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Russell Crowe

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 03: Actor Russell Crowe and South Sydney CEO Shane Richardson watch on as the players warm up before the round eight NRL match between the Brisbane Broncos and the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Suncorp Stadium on May 3, 2013 in Brisbane, Australia.

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About Russell Crowe

Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is a New Zealand Australian actor, film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and ten further nominations for Best Actor. Crowe appeared as the tobacco firm whistle blower Jeffrey Wigand in the 1999 film The Insider, for which he received five awards as Best Actor and seven nominations in the same category. In 2001, Crowe's portrayal of mathematician and Nobel Prize winner John F. Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind brought him numerous awards, including an BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor category Motion Picture Drama and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.

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