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Biography

Early life

Jackman was born in Pymble, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the youngest of five children of English-born parents Chris Jackman and Grace Watson.^[1] His mother left the family when he was eight years old, and he remained behind with his father, an accountant with a degree from Cambridge, and siblings.^[2] Pymble is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... NSW redirects here. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Accountant, or Qualified Accountant, or Professional Accountant, is a certified accountancy and financial expert in the jurisdiction of many countries. ... Athletics: The Sporting Blue Affiliations: Russell Group Coimbra Group EUA LERU IARU Website: http://www. ...

Jackman attended Pymble Public School and Knox Grammar School, an all-boys school, where he starred in the musical My Fair Lady in 1985, directed by the headmaster, Dr. Ian Paterson. Jackman was School Captain in 1986 and his favourite subject was Ancient History. The following year he spent a gap year working at Uppingham School in England. Upon his return to Australia he worked at a Shell station in Wahroonga and worked as a part-time clown for children's parties while studying at the University of Technology, Sydney.^[3] In 1989, Jackman participated in a Christian workcamp on Hasst's Bluff and Areyonga Aboriginal land in the Western Desert in Central Australia. He then graduated with a BA in Communications, having majored in journalism. He later used his inheritance from his grandmother to attend the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts of Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia, from which he graduated in 1994. Knox Grammar School is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Wahroonga, an upper North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... My Fair Lady is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, based on George Bernard Shaws Pygmalion. ... A gap year (also known as a year out, year off, deferred year, bridging year, overseas experience, time off, or time out) is a term that refers to a prolonged period (often, but not always, a year) between two major life stages. ... Uppingham School is a co-educational public school situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England. ... A Shell petrol station sign in the UK The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies (called Shell Oil in North America), has its headquarters split between the Shell Centre in London, United Kingdom and The Hague, Netherlands. ... The UTS tower on Broadway UTS tower The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... Central Australia is a term used to describe the area of land surrounding and including Alice Springs in Australia. ... B. A. redirects here. ... Communication studies is an academic discipline that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time. ... // Journalism is the discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) is a school within the Communications and Creative Industries faculty of Edith Cowan University. ... Edith Cowan University (ECU) is located in Perth, Western Australia, (). It is named after Edith Dircksey Cowan, who was the first woman to be elected to an Australian Parliament. ... Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 15 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06) - Product ($m) $107,910 (4th) - Product per capita $53,134/person...

Career

Australia

Jackman's early film work includes Erskineville Kings and Paperback Hero (1999), while his television work includes Correlli (where he met his wife Debra Lee Furness), Law of the Land, Halifax f.p., Blue Heelers, and Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River (American title: Snowy River: The McGregor Saga). This article or section needs to be wikified. ... Paperback Hero is a 1999 film starring Claudia Karvan and Hugh Jackman. ... For other uses see Corelli Correlli was an Australian television series first broadcast by ABC TV in 1995. ... Law of the Land (1993 to 1999) was an Australian television drama series that screened on the Nine Network. ... Halifax f. ... This article is about the Australian television programme. ... TV series American (VHS) TV series Australian (DVD) Banjo Patersons The Man From Snowy River (known in the United States as Snowy River: The McGregor Saga), was an Australian television series produced in the 1990s. ...

On stage, Jackman played Gaston in the Melbourne production of Beauty and the Beast, and Joe Gillis in the same city's production of Sunset Boulevard. During his stage musical career in Melbourne, he starred in the 1998 Midsumma festival cabaret production Summa Cabaret. He also hosted both Melbourne's Carols by Candlelight and Sydney's Carols in the Domain. Gaston is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Disneys 1991 animated classic Beauty and the Beast. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... For other uses, see Beauty and the Beast (disambiguation). ... Sunset Boulevard is a musical with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. ... Midsumma is an annual lesbian and gay festival held during January and February in Melbourne, Australia. ... Summa Cabaret was one of the memorable events of the 1998 Midsumma festival, a festival that is regarded as one of the most exciting on the international gay and lesbian visitors destination circuit [1]. Summa Cabaret was the brainchild of producer B P Taylor, presented by The Gorgeous Group and... Carols by Candlelight is an Australian Christmas tradition that has spread around the world. ... The Domain is a large open space in Sydney, Australia, immediately east of the central business district. ...

