By  Published Aug 27, 2026, 12:35 PM EDT Zach Moser is a Philadelphia native who writes about film and television news. Zach has been published in Points In Case, Business Insider, Slackjaw, ROCA Travel, and McSweeney's Internet Tendency. follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap

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• Mel Gibson became a top movie star quickly but faced controversies that derailed his career for years.
• Despite a tumultuous past, Gibson's net worth hit around $425 million from his film work.
• The actor/director faced a decade of blacklisting due to various incidents involving racism and abuse.

was one of the premiere movie stars of the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, which is when he earned his tremendous net worth before some controversial events knocked him from his perch. Born in the United States, Gibson's large family moved to Australia when he was 12 (via ). Gibson began his career on the stage for a brief period, but he moved into television roles in The Sullivans and Cop Shop, but fame came quickly after as the titular character.

It didn't take long for Gibson to become one of the biggest movie stars in the world and his directing work began to make people think he was a once-in-a-generation talent. However, a series of controversies and arrests in the 2000s derailed the actor/director's career for years. Recently, and seems to have put the darker parts of his past behind him. He was only married once, from 1980 to 2011, to Robyn Moore, but he's been in high-profile relationships with Oksana Grigorieva and then Rosalind Ross, who he's currently with.

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Mel Gibson's Net Worth

Mel Gibson Has Around $450 Million

According to , Mel Gibson has a net worth of somewhere around $425 million, a truly staggering amount. As an actor, director, and producer, Gibson has earned basically all his money in the film industry. He's come a long way with his salary. In his first film, Summer City, Gibson only earned $400 (via ), but by 1998, he was earning $25 million for Lethal Weapon 4, a salary which extended to multiple films including The Patriot, We Were Soldiers, and Signs, making him one of the highest paid actors in the world (via ).

But those acting roles are not where he earned the lion's share of his net worth, that came from producing and directing. For The Passion of the Christ, which he retained 50% of the profits on and was able to merchandise, Gibson reportedly earned somewhere around $400 – $475 million (via ). It's also notable that his divorce from Robyn ended with a settlement requiring Gibson to pay $400 million of his $850 million fortune, one of the highest in Hollywood history (via ).

Mel Gibson's Age & Height

Mel Gibson Is A Capricorn

Mel Gibson as Martin Riggs aims his gun at someone off-screen in Lethal Weapon 3.

Mel Gibson is 5' 9 3/4" according to and 5' 9 1/2" according to ​​​​​​. He was born on January 3, 1956, making him 68 in the summer of 2026. Gibson is a Capricorn, an earth sign with a mischievous streak (via ). Capricorns are resilient, ambitious, and hard-charging even through the most painful strife. As a producer, director, and actor who's had some tough experiences, Gibson exemplifies all of this. Though they may seem restrained at first, they can also be troublemakers, a dual personality that Gibson probably understands all too well.

The Mel Gibson Controversies, Explained

Mel Gibson Was Blacklisted From Hollywood For Over A Decade

Agent Petrovick (Mel Gibson) looking stern in Boneyard.

Despite his critical and commercial successes, most people will know Mel Gibson for his many controversies that ate up over a decade of his life, beginning in July 2006 when he was arrested for drunk driving which led to a racially charged tirade (via ). This arrest led to others coming forward, revealing past instances of Mel Gibson using racist, homophobic, antisemitic, and sexist language.

Timeline Of Mel Gibson Controversies And Incidents (Via )

Year

Alleged Event

1983

Three-month driving ban in Toronto, Canada after a drunk driving incident

1991

Gibson made homophobic remarks to a Spanish newspaper

1995

Gibson made inflammatory remarks about the LGBTQ community to Playboy

2006

Gibson is arrested for drunk driving and goes on an antisemitic tirade

2010

In an interview with GQ, Winona Ryder claimed Gibson made homophobic and antisemitic remarks to her at a party in the '90s

2010

Gibson's ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, acquires a restraining order against Gibson

2010

Audio recordings surfaced of Gibson making abusive and racist remarks to Grigorieva

2011

Gibson pleaded "no contest" to misdemeanor battery after allegations of domestic abuse by Grigorieva

His problems continued into the 2010s with recorded phone calls of Gibson threatening violence against his then-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, which led to a restraining order. After years on the outs, some actors like Robert Downey Jr. and journalists like Allison Hope Weiner advocated for forgiveness for Mel Gibson, and he's since slowly made his way back into movies. How his net worth will change after so many years is anyone's guess.

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