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Hugh Jackman was born in Sydney, Australia on October 12, 1968. He was the youngest of five children and the only one born in Sydney. -
When Jackman was eight his mom Grace McNeil and father Christopher John Jackman divorced. Hugh along with his two brothers were left to be raised by his father and his sisters were taken by his mother to England. -
Jackman attended Pymble Public School and Knox Grammar School on Sydney’s Upper North Shore and would eventually earn a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Technology in Sydney, graduating in 1991 -
He studied acting at the Actors’ Centre there and went on to attend the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at Edith Cowan University in Perth, graduating in 1994. -
Jackman's first major role was that of Gaston in an Australian production of Beauty and the Beast in 1995. -
He played the male lead character of Joe Gillis in the Australian production of Sunset Boulevard. -
Deborra-lee Furness and Hugh Jackman met on the set of the Australian TV show Correlli. Jackman stated that he immediately knew she was the one. After four months of dating Jackman felt so confident in their relationship that he asked her to marry home. -
He started as Curly McLain in the theater revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! -
Jackman was nominated for his role in Oklahoma! yet he didn't win the award. -
Hughs's character the Wolverine ushered a wave of superhero blockbusters. An continued to play the characters in the spinoffs. -
Jackman and Furness adopted their son Oscar in 2000. They stated that they were always going to adopt so it was a "no-brainer" -
In New York's Carnegie Hall, Jackman played Billy Bigelow in another Rodegers& Hammerstein classic, Carousel. -
Jackman finally made his debut on Broadway when he starred as Peter Allen in The Boy from Oz. -
Hugh Jackman won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Boy from Oz. -
Five years after the adoption of their son Oscar the couple adopted their daughter Ava. -
Jackman played Denny in 'A Stead Rain'. The play is about two cops who are called because of a domestic disturbance call which takes a turn for the worse which causes their friendship to be put in the line. -
Jackman was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He stated that apart from Lassie he was the only one who's gotten a star from playing the same character in 15 movies. -
In the play, Jackman played the man in and the play was a thriller about a couple that goes to a cabin in the woods. -
He performed Broadway and Hollywood musical numbers backed by 150 musicians and dancers. -
Hugh Jackman's father unfortunately died in 2021. When talking about his father's death he stated that he was gone mentally and he knew it was kind of a goodbye. -
Hugh Jackman played Professor Harold Hill. Many agreed that the role is one of the greatest roles ever created for an actor in the history of musical theater. -
After almost three decades together Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness went their separate ways. They stated that their journey was shifting and they were pursuing individual growth. -
"In life, you don't regret the things you do, you regret the things you don't do"- Hugh Jackman -
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