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 Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor, singer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer and producer. Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as superhero, period, and romance characters. He is best known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series, as well as for his lead roles in the romantic-comedy fantasy Kate & Leopold (2001), the action-horror film Van Helsing (2004), the drama The Prestige and The Fountain (2006), the epic historical romantic drama Australia (2008), the film version of Les Mis��rables (2012), and the thriller Prisoners (2013). His work in Les Mis��rables earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy in 2013. In Broadway theatre, Jackman won a Tony Award for his role in The Boy from Oz. A four-time host of the Tony Awards themselves, he won an Emmy Award for one of these appearances. Jackman also hosted the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009.Jackman was born in Sydney, New South Wales, to Grace McNeil (Greenwood) and Christopher John Jackman, an accountant. He is the youngest of five children. His parents, both English, moved to Australia shortly before his birth. He also has Greek (from a great-grandfather) and Scottish (from a grandmother) ancestry.Jackman has a communications degree with a journalism major from the University of Technology Sydney. After graduating, he pursued drama at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, immediately after which he was offered a starring role in the ABC-TV prison drama Correlli (1995), opposite his future wife Deborra-Lee Furness. Several TV guest roles followed, as an actor and variety compere. An accomplished singer, Jackman has starred as Gaston in the Australian production of "Beauty and the Beast." He appeared as Joe Gillis in the Australian production of "Sunset Boulevard." In 1998, he was cast as Curly in the Royal National Theatre's production of Trevor Nunn's Oklahoma. Jackman has made two feature films, the second of which, Erskineville Kings (1999), garnered him an Australian Film Institute nomination for Best Actor in 1999. Recently, he won the part of Logan/Wolverine in the Bryan Singer- directed comic-book movie X-Men (2000). In his spare time, Jackman plays piano, golf, and guitar, and likes to windsurf.
Bio:
Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor, singer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer and producer. Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as superhero, period, and romance characters. He is best known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series, as well as for his lead roles in the romantic-comedy fantasy Kate & Leopold (2001), the action-horror film Van Helsing (2004), the drama The Prestige and The Fountain (2006), the epic historical romantic drama Australia (2008), the film version of Les Mis��rables (2012), and the thriller Prisoners (2013). His work in Les Mis��rables earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy in 2013. In Broadway theatre, Jackman won a Tony Award for his role in The Boy from Oz. A four-time host of the Tony Awards themselves, he won an Emmy Award for one of these appearances. Jackman also hosted the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009.Jackman was born in Sydney, New South Wales, to Grace McNeil (Greenwood) and Christopher John Jackman, an accountant. He is the youngest of five children. His parents, both English, moved to Australia shortly before his birth. He also has Greek (from a great-grandfather) and Scottish (from a grandmother) ancestry.Jackman has a communications degree with a journalism major from the University of Technology Sydney. After graduating, he pursued drama at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, immediately after which he was offered a starring role in the ABC-TV prison drama Correlli (1995), opposite his future wife Deborra-Lee Furness. Several TV guest roles followed, as an actor and variety compere. An accomplished singer, Jackman has starred as Gaston in the Australian production of "Beauty and the Beast." He appeared as Joe Gillis in the Australian production of "Sunset Boulevard." In 1998, he was cast as Curly in the Royal National Theatre's production of Trevor Nunn's Oklahoma. Jackman has made two feature films, the second of which, Erskineville Kings (1999), garnered him an Australian Film Institute nomination for Best Actor in 1999. Recently, he won the part of Logan/Wolverine in the Bryan Singer- directed comic-book movie X-Men (2000). In his spare time, Jackman plays piano, golf, and guitar, and likes to windsurf.
