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Trivia
Birth name: Hugh Michael Jackman
Date of birth: 12 October 1968
Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height: 6' 2½" (1.89 m)
Spouse: Deborra-Lee Furness (February 1996 - present) 2 children
For Sunset Boulevard (as Joe Gillis), he won
a Variety Club, a Mo and a Green Room Award as best male actor in a
musical. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award in 1998 as Curly
in the Royal National Theatre's Oklahoma!.
Adopted a son, Oscar Maximillian Jackman, in
May 2000 (b. 15 May 2000).
Met wife while co-starring in the Australian
TV series "Correlli" (1995).
Chosen as one of People magazine's "50
Most Beautiful People in the World" 5 years in a row, 2000-2004.
He was one of the presenters at the 2002
Academy Awards, but says he'll think twice about attending 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."
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.
He was a last-minute addition to the X-Men
(2000) cast. Dougray Scott was originally cast as Wolverine, but
Mission: Impossible II (2000) required two extra months of shooting.
According to the comic books, Wolverine
stands 5-feet-3-inches in height. Jackman, who plays Wolverine, stands a
whole foot taller than his character.
Has starred in three movies with Halle
Berry: X-Men (2000), Swordfish (2001) and X2 (2003).
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!
Was offered the role of Captain William
Gordon in _Rising, The (2005)_ .
While filming Van Helsing (2004), he
accidentally broke an extra's hand.
Favorite curse word is "bullshit".
Voted one of "The 50 Most Beautiful
People in the World" by People magazine [2004]
Voted one of "The 50 Most Beautiful
People in the World" by People magazine [2003]
Named Best Actor in a Musical by Drama Desk
in New York for his protrayal of Peter Allen in "The Boy From
Oz". (April 2004)
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.
Before attending WAAPA (Western Australian
Academy of Performing Arts), he did a year acting program called
"The Journey" at the Actors Centre in Sydney
His parents separated when he was 8. His
mother then moved to England, leaving his father to raise him and his
four siblings by himself in Australia.
In the X-Men movies, he plays Wolverine; in
Van Helsing (2004), he goes after a monster called The Wolfman.
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.
His favorite food is sushi.
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.
Favorite word is "panache."
Due to his committment to Van Helsing
(2004), had to decline the offer to play Frank Castle in The Punisher
(2004). Both films ended up receiving a "BOMB" rating from
film critic Leonard Maltin.
Was listed as a potential nominee on the
2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was listed as a suggestion in
the Worst Actor category for his performance in the film Van Helsing
(2004). However, he did not receive a nomination.
Expressed great fondness for the comic book
character Superman. Ironically, Superman is owned by DC Comics, the
rival company of Marvel Comics, which owns X-Men and Wolverine.
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 of 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.
Has started his own movie production
company, Seed Productions, with friend John Palermo. The first films
they will be producing with this company are X-Men 3 and the Wolverine
spin-off.
Adopted a girl, Ava Eliot Jackman (b. July
10, 2005), in July 2005.
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