Eric Bana

Although his chiseled face and sculpted physique have been put to use in action flicks, this Australian actor started out in stand-up. He both wrote and performed on the down-under sketch-comedy serie...
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08/08/1968
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Fascinating Fact:
    By: WENN.com Source July 30, 2009 5:00am EST
    Australian actor ERIC BANA was nicknamed 'The Giggle Monster' by his FUNNY PEOPLE co-star LESLIE MANN - because he struggled to keep a straight face throughout filming for the new comedy.
  • Funny People Review
    By: Thomas Leupp July 29, 2009 3:26pm EST
    At two hours and twenty minutes, Judd Apatow’s latest effort isn’t good enough to be this long.
  • Bana gave up BMX dreams
    By: WENN.com Source July 29, 2009 1:02pm EST
    Eric Bana had a back-up plan if his acting career hadn't taken flight - he wanted to become a daredevil motocross racer.
  • Bana's long-distance dad troubles
    By: WENN.com Source July 29, 2009 1:02pm EST
    Australian actor Eric Bana is having trouble parenting his two young kids thanks to his hectic work schedule - because he can't discipline the pair over the phone.
  • Box Office Tracking: 'Incredible Hulk' Headed to 60M; 'The Happening' Could Be Disastrous
    By: Steve Mason May 11, 2009 2:16pm EST
    Marvel Studio’s second movie is a much tougher proposition. Adding the word Incredible to the title, bringing on Transporter director Louis Leterrier and Academy Award nominee Edward Norton, and essentially ‘re-booting’ a franchise after just five years is an audacious gamble, and it appears as though it will pay off solidly.
  • Star Trek Review
    By: Pete Hammond May 07, 2009 7:35pm EST
    This brilliant reinvention of the beloved sci-fi franchise boldly (and smartly) goes where no 'Star Trek' has ever gone before.
  • New ‘Star Trek’ Photos
    By: Emily Christianson October 17, 2008 2:34pm EST
    We’ve seen Spock and Capt. Kirk, but now that Entertainment Weekly’s Star Trek exclusive is in stores, they’re ready to show off 11 more photos from their photo shoot. The new gallery features Sulu (John Cho), McCoy (Karl Urban), Nero (Eric Bana) and more.
  • Why, That Double-Crossing Eric Bana!
    By: Nancy Tartaglione-Vialatte October 10, 2008 7:01am EST
    Eric Bana is in talks to star in the remake of Nicolas Boukhrief’s Le Convoyer which, for the time being, is going by the moniker, Armored. F. Gary Gray is in talks to direct.
  • The Children of Huang Shi Review
    By: Robert Sims June 20, 2008 5:47am EST
    So much for just reporting the news. This conventionally told but nonetheless heartfelt historical drama recounts the true-life Herculean efforts of a British journalist to save a school of Chinese orphans during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
  • Marvel Strikes Again! 'The Incredible Hulk' Could Reach $150M Domestic!
    By: Steve Mason June 16, 2008 5:40pm EST
    Marvel Studios has every right to call their re-booted version of The Incredible Hulk (Universal) a success.