David Gulpilil
David Gulpilil Rigjimiraril Dalaithngu ( born July 1, 1953 in Maningrida, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory ) is an Australian actor and dancer.
Life and career
David Gulpilil is an aboriginal tribe of the Yolngu. Even as a small boy, he was an accomplished hunter, tracker and ceremonial dancer. He spent his childhood in the bush, shielded from the influence of white civilization. Later he attended the Mission School of Maningrida in north-east Arnhem Land, where he learned English. In 1970 he made his first appearance alongside actress Jenny Agutter in the internationally successful film Walkabout by British director Nicolas Roeg. As a result, Gulpilil was seen in a variety of films and television productions. Commercially successful was 1976 Storm Boy with him in the lead role.
Gulpilil is known in Australia as a tradition of Aboriginal dancers. He organized groups of dancers and musicians and performed at festivals across Australia on, including the Prestigious Darwin Australia Day Eisteddfod dance competition, which he won four times. His narrative talent was reflected in writing two books of children's stories about the faith of the Yolngu, which are illustrated with photographs and paintings of Australian artists. His latest artistic success was the participation in an autobiographical stage production at the Adelaide Festival of Arts in March 2004.
David Gulpilil made headlines in 2006 when it came between Vaughan Williams and him in Darwin to an incident. Gulpilil felt threatened and pulled out a machete. The charges of carrying an offensive weapon 2007, the Court decided in an acquittal because the machete was a part of a cultural nature. 2007 Gulpilil had problems because of domestic violence against his wife.
Gulpilil was also active politically, by advocating the return of land to the tribes. He also denounced the Stolen Generation. Half-breed children were snatched away by force by the authorities of their Aborigineelternteilen and came away in far away from the home location or mission schools were placed with adoption willing white couples.
2006 Gulpilil starred in the film 10 Canoes, 150 spears and 3 women ( Ten Canoes ) by director Rolf de Heer, of the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival won in the same year. His last international appearance was David Gulpilil, 2008 in the staged by director Baz Luhrmann 's epic film Australia Australian alongside Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in the lead roles.
David Gulpilil was to 2003, first marriage to Robin Djungini. Since 2004, he is married to Miriam Ashley. His son Jamie Gulpilil is also acting operate. He currently lives in Winnellit in the Northern Territory.
In September 2011, David Gulpilil has been sentenced after an assault on his wife to a prison sentence. A court in Darwin decided that the 58 -year-old was to sit a year in prison and into rehab. Gulpilil had struck in December in a drunken state his wife Miriam Ashley with a broomstick and you thereby broken his arm. He had already been convicted several times for domestic violence and traffic offenses under the influence of alcohol. ( AFP)