Hugh Michael Jackman AC (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor,
singer, and producer. He is best known for playing Wolverine/James
Howlett/Logan in the X-Men film series (2000â€"2018), a role for which
he holds the Guinness World Record for "longest career as a
live-action Marvel superhero".Jackman is also recognised for his lead
roles in films such as the romantic comedy Kate & Leopold (2001), the
action film Van Helsing (2004), the drama The Prestige (2006), the
fantasy drama The Fountain (2006), the period romance Australia
(2008), the film version of Les Misérables (2012), the thriller
Prisoners (2013), and the musical The Greatest Showman (2017), for
which he received a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album. For
playing Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, he was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Actor and won the Golden Globe Award for Best
Actor â€" Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
singer, and producer. He is best known for playing Wolverine/James
Howlett/Logan in the X-Men film series (2000â€"2018), a role for which
he holds the Guinness World Record for "longest career as a
live-action Marvel superhero".Jackman is also recognised for his lead
roles in films such as the romantic comedy Kate & Leopold (2001), the
action film Van Helsing (2004), the drama The Prestige (2006), the
fantasy drama The Fountain (2006), the period romance Australia
(2008), the film version of Les Misérables (2012), the thriller
Prisoners (2013), and the musical The Greatest Showman (2017), for
which he received a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album. For
playing Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, he was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Actor and won the Golden Globe Award for Best
Actor â€" Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
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