| Hugh's Bio |
| Full Name: Hugh Jackman Date of Birth: October 12, 1968 Birthplace: Sydney, Australia. Parents: Hugh's parents were English-born. They were separated when Hugh was young. He lived with his father, an accountant. Siblings: Hugh is the youngest of 5 children. He also has a half sister who he didn't know well since she was much younger than he was. Marital Status: Married to actress Deborra-Lee Furness in February 1996, who he met on his first TV acting job in Corelli, an acclaimed Australian TV series. Hugh played an angry (and sexy) prisoner who falls in love with his counselor, played by Deborra-Lee. Children: Hugh and Deb adopted Oscar Maximilian Jackman, who was born on May 15, 2000. Height: 6'2" Orientation: Left-handed Talents: Acting and singing Plays the piano and violin Can juggle 5 balls in the air at once Good with a yo-yo Plays the guitar Favorites: The outdoors The piano Golfing Windsurfing Prefers to be casual--wearing shorts and no socks at all! Favorite drink: gin & tonic Favorite play: Shakespeare's Henry V Favorite movies when he was a kid: the Friday the 13th series Education: Graduated from University of Technology at Sydney Bachelor of Arts (Communications) with a journalism major. Graduated from Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 1994. Nifty Facts: Sang the National Anthem in front of 100,000 people at the Melbourne Cricket ground before the 1998 Bledisloe Cup. When asked "So who is Hugh?" by an interview with CNN's Showbiz Today correspondent, Hugh answered, "He's just a guy from Australia. I was born in Sydney, spent a few years in Perth, went to Melbourne, met the love of my life and my first job, actually; bit of a fairytale start. And I've been working as an actor for five, six years now. I trained for four years and I've done a little bit of everything -- done a little bit of singing, done some musicals. (I've) dressed up in a koala suit in my day. I've been a clown at kids parties. Now I am playing a super hero". |
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