Hugh Jackman Biography

Hugh Jackman was born in Sydney New South Wales Australia the youngest of five children of English-born Anglican parents. Jackman attended Knox Grammar School an all-boys school in Wahroonga New South Wales and graduated from the University of Technology Sydney with a BA in Communications having majored in journalism. Jackman's introduction to acting was by accident as he had to take an acting class as part of the requirements for a college diploma. He became interested in the craft and used some money inherited from a relative to attend the WAAPA of Edith Cowan University in Perth from which he graduated in 1994.
He first became known outside of Australia when he played the leading role of Curly in the Royal National Theatre's acclaimed stage production of Oklahoma! in the West End of London in England. In 2002 Jackman sang the role of Billy Bigelow in Carousel in a special concert performance at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan New York City. He was a last-minute addition to the X-Men cast. Dougray Scott was originally cast as Wolverine but Scott was tied up on the set of Mission: Impossible 2 for two additional months of shooting. Jackman at 6' 2 1/2 stands close to a foot taller than Wolverine who is reported by Marvel Comics to be 5' 3. Therefore most shots of Wolverine had to be shot in creative ways to make Jackman appear shorter than he actually is; for example he was often given half-body shots or upward camera angle shots.

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