Hugh Jackman

**Hugh Michael Jackman** <small>AC</small> (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.

## 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. The two separated in September 2023. 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 and _People_, who named him one of the World's Most Beautiful People. In 2008 Jackman won _People_s Sexiest Man Alive.
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.

Jackman plays multiple sports, plays the guitar, piano and violin and does dancing. He is also a philanthropist.

In November 2013, Jackman announced he had skin cancer removed from his nose. He had a second cancer removed from his nose in May 2014, and said that the cancer will always return.

## 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)

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Hugh Jackman
- **image**: Hugh Jackman 4, 2012.jpg
- **caption**: Jackman in 2017
- **birth name**: Hugh Michael Jackman
- **birth place**: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **awards**: List of awards and nominations received by Hugh Jackman, Full list
- **honours**: Order of Australia, Companion of the Order of Australia
- **works**: List of Hugh Jackman performances, Performances
- **years active**: 1994–present
- **children**: 2
- **signature**: Hugh_Jackman's_signature.png