time for the domestic abuse claim made by his ex-girlfriend, a source close to the case told Reuters on Wednesday. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW)

FILE - In this April 19, 2010 file photo, Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend, Russian-born singer, songwriter Oksana Grigorieva, talks during a news conference in Moscow.(AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, file)

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2010 file photo, Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva arrive at the \"Edge Of Darkness\" Premiere in Paris. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, file)

In this photo released by Icon Distribution, director Mel Gibson, center, speaks on set during filming of his new film \"Apocalypto,\" in Mexico. Gibson's drunk driving arrest Friday, July 28, 2006, and ensuing allegations that he made anti-Semitic remarks and sheriff's deputies gave him preferential treatment have rippled through Hollywood, (AP Photo/Icon Distribution, Andrew Cooper)

LOS ANGELES - JULY 28: In this Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department booking photo, actor Mel Gibson has his police mug shot taken July 28, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Gibson was arrested July 28, 2006 for drunk driving after he was caught speeding and had a blood alcohol reading of 0.12 percent according to authorities. (Photo by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via Getty Images)

Movie actor and director Mel Gibson, pulls on his beard during a news conference held in Veracruz, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 28, 2005. Gibson announced the shooting of his new film called Apocalypto spoken in an obscure mayan dialect and set 500 years ago in Central America. (AP Photo/David Hernandez)

** FILE ** Mel Gibson, right, directs Jim Caviezel on the set of Gibson's movie \"The Passion of The Christ,\" in this undated publicity photo. The film released in February 2004, has stirred controversy over his depiction of Jews. (AP Photo)

402556 02: Mel Gibson (R) as Lieutenant Colonel Harold G. Moore stars in the film \"We Were Soldiers.\" (Photo by Gig/Getty Images)

PASADENA, : Australian actor Mel Gibson accepts his two awards for \"Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Drama\" and \"Favorite Motion Picture Actor\" during the People's Choice Awards 07 January 2001 in Pasadena, CA. AFP PHOTO/ Lucy NICHOLSON (Photo credit should read LUCY NICHOLSON/AFP/Getty Images)

1996 Mel Gibson stars in the new action thriller \"Ransom\"

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: Mel Gibson holds Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture for \"Braveheart,\" at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles 25 March 1996 at the 68th annual Academy awards. Gibson shared the Best Picture award with producers Alan Ladd and Bruce Davey. AFP PHOTO Jeff HAYNES (Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 12: An undated photo showing actor Mel Gibson in a scene from the movie \"Braveheart\" that was nominated for ten Academy Awards 13 February. Mel Gibson was nominated for Best Achievement in Directing and \"Braveheart\" was nominated for Best Picture. The 68th Annual Academy Awards will be held on 25 March in Los Angeles, California. (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)

THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE, Mel Gibson, 1993, (c)Warner Bros./courtesy Everett Collection

FOREVER YOUNG, Mel Gibson, Elijah Wood, 1992

Mel Gibson and wife \"Hamlet\" Los Angeles Premiere - December 18, 1990 Village Theater Westwood, California United States December 18, 1990 Photo by Barry King/WireImage.com To license this image (4767613), contact WireImage: U.S. 212-686-8900 / U.K. 207-868-8940 / Australia 2-8262-9222 / Germany 40-320-05521 / Japan: 3-5464-7020 212-686-8901 (fax) info@wireimage.com (e-mail) www.wireimage.com (web site)

HAMLET, Glenn Close, Mel Gibson, 1990

AIR AMERICA, Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., 1990, (c)TriStar Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection

LETHAL WEAPON, Danny Glover, Mel Gibson, 1987

THE BOUNTY, Mel Gibson, 1984, (c) Orion/courtesy Everett Collection

GALLIPOLI, Mel Gibson, 1981, (c) Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection

MAD MAX, Mel Gibson, 1979, (c) american International/courtesy Everett Collection

Mel Gibson born January 3, 1956. Summer City 1976 Mel Gibson made his feature-film debut in this low-budget Australian teen drama that chronicles the exploits of a quartet of boys who leave Sydney and head out for a weekend of surfing and adventure. Unfortunately the fun takes a serious turn when they find themselves involved in a murder.