Mark Ruffalo is known as a film producer and director instead of an actor. He is famous for his role as Bruce Banner in Marvel Cinematic Universe. Here are the surprising facts you may not know about Mark Ruffalo.
- He replaced Edward Norton as Hulk in Avengers. Marvel decline Norton’s attempt to rewrite the story leading to the casting of Mark Ruffalo.
- Before finding commercial success, he spends some time in other positions such as a bartender. He attains good social skills at that time is helpful for his acting career.
- He was a wrestler in school and followed his father’s footsteps who win the wrestling championships three times. This is useful for his wrestler role in Foxcatcher.
- Ruffalo co-founded the Orpheus Theatre Company and directed various plays. Apart from that, he also wrote the play scripts for the company.
- He get success in movies and tv shows once he met playwright Kenneth Lonergan. Later, he appeared in a lot of Lonergan’s works assisting him to award recognition and other prominent roles.
- Mark Ruffalo had a brain tumor before he was finding success. Due to this, he faced partial paralysis on his face and managed to make full recovery later. He remains deaf in one ear due to the full recovery of a brain tumor.
