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Hugh Jackman Career
Hugh Jackman's film work in Australia includes Paperback Hero (1999), while his television work in Australia includes Law of the Land, Halifax f.p., Blue Heelers and Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (in which he appeared in the recurring guest starring role of Duncan Jones during the final season of the series based on the popular film The Man From Snowy River, during 1996).
Jackman played Gaston in the Melbourne production of Beauty and the Beast, and Joe Gillis in the same city's production of Sunset Boulevard. 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, demonstrating his talent as a singer as well as an actor. His performance was later filmed for DVD release. On 6 June 2002, Hugh Jackman sang the role of Billy Bigelow in Carousel in a special concert performance at Carnegie Hall in Manhatten, 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. Hugh stands a foot taller than Wolverine, who is reported by Marvel Comics to be 5' 3". Despite this, Jackman's performance was highly praised and the film's success immediately made him a star. Jackman is currently in plans to star in a spinoff film for Wolverine, slated for release in 2007.
In 2004, Jackman won a Tony Award for his Broadway portrayal of Australian songwriter and performer Peter Allen in The Boy from Oz. Jackman hosted the Tony Awards in 2004 and 2005, garnering very positive reviews. The televised hosting of the Tony Awards earned Jackman an Emmy Award win for Outstanding Individual Performer in a Variety, Musical or Comedy program in 2005.
2005 saw him cast in the lead role of The Fountain, directed by Darren Aronofsky. Jackman starred alongside Rachel Weisz and Ellen Burstyn.
In 2004, he was part of an advertising campaign for pay-tv company Foxtel. He was named Company Magazine's 35th Sexiest Man Alive in the same year.
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