Ten Things You Never Knew About Hugh Jackman

From: digitalspy.co.uk
Written by: Alex Fletcher

Muscle-bound thespian Hugh Jackman returns to the big screen this week for his fourth outing as Marvel superhero Wolverine. The Aussie, who has also scored blockbuster success with Australia, Van Helsing and The Prestige, will be getting his claws out and heading for a scrap in X-Men Origins: Wolverine from April 29. But how much do you actually know about the bloke behind those fuzzy sideburns? Read on for ten intriguing facts about the 40-year-old that you probably never knew.

1. Jackman was born on October 12, 1968 in Sydney to dad Chris and mum Grace. He is the youngest of five siblings, with two brothers and two sisters.

2. The muscular leading man turned down the chance to appear alongside Harold, Lou and Madge in legendary Aussie soap Neighbours in 1991, choosing instead to study at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. We reckon Hugh probably made the right decision in the long run.

3. A hit with the ladies, Hugh made People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People In The World list for five years in a row between 2000 and 2004.

4. Before becoming a glamorous Hollywood A-lister, Hugh had to slum it like the rest of us with bizarre part-time jobs to fund studying. At one point he even worked in a clown double act called Coco and Bozo, who used to climb in dustbins and throw eggs at each other.

5. Jackman almost didn't land his most famous role as Wolverine. Dougray Scott was initially pencilled in for the film, but had to pull out because of commitment to Mission Impossible II.

6. During his youth, Hugh was forced to work in a gas station for extra cash. He only decided to give the $10-an-hour job up when a co-worker was held up with a shotgun.

7. Never let it be said that Hugh doesn't throw himself into his stunts. During filming for X-Men Jackman injured his testicles in a harness while attempting a six-foot jump off a mock-up Statue of Liberty.

8. Jackman's charisma and good looks don't just please audiences - his co-stars love him as well! "The love he radiates is sublime," says Ashley Judd. "He's the perfect man," claims Rebecca Romjin. Meanwhile, Maureen Lipmann adds: "Women, men, children and dogs completely go to pieces when Hugh takes his shirt off."

9. However, Hugh isn't quite the perfect man - he suffers from being near-sighted. When hosting live shows (Saturday Night Live, The Tonys), Jackman often has to memorise whole scripts because he can't read from an autocue.

10. One of Hugh Jackman's more unusual celebrity friends is media mogul Rupert Murdoch. "[Rupert] is a real family man - he's always incredibly interested in my kids and we hung out at his place on Boxing Day," revealed Hugh. We bet he gets free Sky subscription as well, the lucky bleeder.

Jackman Jumps Off London Building For Charity

From: Imdb.com

X-Men star Hugh Jackman turned real-life superhero on Thursday, when he abseiled off a London newspaper building for charity.

The actor, who stars in forthcoming prequel X Men Origins: Wolverine, jumped off the headquarters of fellow Aussie Rupert Murdoch's News International - the home of newspapers The Sun, The Times and the News of the World - to raise money for The Sun's Help for Heroes campaign, which aids British soldiers wounded in conflict.

Jackman was joined in the abseil stunt by newspaper bosses Rebekah Wade, Dominic Mohan and Murdoch's media mogul son James.

"Wolverine" Leaked as a F*ck You to Fox?

From: WorstPreviews.com

By now everyone knows that "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" was leaked online and 20th Century Fox is now frantically trying to find the person responsible. Thousands of people have already downloaded an illegal copy and don't feel bad about it due to their disdain for the studio. In fact, many are happy that it happened.

HollywoodElsewhere is reporting that the person who leaked the film online might have done so to show his hatred for 20th Century Fox and Rupert Murdoch, the Chairman/CEO of NewsCorp which owns the studio.

A contact at 20th Century Fox revealed that days before "Wolverine" appeared online, "Rupert Murdoch received a package at his New York office that contained a DVD copy of the leaked Wolverine."

The sourced added that "most people involved are considering the delivery a big 'eff you' to Murdoch and Fox."

This story is getting better and better. Maybe Fox should make a movie out of this, but first ruin it and then have it stolen and leaked.