Ever wondered how Gerard Butler rose to stardom?Gerard James Butler was born November 13, 1969 in Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom to Margaret and Edward Butler, an Irish bookmaker. The youngest of three children, Butler was mostly raised in his hometown of Paisley, with a short stay in Montreal, Québec, Canada between the ages of six months and eighteen months until his mother moved back to Scotland.His parents divorced when he was two and he would not see his father again until he was sixteen. When Butler was sixteen, his father called to meet him at a local restaurant. Butler recalled that he cried for hours after the meeting and only then realized how much pain he had been living with since being abandoned by his father in 1972.For more interesting facts you must read his biography.Grab Your biography book now!