The former manager of business affairs for Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey entered into partnership with the actor in ICON Productions in 1988. The Australian native went on to co-produce nearly all of Gibson's starring vehicles of the 1990s, including Franco Zeffirelli's "Hamlet" (1990), "Forver Young" (1992), "The Man Without a Face" (1993), which also marked Gibson's directorial debut, "Maverick" (1994) and "Braveheart" (1995). The latter, an epic feature about a 13th Century Scottish warrior, won 10 Oscar nominations includiong one as Best Picture. Under the ICON banner, Davey has also overseen "Airborne" (1993) and the Beethoven biopic "Immortal Beloved" (1994), with Gary Oldman.
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in Sydney, Australia
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Job Titles:
Executive, Producer
Milestones
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1988 Co-founded ICON Productions with Gibson; serves as president
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1990 First producing credit, Hamlet , starring Gibson
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1990 ICON entered into long-term relationship with Warner Bros.
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1993 Produced Gibson s directorial debut, The Man Without a Face
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1994 Initial collaboration with Bernard Rose as producer of the period drama Immortal Beloved ; also made cameo appearance as a cavalry officer
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1995 Served as one of the producers of the Oscar-winning Best Picture Braveheart
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1997 Reteamed with Rose as producer of the remake of Anna Karenina
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1999 Moved ICON to Paramount; signed three-year, first-look deal
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1999 Served as producer of An Ideal Husband and Felicia s Journey
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1999 Was producer of the Gibson vehicle Payback
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2000 Executive produced the Gibson comedy What Women Want
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2000 Produced The Million Dollar Hotel , directed by Wim Wenders and co-starring Gibson
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2002 Moved ICON from Paramount to 20th Century Fox
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2002 With Gibson, was a producer of the Vietnam-themed drama We Were Soldiers ; Gibson also starred
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2004 Served as executive producers of the HBO miniseries Alexander about Alexander the Great, based on Mary Renault s historical novels; Gibson was also an executive producer
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Began working with Mel Gibson overseeing Gibson s business affairs in Australia