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Friday, 13 October 2017

#BornThisDay: Actor, Hugh Jackman

Source: worldofwonder.net --- Thursday, October 12, 2017
Photograph: ©Scope Australia, PacificCoastNews   October 12, 1968 – Hugh Jackman : “I have a wife and kids, but the gay rumors have started. I guess it’s a sign that I’m moving up the ladder.” Shocking, but I have never seen him as his most famous character, Wolverine. I avoid comic book films or anything Marvel . Still, Hugh Jackman is a favorite actor at my house. With matinee idol looks and a perfect physique that should be nearly enough to fill the requirement for any movie star, Jackman is also sublimely skilled at swordplay, soft-shoe, singing show tunes, and he has a preternatural proficiency for picking roles that are commercially and artistically gratifying. His films have grossed over eight billion dollars worldwide. Jackman enjoys a career that brings him awards and good reviews working on stage and on screen with roles as varied as that popular steel-clawed comic book anti-hero, an enigmatic prestidigitator, a singing providence-led ex-convict in early 19th century France, a time-traveling duke, and a monster killing bounty hunter. On stage, in Australia, London and on Broadway, he moves easily between comedies, dramas and musicals with what Jackman calls a drive to be “ perpetually curious and hungry, wanting to always get better”. Jackman has a reputation for being one of the most professional and pleasant guys in showbiz. Australian born Jackman began his acting career on stage, appearing in musicals in Melbourne ...



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