Hugh Jackman: The Biography

One of Hollywood's hottest properties, Hugh Jackman has become an international superstar as Wolverine in the X-Men series, and is loved by fans worldwide thanks to his extremely varied career as an actor and producer in film, television, and musical theater. Born in Sydney in 1968, he starred in several Australian musical theater productions before gaining international recognition on London's West End in a critically acclaimed production of Oklahoma for which he received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor. In 2000, Jackman's Hollywood break came as he was cast as Wolverine, a role that catapulted him to stardom. He has since reprised the role in box office hits X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He continues to combine a successful theater career with big screen work, winning a Tony Award for his 2004 performance in The Boy From Oz. Rumored to have been shortlisted for the role of James Bond, in 2006 Jackman then went on to star in the animated film Happy Feet and alongside fellow Aussie Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann's epic film Australia.

Author: Anthony Bunko
Publisher: John Blake
Published: 10/11/2012
Pages: 286
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.49h x 6.37w x 1.15d
ISBN13: 9781844549047
ISBN10: 1844549046
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Performing Arts | Film | General

About the Author
Anthony Bunko is the author of several comedy fiction novels, including The Tale of the Shagging Monkeys. In 2007, he released Working up to the Slaughterhouse, a book of visual poetry, and in 2009 he collaborated with Stereophonics star Stuart Cable on his autobiography, Demons and Cocktails.