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Australian-born actor Eric Bana became known as a comedian on Australian television before becoming a Hollywood leading man in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down and Ang Lee's Hulk.
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Fast Facts
- Born: August 9, 1968
- Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
- Height: 6'3"
- Birth name: Eric Banadinovich
- His father is Croatian and his mother is German
- Film debut: The Castle
- Spouse: Rebecca Gleeson
- Two chlidren: Klaus and Sophia
- Cast in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek XI as the villain, Nero
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Chopper to Munich
Director Andrew Dominik cast Bana in Chopper to portray Australian criminal Chopper Read. Read himself suggested Bana for the role. The success of Chopper led to Bana's casting in Black Hawk Down. Brad Pitt is a fan of Chopper and influenced Bana's casting in Troy.Steven Spielberg cast Bana as the lead in Munich, for which he was nominated for an Australian Film Institute award for Best Actor.
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Personal Life
Bana is married to Rebecca Gleeson, daughter of Murray Gleason, the Chief Justice of Australia's High Court. Bana supports and volunteers with Australia's Mental Illness Fellowship, which works to improve the well-being of Australians with mental illness. -
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Time traveler's wife was such a touching and meaningful story, and Eric Bana's so gorgeous!!!
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RT @macmerkur: #film "Love the beast" (★★★★✩) so true documentary about Eric Bana's love to his car. A love that "n
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#film "Love the beast" (★★★★✩) so true documentary about Eric Bana's love to his car. A love that "non-car person will never understand" :]
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View All Eric Bana Questions (62) | Ask a QuestionDo you prefer Eric Bana w/ or w/o facial hair. I think he looks better w/ a beard. (1 Answer)I have to agree with you. I think that he looks better with the facial hair, not too much but just a little. Like just only a couple days without ... read moreWill Robin Swicord and Eric Roth win for Best Adapted Screenplay? (2 Answers)I think they stand a good chance to win. They both have a lot of talent and I think that is reflected in their work. I like film though and ... read more
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Hulk (Widescreen 2-Disc Special Edition) - $14.98
The larger-than-life Marvel Super Hero the Hulk explodes onto the big screen! After a freak lab accident unleashes a genetically enhanced, impossibly strong creature, a terrified world must marshal its forces to stop a being with abilities ...
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ROMULUS MY FATHER is based on Raimond Gaita's critically acclaimed memoir. It tells the story of Romulus his beautiful wife Christina and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son Raimond. It is the tale of a boy t...
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During the 1972 olympic games in munich 11 israeli athletes are taken hostage & murdered by a palestinian terrorist group known as black september. In retaliation the israeli government recruits a group of mossad agents to track down & exec...
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*The Hollywood Reporter: [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3iGbpWsv5i2nqb8tmirkTsLA "Howard, Bana on list for 'Factor X'"] (2006)
- Entertainment Weekly: "Bana, McAdams Tapped for 'Time Traveler's Wife'"
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Eric Bana Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- August 9, 1968: Born
- 1997: The Castle
- 2000: Chopper
- 2001: Black Hawk Down
- 2003: Finding Nemo
- 2003: Hulk
- 2004: Troy
- 2005: Munich
- 2007: Lucky You
- 2008: Factor X
