Gibson was born Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson in Peekskill, New York, the sixth child of eleven born to Hutton and Ann Gibson.
Gibson was born with a physical anomaly called "Horseshoe kidney". His two kidneys are fused at the base into a U shape. This fusion anomaly occurs in about one of every 400 people.
Although he maintained his United States citizenship, he was raised in Australia from the age of twelve. Following a victory on the TV game show Jeopardy!, Gibson's father, Hutton, moved his family to Australia in 1968 in protest of the Vietnam War and because he believed that changes in American society were immoral. Some people have attacked Hutton Gibson for religious views that he says are based on traditional Catholicism, and on his political opinions. A Roman Catholic, Mel Gibson has donated money to finance the construction of a traditional Catholic chapel in Malibu, California, called Holy Family.
Gibson, 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) married Robyn Moore on June 7 1980 with whom he has six sons and one daughter.
Assuming that the human race is still here and that wars famine or stray asteroids have not wiped us all out or reduced humanity trying to avoid the depredations of Mel Gibson lookalikes with hunting rifles, what will rugby be like in the not too distant future? Here is one slightly eccentric vision of the future for our sport ... Published: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:29:26 GMT - Source: Rugbynetwork.Net - Read the article
