Man of Style: Hugh Jackman

I’ve been a fan of Hugh Jackman since he played the scruffy Wolverine in the first X-Men movie 19 years ago. The fact that he’s Australia doesn’t hurt either 😉 He has always carried himself with respect and confidence and style, which is why I named him this month’s “Man of Style”.

Man of Style: Hugh Jackman / www.vanessahwood.com — Source: The Man

I’ll admit, I’m a sucker for an accent, especially an Australian accent. I fell in love with Australia back in 1987 after watching the made-for-TV movie, The Facts of Life Down Under. Little did I know that 13 years later, I would discover Hugh Jackman, a talented Australia actor.

Hugh Jackman has rightfully earned his title as “one of the nicest guys in Hollywood.”

Interesting Facts About Hugh:

His work in Les Misérables earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy in 2013.
Jackman became known outside Australia in 1998, when he played the leading role of Curly in the Royal National Theatre’s acclaimed stage production of Oklahoma!, in London’s West End.

His parents were English and had come to Australia in 1967 as part of the “Ten Pound Poms” immigration.
His parents were devout Christians, having been converted by Evangelist Billy Graham after their marriage.
He was a last-minute addition to the X-Men (2000) cast. Dougray Scott was originally cast as Wolverine, but Mission: Impossible II (2000) required two extra months of shooting.
Chosen as one of People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People in the World” 5 years in a row, 2000-2004.

{Interesting Facts from Useless Daily}

Hugh’s offscreen persona is that of “a happy husband to the Australian actress Deborra-lee Furness and a doting father to their teenagers, Oscar and Ava, who sings in the shower and makes his best decisions while tap dancing.” {Source: The New York Times}

Hugh met his wife, Deborah Furness, on the set of a new Australian TV show, Correlli, and the pair’s chemistry was on full display. “From day one, we were best mates. We just clicked. We were giggling and laughing—we just connected.”