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    • Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) is an actor. He was born in New Zealand, spending ten years of his childhood in Australia and residing there permanently by the age of 21. His work on screen has earned him various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award. Crowe began acting in Australia an… See more

    BornRussell Ira Crowe · 7 April 1964 · Wellington, New Zealand
    SpouseDanielle Spencer · (m. 2003; div. 2018)
    Children2
    RelativesDave Crowe (uncle) · Jeff Crowe (cousin) · Martin Crowe (cousin)
    Early life

    Crowe was born in Strathmore Park, a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, on 7 April 1964, the son of film set caterers Jocelyn Yvonne (née Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe. His father also managed a hotel. Hi… See more

    Acting career

    Under guidance from his good friend Tom Sharplin, Crowe began his performing career as a musician in the early 1980s performing under the stage name "Russ Le Roq". He released several New Zealand singles, incl… See more

    Music

    In the 1980s, Crowe, under the name of "Russ le Roq", recorded a song titled "I Just Wanna Be Like Marlon Brando".
    In the 1980s, Crowe and friend Billy Dean Cochran formed a band, Roman Antix, which later … See more