Klaus Banadinovich, Eric Bana's son
Klaus Banadinovich is the son of Eric Bana. Klaus Banadinovich’s father Bana is an Australian actor and comedian. He began his career in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal before gaining notice in the comedy-drama The Castle. He achieved further critical recognition for starring in the biographical crime film Chopper.
Klaus Banadinovich: Profile Summary
Full name | Klaus Banadinovich |
famous as | son of Eric Bana |
Profession | filmmaker |
Date of Birth | August 1999 |
Age | 23 years old as of 2022 |
Place of Birth | Melbourne, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Ethnicity | Mixed |
Birth Sign | Leo |
Siblings | Sophia Banadinovich |
Parents | Father- Eric Bana, Mother- Rebecca Gleeson |
Klaus Banadinovich is the son of Eric Bana. He was born in 1999, as of 2022 Klaus Banadinovich is 23 years old. He is not the only child of his parents, Klaus has one sister her name is Sophia Banadinovich. His 18-year-old sister Sophia is set to follow in his footsteps by getting into showbusiness while Klaus himself is aspiring to be a filmmaker. He is a recent graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts.
Passionate about cinema since early childhood, Klaus Banadinovich hopes to forge a path as a writer/director in Australia, with a keen focus on the macabre and surreal. He loves history and travel, and is a keen foodie. If filmmaking doesn’t work out he’ll try to become a counterfeit wine salesman, operating somewhere out of Eastern Europe. ‘The Underpass’ is his first major project.
How did Klaus Banadinovich’s parents meet fell in love and later get married? Much information is not available related to the circumstances under which the two love birds meet and start their relationship. However, it’s known that In 1995, while working on the television series Full Frontal, Bana began dating Rebecca Gleeson, a publicist with the Seven Network and daughter of then Chief Justice of New South Wales, and later Chief Justice of Australia, Murray Gleeson.
They married in 1997 after Bana proposed to her on a trip to the United States, which he won from Cleo Magazine after being named their “Bachelor of the Year” in 1996. The whole family lives in Melbourne Australia.
Eric and his wife Rebecca Gleeson share 23-year-old son Klaus and 18 years old Sophia together.
But the pair have kept their children relatively out of the spotlight while growing up, and Sophia is ‘glad’ they did.
‘I am very glad they did that because growing up would have been very different,’ Klaus Banadinovich’s sister admited.
Klaus Banadinovich’s father, Bana is a motor racing enthusiast, and participates in various racing competitions in Australia. At the age of 14, he wanted to leave school to focus full-time on becoming a motor mechanic, but his father convinced him to complete school, advising him to avoid making his hobby a job.
Klaus Banadinovich’s father purchased his first car, a 1974 XB Ford Falcon coupé, at the age of 15 for A$1,100 and, driving it, made his motor sport racing debut in Targa Tasmania 1996, a week-long race around Tasmania. In 2004, Bana purchased a Porsche 944 to compete in Australia’s Porsche Challenge. Competing throughout 2004, he often finished in the top ten and in November, finished fourth at the Sandown event, a personal best. On 21 April 2007, Klaus Banadinovich’s dad crashed his 1974 XB Falcon Coupe in the 2007 Targa Tasmania rally; he and his co-driver were uninjured. Bana appeared on the British motoring show Top Gear on 15 November 2009 as a guest for its “Star in a Reasonably Priced Car” segment.
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Bana is an ambassador for Father Chris Riley’s charity for homeless young people, Youth Off The Streets, and has appeared with Riley in advertisements to support the organisation’s annual appeal. Klaus Banadinovich’s dad, is also an advocate for the Mental Illness Fellowship, which works to increase the awareness of mental illness in Australia. In 2004, he appeared in several high-profile advertisements for the fellowship. Bana is also active in campaigns with the Australian Childhood Foundation and the Bone Marrow Donor Institute. Since 1995, he has participated in the Motorcycle Riders Association Toy Run in Melbourne, which raises money and toys for needy children at Christmas.
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