Forbes magazine ranked the most profitableactors of 2014 Hugh Jackman took 10th place in it thanks to participation in the film "X-Men: Days of the Future Past." This is the only picture in which he appeared in a year, but it turned out so successful that it provided the actor with a place in the prestigious rating. In addition to the popular Wolverine character, he embodied many other memorable images on the screen.
Actor Hugh Jackman is a very solid person.He is one of the most talented and successful Hollywood actors, producer and a great athlete playing rugby, golf and cricket. In addition, he is engaged in windsurfing and swims well. Easy to communicate, unpretentious and amazingly friendly.
Childhood, youth and the beginning of an acting career
Hugh Jackman is from Australia who donatedthe world is not one great actor. He grew up in a large family of emigrants from England. After the parents divorced their parents, the sister of the future actor left with the mother in the UK, while the boys stayed with their father in Australia. Not entirely cloudless childhood did not leave a negative impression on Jackman's character.
After graduation, he chooses to study atFaculty of Journalism, but soon realizes that the work of a reporter is not interesting to him. His new hobby is theater. However, study at the University of Hugh Jackman does not quit. After graduation, he diligently studies theatrical skills on several courses.
Successful career start
The first actor's work - in the series "Corelli".The role was not easy - to play one of the most difficult patients of the main character. Then a few years, Jackman played on the stage. The fact that for the debut role in the musical "Sunset Boulevard" he twice won the prestigious "Best Actor of the Year" award tells about his talent.
Invitation to Hollywood
Until 2000, Hugh Jackman worked in Australia andOf England. In 1999, he was recognized as the best actor of the Australian continent, and his success was noticed in Hollywood. The role of the mutant Wolverine in the movie "People X" became a landmark in the career of an actor. She brought him worldwide fame and fabulous fee.
Movies with Hugh Jackman are always successful.The next work after the fantastic debut was the comedy role in the film “Kate and Leo”, where his partner was Meg Ryan. The film was a success, and the actor was nominated for the Golden Globe Award. From the first movie role, not a single film with his participation was a failure, even the controversial Fountain, which received mixed reviews from critics.
The most famous roles: Hugh Jackman in the guise of Wolverine and the fighter of evil spirits Van Helsing
Despite the fact that the actor has played a lotdiverse roles, most of all he is known in the image of one of the team "People X" - Wolverine. It was participation in this series of films about mutants with fantastic abilities that brought Jackman world fame. The actor himself has repeatedly said in interviews that this image is the peak of his career, and he is grateful to Wolverine for confidence. In 2016, the premiere of the latest film of the series, in which Jackman will appear, is planned - "X-Men: Apocalypse". In 2017, as expected, a separate film about Wolverine will be released. Then this image will play a different actor.
The next famous role of Hugh Jackman - VanHelsing, a fighter with evil spirits. This is a collective image, based on the ideas of “Dracula” and “Frankenstein”. The film received excellent ratings from both ordinary viewers and film critics.
From the last work of the actor should be notedthe superbly played role of the father of the kidnapped girl in the 2013 Captive film. The second key character in the film, Inspector Loki, was brilliantly embodied by Jake Gyllenhal. Together they made up an organic duet - a nervous, aggressive Keller Dover, who does not believe that the police did their best to find his daughter, and the deadly tired detective Loki, methodically following the trail of the criminal while trying to calm the girl’s angry father and keep him from rash deeds.
Movies with Hugh Jackman critics always accept favorably, and "Captives" were praised. About the actor himself said that this role is one of the best in his career.
Disease
In the lives of famous and loved by the audience actors are noteverything happens well. Hugh Jackman leads an active sports lifestyle and does not smoke, but he was not spared a serious illness. The wife of the actor made him turn to doctors about the growing spot on his nose. Her fears were confirmed. The actor was diagnosed with one of the types of skin cancer - basal cell carcinoma. According to the actor, this is a consequence of his frequent exposure to the sun without protection. Jackman had two operations to remove the tumor. In the fall of 2014, the actor’s representatives reported that he had undergone a third course of treatment.
New roles for Hugh Jackman
2015 is rich in films with his participation. In spring, the fantastic action movie “Robot by the name of Chappy” will be released, and in the summer we will see the actor as the Black Beard villain in the adventure film “Peng”.
