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Hugh Jackman is born on the 12th of October 1968. -
In 1996, Hugh Jackman played Gaston in a Walt Disney Theatrical Production of Beauty and The Beast. He also played the role of Joe Gillis in a Melbourne production of Sunset Boulevard. -
Hugh Jackman marries his wife Deborah Lee Furness. -
Hugh Jackman played the lead role of Curly in the 1998 Olivier-winning production of Roger and Hammerstein's Oklahoma. His portrayal of Curly won him a Tony Award. -
Hugh Jackman reached comic book hero status for his portrayal of Logan/Wolverine in The X-Men films. Jackman landed the role after actor Dougray Scott pulled out due to other commitments. Jackman was recommended to the team making the film by Russell Crowe who had turned down the role of Wolverine. Dougray Scott also was in a motorcycle accident unfortunately. Jackman then assumed the role and his 20-second audition changed his life. He would go on to portray Wolverine for 17 years. -
Jackman landed a breakthrough role in his theatre career playing Australian singer Peter Allen in the broadway adaption of The Boy From Oz.In 2004, his performance won him a Tony Award. -
In 2009, Hugh Jackman visited a coffee community working on a project in Ethiopia. During his travel Jackman met Dukale, a coffee farmer working to support his family. Jackman wanted to help tell Dukale's story and has since founded Laughing Man Coffee. -
Jackman founds Laughing Man Coffee, which allows a marketplace for farmers in developing countries to sell their goods to consumers in US. It supports fair trade farming, aims to empower communities and is helping to eliminate coffee. -
Jackman lended his commanding screen presence and powerhouse vocals to an adaption of a beloved musical that deals with slavery, loss of freedom and the power of rebellion in the 2012 musical Les Miserables -
Jackman starred in one of my favourite performances. The film is gritty, brutal, intense and Jackman gives an intense performance as a parent who is pushed to the edge of his sanity when his child is abducted and he takes the investigation into his own hands. -
Jackman gives a charming performance as Eddie The Eagle's tough as nails, charismatic and tough-love coach Bronson Peary who forms an unlikely friendship with Eddie. Whilst not one of Jackman's most popular, it still remains one of his funniest, heartwarming and oddly loveable films to date. -
In 2017, Jackman released his final film as Wolverine. Logan was a big success amongst critics and fans alike and Jackman was satisfied with the characters ending. -
Hugh Jackman's musical The Greatest Showman went on to become a hit with it's catchy tunes, stacked cast, excellent musical numbers and a charismatic Jackman at the head of it all. -
Hugh Jackman returned to the stage for The Music Man. In a time where nothing good was guaranteed, Jackman took a minute at the end of the bows to invite the swings on stage and thank them for their hard work. Hugh recognised that the swings are often the unsung heroes of shows and he didn't want their hard work to go on notice. As someone who's worked in theatre I can say, whilst the actors deserve the applause, those who don't appear on stage deserve it just as much! -
Jackman played a workaholic father in The Son. Even though the film wasn't popular the role was a memorable one for Jackman, who found himself being able to relate to the character since his Dad had abandoned his family when he was 8, Jackman visited his Dad who was suffering from Alzheimer's for 12 years, his Dad passed away before filming began. -
Ryan Reynold's Deadpool is one of the most beloved superheroes, Deadpool appeared in a Wolverine movie that was hated by most people. But after years of playfully teasing each other online Jackman and Reynold's announced they would be teaming up for Deadpool 3, with Hugh returning as Wolverine. As if Deadpool 3 wasn't exciting enough, the announcement of Hugh Jackman blasted the hype through the roof.