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...Stage...

...and TV


Follow the links above for detailed information on Hugh's various screen, theater and other dramatic credits.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFO
NAME: Hugh Michael Jackman
BORN: 12 October 1968 in Sydney, NSW, Australia
HEIGHT: 6'2" / HAIR: Brown / EYES: Hazel
SCHOOLING: Hugh attended Knox Grammar School, an elite all-boys school in Wahroonga, NSW. He holds a degree in journalism from the University of Technology in Sydney; after deciding to pursue acting, he followed a stint at the Actors' Center in Sydney by graduating from the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth.
SPOUSE: Actress/director Deborra-lee Furness, 1996-present
CHILDREN: The Jackmans have two adopted children: son Oscar Maximillian, born in 2000; and daughter Ava Eliot, born in 2005.
FAMILY: Family emigrated to Australia from England before Hugh was born. Father, Chris, is a retired accountant in Sydney; mother, Grace, lives in the UK. Hugh has two brothers, two sisters and one half-sister.
ADDITIONAL CREDITS (not listed in links above): Hugh's experience as a television presenter in Australia includes In Fashion, co-hosted by Melissa Hoyer on Foxtel; emceeing the Fox Studios Australia opening celebration in Sydney; and Hugh Jackman's West End, a Foxtel special on London's theater scene. In the States he has served as emcee for the Antoinette Perry (Tony) Awards three times in a row: in 2003, 2004 and 2005, from Radio City Music Hall, NYC.
Additional Theater credits: Romeo & Juliet (Romeo); Translations (Hugh); Tonight We Improvise (Abette), Barbarians (Maxim Gorky)
Additional TV Credits: The Law of the Land (Chicka McCray)

If anyone can provide us with more information on the above additional credits, please email us at news@jackmanslanding.com. Thanks!