As a singer , dancer and actor in musical theater works , mostly The Boy From Oz , Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in Hollywood films. The main feature of the X-Men franchise , Kate & Leopold , The Prestige , The Fountain , Australia , Van Helsing , Real Steel and Les Misérables .
In November 2008 , People magazine chose him as the sexiest man in the world . Having presented the Tony Awards three times, Jackman led the delivery of the Oscars on February 22, 2009 . In 2009, he received a star on the Walk of Fame. In 2012 he won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical for her performance in the film Les Misérables . The August 30, 2013 , the San Sebastian Film Festival announced granting him one of the Donostia Prize 61st .
Son of Chris Jackman, accountant, and his wife ... His parents were English residing in Australia. The paternal great-grandfather was Greek Jackman. Hugh is the youngest of four children: Ian Jackman, Sonya Ralph Jackman and Jackman. When he was eight his mother returned to England and his father took over the training of his brothers. It is very good friends with actresses Nicole Kidman and Halle Berry, director Baz Luhrmann and songwriter and musician Sufjan Stevens.
He studied journalism at the University of Technology Sydney. After graduation he studied theater at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts in Perth (WAAPA), and immediately landed a role on the TV series of the ABC "Corelli" where he met his future wife Deborra-Lee Furness.
