Hugh Jackman Net Worth and Salary: Hugh Jackman is an Australian actor who has a net worth of $180 million. Jackman was catapulted into the limelight after portraying ‘Wolverine’ in the X-Men franchise. At the height of the Wolverine franchise, Hugh earned $20 million per film as his base salary before participating in the backend.
Some of his other movies include, The Prestige, The Fountain and Australia . He also received a Tony Award for his work in The Boy from Oz and won an Emmy for his work hosting the Tony Awards.
Early life and career beginnings: Hugh Michael Jackson was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on October 12, 1968. His parents Grace McNeil and Christopher John Jackman were English and had immigrated to Australia in 1967. As such, Jackman not only holds Australian citizenship but also British, as he was born to British-born parents. He has four older brothers and one younger half-sister from his mother’s remarriage. After his parents divorced when he was eight, Jackman remained in Australia with his father and two brothers, while his mother moved back to England with his two sisters.
He attended Knox Grammar School for boys in Sydney’s Upper North Shore. After graduating, he spent a gap year in England before returning to Australia to study at the University of Technology Sydney. He graduated from university in 1991 with a BA in Communications. After enjoying a drama course he took at university, Jackson enrolled in a one-year course at the Sydney Actors’ Center and continued his studies at Edith Coward University’s Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, graduating in 1994.
On the same night of his final Academy graduation performance, Jackman was offered a role in the Australian series “Correlli” (1995). In 1996, he then moved on to musicals, acting in productions of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Sunset Boulevard’. His first film projects include Erskineville Kings (1999) and Paperback Hero (1999), as well as television appearances in shows such as Law of the Land and Blue Heelers.
Acting career:Jackman first became known outside of Australia when he starred in the Royal National Theatre’s 1998 production of Oklahoma! in London’s West End. His performance earned him an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical, and in 1999 he starred in a film version of the stage musical. His real international breakthrough came in 2000 when he played the role of Wolverine in the Marvel superhero film “X-Men” alongside Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen and James Marsden. “X-Men” was a box-office success, earning $296 million, and Jackman’s performance earned him a Saturn Award for Best Actor. He reprized the role of Wolverine in the sequels “X2” (2002), “X-Men: The Last Stand” (2006) and “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (2014); the prequel to X-Men Origins:
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Outside of Marvel, Jackman has starred in many films and other projects. These include the romantic comedy Kate & Leopold (2001), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor; “Swordfish” (2001) with John Travolta and Halle Berry; the Broadway musical “The Boy from Oz” (2003 – 2004), for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2004; and the thriller The Prestige (2006) with Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Scarlett Johansson. His other notable films include the epic film Australia (2008); the film adaptation of the musical “Les Miserables” (2012), for which he received his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor; and the musical film The Greatest Showman (2017), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and also won a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album . He has also acted in several theater and musical productions, including a production of “A Steady Rain” (September – December 2009) with Daniel Craig; his own solo show at the Curran Theater in San Francisco in May 2011; the show “Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway” (October 2011 – January 2012) at the Broadhurst Theatre; a Broadway production of “The River” (October 2014 – February 2015) at the Circle in the Square Theatre; and a national tour of Australia with his show ‘Broadway to Oz’ (November – December 2015). and also won a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album. He has also acted in several theater and musical productions, including a production of “A Steady Rain” (September – December 2009) with Daniel Craig; his own solo show at the Curran Theater in San Francisco in May 2011; the show “Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway” (October 2011 – January 2012) at the Broadhurst Theatre; a Broadway production of “The River” (October 2014 – February 2015) at the Circle in the Square Theatre; and a national tour of Australia with his show ‘Broadway to Oz’ (November – December 2015). and also won a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album. He has also acted in several theater and musical productions, including a production of “A Steady Rain” (September – December 2009) with Daniel Craig; his own solo show at the Curran Theater in San Francisco in May 2011; the show “Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway” (October 2011 – January 2012) at the Broadhurst Theatre; a Broadway production of “The River” (October 2014 – February 2015) at the Circle in the Square Theatre; and a national tour of Australia with his show ‘Broadway to Oz’ (November – December 2015). his own solo show at the Curran Theater in San Francisco in May 2011; the show “Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway” (October 2011 – January 2012) at the Broadhurst Theatre; a Broadway production of “The River” (October 2014 – February 2015) at the Circle in the Square Theatre; and a national tour of Australia with his show ‘Broadway to Oz’ (November – December 2015). his own solo show at the Curran Theater in San Francisco in May 2011; the show “Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway” (October 2011 – January 2012) at the Broadhurst Theatre; a Broadway production of “The River” (October 2014 – February 2015) at the Circle in the Square Theatre; and a national tour of Australia with his show ‘Broadway to Oz’ (November – December 2015).
Because of his star status, Jackman has been the face of several high-profile acts throughout his career. He is a global ambassador for Montblanc and since March 2019 he is also a brand ambassador for RM Williams.
Concert tour: Jackman went on his first world tour in 2019 called “The man. The music. The show”. He performed songs from “The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” in addition to various Broadway and Hollywood musical numbers. It had a total of 88 performances, across North America, Europe and Oceania.
Production company: In 2005, Jackman founded the production company Seed Productions with his longtime assistant John Palermo. Jackman’s Deborra-Lee Furness is also involved in the company.
Personal life: Jackman married actress Deborra-Lee Furness in April 1996. The pair first met on the set of the television show ‘Correlli’. After Furness suffered two miscarriages, they adopted their children Oscar Maximillian and Ava Eliot.
Jackman is also known for his philanthropic efforts. He serves as a global advisor to the Global Poverty Project and narrated a documentary for them. He also supports The Art of Elysium and the MPTV Fund Foundation, and he and his wife are patrons of the Bone Marrow Institute of Australia. In addition, he is a World Vision ambassador.
In 2011, Jackman launched Laughing Man Coffee. He was inspired to do this after a World Vision trip to Ethiopia in 2009, when he met Dukale, a fair trade coffee farmer. There are two Laughing Man Coffee locations in New York, as well as an online store. All profits from Laughing Man Coffee go to the Laughing Man Foundation, which supports educational programming, community development and social entrepreneurship in various places around the world.
immobility : In 2012, Jackman paid $21 million for a triplex apartment in New York City. The unit was asking $40 million, so you could say it got a relative bargain. The residence consists of the 8th, 9th and 10th floors of the building, 11,000 square meters of living space. The 8th floor has three bedrooms, a library, recreation room and several bathrooms. The 9th floor has an enormous 51×26 foot living room, dining room and kitchen. The 9th floor has several master bedrooms, a workout studio, sauna and more.
