Hugh Jackman
Hugh Michael Jackman AC (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor, producer and singer. He plays on different roles and various genres of movies like action, comedy, drama, musical, romance and superhero.
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| Born | Hugh Michael Jackman 12 October 1968 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
Works | Performances |
| Spouse(s) | Deborra-Lee Furness (m. 1996) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Full list |
| Honours | Companion of the Order of Australia |
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Early and personal life
Jackman was born on 12 October 1968 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to English parents. He is best known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the X-Men movie series. His performances in The Fountain, Les Misérables and Prisoners garnered strong critical acclaim.
His work in Les Misérables earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and a Golden Globe Award in 2013. In theater, he won a Tony Award for his role in The Boy from Oz.
A four-time host of the Tony Awards, winning an Emmy Award for one of these appearances, Jackman also hosted the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009.
Jackman married Deborra-Lee Furness in 1996 in Melbourne. The couple adopted a son and daughter. Jackman has been described as one of the world's most attractive man, 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 movie history[1][2][3] and People, who named him one of the World's Most Beautiful People.[4][5] In 2008 Jackman won People's Sexiest Man Alive.[6][7] 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.[8][9]
Jackman plays multiple sports, plays the guitar, piano and violin[10] and does dancing.[11] He is also a philanthropist.
In November 2013, Jackman announced he had skin cancer removed from his nose.[12] He had a second cancer removed from his nose in May 2014, and said that the cancer will always return.[13]
Movies
- Erskineville Kings (1999)
- Paperback Hero (1999)
- Toy Story 2 (1999)
- X-Men (2000)
- Kate & Leopold (2001)
- Someone Like You (2001)
- Swordfish (2001)
- X2 (2003)
- Profile of a Serial Killer (2004)
- Van Helsing (2004)
- Van Helsing: The London Assignment (2004)
- The Incredibles (2004)
- The Prestige (2006)
- The Fountain (2006)
- Scoop (2006)
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- Deception (2008)
- Australia (2008)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
- X-Men: First Class (2011)
- Real Steel (2011)
- Les Misérables (2012)
- The Wolverine (2013)
- Prisoners (2013)
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
- Chappie (2015)
- Pan (2015)
- Eddie the Eagle (2016)
- X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
- Logan (2017)
- The Greatest Showman (2017)
- Missing Link (2019)
Video Games
- Van Helsing (2004)
- X-Men: The Official Game (2006)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (video game) (2009)
Theatre
- The Season at Sarsaparilla (Australia-1994)
- Thark (Australia-1994)
- Beauty And The Beast (Australia-1995)
- Sunset Boulevard (Australia-1996)
- Oklahoma! (West End-1998)
- Carousel (Broadway-2002)
- The Boy From Oz (Broadway-2003)
- The Boy From Oz Arena Spectacular (Australia-2006)
- A Steady Rain (Broadway-2009)
- Hugh Jackman, in Performance (California-2011)
- Hugh Jackman, in Concert (Canada-2011)
- Hugh Jackman, Back On Broadway (Broadway-2011)
- The River (Broadway-2014)
- Broadway To Oz (Australia-2015)
- ‘’The Music Man‘’ (Broadway 2022)
Awards and nominations
Hugh Jackman Media
Jackman signing autographs for The Boy From Oz outside Broadway in 2003
060524-N-7365V-109 New York Harbor- In the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, actor Hugh Jackman, poses for pictures with Marines assigned to the 10th Marine Regiment. Jackman who plays Logan, AKA "Wolverine" in the 20th Century Fox upcoming action, sci-fi, "X-Men: The Last Stand," visited with Sailors and embarked Marines during the opening day of Fleet Week New York 2006.
Hugh Jackman at the Sydney premiere for Real Steel in September 2011
Jackman at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Jackman at the Japanese premiere of his 2017 film, The Greatest Showman
Jackman performing during TMTMTS tour
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References
- ↑ http://www.empireonline.com/100sexiest/default.asp?star=15
- ↑ http://www.empireonline.com/100sexiest2009/men/default.asp?star=6
- ↑ "The 100 Sexiest Movie Stars: The Men". Empire. 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "All-Time Beautiful Men: Vote! - HUGH JACKMAN - Most Beautiful, Hugh Jackman : People.com". Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
- ↑ "50 Most Beautiful People". PEOPLE.com.
- ↑ "Hugh Jackman: The Sexiest Man Alive". PEOPLE.com.
- ↑ "Hugh Jackman Named Sexiest Man Alive". Fox News. 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Hugh Jackman". Forbes.
- ↑ "Angelina Jolie, Hugh Jackman Top Forbes 'Most Powerful' Actress and Actor Lists". 26 June 2013.
- ↑ "Top ten facts about Prisoners star Hugh Jackman". Hellomagazine.com. September 27, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Hugh Jackman says his biggest regret is refusing to try dance classes". Mail Online. 12 July 2015.
- ↑ Chu, Melody (21 November 2013). "Hugh Jackman Treated for Skin Cancer". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20758900,00.html. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ Gilman, Greg (13 May 2014). "Hugh Jackman Backtracks on Wolverine; Expects More Skin Cancer Treatment". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
Other websites
- Hugh Jackman on IMDb
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