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Eric Bana (born August 9, 1968) is an Australian actor.

Early life

Bana was born Eric Banadinovich in Melbourne, Australia to Ivan Banadinovich (a Croatian who worked for the Caterpillar Inc. tractor company) and Eleanor (a German-born hairdresser). He has an older brother, Anthony, who was born in 1965. Bana originally dreamed of becoming a car mechanic and tried his hand in odd jobs, including tending bar, where he also did stand-up comedy.

Career

Eric Bana began his career as a comedian, first coming to national attention in Australia in the comedy sketch series Full Frontal (1993-1997). Later, he was the star and/or anchor for two short-running TV shows; Eric (special 1996, series 1997), a sketch comedy show that he wrote, co-produced and starred in, and The Eric Bana Show Live (1997), a variety show. His most enduring character from his early career is "Poida", a typical Aussie male "bogan". Bana won the 'Most Popular Comedy Personality' at the 1997 Logies for his roles in Full Frontal.

Aside from a small role in the Australian independent-hit The Castle (1997) in which he played a kickboxer, Bana disappeared from Australia's entertainment screens for several years, only to make a re-appearance in the gritty black biopic Chopper in 2000, about the infamous Australian underworld figure, Mark Brandon Read. Chopper garnered world-wide attention, and won three Australian Film Institute awards, including a "Best Actor" award for Bana.

After this, his international reputation grew, and he played a supporting role in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down
(2001), starred in the Australian comedy The Nugget
(2002) and took the title role in Ang Lee's 2003 movie Hulk. He also played prince Hector in the epic Troy (2004) and starred as the leader of an Israeli hit squad in Steven Spielberg's controversial film Munich
(2005). Bana will next be seen in Curtis Hanson's Lucky You. He has also signed on to star in Romulus, My Father, which is due out in 2006.but he could not be sure if he could return to his new 2007 movie Hulk 2.

Private life

In 1997, Bana married Rebecca Gleeson, a former publicist with the Seven Network (the home of the TV series "Full Frontal") and daughter of High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Together they have a son, Klaus (b. August 1999) and a daughter, Sophia (b. April 2002). His wife and son can be seen in the movie Black Hawk Down on a photo. At some point of the movie a US soldier (not Bana's character) is looking at a photo of his wife and child. The props department forgot to take an approriate photo with them, and asked Bana's wife and child who were travelling with him if they could use a photo of them in the movie.

They reside in Melbourne, Australia. Bana is a motor racing enthusiast and often races in his home country. He is also a keen follower of Australian Rules Football. He supports the St Kilda Football Club.

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Actors - Eric Bana

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