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Hugh credits his good friend Russell Crowe with catapulting his career into super stardom. After Crowe turned down the lead in X-Men (2000), he personally recommended Jackman to director Bryan Singer for the part.He is terribly near-sighted and has extremely blurry vision when he isn't wearing contacts. Even when hosting the Tonys and Saturday Night Live (1975), Jackman memorized almost everything he had to say so he wouldn't have to struggle to read.Started his own movie-production company, Seed Productions, with his friend John Palermo. They produced Deception (2008), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and The Greatest Showman (2017).Frequently gets offered roles based on comic books. He was offered Daredevil (2003), Hulk (2003), Iron Man (2008), Mr. Fantastic in Fantastic Four (2005), and Jonathan Kent in Superman Returns (2006).He undergoes intense physical training each time he's played Wolverine. When in peak physical condition, he can bench press well more than 300 pounds.Doesn't smoke in real life. He says he finds it horrible to smoke in movies.He and his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, suffered through two miscarriages, which they point to as the most difficult point in their lives. Both of their children are adopted.Upon meeting Olivia Newton-John (John Travolta introduced the two while he and Jackman were filming Swordfish (2001)), he confessed to her that under his desk in elementary school, there was a poster with Newton-John on it, and he would kiss the poster every day.While filming Van Helsing (2004), he accidentally broke an extra's hand.Was being treated for skin cancer in [November 22, 2013].He was a last-minute addition to the X-Men (2000) cast. Dougray Scott was originally cast as Wolverine, but was injured in a motor bike accident and wouldn't have recovered in time for filming.Was presented the 2,487th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame accompanied by his wife and two children, as well as his Les Mis��rables (2012) director Tom Hooper and co-stars Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried (December 13, 2012).Good friends with: Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue, Neil Patrick Harris, Eric Bana, Liev Schreiber, Daniel Craig and Kate Winslet.His life goal as a young man was to be an international freelance journalist. He got a degree in journalism before turning to acting.His parents separated when he was eight. His mother then moved back to England. His father, an accountant, brought up five children, by himself. The first 18 months of Hugh's life were spent with his godparents.In the comics, Wolverine stands 5-feet-3-inches, however Jackman stands a whole foot taller than his character, at 6'2 ?.He admitted after X-Men (2000) that it was difficult to summon up the rage and darkness necessary for the character of Logan/Wolverine and it took weeks off work with Bryan Singer to find the right tone for the character. After that, however, it was relatively easy for him to play the angry character.When Hugh performed at the funeral of Joan Rivers, he sang "Quiet Please, There's a Lady On Stage" (from Broadway musical "The Boy From Oz"). Held at Temple Emanu-El, New York City on 7 September 2014.Watched Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry films as inspiration for his performance as Wolverine.Was a PE teacher before becoming an actor.Was considered for the role of Harvey Dent/Two-Face in The Dark Knight (2008). The part went to Aaron Eckhart, instead.Once said in an interview with Jay Leno that he is a fan of the "Friday The 13th" film series, and he became an actor because he wanted to play Jason in one.Started and owns a line of coffees and coffee shops in New York called "Laughing Man Coffee," in which he donates his proceeds to needy children.Adopted a son, Oscar Maximillian Jackman, in May 2000 (b. 15 May 2000).Adopted a girl, Ava Eliot Jackman (b. July 10, 2005), in July 2005.In April 2013, a woman Jackman had noticed hanging around outside his Manhattan apartment building ended up finding him at his Greenwich Village gym and throwing her electric razor at him, screaming "I love you!" The 47-year-old woman was arrested shortly thereafter.He has said that he thinks Tom Hardy would be a good choice to succeed him in the role of Wolverine.Close friend of Liev Schreiber.Wants to produce and star in a film based on the life of The Incredible Hulk (1977) actor Bill Bixby.Often his wife and, sometimes, members of his family stay with him while he is shooting on location.Jackman appeared on Forbes's annual Celebrity 100 list of the 100 most powerful celebrities and in 2013, he topped Forbes's Most Powerful Actors list.His wife initially told him he should turn down the role of Wolverine.Was among the guests at the wedding of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban.Had