Crowe's maternal grandfather, Stan Wemyss, was a cinematographer who was named an MBE for filming footage of World War II.

The producer of the Australian TV series Spyforce was his mother's godfather, and Crowe at age five or six was hired for a line of dialogue in one episode, opposite series star Jack Thompson ( in 1994 Thompson played Crowe's father in The Sum of Us ).

When he was fourteen, Crowe's family moved back to New Zealand, where he ( along with his brother Terry ) attended Auckland Grammar School with cousins Martin Crowe and Jeff Crowe.

By April 2011, it was officially confirmed that Crowe's attempt to quit smoking was unsuccessful.

In the 2010 post-season it was reported that Crowe's influence was critical in persuading Greg Inglis, one of the world's best players, to renege on his deal to join the Brisbane Broncos and sign for the Rabbitohs for 2011.

Salary cap auditor Ian Schubert was reported to be delving into Crowe's recent dealings with Channel Nine, Channel Seven, ANZ Stadium and V8 Supercars.

Crowe's abolitionist sympathies alienated him from his slave-holding neighbors, and it was not long before he lost access to the printing press.

The film was scored by director Crowe's then-wife, Nancy Wilson, who was a member of the rock band Heart.

In 1996, he was cast as an arrogant football player on the brink of a career-ending injury in Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire ( 1996 ).

Denzel Washington won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001, notably beating out Russell Crowe's performance as John Nash for A Beautiful Mind, and the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain in 2002 for his performance in Training Day, and Ethan Hawke was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2001 for the film.

Hudson's breakthrough was as Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous ( 2000 ), for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress-Motion Picture.

Crowe's debut screenwriting effort, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, grew out of a book he wrote while posing for one year undercover as a student at Clairemont High School in San Diego, California, where he met Geraldine Edwards, who was a student there while he was visiting mutual friends in 1975.

After gaining additional work experience in a few theater productions she was cast in the lead in Barbet Schroeder's Single White Female, followed by a role in Cameron Crowe's ensemble comedy Singles, both in 1992.

Brooks mentored Cameron Crowe and was the executive producer of Crowe's directorial debut Say Anything ... ( 1989 ) and produced his later film Jerry Maguire ( 1996 ).

Crowe's screenplay was nominated for a WGA Award for best comedy adapted from another medium.

Frey's next film appearance was a smaller role in Cameron Crowe's third film, Jerry Maguire.

Richards was also Crowe's cricketing idol along with Donald Bradman, Garfield Sobers and Greg Chappell.

Its critical consensus states: " Anchored by dazzling performances from Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Renée Zellweger, as well as Cameron Crowe's tender direction, Jerry Maguire meshes romance and sports with panache.

Some tracks include retained songs from the Mr. Crowe's Garden era such as " Could I've Been So Blind " and " She Talks to Angels ", whose riff had been written years ago by then-17 years old Rich Robinson and whose lyrics were inspired to Chris by a heroin-addicted girl he " kinda knew " in Atlanta.

Björn Again has performed at many types of event from large rock festivals worldwide including Reading and Glastonbury, to private performances for celebrities, including playing at parties for top UK golfer Colin Montgomerie, Microsoft's Bill Gates, comedian Rowan Atkinson, actor Russell Crowe's Wedding, and for Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Acclaimed as a songwriter and live performer, Allison Crowe's reputation and audience worldwide is also based significantly on her intrerpretations of songs in the popular music canon alongside classical and traditional works, and songs from musical theatre, especially Broadway.

After defending an oil field from fighters, the Arizona, With William Crowe's brother on it, Charlie, is sunk, and Charlie is killed.

Examples include the door of the church where Cole seeks sanctuary ; the color of the balloon, carpet, and Cole's sweater at the birthday party ; the tent in which he first encounters Kyra ; the volume numbers on Crowe's tape recorder ; the doorknob on the locked basement door where Malcolm's office is located ; The shirt that Anna wears at the restaurant ; Kyra's mother's dress at the wake ; and the shawl wrapped around the sleeping Anna when Malcolm realizes he is a ghost.

Crowe's brother, Jeff, also represented New Zealand at international level, and both are cousins of actor Russell Crowe.

In 2003 the band and Crowe were infamously parodied by fellow Australian band Frenzal Rhomb on their track " Russel Crowe's Band ".

McLeod published the home address and photograph of Cathy Crowe, co-founder of the Toronto Disaster Relief Committee, in the CFP along with what Crowe's lawyer deemed defamatory statements.

After fighting in the Battle of the Coral Sea, and watching the USS Lexington sink, Crowe and Callahan witness someone try to sabotage Crowe's plane.

One, the man who sabotages Crowe's plane at the Coral Sea was not Tom Stuart, but a pilot named Mike Canning, who wanted to take Crowe ' a few slots down on the kills board '.

* Ensign Charlie Crowe: Crowe's brother.

Smartly written and boasting a sensational cast, Cameron Crowe's shrewdly observed third feature also gives Tom Cruise one of his very best roles ..." In June 2010, Entertainment Weekly named Jerry Maguire one of the 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years.

Todd Rundgren also recorded the song, " Attitude ", for the film at Crowe's request.

Griffin has appeared in several movies including Cremaster 2 and in Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown the soundtrack of which also included her song " Long Ride Home " and a cover of " Moon River " by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini.

Ladd also played an all-night DJ in Crowe's 1989 film Say Anything ....

The project and Frank Crowe's role was also dramatized in The History Channels series America: The Story of Us in episode 9 entitled Bust.

Crowe's work has earned him several accolades, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, three Academy Award nominations in a row ( 1999 – 2001 ), one Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, one BAFTA and an Academy Award.

In recent years, Crowe's box office standing has declined.

Crowe's girlfriend at the time, and later, wife, Nancy Wilson of Heart, has a cameo as " Beautiful Girl in Car ".

Nancy has played a role in composing music for most of Crowe's films including Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky, and Elizabethtown.

This unique aspect of Crowe's artistry, combining original material with a range of covers to equal praise and draw, has been commented upon extensively in print and broadcast media, including a November 2008 BBC radio documentary, " The Fourth, The Fifth, The Minor Fall ".

* In the 2000 film Gladiator, Russell Crowe's character has a shoulder wound cleaned with maggots.

Crowe's wife's uncle was Henning von Holzendorff, who was to become the Chief of the German Naval Staff in the First World War.