Hugh Jackman Biography (1968-)

Full name, Hugh Michael Jackman; born October 10, 1968, in Sydney, Australia;son of Chris Jackman and Grace Watson; married Deborra-Lee Furness, February1996; children: one daughter, (adopted) Oscar Maximillian. Addresses:Agent: Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Lou Coulson Agency, 37 Berwick St., London W1F 8RS, England.; Publicist: NancySeltzer & Associates, 6220 Del Valle Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality: Australian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: October 10, 1968; Sydney, Australia

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Wace, Erskineville Kings, Southern Star/Palace Films, 1999
Jack Willis, Paperback Hero, Polygram Filmed Entertainment, 1999
Wolverine/Logan, X-Men (also known as X-Men 1.5), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 2000
Eddie Allen, Someone Like You ... (also known as Animal Attraction), Fox 2000 Pictures, 2001
Stanley Jobson, Swordfish, Warner Bros., 2001
Leopold Alexis Elijah Walker Gareth Thomas Mountbatten, Kate & Leopold, Miramax, 2001
Wolverine/Logan, X2 (also known as X-Men 2, X-2, X-Men 2: X-Men United, and X2: X-Men United), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
Himself, The Uncanny Suspects (documentary short film), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 2003
Himself, The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making "X2" (documentary; also known as The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
Himself, X-Men Production Scrapbook (documentary), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
Himself, X-Factor: The Look of X-Men (documentary), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
Roger, Standing Room Only (short film), Buena Vista, 2004
Voice of Gabriel Van Helsing, Van Helsing: The London Assignment (short film), Universal Home Video, 2004
Title role, Van Helsing, Universal, 2004
Himself, Van Helsing: Behind the Screams (documentary short film),Universal Studios Home Video, 2004
The Fountain, Warner Bros., 2005
Television Appearances
Series
Kevin Jones, Corelli, Australian Broadcasting Corp., 1995
Duncan Jones, Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (also known as Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River), Nine Network and The Family Channel, 1996
Host, InFashion, Foxtel, 1997
Miniseries
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Curley McLain, Broadway: The AmericanMusical (documentary), PBS, 2004
Movies
Eric Ringer, Halifax f.p.: Afraid of the Dark, Nine Network, 1998
Special
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (also known as Hey, Mr. Producer!), PBS, 1998
Host, Fox Studios Australia: The Grand Opening (documentary), NineNetwork, 1999
Curly McLain, Oklahoma!, 1999
Himself, The 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch, Fox, 2000

Presenter, The 2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001
Co-presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
Himself, The 56th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2002
Himself, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Passions, CBS, 2002
Presenter, The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2002
Himself, The 2003 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2003
Himself, The 57th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2003
X-Pose: X2 Mutants Uncovered, Fox, 2003
Himself, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '04, Nickelodeon, 2004
Himself, Van Helsing: The Man and the Monsters (documentary), Sci-Fi Channel, 2004
Himself, The World of Van Helsing (documentary), 2004
Host, The 58th Annual Tony Awards (also known as The 2004 TonyAwards), CBS, 2004
Himself, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs, CBS, 2004
Mr. Slatterly, Making the Grade, MTV, 2004
Episodic
Brady Jackson, "Just Desserts," Blue Heelers, 1995
Himself, The Panel, Ten Network, 1999, 2001
Himself, GNW Night Lite, Ten Network, 1999
On the Record with Bob Costas, HBO, 2001
Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2003, 2004
Himself, Rove Live, Ten Network, 2001, 2003, 2004
Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 2001
Himself, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2002
Himself, "Halle Berry," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Himself, Secrets of Superstar Fitness, 2002
Himself, Parkinson, BBC, 2003
Himself, Frids film, TV3 Danmark, 2003
Himself, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2003
Himself, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 2003, 2004
Himself, The View, ABC, 2003, 2004
Himself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 2004
Himself, T4, Channel 4, 2004
Himself, This Morning, ITV, 2004
Himself, Total Request Live, MTV, 2004
Himself, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, 2004
Himself, "Hollywoodin kierraetysbuumi," 4pop, 2004
Himself, Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, Australian Broadcasting Corp., 2004
Himself, "Vinokas elokuvamusikaali," 4Pop, 2004
Coming Attractions, 2004
Stage Appearances
Curly McLain, Oklahoma, Royal National Theatre, London, 1998
Billy Bigelow, Carousel, Carnegie Hall, London, 2002
(Broadway debut) Peter Allen, The Boy from Oz, Imperial Theatre, 2003-2004
Also appeared as Gaston, Beauty and the Beast, Australian production; Joe Gillis, Sunset Boulevard, Australian production.
RECORDINGS
Albums
The Boy from Oz (original cast recording), Decca Records, 2003
Video Games
Voice of title role, Van Helsing, Vivendi Universal Games, 2004

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Newsmakers, Issue 4, Gale Group, 2004

Periodicals

American Theatre, November, 2003, p. 15
Entertainment Weekly, December 22, 2000, p. 43
Interview, May, 2004, p. 98
People, November 13, 2000, p. 160; May 14, 2001, p. 95; May 12, 2002, p. 89; May 12, 2003, p. 99
Time, October 20, 2003, p. 72
Variety, June 25, 2001, p. 71; May 26, 2003, p. 45; May 17, 2004,p. B8

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