Hugh Jackman

Hugh Michael Jackman was born on October 12, 1968. He is an Australian actor and producer. He also engaged himself in musical theater and television. Hugh Jackman became worldwide famous for his powerful acting in films. He acted the roles like action, romance characters and superhero. He earned heart of all people by his excellent acting in the film X-Men film series role as Wolverine, Van Helsing, The Prestige, Real Steel etc. Hugh Jackman is not only a actor but also a singer and dancer in stage musicals. He owned a Tony Award for his role in The Boy from Oz. In 2013 He earned his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy and his work in Les Miserables earned him his first Academy Award nomination for the Best Actor.

In 2008 People magazine describe Huge Jackman as “Sexiest Man Alive”.

He became host of the Tony Awards for three times. He also earned Emmy Award for one of these
appearances. In 81 Academy Awards he also became host(22 February 2009).

Early life

Huge Jackman was born in Sydney in New South Wales. His mother’s name is Grace McNeil. His father Christopher John Jacknan is a Cambridge-trained accountant. His parents were English and migrate to Australia in 1967. Hugh Jackman has four older siblings.  His parents divorced when Huge Jackman was eight years old and he has a younger half-sister from his mother’s re-marriage. Huge Jackman has three brothers and two sisters. When his parents get divorced he and his two brothers remain with his father in Australia, and his mother took his two sisters with her back to England.

Huge Jackman studied in a primary school named Pymble Public School, and then he admitted in the all-boys Knox Grammar School, situated on the Sydney’s Upper North Shore while studying in 1985 he acted in lead role in its production of My Fair Lady. His acting wins everyone’s heart and he became the captain of the school in 1986. Before graduation he spent a gap because he was working at Uppingham School in England. Then he got admitted in University of Technology in Sydney and completed his graduation in 1991 with a BA in Communications after that he completed one year course “The Journey” at the Actors’ Centre in Sydney.

Personal life

Huge Jackman got married on 11th April 1996 with Deborra-Lee Furness after they met on the set of Australian TV show Correlli. Huge Jackman designed an engagement ring for Deborra Furness.

Hugh Jackman and Deborra Furness adopted two children because Deborra had two miscarriages. Their adopted sons name is Oscar Maximillian Ava Eliot.

Filmography
Year	Role	Title	Award
1999	Wace	Erskineville Kings	Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor Nominated—Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor
1999	Jack Willis	Paperback Hero
2000	Logan / Wolverine	X-Men	Saturn Award for Best Actor
2001	Leopold	Kate & Leopold	Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2001	Eddie	Someone Like You
2001	Stanley Jobson	Swordfish
2003	Logan / Wolverine	X-Men 2	Nominated—Empire Award for Best Actor
2004	Gabriel Van Helsing	Van Helsing
2004	Gabriel Van Helsing(voice)	Van Helsing: The London Assignment
2005	Roger(segment "Standing Room Only")	Stories of Lost Souls
2006	Memphis(voice)	Happy Feet
2006	Roddy(voice)	Flushed Away
2006	Robert Angier	The Prestige	Nominated—Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor
2006	Tomas / Tommy / Tom Creo	The Fountain	Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
2006	Peter Lyman	Scoop
2006	Logan / Wolverine	X-Men: The Last Stand
2008	Wyatt Bose(Producer)	Deception
2008	Uncle Russell	Uncle Jonny
2008	The Drover	Australia	Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Actor in a Drama
2008	Narrator	The Burning Season(Documentary)
2009	Logan / Wolverine	X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2011	Logan / Wolverine	X-Men: First Class	Uncredited cameo IGN Award for Favorite Cameo Scream Award for Best Cameo
2011	Arthur	Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
2011	Charlie Kenton	Real Steel	People's Choice Award for Favorite Action Movie Actor Nominated—People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor
2012	Boyd Bolton	Butter
2012	Bunnymund (Easter Bunny)(voice)	Rise of the Guardians
2012	Jean Valjean	Les Misérables	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Pending—AACTA International Award for Best Actor Pending—Academy Award for Best Actor Pending—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[76][77] Pending—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Pending—London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year Pending—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Pending—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
2013	Logan / Wolverine	The Wolverine	four

TV Film
Year	Role	Title	Notes
1994	Charles "Chicka" McCray	Law of the Land	Episode: "Win, Lose and Draw"
1995	Kevin Jones	Correlli	Lead Role
1995	Brady Jackson	Blue Heelers	Episode: "Just Desserts"
1996	Duncan Jones	The Man from Snowy River	5 episodes
1998	Eric Ringer	Halifax f.p.	Episode: "Afraid of the Dark"
2001	Host/Michael Crawford/Superman	Saturday Night Live	Episode: "Hugh Jackman/Mick Jagger"
2006	Narrator (voice)	An Aussie Goes Barmy	1 episode
2006-2007	Himself	Punk'd	Episodes: "Rihanna/Hugh Jackman/Eric Dill", "Alyson Michalka/John Cena/Kerr Smith"
2007	Nicky Fontana	Viva Laughlin	Episode: "Pilot", also executive producer
2008	Narrator (voice)	An Aussie Goes Bolly	6 episodes
2010	Himself	Sesame Street	Episode: "Tribute to Number Seven"
2011	Daniel Radcliffe	Saturday Night Live	Episode: "Ben Stiller/Foster the People"