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 Ray Crowe Ray Crowe (May 30, 1915 — December 20, 2003) was a basketball coach, educator, school administrator, and public official in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is best known as the head basketball coach of Crispus Attucks High School from 1950 to 1957. His teams won the Indiana state basketball championship in 1955 and 1956, the first all-black school to win a state championship in the country, and the first Indianapolis team to win the Hoosier state tourney. He coached numerous Indiana All-Star players, including Oscar Robertson, Hallie Bryant, and Willie Meriweather. Crowe was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of