Hugh Michael Jackmanย (born 12 October 1968) is a Australian-American actor, singer, and producer. Beginning in theatre and television, Jackman landed his breakthrough role asย Wolverine, playing it across theย X-Menย film franchiseย and in theย Marvel Cinematic Universeย fromย X-Menย (2000) toย Deadpool & Wolverineย (2024). Prominentย on both screen and stage, he has receivedย various accolades, including aย Primetime Emmy Award, aย Grammy Awardย and twoย Tony Awards, along with nominations for anย Academy Awardย and aย British Academy Film Award. Jackman was appointed aย Companion of the Order of Australiaย in 2019.
Jackman has headlined films in various genres, including the romantic comedyย Kate & Leopold (2001), the action-horrorย Van Helsingย (2004), the dramaย The Prestigeย (2006), the period romanceย Australiaย (2008), the science fictionย Real Steel (2011), the musicalย Les Misรฉrablesย (2012), the thrillerย Prisonersย (2013), the musicalย The Greatest Showmanย (2017), the political dramaย The Front Runnerย (2018), and the crime dramaย Bad Educationย (2019). For his role asย Jean Valjeanย inย Les Misรฉrables, he was nominated for theย Academy Award for Best Actorย and won aย Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, and forย The Greatest Showmanย soundtrack, Jackman received aย Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack. He also provided voice roles in the animated filmsย Flushed Away,ย Happy Feetย (both 2006),ย Rise of the Guardiansย (2012) andย Missing Linkย (2019).
Jackman is also known for his early theatre roles in the original Australian productions ofย Beauty and the Beastย as Gaston in 1995 andย Sunset Boulevard as Joe Gillis in 1996. He earned aย Laurence Olivier Awardย nomination for his performance as Curly McLain in theย West Endย revivalย ofย Oklahoma!ย in 1998. In 2002, he made his American stage debut in a concert ofย Carouselย as Billy Bigelow atย Carnegie Hall. Onย Broadway, he won the 2004ย Tony Awardย andย Drama Desk Awardย for Best Actor in a Musical for his role of Peter Allen inย The Boy from Oz. From 2021 to 2023, Jackman starred as con man Harold Hill in the Broadway revival of the musicalย The Music Man, earning another Tony Award nomination. A four-time host of theย Tony Awards, he won anย Emmy Award for hosting theย 2005 ceremony. He also hosted theย 81st Academy Awardsย in 2009.
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