Birth Place: Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Hugh Jackman is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award and Tony Award-winning performer who has made an impression on audiences of all ages with his multi-hyphenate career persona – as successful on stage as he is on film. From his award-winning turn on Broadway as the 1970s singer/songwriter Peter Allen, to his metal claw-wielding Wolverine in the blockbuster X-Men franchise, Mr. Jackman has proven to be one of the most versatile actors of our time. His most recent Broadway appearance is in the blockbuster hit - The Music Man, opposite Sutton Foster.
The Australian native made his first major U.S. film appearance as Wolverine in the first installment of the X-Men series, a role he reprised in the enormously successful X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand. He then starred as the title character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a prequel to the popular series which grossed $85 million domestically in its first weekend of release. Audiences once again saw Jackman in the popular role in the next chapter, The Wolverine, which grossed over $400 million worldwide. In 2014, Mr. Jackman and the X-Men team reunited for X-Men: Days of Future Past.
He garnered his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables in 2012. Mr. Jackman’s standout performance as Jean Valjean also earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical, as well as Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award® nominations (Best Ensemble and Best Male Actor in a Leading Role), and a BAFTA Award nomination.
Most recently, he was nominated for a Grammy for his role as P.T. Barnum in The Greatest Showman. Sales for the film soundtrack have broken records around the world, reaching multi-platinum status in many countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States.
In 2009, Mr. Jackman hosted the 81st Annual Academy Awards, which earned him an Emmy Award nomination. He also served as host of the Tony Awards three years in a row, from 2003 to 2005, earning an Emmy for the 2004 ceremony, and an Emmy nomination for his appearance at the 2005 ceremony. Mr. Jackman starred in Logan, the then final iteration of his Wolverine character, alongside Patrick Stewart, and additional film credits include Prisoners, Shawn Levy’s Real Steel, Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige, Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain, Woody Allen’s Scoop, Deception, Someone Like You, Swordfish, Van Helsing, and Kate & Leopold, for which he received a 2002 Golden Globe nomination.
In addition, he has lent his voice to the animated features Happy Feet, Flushed Away, and Rise of the Guardians. On Broadway, Jackman recently starred as The Man in the highly acclaimed play, The River. In 2011, he made a splash on the Great White Way in his one-man show, Hugh Jackman – Back on Broadway. Jackman’s continued dedication to the Broadway community was fêted at the 2012 Tony Awards, where he received a Special Tony Award, recognizing his accomplishments as a performer and humanitarian. In 2009, Broadway audiences could see Jackman in the Keith Huff-penned A Steady Rain, starring alongside Daniel Craig. For his portrayal of the 1970s singer/songwriter Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz, Jackman received the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical as well as Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, and Theatre World Awards. His additional theater credits include Carousel at Carnegie Hall; Oklahoma! at the National Theater in London, for which he received an Olivier Award nomination; Sunset Boulevard, for which he garnered Australia’s prestigious Australian Variety Artists’ ‘Mo’ Award; and Beauty and the Beast, for which he received a ‘Mo’ Award nomination.
Mr. Jackman’s career began in Australia in the independent films, Paperback Hero and Erskinville Kings. His performance in the latter earned him an Australian Film Critics’ Circle Best Actor Award and The Australian Film Institute Best Actor nomination. In 1999, he was named Australian Star of the Year at the Australian Movie Convention. Mr. Jackman was most recently seen in the role of former Senator Gary Hart, in the Jason Reitman directed film The Front Runner. He has also appeared in the feature film Bad Education, co-starring Allison Janney and Ray Romano. Mr. Jackman began a worldwide arena tour, The Man. The Music. The Show. in May 2019.
On the big screen, he most recently appeared in The Son.
From: Photo Flash: See the Official Photos from Hugh Jackman's THE MAN. THE MUSIC. THE SHOW.
From: Photo Flash: See the Official Photos from Hugh Jackman's THE MAN. THE MUSIC. THE SHOW.
From: Photo Flash: See the Official Photos from Hugh Jackman's THE MAN. THE MUSIC. THE SHOW.
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From: Photo Flash: Inside Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Birthday Benefit Concert!
From: Photo Flash: Inside Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Birthday Benefit Concert!
From: Photo Flash: Inside Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Birthday Benefit Concert!
From: Photo Flash: Inside Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Birthday Benefit Concert!
From: Photo Flash: Inside Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Birthday Benefit Concert!
From: Photo Flash: Inside Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Birthday Benefit Concert!
From: Photo Flash: Inside Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Birthday Benefit Concert!
From: Photo Flash: Inside Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Birthday Benefit Concert!
From: Photo Flash: Inside Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Birthday Benefit Concert!
From: Photo Flash: Inside Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Birthday Benefit Concert!
From: Photo Flash: Inside Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Birthday Benefit Concert!
From: Photo Flash: Inside Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Birthday Benefit Concert!
From: Photo Flash: Inside Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Birthday Benefit Concert!
From: Photo Flash: Inside Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Birthday Benefit Concert!
From: Photo Flash: Inside Hugh Jackman's ONE NIGHT ONLY Birthday Benefit Concert!
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Hugh Jackman, The Boy From Oz
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Hugh Jackman, The Boy from Oz
Hugh Jackman, The Boy From Oz
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Hugh Jackman has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
Hugh Jackman has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.
Hugh Jackman's first West End show was Oklahoma! which opened in 1998
Hugh Jackman has been nominated for several awards, including Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater at the Drama League Awards for "The Music Man," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "The Music Man," a Special Tony Award, Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Boy from Oz," Best Leading Actor in a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "The Boy From Oz," Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "The Boy From Oz," Performance at the Theatre World Awards for "The Boy From Oz," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "The Boy from Oz," Outstanding Actor - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Boy From Oz," Outstanding Actor - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Boy From Oz," and Best Actor in a Musical at the Olivier Awards for "Oklahoma!"
Hugh Jackman has won several awards for his work in Broadway productions. These include the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theater from the Drama League Awards for "The Music Man," a Special Tony Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for "The Boy from Oz," the BroadwayWorld Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for "The Boy From Oz," the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance for "The Boy From Oz," the Theatre World Award for Performance for "The Boy From Oz," a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for "The Boy from Oz," and two Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Actor - Musical for "The Boy From Oz."
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