A Mini Biography of Hugh Jackman

Jackman was born in Australia, the youngest of five children of English parents Chris Jackman and Grace Watson. His mother left the family when he was eight years old, and he stayed with his father and siblings.

He attended an all-boys school before going to university where he graduated with a degree in Communications and Journalism. He later used his inheritance from his grandmother to attend the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts of Edith Cowan University in Perth, from which he graduated in 1994. During this time he also worked as a clown at childrens? parties.

Before becoming world famous in his role as Wolverine, he was already famous in Australia. He sang the Australian National Anthem in front of 100,000 people at the Melbourne Cricket ground and had roles in Australian films and on TV.

In 2000, he was cast as Wolverine in X-Men. According to a CBS interview in November 2006, Jackman's wife Deborra-Lee Furness told him not to take the role, a comment she later told him she was glad he ignored.

Hugh Jackman is a man of many talents and can sing as well as he can act. Not many people know that before rising to worldwide fame as Wolverine in the X-Men, he was famous in Australia as a TV and film star. He was also known in England and has played various roles in the theatre.

Jackman married actress Deborra-Lee Furness in April 1996. They adopted two children, Oscar Maximillian and Ava Eliot. They currently live in Melbourne, Australia. Jackman personally designed an engagement ring for his wife, and their wedding rings have the words "Om paramar mainamar," which is Sanskrit for "we dedicate our union to a greater source".

Hugh Jackman supports Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, a Rugby team based in Sydney and is in Australasia's top professional rugby league. In his spare time, he plays the piano and the guitar, golf, and also likes to windsurf.