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An Australian actor, producer, and general all-round heartthrob, Hugh Jackman first gained worldwide attention as Curley in the West End's revival of ''[[Oklahoma]]'', but he did not become a household name until he was cast as [[Wolverine]] in the ''[[X-Men (~~Film~~)|X-Men]]'' film franchise. He subsequently won a Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway production of ''The Boy From Oz'' as Australian singer-songwriter Peter Allen. He has also starred in romances and romantic comedies, including ''Kate & Leopold'' (opposite Meg Ryan) and ''[[Australia]]'' (opposite fellow Aussie and close friend [[Nicole Kidman]]). He currently plans to star in a future remake of ''[[Carousel]]'', a role he had formerly played on Broadway, and has been cast in the role of Jean Valjean in the upcoming film version of the musical ''[[Les Misérables (~~Theatre~~)|Les Miserables]]''.

An Australian actor, producer, and general all-round heartthrob, Hugh Jackman first gained worldwide attention as Curley in the West End's revival of ''[[Oklahoma]]'', but he did not become a household name until he was cast as [[Wolverine]] in the ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' film franchise. He subsequently won a Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway production of ''The Boy From Oz'' as Australian singer-songwriter Peter Allen. He has also starred in romances and romantic comedies, including ''Kate & Leopold'' (opposite Meg Ryan) and ''[[Australia]]'' (opposite fellow Aussie and close friend [[Nicole Kidman]]). He currently plans to star in a future remake of ''[[Carousel]]'', a role he had formerly played on Broadway, and has been cast in the role of Jean Valjean in the upcoming film version of the musical ''[[Les Misérables (theatre)|Les Miserables]]''.

He is [[Happily Married|married]] to Deborra-Lee Furness, who was his [[Romance On the Set|co-star]] on the [[Too Good to Last|short-lived]] Australian drama series ''Correlli'' - his first screen appearance. They have two children, both adopted.

He is [[Happily Married|married]] to Deborra-Lee Furness, who was his [[Romance on the Set|co-star]] on the [[Too Good to Last|short-lived]] Australian drama series ''Correlli'' - his first screen appearance. They have two children, both adopted.

Incidentally, he won ''People'' Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive award in 2008.

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It should also be noted that he has a reputation for being [[Mean Character, Nice Actor|one of THE nicest celebrities in all of Hollywood.]] Ask anyone... except [[Scrubs|Dr. Cox]].

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