Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman (born 12 October, 1968) is an Australian actor who portrayed Wolverine in X-Men (2000), ' (2003) and X-Men 3 (2006). His other works include Swordfish (2001), Kate and Leopold (2001), Someone Like You (2001), and Van Helsing (2004).

Biography

Hugh Jackman was born on 12 October, 1968, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the youngest of five children of English-born Anglican parents. His mother left the family and went back to England when he was eight years old, and he remained behind with his father, an accountant. Jackman attended Knox Grammar School, an elite all-boys school in Wahroonga, New South Wales and graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney with a BA in Communications, having majored in journalism. In 1994, he graduated from WAAPA in Perth.

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12 October - 1968 - Sydney - New South Wales - Australia - English - Anglican - Accountant - Knox Grammar School - Wahroonga - University of Technology, Sydney - BA - Journalism - WAAPA - Perth

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During Hugh Jackman's stage musical career in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, he hosted both Melbourne's Carols by Candlelight and Sydney's Carols in the Domain.

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Melbourne - Victoria - Australia - Carols by Candlelight - Sydney - Carols in the Domain

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Jackman married actress Deborra-Lee Furness in February of 1996. They met on the set of his first TV acting job in Corelli, an Australian television program. Jackman played an angry prisoner who fell in love with his counsellor, played by Furness. He and his wife adopted Oscar Maximilian Jackman, who was born on May 15, 2000. They adopted a second child, Ava Eliot Jackman, who was born on July 10, 2005.

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Deborra-Lee Furness - Corelli - Television program - May 15 - 2000 - July 10 - 2005

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Jackman played Gaston in the Melbourne production of Beauty and the Beast, and Joe Gillis in the same city's production of Sunset Boulevard. He first became known outside of Australia when he played the leading role of Curly in the Royal National Theatre's acclaimed stage production of Oklahoma! in the West End of London in England, demonstrating his talent as a singer as well as an actor. On 6 June, 2002, Hugh Jackman sang the role of Billy Bigalow in Carousel in a special concert performance at Carnegie Hall in Manhatten, New York City.

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Melbourne - Beauty and the Beast - Sunset Boulevard - Royal National Theatre - Oklahoma! - West End - London - England - 6 June - 2002 - Carousel - Carnegie Hall - Manhatten - New York City

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He was a last-minute addition to the X-Men cast. Dougray Scott was originally cast as Wolverine, but Scott was tied up on the set of ' for two additional months of shooting. Hugh stands a foot taller than Wolverine, who is reported by Marvel Comics to be 5' 3". Despite this, Jackman's performance was highly praised and the film's success immediately made him a star. Jackman is currently in plans to star in a spinoff film for Wolverine.

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Dougray Scott - Marvel Comics

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In 2004, Jackman won a Tony Award for his Broadway portrayal of Australian songwriter and performer Peter Allen in The Boy from Oz. Jackman hosted the Tony Awards in 2004 and 2005, garnering very positive reviews. The televised hosting of the Tony Awards earned Jackman an Emmy Award win for Outstanding Individual Performer in a Variety, Musical or Comedy program in 2005.

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2004 - Tony Award - Broadway - Peter Allen - The Boy from Oz - 2005 - Emmy Award

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2005 saw him cast in the lead role of The Fountain, directed by Darren Aronofsky. Jackman starred alongside Rachel Weisz and Ellen Burstyn.

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The Fountain - Darren Aronofsky - Rachel Weisz - Ellen Burstyn

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Jackman was rumoured as a possible successor to Pierce Brosnan in the role of James Bond, but it has since been confirmed that he has rejected the role.

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Pierce Brosnan - James Bond

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