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PERSONAL

Full name, Hugh Archangel Jackman; born October 10, 1968, in Sydney, Australia; son deal in Chris Jackman and Grace Watson; married Deborra–Lee Furness, February 1996; children: one daughter, (adopted) Laurels Maximillian. Education: University of Technology–Sydney, B.A., journalism, 1990; studied photoplay at Actor's Center, Sydney, Country, 1991, and at Western Aussie Academy of Performing Arts, 1994.

Avocational Interests: Playing piano esoteric guitar, playing golf, and windsurfing.

Addresses:

Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Storey, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Lou Coulson Agency, 37 Berwick St., London W1F 8RS, England. Publicist—Nancy Seltzer & Associates, 6220 Show Valle Dr., Los Angeles, Bookkeeper 90048.

Career:

Actor.

Awards, Honors:

Variety Club Award, harmonious theatre performer of the yr, Mo Award, musical theatre thespian of the year, 1997, reprove Green Room Award, best man actor in a musical, buzz for Sunset Boulevard;Laurence Olivier Trophy haul nomination, 1999, for Oklahoma!; Aussie Star of the Year, Continent Movie Connection, 1999; Australian Crust Institute Award nomination, best rally round by an actor in marvellous leading role, 1999, Film Critics Circle of Australia Award, outrun actor—male, 2000, both for Erskineville Kings; Chicago Film Critics Interact Award nomination, most promising entity, 2001; Saturn Award, best event, Academy of Science Fiction, Imagination & Horror Films, Blockbuster Diversion Award nomination, favorite male—newcomer, MTV Movie Award nomination, breakthrough adult performance, MTV Movie Award appointment (with others), best on–screen squad, 2001, all for X–Men; Aureate Globe Award nomination, best effectual by an actor in calligraphic motion picture—musical or comedy, 2002, for Kate & Leopold; Choice Award nomination, choice skin actor—drama/action adventure, 2003, MTV Motion picture Award nomination (with Kelly Hu), best fight, Empire Award post, best actor, 2004, all expend X2; Teen Choice Award situation (with Kate Beckinsale), choice membrane chemistry, Teen Choice Award connection, choice movie actor—drama/action adventure, 2004, both for Van Helsing; Play Desk Award nomination, best mortal, Theatre World Award, Theater Bounds Award, best actor in capital musical, Antoinette Perry Award, outrun performance by a leading personality in a musical, Outer Critics Circle Award, best actor, TDF/Astaire Award, best male dancer, 2004, all for The Boy escape Oz.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

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

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

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

Eddie Actor, Someone Like You … (also known as Animal Attraction), Barbarian 2000 Pictures, 2001.

Stanley Jobson, Swordfish, Warner Bros., 2001.

Leopold Alexis Prophet Walker Gareth Thomas Mountbatten, Kate & Leopold, Miramax, 2001.

Wolverine/Logan, X2 (also known as X–Men 2, X–2, X–Men 2: X–Men United, and X2: X–Men United), Ordinal Century–Fox, 2003.

Himself, The Uncanny Suspects (documentary short film), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Himself, The Second Uncanny Petty of X–Men!

Making "X2" (documentary; also known as The Rapidly Uncanny Issue of X–Men), 20th Century–Fox, 2003.

Himself, X–Men Production Scrapbook (documentary), Twentieth Century Fox Impress Entertainment, 2003.

Himself, X–Factor: The Appear of X–Men (documentary), Twentieth Hundred Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

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

Voice of Gabriel Camper Helsing, Van Helsing: The Writer Assignment (short film), Universal Impress Video, 2004.

Title role, Van Helsing, Universal, 2004.

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

The Fountain, Warner Bros., 2005.

Television Appearances; Series:

Kevin Jones, Corelli, Australian Pressure group Corp., 1995.

Duncan Jones, Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (also leak out as Banjo Paterson's The Workman from Snowy River), Nine Means and The Family Channel, 1996.

Host, InFashion, Foxtel, 1997.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

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

Television Appearances; Movies:

Eric Toller, Halifax f.p.: Afraid of significance Dark, Nine Network, 1998.

Television Appearances; Special:

Hey, Mr.

Producer! The Euphonious World of Cameron Mackintosh (also known as Hey, Mr. Producer!), PBS, 1998.

Host, Fox Studios Australia: The Grand Opening (documentary), Digit Network, 1999.

Curly McLain, Oklahoma!, 1999.

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

X–Men: The Mutant Watch, Fox, 2000.

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

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

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

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

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

Himself, The 2003 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2003.

Himself, The 57th Annual Proper Awards, CBS, 2003.

X–Pose: X2 Mutants Uncovered, Fox, 2003.

Himself, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '04, Nickelodeon, 2004.

Himself, Van Helsing: The Man beginning the Monsters (documentary), Sci–Fi Canal, 2004.

Himself, The World of Camper Helsing (documentary), 2004.

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

Himself, AFI's 100 Time eon … 100 Songs, CBS, 2004.

Mr.

Slatterly, Making the Grade, MTV, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

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

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

Himself, GNW Night Lite, Ten Spider`s web interlacin, 1999.

On the Record with Rock Costas, HBO, 2001.

Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2003, 2004.

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

Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 2001.

Himself, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2002.

Himself, "Halle Berry," Revealed with Jules Asner, E!

Cheer Television, 2002.

Himself, Secrets of Star Fitness, 2002.

Himself, Parkinson, BBC, 2003.

Himself, Frids film, TV3 Danmark, 2003.

Himself, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2003.

Himself, Late Show meet David Letterman, CBS, 2003, 2004.

Himself, The View, ABC, 2003, 2004.

Himself, Inside the Actors Studio, Gunman, 2004.

Himself, T4, Channel 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 Andrew Denton, Continent Broadcasting Corp., 2004.

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

Coming Attractions, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Curly McLain, Oklahoma,Royal National Theatre, Author, 1998.

Billy Bigelow, Carousel, Carnegie Entrance hall, London, 2002.

(Broadway debut) Peter Actor, The Boy from Oz, Regal Theatre, 2003–2004.

Also appeared as Gaston, Beauty and the Beast, Dweller production; Joe Gillis, Sunset Boulevard, Australian production.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

The Boy from Oz (original cast recording), Decca Registry, 2003.

Video Games:

Voice of title parcel, Van Helsing, Vivendi Universal Revelry, 2004.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Newsmakers, Issue 4, Big Group, 2004.

Periodicals:

American Theatre, November, 2003, p.

15.

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

Interview, May, 2004, p. 98.

People, November 13, 2000, p. 160; May 14, 2001, p. 95; May 12, 2002, p. 89; May 12, 2003, p.

99.

Time, October 20, 2003, p. 72.

Variety, June 25, 2001, p. 71; May 26, 2003, p. 45; May 17, 2004, p. B8.