In 2006, he was cast to replace Russell Crowe in Baz Luhrmann's Australia, starring opposite Nicole Kidman. Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is an Academy Award-, BAFTA-, Golden Globe-, and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning New Zealand-Australian actor[1]. His acting career began in the early 1990s with roles in Australian TV series such as Police Rescue and films such as Romper Stomper. ... Baz Luhrmann (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann on September 17, 1962) is an Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer. ... Nicole Mary Kidman, Order of Australia (born 20 June 1967 in Honolulu) is an Academy Award-winning Australian/American[1] actress. ...

United Kingdom

He first became known outside of Australia when he played the leading role of Curly in the Royal National Theatre's acclaimed stage production of Oklahoma! in the West End during 1998. Jackman also appeared in a 1999 film version of the stage musical. The Royal National Theatre from Waterloo Bridge The Royal National Theatre is a building complex and theatre company located on the South Bank in London, England immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge. ... Oklahoma! was the first musical play written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II (see Rodgers and Hammerstein). ... West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... Oklahoma! is a 1999 musical film directed by Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Susan Stroman. ...

United States

In 2000, he was cast as Wolverine in Bryan Singer's X-Men, replacing Dougray Scott. According to a CBS interview in November 2006, Jackman's wife Deborra-Lee Furness told him not to take the role, a comment she later told him she was glad he ignored. For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Bryan Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American film director. ... X-Men is a 2000 superhero film based upon the fictional characters the X-Men. ... Dougray Scott (born Stephen Scott on November 25, 1965) is a Scottish television and film actor best known in America for playing Ian Hainsworth in Desperate Housewives. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... Deborra-Lee Furness (born 1960) is an Australian actress, director and producer. ...

Jackman, at 6' 2 1/2",^[4] stands nearly a foot taller than Wolverine, who is said in the original comic book to be 5' 3". Hence, the filmmakers were frequently forced to shoot Jackman at unusual angles or only from the waist up to make him appear shorter than he actually was. In an interview with Men's Health magazine, he stated that he was also required to add a great deal of muscle for the role. An instant star upon the film's release, Jackman later reprised his role in 2003's X2: X-Men United, and 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand. This page is about the 2003 movie X2; see X2 (disambiguation) for other meanings. ...

Jackman starred as Leopold in the 2001 romantic comedy film Kate & Leopold, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Jackman also starred in 2001 action/drama Swordfish, along with John Travolta, and Halle Berry. This would be the second time Jackman would work alongside with Berry, The two would work together twice again in the X-Men movies, making a total of four movies starring Jackman and Berry from 2000 to 2006. DVD cover Kate & Leopold is a 2001 romantic comedy motion picture that tells a story of a Duke who time travels from 1876 to the present and falls in love with a career woman in New York. ... The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. ... Swordvag1na (sometimes referred to as Password: Swordvag1na or Operation: Swordvag1na) is an action/thriller film. ... John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, dancer, and singer, best known for his leading roles in films such as Saturday Night Fever, Grease and Pulp Fiction. ... Halle Maria Berry (IPA: ; born August 14, 1966[1]) is an American actress, former fashion model and beauty queen. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ...

Jackman sang the role of Billy Bigelow in Carousel in a special concert performance at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan, New York City in 2002. In 2004 he played the title role of vampire hunter Gabriel Van Helsing in Van Helsing. In 2004, Jackman won a Tony Award for his Broadway portrayal of Australian songwriter and performer Peter Allen in The Boy from Oz. He hosted the Tony Awards in 2003, 2004 and 2005, garnering very positive reviews. The televising of the 2004 awards earned him an Emmy Award win for Outstanding Individual Performer in a Variety, Musical or Comedy program in 2005. Carousel is a 1945 stage musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) that was adapted from Ferenc Molnars play Liliom. ... Carnegie Hall (generally pronounced )[3] is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Gabriel Van Helsing is a fictional character in the 2004 film Van Helsing, the animated prequel Van Helsing: The London Assignment, and other media. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League [1] at an annual ceremony in New York City. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Boy From Oz is a jukebox musical based on the life of singer/songwriter Peter Allen and featuring songs written by him. ... An Emmy Award. ...