never seen an episode of Saturday Night Live (1975) until he agreed to host the show. The producers sent him tapes of episodes so he could understand the format, and later said that his favorite was the one hosted by Conan O'Brien.Took stunt-driving classes to prepare for his role in Swordfish (2001).Met his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, while co-starring in the Australian TV series Correlli (1995).Is the subject of a running joke in Scrubs (2001) where John C. McGinley's character, Dr Cox, has an unexplained but deep hatred of him and frequently expresses a wish to hurt him.He was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for the 1998 season for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in "Oklahoma.".One of his lifelong goals is to play Pharaoh in either a Broadway production or a West End London theatre production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.".Voted People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2008.He sang "People Will Say We're in Love" from "Oklahoma!" with Shirley Jones, when they reprised their respective roles of Curly and Laurie, at the opening of Fox Studios in Sydney.In (October 2009) he was in New York City performing "A Steady Rain", a 2-man dramatic play, opposite Daniel Craig (James Bond), until December 2009.In China, he is nicknamed Wolf Uncle because his name does not translate easily.Won Broadway's 2004 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for his portrayal of Australian singer/songwriter Peter Allen in "The Boy From Oz." Jackman also served as host for the televised ceremony for the American Theatre Wing's annual Antoinette Perry (aka Tony) Awards in 2003, 2004, and 2005.Godfather of Rupert Murdoch's daughters Grace and Chloe.Jackman has been described as one of the world's most attractive men by various media outlets, and his perceived sex appeal has been picked up by many sources, including Empire, who named him one of the sexiest stars in film history, and People, who named him one of the World's Most Beautiful People. In 2008, Jackman won People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.Was school captain during his final year of high school, a school also attended by Australian actors Adam Garcia, Andrew Johnston, Reg Livermore, and Hugo Weaving; writer Stuart Beattie; and radio host John Laws.Had to shave off all of the hair on his head and chest for scenes in the last third of the movie The Fountain (2006).He was one of the presenters at the 2002 Academy Awards, but says he'll think twice about presenting again. He says, "I slept for about an hour and I'd have liked a little bit of sushi to come down. There'll be a lot of drunken parties back home and people betting and that's usually what I'm at, so getting up there in a suit and talking for a little bit is kind of bizarre.".Hugh's parents were English immigrants to Australia. One of Hugh's paternal great-grandfathers, Nicholas Isidor Bellas, was Greek, while Hugh's maternal grandmother, Agnes Milroy, was of Scottish descent. |
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Hugh Jackman |
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Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor, singer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer and producer. Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as superhero, period, and romance characters. He is best known for his lo |
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Hugh credits his good friend Russell Crowe with catapulting his career into super stardom. After Crowe turned down the lead in X-Men (2000), he personally recommended Jackman to director Bryan Singer for the part.He is terribly near-sighted and has extremely blurry vision when he isn't wearing contacts. Even when hosting the Tonys and Saturday Night Live (1975), Jackman memorized almost everything he had to say so he wouldn't have to struggle to read.Started his own movie-production company, Seed Productions, with his friend John Palermo. They produced Deception (2008), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and The Greatest Showman (2017).Frequently gets offered roles based on comic books. He was offered Daredevil (2003), Hulk (2003), Iron Man (2008), Mr. Fantastic in Fantastic Four (2005), and Jonathan Kent in Superman Returns (2006).He undergoes intense physical training each time he's played Wolverine. When in peak physical condition, he can bench press well more than 300 pounds.Doesn't smoke in real life. He says he finds it horrible to smoke in movies.He and his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, suffered through two miscarriages, which they point to as the most difficult point in their lives. Both of their children are adopted.Upon meeting Olivia Newton-John (John Travolta introduced the two while he and Jackman were filming Swordfish (2001)), he confessed to her that under his desk in elementary school, there was a poster with Newton-John on it, and he would kiss the poster every day.While filming Van Helsing (2004), he accidentally broke an extra's hand.Was being treated for skin cancer in [November 22, 2013].He was a last-minute addition to the X-Men (2000) cast. Dougray Scott was originally cast as Wolverine, but was injured in a motor bike accident and wouldn't have recovered in time for filming.Was presented the 2,487th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame accompanied by his wife and two children, as well as his Les Mis��rables (2012) director Tom Hooper and co-stars Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried (December 13, 2012).Good friends with: Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue, Neil Patrick Harris, Eric Bana, Liev Schreiber, Daniel Craig and Kate Winslet.His life goal as a young man was to be an international freelance journalist. He got a degree in journalism before turning to acting.His parents separated when he was eight. His mother then moved back to England. His father, an accountant, brought up five children, by himself. The first 18 months of Hugh's life were spent with his godparents.In the comics, Wolverine stands 5-feet-3-inches, however Jackman stands a whole foot taller than his character, at 6'2 ?.He admitted after X-Men (2000) that it was difficult to summon up the rage and darkness necessary for the character of Logan/Wolverine and it took weeks off work with Bryan Singer to find the right tone for the character. After that, however, it was relatively easy for him to play the angry character.When Hugh performed at the funeral of Joan Rivers, he sang "Quiet Please, There's a Lady On Stage" (from Broadway musical "The Boy From Oz"). Held at Temple Emanu-El, New York City on 7 September 2014.Watched Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry films as inspiration for his performance as Wolverine.Was a PE teacher before becoming an actor.Was considered for the role of Harvey Dent/Two-Face in The Dark Knight (2008). The part went to Aaron Eckhart, instead.Once said in an interview with Jay Leno that he is a fan of the "Friday The 13th" film series, and he became an actor because he wanted to play Jason in one.Started and owns a line of coffees and coffee shops in New York called "Laughing Man Coffee," in which he donates his proceeds to needy children.Adopted a son, Oscar Maximillian Jackman, in May 2000 (b. 15 May 2000).Adopted a girl, Ava Eliot Jackman (b. July 10, 2005), in July 2005.In April 2013, a woman Jackman had noticed hanging around outside his Manhattan apartment building ended up finding him at his Greenwich Village gym and throwing her electric razor at him, screaming "I love you!" The 47-year-old woman was arrested shortly thereafter.He has said that he thinks Tom Hardy would be a good choice to succeed him in the role of Wolverine.Close friend of Liev Schreiber.Wants to produce and star in a film based on the life of The Incredible Hulk (1977) actor Bill Bixby.Often his wife and, sometimes, members of his family stay with him while he is shooting on location.Jackman appeared on Forbes's annual Celebrity 100 list of the 100 most powerful celebrities and in 2013, he topped Forbes's Most Powerful Actors list.His wife initially told him he should turn down the role of Wolverine.Was among the guests at the wedding of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban.Had never seen an episode of Saturday Night Live (1975) until he agreed to host the show. The producers sent him tapes of episodes so he could understand the format, and later said that his favorite was the one hosted by Conan O'Brien.Took stunt-driving classes to prepare for his role in Swordfish (2001).Met his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, while co-starring in the Australian TV series Correlli (1995).Is the subject of a running joke in Scrubs (2001) where John C. McGinley's character, Dr Cox, has an unexplained but deep hatred of him and frequently expresses a wish to hurt him.He was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for the 1998 season for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in "Oklahoma.".One of his lifelong goals is to play Pharaoh in either a Broadway production or a West End London theatre production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.".Voted People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2008.He sang "People Will Say We're in Love" from "Oklahoma!" with Shirley Jones, when they reprised their respective roles of Curly and Laurie, at the opening of Fox Studios in Sydney.In (October 2009) he was in New York City performing "A Steady Rain", a 2-man dramatic play, opposite Daniel Craig (James Bond), until December 2009.In China, he is nicknamed Wolf Uncle because his name does not translate easily.Won Broadway's 2004 