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">YOU KNOW HIM FROM MOVIES BUT HE MADE IT BY DOING TV AND BECOMING A
STAR SINGING ON STAGES AROUND THE WORLD IN MUSICALS.
International
stardom
Oklahoma!
Jackman became known outside of Australia in 1998, when he played the
leading
role of Curly in the Royal
National Theatre's acclaimed stage
production of Oklahoma!, in
London's West End.
The performance earned him an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a
Musical. Jackman said," I totally felt like it can't get any better than
this.
On some level that production will be one of the highlights of my
career." He
also starred in the 1999
film version of the same stage
musical, which has been screened in many countries.
Stage
2002–2009
In 2002, Jackman sang the role of Billy Bigelow in the musical Carousel in a
special concert performance at Carnegie Hall with
the Orchestra
of St. Luke's.
In 2004, Jackman won the Tony
Award and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a
Musical, for his 2003–2004 Broadway portrayal of Australian songwriter
and performer Peter Allen,
in the hit musical, The Boy from Oz,
which he also performed in
Australia in 2006.
In addition, Jackman hosted the Tony Awards in 2003,
2004, and 2005, garnering
positive reviews. His hosting of the 2004 Tony Awards earned him an Emmy Award win for
Outstanding Individual Performer in a Variety, Musical or Comedy program
in
2005.
Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actorproducer who is
involved in film,
musical theatre and television. and
Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major
films,
notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters. He is well
known
from his role as Wolverine in the X-Men series, in addition to his leads in Kate & Leopold,
Van Helsing,
The
Prestige, and Australia.
Jackman is a singer,
dancer, and actor in stage musicals, and won a Tony AwardThe Boy from
Oz. for his
role in
In November 2008, Open Salon named Hugh Jackman one of the
sexiest men
alive. Later that same
month, People magazine named Jackman "Sexiest Man Alive."
A three-time host of the Tony Awards, winning
an Emmy for one of these
appearances, Jackman also
hosted the 81st
Academy Awards on February 22, 2009.
