Editing Russell Crowe (section)

===Australia===
In 1985, Crowe left New Zealand and returned to Australia when he was 21, intending to apply to the [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]]. He said, "I was working in a theatre show, and talked to a guy who was then the head of technical support at NIDA. I asked him what he thought about me spending three years at NIDA. He told me it'd be a waste of time. He said, 'You already do the things you go there to learn, and you've been doing it for most of your life, so there's nothing to teach you but bad habits.'"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lovece |first=Frank |date=6 August 1995 |title=Russell Crowe Has Enough Ego to be a Bad Guy You'll Remember |url= http://franklovece.com/newsday.html#crowe |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003010/http://franklovece.com/newsday.html#crowe |archive-date=27 September 2007 |website=Newsday}}</ref> From 1986 to 1988, he was given his first professional role by director [[Daniel Abineri]], in a New Zealand production of ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]''.<ref name="actors" /> He played the role of Eddie/Dr Scott.<ref name="actors" /> He repeated this performance in a further Australian production of the show, which also toured New Zealand.<ref>''The Original Rocky Horror Show,'' New Zealand theatre programme. Theatre Promotions (One) Ltd and Company.</ref> In 1987, Crowe spent six months busking when he could not find other work.<ref>[https://gw.geneanet.org/borys?lang=en&n=wemyss&oc=0&p=jocelyne+yvonne ''Jocelyne Yvonne Wemyss''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817145032/https://gw.geneanet.org/borys?lang=en&n=wemyss&oc=0&p=jocelyne+yvonne |date=17 August 2023 }} > ''Parents > Stanley James Wemyss > Spouses and children with John Alexander Crowe > Russell Crowe 1964''. [[Geneanet]].</ref> In the 1988 Australian production of ''Blood Brothers'', Crowe played the role of Mickey.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Elissa |date=31 January 2015 |title=Blood Brothers returns to Hayes Theatre after 20-year Sydney absence |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/blood-brothers-returns-to-hayes-theatre-after-20year-sydney-absence-20150127-12zcsy.html |access-date=31 January 2019 |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |archive-date=1 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013355/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/blood-brothers-returns-to-hayes-theatre-after-20year-sydney-absence-20150127-12zcsy.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He was also cast again by Daniel Abineri in the role of Johnny, in the stage musical ''[[Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom]]'' in 1989.<ref>[http://oztheatrical.com/bbj/ ''Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524032612/http://oztheatrical.com/bbj/ |date=24 May 2023 }}. oztheatrical.com website.</ref>

After appearing in the TV series ''[[Neighbours]]'' and ''Living with the Law,'' Crowe was cast by Faith Martin in his first film, ''[[The Crossing (1990 film)|The Crossing]]'' (1990), a small-town love triangle directed by George Ogilvie. Before production started, a film-student protégé of Ogilvie, Steve Wallace, hired Crowe for the 1990 film ''[[Blood Oath (film)|Blood Oath]]'' (aka ''Prisoners of the Sun''), which was released a month earlier than ''The Crossing'', although actually filmed later. In 1992, Crowe starred in the first episode of the second series of ''[[Police Rescue]].'' Also in 1992, Crowe starred in ''[[Romper Stomper]]'', an Australian film which followed the exploits and downfall of a racist skinhead group in blue-collar suburban Melbourne, directed by [[Geoffrey Wright]] and co-starring [[Jacqueline McKenzie]]. For the role, Crowe won an [[AACTA Awards|Australian Film Institute (AFI) award]] for Best Actor, following up from his Best Supporting Actor award for ''[[Proof (1991 film)|Proof]]'' in 1991.<ref name="actors" /> In 2015, it was reported that Crowe had applied for Australian citizenship in 2006 and again in 2013 but was rejected because he failed to fulfill the residency requirements.<ref name="Roach" /> However, Australia's Immigration Department said it had no record of any such application by Crowe.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 March 2015 |title=Russell Crowe never applied for Australian citizenship, says Immigration Department |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/russell-who--immigration-department-asks-20150325-1m7q55.html |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=20 April 2020 |archive-date=17 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817145031/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/russell-crowe-never-applied-for-australian-citizenship-says-immigration-department-20150325-1m7q55.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Citizenship">{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/russell-crowe-never-applied-citizenship-784551/ |title=Russell Crowe Never Applied for Citizenship, Says Australia's Department of Immigration |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first1=Abid |last1=Rahman |first2=Alex |last2=Ritman |date=25 March 2015 |accessdate=7 November 2021 |archive-date=7 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107044841/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/russell-crowe-never-applied-citizenship-784551/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/bizarre-reason-behind-russell-crowes-citizenship-secret/news-story/05d5242f7a0258e1d5918429f8209284 |title=Bizarre reason behind Russell Crowe's citizenship secret |work=The Daily Telegraph |location= Sydney |first=Jonathon |last=Moran |date=17 June 2021 |accessdate=7 November 2021 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>