Hugh Jackman didn't so much fall backwards into being a huge Hollywood star as pirouetted. Before he became the embodiment of certain measures of manly manliness having a lot of visible body hair, being comfortable enough to wear vests out of the house, smoking cigars on the reg the Australian-born actor was known for his musical work. As any child born in the country with any designs on being a performer, Jackman was offered a spot on Neighbours early on in his career, turning it down to continue his work on the stage. It was there that he broke through into the mainstream, thanks to an award-winning turn as the lead in the musical Oklaholma!, reprising the role in the 1999 film adaptation. Since then, however, he's diversified his acting portfolio somewhat. He's still known to the majority of households as Wolverine (even going so far as to say recent Oscar success Birdman inspired him to stay in the role until he dies, suggesting he saw a different film to literally everyone else), but he's used that fame to do some genuinely interesting work (and some awful ones too!) He was one of the few natural singers cast in Les Mis thank the maker but, then, he also voiced the Easter Bunny in Avengers for children's fantasy characters Rise Of The Guardians. With his new movie Eddie The Eagle out this weekend in UK cinemas, it's the perfect time to look back at five of Hugh Jackman's awesome performances...and five that sucked.
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