Eric Bana

PROFESSIONS
Actor
SOMETIMES CREDITED AS
Eric Banadinovich
BIOGRAPHY
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 series Full Frontal and briefly had his own eponymous show in 1997. Yet Bana's first taste of international fame came from his portrayal of a real-life murderer in the 2000....
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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 series Full Frontal and briefly had his own eponymous show in 1997. Yet Bana's first taste of international fame came from his portrayal of a real-life murderer in the 2000 indie hit Chopper. Hoping he would be the next Hugh Jackman, Hollywood cast him in two one-word mega-movies: comic-book epic Hulk and Homer's Greek epic Troy. While both films showed off Bana's assets as an actor and as a hunk, they were box-office disappointments. In a courageous move to jump-start his career, Bana signed on to Steven Spielberg's controversial drama Munich, and though the film wasn't a hit, he earned glowing notices playing a conflicted Israeli agent.
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Family

Brother:  Anthony Banadinovich  
Daughter:  Sophia  
Father:  Ivan Banadinovich  
Mother:  Eleanor Banadinovich  
Son:  Klaus  
Wife:  Rebecca Gleeson  ((married in 1997))

Education

Essendon Grammar School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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