his by the way announcement reads, a son to mr. and mrs. hutton gibson of verplank. that s this small river town in upstate new york where the family lived for a few years in this modest home. it still stands just down the road from the catholic congregation of st. patrick where mel s father sang in the choir. gibson was the sixth child in a brood of 11. his older brothers and sisters reporter: writer lawrence got a look at his strict upbringing in an interview with the actor. one day the father got so fed up that he grabbed the two of them and knocked their heads together. reporter: they re lucky they didn t have to go to the hospital. exactly. but mel believes his father had wisdom doing this to his kids. reporter: mel s father hutton rooled the roost. a conserves ive cast li s iquef
an actor and academy award winning director and producer whose films have taken in billions at the box office. i feel like a hundred bucks. mel gibson is probably the most complicated, fascinating, infewerating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. reporter: from mad max don t get mad at me. reporter: to maverick. do you really want to jump? reporter: lethal weapon to braveheart he was what women want and what men want to be. you re like a genius, you know that. can i tell you, buddy, i m blessed. reporter: but the audience s love affair with mel gibson would take a turn for the worse on this highway. caught driving drunk, gibson mouthed off to police. it was a dark mel moment now upstaged by his profanity-laced telephone rant. you like a [ bleep ] on heat and if you get raped by a pack of [ bleep ] it will be your fault, all right, because you provoked it. reporter: angry slurs at his baby s momma, oksana, but those leaked rants be
mel gibson is probably the most complicated, infuriating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. reporter: from mad max don t get mad at me. reporter: to maverick, lethal weapon to braveheart he was what women want and what men want to be. you re like a genius, you know that. can i tell you, buddy, i m blessed. reporter: but the audience s love affair with mel gibson would take a turn for the worse on this highway. caught driving drunk, he mouthed off to police. now upstaged by his profanity-laced telephone rant. you like a [ bleep ] on heat and if you get raped by a pack of [ bleep ] it will be your fault, all right, because you provoked it. reporter: angry slurs at his baby s momma, oksana, but those became the least of his concerns as the actor faced possible domestic violence charges stemming from an altercation with oksana early last year. a drastic departure from the film star once known best as a family man and a person of passionate
gibson has defined the world superstar. mel gibson! he got out of the gate fast. i mean, you have a good looking guy who could act. an actor and academy award winning director and producer whose films have taken in billions at the box office. i feel like a hundred bucks. mel gibson is probably the most complicated, infuriating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. reporter: from mad max don t get mad aat me. reporter: to maverick, lethal weapon to braveheart he was what women want and what men want to be. you re like a genius, you know that. can i tell you, bud y i m blessed. reporter: but the audience love affair with mel gibson would take a turn for the worse on this highway. caught driving drunk, he mouthed off to police. now upstaged by his profanity-laced telephone rant. you like a [ bleep ] on heat and if you get raped by a pack of [ bleep ] it will be your fault, all right, because you provoked it. reporter: angry slurs at h
most complicated, infuriating, talented star hollywood has ever produced. reporter: from mad max don t get mad at me. reporter: to maverick, lethal weapon to braveheart he was what women want and what men want to be. you re like a genius, you know that. can i tell you, buddy, i m blessed. reporter: but the audience s love affair with mel gibson would take a turn for the worse on this highway. caught driving drunk, he mouthed off to police. now upstaged by his profanity-laced telephone rant. you like a [ bleep ] on heat and if you get raped by a pack of [ bleep ] it will be your fault, all right, because you provoked it. reporter: angry slurs at his baby s momma, oksana, but those became the least of his concerns as the actor faced possible domestic violence charges stemming from an altercation with oksana early last year. a drastic departure from the film star once known best as a family man and a person of passionate faith. people are wonderin