Anecdotes

Hugh credits his good friend Russell Crowe with catapulting his career into super stardom. After Crowe turned down the lead in X-Men (2000), he personally recommended Jackman to director Bryan Singer for the part.

He is terribly near-sighted and has extremely blurry vision when he isn't wearing contacts. Even when hosting the Tonys and Saturday Night Live (1975), Jackman memorized almost everything he had to say so he wouldn't have to struggle to read.

Started his own movie-production company, Seed Productions, with his friend John Palermo. They produced Manipulation (2008), X-Men : L'Affrontement final (2006) and The Greatest Showman (2017).

Doesn't smoke in real life. He says he finds it horrible to smoke in movies.

He undergoes intense physical training each time he's played Wolverine. When in peak physical condition, he can bench press well more than 300 pounds.

Frequently gets offered roles based on comic books. He was offered Daredevil (2003), Hulk (2003), Iron Man (2008), Mr. Fantastic in Les 4 Fantastiques (2005), and Jonathan Kent in Superman Returns (2006).

He and his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, suffered through two miscarriages, which they point to as the most difficult point in their lives. Both of their children are adopted.

Upon meeting Olivia Newton-John (John Travolta introduced the two while he and Jackman were filming Opération Espadon (2001)), he confessed to her that under his desk in elementary school, there was a poster with Newton-John on it, and he would kiss the poster every day.

Good friends with: Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue, Neil Patrick Harris, Eric Bana, Liev Schreiber, Daniel Craig and Kate Winslet.

Was a PE teacher before becoming an actor.

Was presented the 2,487th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame accompanied by his wife and two children, as well as his Les Misérables (2012) director Tom Hooper and co-stars Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried (December 13, 2012).

Was being treated for skin cancer in [November 22, 2013].

While filming Van Helsing (2004), he accidentally broke an extra's hand.

He was a last-minute addition to the X-Men (2000) cast. Dougray Scott was originally cast as Wolverine, but was injured in a motor bike accident and wouldn't have recovered in time for filming.

When Hugh performed at the funeral of Joan Rivers, he sang "Quiet Please, There's a Lady On Stage" (from Broadway musical "The Boy From Oz"). Held at Temple Emanu-El, New York City on 7 September 2014.

In the comics, Wolverine stands 5-feet-3-inches, however Jackman stands a whole foot taller than his character, at 6'2".

His life goal as a young man was to be an international freelance journalist. He got a degree in journalism before turning to acting.

Once attended Comic-Con International in San Diego dressed in his full Wolverine costume. No one recognized him; in fact, another attendee told him he was "way too tall" to pull off the outfit.

His parents separated when he was eight. His mother then moved back to England. His father, an accountant, brought up five children, by himself. The first 18 months of Hugh's life were spent with his godparents.

He admitted after X-Men (2000) that it was difficult to summon up the rage and darkness necessary for the character of Logan/Wolverine and it took weeks off work with Bryan Singer to find the right tone for the character. After that, however, it was relatively easy for him to play the angry character.

Started and owns a line of coffees and coffee shops in New York called "Laughing Man Coffee," in which he donates his proceeds to needy children.

Watched Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry films as inspiration for his performance as Wolverine.

Once said in an interview with Jay Leno that he is a fan of the "Friday The 13th" film series, and he became an actor because he wanted to play Jason in one.

Was considered for the role of Harvey Dent/Two-Face in The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir (2008). The part went to Aaron Eckhart, instead.

He has said that he thinks Tom Hardy would be a good choice to succeed him in the role of Wolverine.

Adopted a son, Oscar Maximillian Jackman, in May 2000 (b. 15 May 2000).

Adopted a girl, Ava Eliot Jackman (b. July 10, 2005), in July 2005.

In April 2013, a woman Jackman had noticed hanging around outside his Manhattan apartment building ended up finding him at his Greenwich Village gym and throwing her electric razor at him, screaming "I love you!" The 47-year-old woman was arrested shortly thereafter.

Close friend of Liev Schreiber.

Often his wife and, sometimes, members of his family stay with him while he is shooting on location.

Wants to produce and star in a film based on the life of L'incroyable Hulk (1977) actor Bill Bixby.

One of Hugh Jackman's dream role is to play Jason Voorhees in a Friday the 13th movie.

Had never seen an episode of Saturday Night Live (1975) until he agreed to host the show. The producers sent him tapes of episodes so he could understand the format, and later said that his favorite was the one hosted by Conan O'Brien.

He was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for the 1998 season for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in "Oklahoma.".

Was among the guests at the wedding of Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban.

Voted People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2008.

He sang "People Will Say We're in Love" from "Oklahoma!" with Shirley Jones, when they reprised their respective roles of Curly and Laurie, at the opening of Fox Studios in Sydney.

Met his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, while co-starring in the Australian TV series Correlli (1995).

In (October 2009) he was in New York City performing "A Steady Rain", a 2-man dramatic play, opposite Daniel Craig (James Bond), until December 2009.

Is the subject of a running joke in Scrubs (2001) where John C. McGinley's character, Dr Cox, has an unexplained but deep hatred of him and frequently expresses a wish to hurt him.

His wife initially told him he should turn down the role of Wolverine.

Took stunt-driving classes to prepare for his role in Opération Espadon (2001).

One of his lifelong goals is to play Pharaoh in either a Broadway production or a West End London theatre production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.".

Jackman has been described as one of the world's most attractive men by various media outlets, and his perceived sex appeal has been picked up by many sources, including Empire, who named him one of the sexiest stars in film history, and People, who named him one of the World's Most Beautiful People. In 2008, Jackman won People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.

Jackman appeared on Forbes's annual Celebrity 100 list of the 100 most powerful celebrities and in 2013, he topped Forbes's Most Powerful Actors list.

In China, he is nicknamed Wolf Uncle because his name does not translate easily.

He was considered for Eric the Huntsman in Blanche-Neige et le Chasseur (2012), but he turned it down. So the role went to Chris Hemsworth.

Was school captain during his final year of high school, a school also attended by Australian actors Adam Garcia, Andrew Johnston, Reg Livermore, and Hugo Weaving; writer Stuart Beattie; and radio host John Laws.

He was originally cast as George Reeves in Hollywoodland (2006) but had to drop out. The role was eventually played by Ben Affleck.

Had to shave off all of the hair on his head and chest for scenes in the last third of the movie The Fountain (2006).