Forbes magazine ranked the most profitable actors in 2014. Hugh Jackman took 10th place in it thanks to his participation in the film "X-Men: Days of the Past Future". This is the only picture in which he starred in a year, but it turned out so successful that it provided the actor with a place in a prestigious rating. In addition to the popular character Wolverine, he embodied on the screen many other memorable images.
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 windsurfs and swims. Easy to communicate, unpretentious and amazingly friendly.
Childhood, youth and the beginning of an acting career
Born Hugh Jackman from Australia, who gave the world more than one wonderful actor. He grew up in a large family of emigrants from England. After the parents divorced, the sisters of the future actor left for Britain with their mother, and the boys stayed with their father in Australia. Not completely cloudless childhood did not leave a negative imprint on Jackman's character.
After graduation, he chooses to study at the journalism faculty, but soon realizes that the work of a reporter is no longer interesting to him. His new hobby is theater. However, Hugh Jackman does not give up his studies at the university. After his graduation, he diligently studies theater skills in several courses.
Successful career start
The first acting work - in the series "Corelli". The role went to a difficult one - to play one of the most difficult patients of the main character. Then, for several years, Jackman played on the stage. His talent is evidenced by the fact that for his debut role in the musical Sunset Boulevard, he twice received the prestigious award "Best Actor of the Year".
Hollywood Invitation
Until 2000, Hugh Jackman worked in Australia and England. In 1999, he was recognized as the best actor in the Australian continent, and his success was noticed in Hollywood. The role of the mutant Wolverine in the film "People X" has become a landmark in the career of the actor. She brought him worldwide fame and a fabulous fee.
Films with Hugh Jackman are always successful. The next work after a fantastic debut was a comedic role in the film "Kate and Leo", where his partner was Meg Ryan. The film was a success, and the actor became a nominee 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 image of Wolverine and the evil fighter Van Helsing
Despite the fact that the actor has many diverse roles played, he is best known in the image of one of the team of “People X” - Wolverines. It was the participation in this series of films about mutants with fantastic abilities that brought Jackman world fame. The actor himself has repeatedly said in an interview that this image is the peak of his career, and he is grateful to Wolverine for his self-confidence. In 2016, it is planned to premiere the last picture of the series in which Jackman will appear, “X-Men: Apocalypse.” In 2017, as expected, a separate film about Wolverine will be released. Then this image will be played by another actor.
The next famous role of Hugh Jackman is Van Helsing, a fighter against 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 actor’s last works, it is worth noting the role he played beautifully of the father of the abducted girl in the 2013 film “Prisoners”. The second key character in the film, Inspector Loki, was brilliantly embodied by Jake Gyllenhaal. Together they composed an organic duet - a nervous, aggressive Keller Dover, who does not believe that the police did their best to search for his daughter, and the deadly tired detective Loki, methodically following the trail of the criminal and trying to calm the angry father of the girl and keep him from being thoughtless actions.
Films with Hugh Jackman are always welcomed by critics, and Captives have been praised. They said about the actor himself that this role is one of the best in his career.
Disease
In the life of famous and beloved spectators, not everything happens safely. Hugh Jackman leads an active sporting lifestyle and does not smoke, but he was not spared by a serious illness. The actor’s wife forced him to consult doctors about a 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 underwent two operations to remove the tumor. In the fall of 2014, representatives of the actor reported that he had completed the third course of treatment.
New roles of Hugh Jackman
2015 is rich in films with his participation. In the spring, the fantastic action movie “Robot named Chappy” is released, and in the summer we will see the actor as the villain of the Black Beard in the adventure film “Peng”.