Russell Crowe Biography

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hectic schedule, the thespian delightfully managed to go behind the camera to direct "Bra Boys", a movie based on a documentary feature of the same name that he narrated.

Aside from acting, Russell is also known to have established a singing career that he has developed since his teens, either through solo or collective works. He first emerged under the moniker of Rus Le Roq in 1980 and recorded a single entitled "I Want To Be Like Marlon Brando" before formed a pub rock band called 30 Odd Foot of Grunts (TOFOG) in 1992 with his schoolmate Dean Cochran. Releasing several albums, like "Gaslight" (1998), "Bastard Life or Clarity" (2001), plus "Other Ways of Speaking" (2003), the troupe only lasted for about 13 years as Russell later announced its dissolve on TOFOG's official website in March 2005. Stood by his own, the star took Alan Doyle of the Canadian band, Great Big Sea, to assist him making a solo project which then resulted in a virtual outing on iTunes entitled "My Hand, My Heart" in May 2005 after previously launching its single, "Raewyn", online by April 19. Even so, he did not shed aside the idea to re-invent a band ...

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for the hunk came on screen with a new one named The Ordinary Fear of God on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in March the following year.

Concerning his love life, Russell, no doubt a Hollywood heartthrob, had been involved in a series of relationship with some beautiful women, beginning from Jamie O'Neal, an Australian stage performer, in 1988 before dated Australian singer and actress Danielle Spencer whom he met on the set of "The Crossing." Being together for about 4 years, he decided to end the romance in 1995 to then fall into the arms of model Erica Baxter and notably, Hollywood star Meg Ryan. Embarking on a love journey after teaming up in "Proof of Life" (2000), their affair was so highly publicized that it depressingly overshadowed the picture which later flopped heavily in box-office. Sadly, the bond between them was broken less than one year and Russell surprisingly found himself returning to Danielle's embrace to finally marry her on his 39th birthday, later happily welcomed the arrival of his first son, Charles Spencer Crowe, by December 21, 2003 then the second, Tennyson Spencer Crowe, on July 7, 2006.

While lauded for his achievement in film industry, ...