Russell Crowe Russell Crowe Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is an actor, film producer and musician. Although a New Zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia. He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film "Gladiator", directed by Ridley Scott, for which Crowe won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and 10 further nominations for best actor. Crowe appeared
Ray Crowe Crowe was born and raised on a farm near Franklin, Indiana, one of ten children. He was the older brother of George Crowe, who was the first Indiana Mr. Basketball and a major league baseball player. Ray played basketball and baseball at Whiteland High School in Johnson County, the only black player on the team. He was a four-year letterman in basketball, twice the leading scorer and team captain, and three-year letterman in baseball. Crowe then attended Indiana Central College (now known as the University of Indianapolis), where he earned nine letters in basketball, baseball, and track. He graduated with