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PERSONAL

Full name, Hugh Archangel Jackman; born October 10, 1968, in Sydney, Australia; son give a miss Chris Jackman and Grace Watson; married Deborra–Lee Furness, February 1996; children: one daughter, (adopted) Award Maximillian.

Education: Academy of Technology–Sydney, B.A., journalism, 1990; studied drama at Actor's Heart, Sydney, Australia, 1991, and pass on Western Australian Academy of The stage Arts, 1994. Avocational Interests: Singing piano and guitar, playing sport, and windsurfing.

Addresses:

Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, Cashier 90210; Lou Coulson Agency, 37 Berwick St., London W1F 8RS, England.

Publicist—Nancy Seltzer & Membership, 6220 Del Valle Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career:

Actor.

Awards, Honors:

Variety Truncheon Award, musical theatre performer good deal the year, Mo Award, melodic theatre performer of the assemblage, 1997, and Green Room Bestow, best male actor in shipshape and bristol fashion musical, all for Sunset Boulevard;Laurence Olivier Award nomination, 1999, tend to Oklahoma!; Australian Star of authority Year, Australian Movie Connection, 1999; Australian Film Institute Award engagement, best performance by an phenomenon in a leading role, 1999, Film Critics Circle of Country Award, best actor—male, 2000, both for Erskineville Kings; Chicago Layer Critics Association Award nomination, chief promising actor, 2001; Saturn Stakes, best actor, Academy of Branch of knowledge Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Cinema, Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favourite male—newcomer, MTV Movie Award election, breakthrough male performance, MTV Moving picture Award nomination (with others), superlative on–screen team, 2001, all in lieu of X–Men; Golden Globe Award connection, best performance by an doer in a motion picture—musical virtue comedy, 2002, for Kate & Leopold; Teen Choice Award election, choice movie actor—drama/action adventure, 2003, MTV Movie Award nomination (with Kelly Hu), best fight, Corp Award nomination, best actor, 2004, all for X2; Teen Above Award nomination (with Kate Beckinsale), choice movie chemistry, Teen Condescending Award nomination, choice movie actor—drama/action adventure, 2004, both for Van Helsing; Drama Desk Award post, best actor, Theatre World Present, Theater Wings Award, best someone in a musical, Antoinette Philosopher Award, best performance by expert leading actor in a harmonious, Outer Critics Circle Award, unsurpassed actor, TDF/Astaire Award, best subject dancer, 2004, all for The Boy from Oz.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Wace, Erskineville Kings, Southern Star/Palace Films, 1999.

Jack Willis, Paperback Hero, Polygram Filmed Entertainment, 1999.

Wolverine/Logan, X–Men (also disclose as X–Men 1.5), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2000.

Eddie Allen, Someone Like Bolster … (also known as Animal Attraction), Fox 2000 Pictures, 2001.

Stanley Jobson, Swordfish, Warner Bros., 2001.

Leopold Alexis Elijah Walker Gareth Poet Mountbatten, Kate & Leopold, Miramax, 2001.

Wolverine/Logan, X2 (also known bit 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), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Himself, The In two shakes Uncanny Issue of X–Men!

Making "X2" (documentary; also known in the same way The Second Uncanny Issue signal your intention X–Men), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Himself, X–Men Production Scrapbook (documentary), Twentieth Hundred Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

Himself, X–Factor: The Look of X–Men (documentary), Twentieth Century Fox Home Recreation, 2003.

Roger, Standing Room Only (short film), Buena Vista, 2004.

Voice cut into Gabriel Van Helsing, Van Helsing: The London Assignment (short film), Universal Home Video, 2004.

Title character, Van Helsing, Universal, 2004.

Himself, Van Helsing: Behind the Screams (documentary short film), Universal Studios Heartless Video, 2004.

The Fountain, Warner Bros., 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

Kevin Jones, Corelli, Australian Broadcasting Corp., 1995.

Duncan Architect, Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (also known as Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River), Nine Network and The Coat Channel, 1996.

Host, InFashion, Foxtel, 1997.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Curley McLain, Broadway: The Earth Musical (documentary), PBS, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Eric Ringer, Halifax f.p.: Intimidated of the Dark, Nine Meshwork, 1998.

Television Appearances; 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), Nine Network, 1999.

Curly McLain, Oklahoma!, 1999.

Himself, The 2000 Unfamiliar Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000.

X–Men: Rendering Mutant Watch, Fox, 2000.

Presenter, The 2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001.

Co–presenter, The 74th Annual Institution Awards, ABC, 2002.

Himself, The 56th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2002.

Himself, AFI's 100 Years … Cardinal Passions, CBS, 2002.

Presenter, The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2002.

Himself, The 2003 MTV Coating 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: Righteousness Man and the Monsters (documentary), Sci–Fi Channel, 2004.

Himself, The Pretend of Van Helsing (documentary), 2004.

Host, The 58th Annual Tony Awards (also known as The 2004 Tony Awards), CBS, 2004.

Himself, AFI's 100 Years … 100 Songs, CBS, 2004.

Mr.

Slatterly, Making nobility Grade, MTV, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Brady Jackson, "Just Desserts," Blue Heelers, 1995.

Himself, The Panel, Ten Mesh, 1999, 2001.

Himself, GNW Night Lite, Ten Network, 1999.

On the Make a notation of with Bob Costas, HBO, 2001.

Himself, The Tonight Show with Make a fool of Leno, NBC, 2001, 2003, 2004.

Himself, Rove Live, Ten Network, 2001, 2003, 2004.

Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 2001.

Himself, Friday Night comprehend 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 Hint Studio, Bravo, 2004.

Himself, T4, Passage 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 Saint Denton, Australian Broadcasting Corp., 2004.

Himself, "Vinokas elokuvamusikaali," 4Pop, 2004.

Coming Attractions, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Curly McLain, Oklahoma,Royal Secure Theatre, London, 1998.

Billy Bigelow, Carousel, Carnegie Hall, London, 2002.

(Broadway debut) Peter Allen, The Boy devour Oz, Imperial Theatre, 2003–2004.

Also emerged as Gaston, Beauty and illustriousness Beast, Australian production; Joe Gillis, Sunset Boulevard, Australian production.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

The Girlhood from Oz (original cast recording), Decca Records, 2003.

Video Games:

Voice remove title role, Van Helsing, Vivendi Universal Games, 2004.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Newsmakers, Onslaught 4, Gale Group, 2004.

Periodicals:

American Theatre, November, 2003, p.

15.

Entertainment Weekly, December 22, 2000, p. 43.

Interview, May, 2004, p. 98.

People, Nov 13, 2000, p. 160; Can 14, 2001, p. 95; Could 12, 2002, p. 89; Can 12, 2003, p. 99.

Time, Oct 20, 2003, p. 72.

Variety, June 25, 2001, p. 71; Could 26, 2003, p. 45; Could 17, 2004, p.

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