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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nicole Vassell

DARK SECRETS: Russell crowe says he regrets rejecting biopic due to cheating aspect | Rare Historical Photos

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Russell Crowe has said he regrets turning down a role in his career after feeling that it would have given him an unfair advantage in music.

The Oscar-winning actor has played a wide variety of roles throughout his near-40-year career, including Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator (2000), mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr in the dramatic biopic A Beautiful Mind (2001) and 19th-century villain Javert in Les Miserables (2012).

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