It's Official, Russell Crowe's Australian.

[The Atheist]

Ah, those Aussies.

They've tried to steal Phar Lap and the pavlova - but failed miserably.

Now, they've claimed Russell Crowe, making him one of four Aussie legends to appear on postage stamps.

The big difference between Crowe and Big Red is that in Crowe's case, you can have him!

 

[a_unique_person]

Ah, those Aussies.

They've tried to steal Phar Lap and the pavlova - but failed miserably.

Now, they've claimed Russell Crowe, making him one of four Aussie legends to appear on postage stamps.

The big difference between Crowe and Big Red is that in Crowe's case, you can have him!

No, you can have him.

Being a Kiwi, you also not have read this.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/people/when-i-was-russell-crowes-stooge/2006/06/07/1149359786387.html

It's a laugh a minute.

It was now quite clear that, unless besieged by some bizarre infatuation, Russell had something in mind for me. Though I knew not what it could be, my imagination become industrious as I began to foresee a new life for me and mine - clothes for Kellie and a bounty of new toys for my little boy, all to be enjoyed in a house we actually owned. After all, next to the Prime Minister and the odd media magnate, there was nobody more powerful in Australia than Mr Russell Crowe, and any crumb that might spill from his table would tumble as a banquet to my world.
Then, one evening, Keith called to ask if I had a moment for his boss. Russell came to the phone and for a few minutes we shot the breeze. Then he asked if I had some time later in the week, as he wished for me to come to his home and listen to some music.
His music.
My gut fell down an elevator shaft. Though completely unfamiliar with Crowe's music, I was familiar enough with the esteem in which it was held by those whose opinions seemed to matter. Was this what the last few weeks had been about?

 

[The Atheist]

No, you can have him.

Being a Kiwi, you also not have read this.

Sorry, mate, but when he's one of the Australians of the Year, he's all yours. No escape.

It's a laugh a minute.

Wow! The more you learn about him, the worse he looks.

 

[JoeyDonuts]

Take him and feed him to the drop bears.

That Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts thing is awful.

 

[lionking]

My mother hates Rusty, but not because of his acting or "singing". All my father's side of the family loves South Sydney rugby league club, all my mother's side loves Balmain, and hates Souths with a pasion. When Crowe put money into Souths which allowed them to survive, that was it as far as she was concerned.

As for me, I'd take him. Whatever you think of him as a person, he's a great actor.

 

[The Atheist]

As for me, I'd take him. Whatever you think of him as a person, he's a great actor.

Funnily enough, he is a good actor. Certainly not the first actor to be a bit weird, and I guess Aussie's looking for actors after Ledger's death.