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 M:I-2 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 (2000)_ 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 (2004)_ .
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 the 2004 Theater Wings Best Actor in a Musical Tony Award for portraying singer Peter Allen in the Broadway version of "The Boy From Oz".
Won Broaday's 2004 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for his portrayal of Peter Allen in "The Boy From Oz." Jackman also served as host for the ceremony.
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" 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), he did not receive a nomination however.
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.
Hugh Jackman Detailed Biography
Born of English parentage in Sydney on October 12, 1968, Hugh Jackman was raised as the youngest of five children. After earning a communications degree as a journalism major from Sydney's University of Technology, Hugh Jackman attended the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts, where Hugh Jackman studied drama. The fledgling actor got his first big break immediately after graduation, when Hugh Jackman was offered a starring role on the popular TV series Corelli; his casting proved to be doubly serendipitous, as it provided him with an introduction to his future wife, actress Deborrah-Lee Furness, with whom he would have a son.
A star in his native Australia thanks to his work on television and in musical theatre, actor Hugh Jackman became known to American audiences through his role as Logan/Wolverine in Bryan Singer's lavish adaptation of the popular Marvel comic X-Men (2000). Hugh Jackman starred in a number of other TV series -- and also began to earn recognition for his work on the stage in such productions as Beauty and the Beast, Sunset Boulevard, and Trevor Nunn's acclaimed Royal National Theatre production of Oklahoma!, the latter of which featured the actor in an Olivier-nominated performance as Curly McLain. In 1999, a year after being nominated for the Olivier, Hugh Jackman was again honored, this time with a Best Actor nomination from the Australian Film Institute for his portrayal of a man estranged from his brother in the urban drama Erskineville Kings. The actor's winning streak continued when Hugh Jackman was hired to replace Dougray Scott as Wolverine in Bryan Singer's high-profile adaptation of X-Men. The film, whose cast also included Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Anna Paquin, James Marsden, and Halle Berry, opened to strong reviews and box-office to become one of the biggest hits of the summer. Hugh Jackman's rising international popularity was reflected by his casting in Tony Goldwyn's Someone Like You, a romantic comedy also starring Ashley Judd and Greg Kinnear. Hugh Jackman was hard to ignore in 2001, appearing just a few short months later in John Travolta's latest comback, Swordfish.
2003 saw the return of the X-Men and, with them, Hugh Jackman's Wolverine in X2: X-Men United, a film that not only repeated the first film's financial success, but was considered by many to be the rare sequel that outdoes its predecessor. Sticking with the action genre, Hugh Jackman has recently been seen in the title role of the 2004 ultra-big-budget film Van Helsing.
