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Milo Gibson was born on November 16, 1990, in Australia. At just 3 years old, the family moved to California, where Milo grew up in Malibu. He had a big interest in surfing, but just because he was the son of a major Hollywood star, his life wasn’t all glamour.
Sure, he enjoyed a privileged childhood, but, according to Milo himself, his parents made sure their kids were like any other kids.
“It wasn’t a showbiz childhood,” he says. “Our parents kept us out of that type of world,” Milo Gibson told The Australian. “Because it changes people, I think.”
“We didn’t grow up in the Hollywood lifestyle clique,” he explained. “I basically did everything other than going into the career of acting; I wanted to do more of a blue-collar job that involved real people.”
Even though they had a normal childhood, he and his siblings got to meet several celebrities. Robert Downy Jr. was one of them, and he turned out to be an excellent video game fighter.
“He let me hit him in the face a couple of times,” Milo recalled.
As a child, Milo Gibson didn’t quite understand that his father was known worldwide. It wasn’t until a few years later that he understood his father was a huge celebrity.
Growing up as a celebrity’s child
But at the same time, he was very cautious about telling people.
“Yeah, all the time,” he said. “I think you learn how to …Read signals? Yeah. I don’t really like to tell people, but a lot of my friends already know and they don’t care. They’re friends with me because they’re friends with me.”
When he was six years old, his father starred in Braveheart. Milo watched it right away – and he loved it. Actually, he already knew that his father starred in it because he visited the set for one of the film’s first scenes.
“I walked into that on set, by myself. Dummies swinging from the roof,” Milo Gibson recalled. “I remember Dad grabbing me and taking me out, saying, ‘It’s not real.’ I specifically remember seeing the eyes all staring down.”
Having last name “Gibson” certainly came with some pressure. As with many other celebrities, fans believe it’s their destiny to follow in their parents’ footsteps. Milo Gibson, however, chose to live outside the spotlight.
He grew up playing football in high school and surfing in his spare time. Following his graduation, he decided he would be a private massage therapist, a career he worked in for a couple of years. Later on, he became an electrician.
Milo Gibson – acting career
Milo Gibson loved working with – as he terms – “real people”, and since his parents didn’t push him into the film business, he had every opportunity in the world to become who he wanted.
His father, Mel Gibson, lived an action-packed life, traveling the world to shoot films and attending celebrity award shows and other events across the country. But he was also sure to raise his children normally, which we really love him for.
Of course, Milo Gibson would eventually walk in his father’s footsteps anyway, though his parents never pushed him into becoming an actor.
At the same time, they loved it.
“My dad was always a big advocate of doing what you like to do, and keep doing new things and trying new things, but do what you love,” Milo Gibson told The Hollywood Reporter.
“And I did that. I had a lot of different jobs but they weren’t things that I wanted to do for the rest of my life. And I have a really big passion for acting and I really love doing it.”
Working with his father
In 2016, he had his first shot at acting when he worked with his father on the Second World War film Hacksaw Ridge, starring alongside Andrew Garfield. It was the start of his acting career, and to work alongside his father, who was directing the film, was a perfect start.
“It was nice to see him behind the camera,” he said. “I learned that you have to be comfortable taking risks and then stick with them; one of the keys in acting is to be vulnerable.”
Gibson had his first leading role in the film All the Devil’s Men, which premiered in 2018. He’s also gotten roles in The Tribes of Paolos Verde (2017) – starring alongside Jennifer Gardner – and Breaking & Exiting (2018).
At 35, Milo’s career in film has just begun, and we’re sure he’ll have his parents’ utmost support.
Spitting image of Mel Gibson
He’s already had many types of roles, which is definitely a good sign for the future! Besides acting, Milo Gibson has also tried out modeling.
With his thick hair and intense eyes, he sure is the spitting image of his father, Mel. Sometimes, people recognize him, though not for being Milo.
“Sometimes people go, ‘Hey, you look like Mel Gibson!’ And I go, ‘F**k, I wish!’,” he says.
Not only do we think Milo Gibson has a great career in the acting business ahead of him. Also, we are so happy that neither he nor his father is pushing for it to happen.