Robert Alda

He was a successful actor, and his wife Joan Brown was crowned Miss New York in a beauty pagent. He resides in Melbourne with his family. Robert Alda (born Alphonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo) was the father of Alan Alda. He loves cars and racing and often races in Australia. He's married and has a son, Claus, and a daughter, Sophia. Bana will next be seen in Curtis Hanson's Lucky You, and is reportedly one of several actors under consideration to play James Bond when Pierce Brosnan retires from the role.

After this, his international reputation grew, and he played a supporting role in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down and took the title role in Ang Lee's 2003 movie Hulk He also played prince Hector in the epic Troy (2004), based on Homer's Iliad. Chopper garnered world-wide attention, and won three Australian Film Institute awards, including a "Best Actor" award for Bana. Aside from a small role in the Australian independent-hit The Castle 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 comedy Chopper in 2000, about the infamous Australian underworld figure, Mark Brandon Read. His most enduring character from his early career is the typically aussie character of "Poida".

Later, he was the star and/or anchor for two short-running TV shows; the TV show Eric (1996), a sketch comedy show that he wrote, coproduced and starred in, and The Eric Bana Show Live (1997), a variety show. Eric Bana began his career as a comedian, first coming to national attention in the comedy sketch series Full Frontal. He originally dreamed of becoming a car mechanic and tried his hand in odd jobs, including tending bar, where he also did stand-up comedy. He was born Eric Banadinovich on to a German mother and a Croatian father.

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