Hugh Jackman Trivia

1. Jackman became a superstar after his starring role as Wolverine in "X-Men" (2000), which went on to have several sequels. Which young actress played the role of Rogue/Marie, the young girl befriended by Wolverine in a bar?

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Answer: Anna Paquin

Anna Helene Paquin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 24 July 1982, of a Canadian father and New Zealand mother. When she was four years old her family moved to New Zealand and in 1995 her parents divorced when she moved to Los Angeles with her mother. She had acted a little in New Zealand and so she auditioned for a role in "The Piano" (1993) directed by Jane Campion. Paquin won the role that culminated with her winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was 11 years old at the time. She appeared in a couple of films and then won the role of Rogue in "X-Men". She went on to appear in the "X-Men" sequels as well as in other feature films and TV shows such as "True Blood" and "Susanna". Two of Jackman's first Australian movies were "Erskineville Kings" and "Paperback Hero" both in 1999. His big break came when he replaced Dougray Scott in the role of Wolverine in "X-Men". He performed all his own stunts in the movie and had to put on a lot of muscle for the role. Wolverine in the comics, is only 5 feet 3 inches, and Jackman is 6 feet 2.5 inches, and some of his co-stars had to wear platform-soled shoes so he did not appear to be so tall.

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Answer: Computer hacker

"Swordfish" was directed by Dominic Sena and told the story of ex-con and computer hacker, Stanley Jobson (Jackman), who is recruited by Gabriel Shea (John Travolta), who offers Stanley $10 million to hack into a secret government fund and steal $9.5 billion. Halle Berry was paid $2 million for this movie plus an extra $500,000 to appear in her first topless role. Jackman has worked several times since "Swordfish" with Halle Berry in the "X-Men" movies, with Berry reprising the role of Storm/Ororo Munroe. He hosted the Tony Awards in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performer in a Variety, Musical or Comedy Program, for his hosting of the 2004 Tony Awards.

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Answer: Kate Beckinsale

"Van Helsing" was written and directed by Stephen Sommers and co-starred Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh and David Wenham. It told the story of Gabriel Van Helsing being sent to Transylvania to kill Count Dracula. He saves Gypsy princess Anna Valerious from Dracula's brides when they attack a village, and he helps her to break an ancient curse on her family. Kate Beckinsale was born in England in 26 July 1973. Both her parents were actors and they starred in several British TV comedies. Some of the movies that Kate has appeared in are "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993), "Haunted" (1995), "Pearl Harbor" (2003), "Underworld" 2003, "The Aviator" (2004), and "Total Recall" (2012), just to name a few. Jackman lost to Daniel Craig for the role of 007 James Bond in the 2006 film "Casino Royal", However, in 2009 Jackman starred with Craig in the Broadway play "A Steady Rain" at the Schoenfeld Theatre, which ran for three months.

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Answer: Ewan McGregor

"Deception" was directed by Marcel Langenegger and also starred Michelle Williams, Bruce Altman and Andrew Ginsbury. The movie told the story of an auditor (McGregor) and a lawyer (Jackman) who strike up a friendship and because of a mix-up in their mobile phones, the young auditor finds himself on the list of an exclusive sex club. Ewan Gordon McGregor was born in Perth, Scotland, on 31 March 1971. He appeared in a few TV series before his film debut in "Being Human" (1994), and he became internationally known through the film "Trainspotting" (1996). Some of his films are "Star Wars" (Episodes I, II and III, where he played Obi-Wan-Kenobi), "Moulin Rouge" (2001), "Black Hawk Down" (2001), "Big Fish" (2003), "Miss Potter"(2006), "Angels and Demons" (2009), "The Ghost Writer" (2010), and "August: Osage County" (2013), to name but a few. On "Empire" magazine's 1997 list of The Top 100 Movie Stares of All Time, he was ranked as number 36. As well as his work in movies and TV, he has also done considerable work in the theatre.

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Answer: Drover

"Australia" is set in a part of northern Australia at the beginning of World War II. A young English aristocrat, Lady Sarah Ashley (Kidman), arrives in Australia to force her unfaithful husband to sell his large cattle station, Faraway Downs. (Cattle stations are called a Ranch in the US.) However when she arrives at the property, she finds that her husband has been murdered. A wealthy cattle owner wants to take her land, so she asks Drover (Jackman) to take her 2,000 head of cattle hundreds of miles to Darwin so they can be loaded on a boat for export, thus helping to save her cattle station. After many adventures along the way, they finally arrive in Darwin just prior to the Japanese bombing of that city. Of course Drover and Lady Sarah fall in love, and after further adventures, settle down in Faraway Downs. Originally Russell Crowe was to play the role of Drover, but because of other commitments he was unavailable, so the role went to Jackman. Talking about the movie, he had this to say: "This is pretty much one of those roles that had me pinching myself all the way through the shoot. I got to shoot a big-budget, shamelessly old-fashioned romantic epic set against one of the most turbulent times in my native country's history, while, at the same time, celebrating that country's natural beauty, its people, its culture... I'll die a happy man knowing I've got this film on my CV."

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Answer: Jean Valjean

Jean Valjean (Jackman) is the protagonist in "Les Miserables" which was written in 1862 by Victor Hugo. Valjean was imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread so he could feed his sister's children and the story goes on to tell of his long struggle after leaving prison to lead an ordinary life. The movie was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three. Hugh Jackman was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, but lost to Daniel Day-Lewis for his performance in "Lincoln". However Jackman did win a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, and a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. This film was unusual in that the actors sang live during filming, and did not mime their own voices to a prerecorded sound track. Jackman had to lose weight for the early scenes but then had to put nearly twice as much back on when his character became more successful. He married Deborrah-Lee Furness in April 1996 and they have adopted two children.

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