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for his portrayal of Australian singer/songwriter Peter Allen in "The Boy From Oz." Jackman also served as host for the televised ceremony for the American Theatre Wing's annual Antoinette Perry (aka Tony) Awards in 2003, 2004, and 2005.Godfather of Rupert Murdoch's daughters Grace and Chloe.Jackman has been described as one of the world's most attractive men by various media outlets, and his perceived sex appeal has been picked up by many sources, including Empire, who named him one of the sexiest stars in film history, and People, who named him one of the World's Most Beautiful People. In 2008, Jackman won People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.Was school captain during his final year of high school, a school also attended by Australian actors Adam Garcia, Andrew Johnston, Reg Livermore, and Hugo Weaving; writer Stuart Beattie; and radio host John Laws.Had to shave off all of the hair on his head and chest for scenes in the last third of the movie The Fountain (2006).He was one of the presenters at the 2002 Academy Awards, but says he'll think twice about presenting again. He says, "I slept for about an hour and I'd have liked a little bit of sushi to come down. There'll be a lot of drunken parties back home and people betting and that's usually what I'm at, so getting up there in a suit and talking for a little bit is kind of bizarre.".Hugh's parents were English immigrants to Australia. One of Hugh's paternal great-grandfathers, Nicholas Isidor Bellas, was Greek, while Hugh's maternal grandmother, Agnes Milroy, was of Scottish descent. |
| Trademarks: |
Ruggedly handsome features
Renown for his persuasive American accent
The role of Wolverine in the live-action X-Men films
Muscular physique
Deep resonant voice |
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On turning down the chance to play Richard Gere's character in the Harvey Weinstein-produced film Chicago (2002): I thought I was too young for the role. You have some 34-year-old guy up against Catherine Zeta-Jones and Ren��e Zellweger and it becomes a different movie. At one point, Harvey was telling me they were thinking of Kevin Spacey, and Ivtold him, 'That's exactly right. You should hire him.' Then I was in New York when the movie opened and the queue was around the block. I sat down and thought that I had probably made the biggest mistake. But I still honestly think that it was the right thing to do. I still think I was too young for that part.
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Finally something my family can be proud of.
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Now I meet people with full-color Wolverine tattoos on their backs. Thank God I did okay, because I think if I handn't, they'd spit on me in the street. - on his role of Wolverine.
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There is something very secretive about the way they cast that role. I've never had an official call asking: 'Are you interested or not?' but there's no guy I know who wouldn't want that role -- and that includes me. Anyone who says otherwise is lying. [on the now (Nov. 2004) opened spot for the next James Bond]
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[on comic books] I never read comics as a kid, and when I was slipped the comics under my trailer door, Bryan Singer didn't want us to read them. He was very frightened that we would come out with these 2-D characters, and I was amazed at how helpful they were, the images more than the story. The images, and how they capture emotion or an action sequence in just, say, three images. I have to say I used them as inspiration for some of the fighting stances or techniques. The way Wolverine stands and how he looks. |
| Salaries: |
The Greatest Showman (2017) - $10,000,000
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Movie 43 (2013) - $800
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Les Mis��rables (2012) - $5,000,000
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Real Steel (2011) - $9,000,000
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Butter (2012) - $2,000,000 |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Executive |
| Others works: |
Studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (Theatre)
Had the role of Gaston in musical of Beauty and the Beast
June 6, 2002 - Made his New York stage debut performing the role of Billy Bigelow in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel |
| Spouse: |
Deborra-Lee Furness (April 11, 1996 - present) (2 children) |
| Children: |
Oscar Maximilian JackmanAva Eliot Jackman |
| Parents: |
Grace McNeil (Greenwood)
Christopher John Jackman |
| Relatives: |
Ralph Jackman (Sibling)
Ian Jackman (Sibling)
Sonya Jackman (Sibling)
Zoe Jackman (Sibling)
Half Sibling (Half Sibling) |
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