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AKA: Hugh Jackman

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Birthdate: 1968-10-12

Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

A stage and screen actor of remarkable versatility, Australian Hugh Jackman had the unusual honor of being named one of People magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive,” while also maintaining fandom among legions of comic book enthusiasts. Such a diverse following was testament to the actor’s unaffected charm, leading man looks, and classical stage training that equipped him to alternate between great displays of theatricality and calculated reserve. Audiences cheered Jackman’s portrayal of edgy mutant Wolverine in the “X-Men” film series, swooned over him in Baz Luhrman’s sweeping period drama “Australia” (2008), and honored him with a Tony Award for his portrayal of ostentatious songwriter Peter Allen in the Broadway musical, “The Boy from Oz.” Jackman’s rare talent translated perfectly...

Credits

Title	Distributor	Role	Release
Stories of Lost Souls	---	Actor	---
Erskineville Kings	Underground Films	Actor	---
Scoop	Jelly Roll	Actor	07-28-2006
Swordfish	Silver Pictures	Actor	06-08-2001
Someone Like You	Rosen-Obst Productions	Actor	03-30-2001

Awards

Award	Category	Project	Year
Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actor in a Musical	"The Boy From Oz"	2004
Theatre World Award		"The Boy From Oz"	2004
Tony Award	Best Actor in a Musical	"The Boy From Oz"	2004
Emmy Award	Outstanding Individual Performance in...	"The 58th Annual Tony Awa...	2005
ShoWest Award	Male Star of the Year		2006

Box Office

Release	Title	Distributor	Role	Domestic Box Office
---	Stories of Lost Souls	---	Actor	---
---	Erskineville Kings	Underground Films	Actor	---
07-28-2006	Scoop	Jelly Roll	Actor	$10,515,579
06-08-2001	Swordfish	Silver Pictures	Actor	$69,772,969
03-30-2001	Someone Like You	Rosen-Obst Productions	Actor	$27,338,033

Education

Institution	Location	Major	Degree	Year range	Notes
Knox Grammar School	Wahroonga, Australia			1986	Starred in the musical "My Fair Lady"
University of Technology	Sydney, Australia	journalism	BA	1990	Finished course work in three years
Actors Centre	Sydney, Australia			1991	Completed a one-year course, which lead to an offer for a role on the Australian series "Neighbours" and a place at WAAPA
Edith Cowan University	Perth, Australia			1994	Attended the University's Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
The School of Practical Philosphy	Melbourne, Australia

Affiliations

Raised High-Church Anglican

Milestones

Begin	Through
1991	---	Completed one-year intensive acting course at Actors Centre in Sydney, Australia
1992	---	Offered a part in the Australian series "Neighbours" but turned it down to attend Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
1994	1995	Starred with future wife, Deborra-Lee Furness in the Australian series, "Correlli"
1997	---	Hosted the weekly lifestyle series "In Fashion" on Australia's Foxtel network
1998	---	American TV debut, "Hey, Mr Producer" a PBS filmed tribute to producer Cameron Mackintosh

Professions

Profession	Type
actor	primary
singer	secondary

Relationships

Relationship	Name
father	Chris Jackman	English; split from Jackman's mother when Jackman was eight; raised children alone
wife	Deborra-Lee Furness	Born c. 1960; met in 1995, while starring together on the Australian series "Corelli"; married in April 1996; partner (with husband) in the production company, Seed Productions
brother	Ian Jackman	Older
son	Oscar Maximillian Jackman	Born May 15, 2000; adopted with wife, Deborra-Lee Furness
brother	Ralph Jackman	Older

Notes

Jackman on deciding to pursue acting as a career following his first round of training: "I realised [sic] how hard it was and that it wasn't to be treated lightly. When I started studying, it changed from a hobby to a way of life really. Acting has been so synonymous with me growing up and, in fact, my personal life and my acting life are still closely correlated. Everything seemed to go hand in hand. The challenge of being an actor seemed to help with my challenge as a person so I knew I was on the right track and that regardless of how things panned out, regardless of whether I got work, it would be a really positive thing for me to have done the training. And when things started to happen I was even more grateful that I'd done my training." - from Panorama, the inflight magazine for Ansett Australia, March 1997

"I'm a rock star," he said of the new 'do. "Although my 3-year-old (Oscar) thinks I'm a girl. He says, 'Daddy, you're Mummy now.'" - Jackman on his long hair for the movie "Van Helsing" in Entertainment Weekly, June 16, 2003

"He's the perfect man, everyone loves him, and he's sexy as hell." - Rebecca Romjin on Jackman to Entertainment Weekly, June 16, 2003

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