Born in Sydney of English parentage, and the youngest of five children, Jackman has a communications degree with a journalism major from the University of Technology Sydney. After graduating, he pursued drama at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, immediately after which he was offered a starring role in the ABC-TV prison drama
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2012Les Misérables
(writer: "The Death of Gavroche", "The Wedding", "Valjean's Confession" / performer: "Work Song", "In My Life", "Do You Hear The People Sing?", "On Parole", "Valjean's Soliloquy", "Confession", "At the End of the Day", "The Sewers", "The Runaway Cart", "Fantine's Arrest", "Who Am I?", "Bring Him Home", "Come to Me", "The Confrontation", "Epilogue", "Waltz of Treachery", "Suddenly", "The Robbery/Javert's Intervention", "Attack on the Rue Plumet", "One Day More!", "The Night Of Anguish", "Fantine's Death", "The Bargain", "The Thénardier Waltz Of Treachery", "Look Down", "Every Day/A Heart Full Of Love Reprise", "Night of Anguish", "Valjean's Confession")
2005The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
(TV special)
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Performance in a Variety/Co-Presenter: Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Drama Series
If ever there was any doubt about whether or not people wanted their comic book heroes dark and vulnerable, I think
X-Men started this idea, and
The Dark Knight last year really confirmed it. Audiences want to see that, they want to see the superhero's frailties, their doubts, and their battles.
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Trivia:
He was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for the 1998 season for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in "Oklahoma.".
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