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Hugh Jackman (born 12.10.1968)
Hugh Jackman is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Wolverine in X-Men.
Hugh Jackman: Childhood
Hugh Jackman was born in Sydney, Australia. His parents, Grace Watson and Chris Jackman were English and Hugh was the youngest of five siblings. His mother left when Hugh was just eight years old and the children lived with their father, who was a Cambridge University-educated accountant.
Whilst studying at Knox Grammar School, Hugh starred in a production of My Fair Lady. He graduated from the University of Technology in Sydney with a BA in Communications, and a major in journalism.
Using money left to him by his grandmother, Jackman attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He graduated in 1994.
Hugh Jackman: Early Acting Career
Hugh Jackman's earliest film credits were in Paperback Hero and Erskineville Kings. His stage work includes performances in Beauty and the Beast and Sunset Boulevard. In 1998, his established himself in the UK when he played Curly in the Royal National Theatre production of Oklahoma!
In 2006, Hugh Jackman was chosen to replace Russell Crowe in Australia, the Baz Luhrmann film that also starred Nicole Kidman.
Hugh Jackman: Big Break
Hugh Jackman's breakthrough came when he was chosen to play Wolverine in the Bryan Singer adaptation of the comic book series, X-Men. He later returned to the role in the two sequels, X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand.
In 2001, Hugh Jackman was nominated for a Golden Globe award for his role in Kate & Leopold, in which he was the male lead. That year, he also starred in Swordfish, a film that also starred John Travolta and Halle Berry, his X-Men co-star.
In 2004, Jackman took the lead role in the vampire movie Van Helsing.
2005 saw Jackman undertake his most challenging film role to date. In The Fountain, Jackman played three different roles and has stated in interviews that it was both physically and emotionally demanding.
Hugh Jackman's next film appearance was in the 2006 film The Prestige, which featured performances from Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson and Michael Caine.
2006 also saw Hugh provide voices for two animated movies, Happy Feet and Flushed Away.
Hugh Jackman was cited as a potential James Bond actor, but lost out on the role, to Daniel Craig
Hugh Jackman: Personal Life
In 1996, Hugh Jackman married Deborra-Lee Furness. They had met on the set of Correlli, Jackman's first TV acting role. After Furness suffered two miscarriages, the couple adopted two children, Oscar (b.2000) and Eva (b.2005). The family live in Melbourne.
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| In your biography you left out his highly successful run as Peter Allen in the Broadway play "The Boy From Oz", for which he won a Tony and 2003. He MCd the Tony Award show 3 years in a row and won an Emmy for that. So he has a Tony and an Emmy. Last year he MCd the Oscars and was excellent. He is best as a singer and dancer on Broadway and will be back there for more. But for all his awards and popularity on Broadway, he is most famous as Wolverine. | ||
25th January 2007 19:29
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| It really is time that the good directors tapped into the extra ordinary talents of Hugh Jackman. I have seen the films that have been nominated for the Oscars and actors it's enough to make you throw yourself off the sofa in disgust. Both The Prestige and even more so The Fountain should have been nominated after the excellent reviews it has had and Hugh Jackman at least nominated for an Oscar I despair ! ! ! | ||