In 2005 after his award-winning role in The Boy from Oz, Jackman began filming his most challenging role to date. Jackman played the part of three different characters in Darren Aronofsky's sci-fi experience The Fountain. As Tommy Creo a neuroscientist, Jackman played a man who was torn between his wife, Izzi (Rachel Weisz) who is dying of a brain tumor and his work at trying to cure her. As Captain Tomas Creo, a Spanish Conquistador in the year 1532, Savile, Spain who is seeking the mythical Tree of Life for his Queen, Isabel (also played by Weisz) in order to retain her throne. Tomas is a character in the book Izzi is writing called The Fountain, and finally, as the future space traveller Tom enclosed in a transparent treeship seeking to be reunited with Izzi within a dying star called Xibalba. Jackman has stated The Fountain was his most difficult role to date due to the physical and emotional demands his director asked of him in the part. In the end, The Fountain wasn't well received and Jackman went un-rewarded. Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. ... Sci-fi is an abbreviation for science fiction. ... The Fountain is a 2006 science fiction/fantasy film directed by Darren Aronofsky that follows three interwoven narratives that take place in the age of conquistadors, the modern-day period, and the far future. ... Neuroscience is a field of study which deals with the structure, function, development, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology and pathology of the nervous system. ... Rachel Weisz (born March 7, 1971) is an Academy Award-winning English film and television actress. ... A brain tumor is any intracranial tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the brain itself (neurons, glial cells (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymal cells), lymphatic tissue, blood vessels), in the cranial nerves (myelin-producing Schwann cells), in the brain envelopes (meninges), skull, pituitary and pineal gland, or... A Conquistador (Spanish: []) (English: Conqueror) was a Spanish soldier, explorer and adventurer who took part in the gradual invasion and conquering of much of the Americas and Asia Pacific, bringing them under Spanish colonial rule between the 15th and 19th centuries. ... Savile is a surname, and may refer to: Dorothy Savile, Viscountess Halifax George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax George Savile Henry Savile Sir Henry Savile Jimmy Savile John Savile, 1st Baron Savile Steven Savile William Savile, 2nd Marquess of Halifax Baron Savile Savile Club Savile Row Saville Categories: | ... The Tree-of-Life is a fictional plant (the ancestor of yams, with similar appearance and taste) in Larry Nivens Known Space universe, for which all Hominids have an in-built genetic craving. ... Hyperion The Hyperion Cantos is a tetralogy of novels by Dan Simmons. ... In Maya mythology Xibalba (IPA: ), roughly translated as Place of fear,[1] is the name of the underworld, ruled by Mayan spirits of disease and death. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ...

Not one to stop working, Jackman filmed The Prestige directed by Christopher Nolan and also starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Andy Serkis, and musician David Bowie. As Robert Angier, Jackman portrayed a magician who built up a rivalry with contemporary Alfred Borden in attempt to 'one up' each other in the art of deception. Jackman stated his main reason for doing The Prestige was to work with David Bowie, who played scientist Nikola Tesla. He also starred in another 2006 film with Scarlett Johansson, Woody Allen's Scoop. The Prestige is a 2006 period film directed by Christopher Nolan, with a screenplay adapted from the 1995 World Fantasy Award-winning novel of the same name by Christopher Priest. ... Christopher Nolan (born July 30, 1970) is an Academy Award nominated film director, writer and producer. ... Christian Charles Philip Bale (also known professionally as Christian Morgan Bale; born 30 January 1974) is a Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated, Saturn Award-winning Welsh actor[2][3] whose film credits include Empire of the Sun, American Psycho, Equilibrium, The Machinist, Batman Begins and the upcoming The Dark Knight. ... This article is about the English actor. ... Scarlett I. Johansson[1] (born November 22, 1984) is an actress and singer, of dual American and Danish citizenship. ... Andy Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor and director best known for his work with Peter Jackson. ... David Bowie (pronounced ) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English musician, actor, producer, arranger, and audio engineer. ... The Prestige is a 2006 period film directed by Christopher Nolan, with a screenplay adapted from the 1995 World Fantasy Award-winning novel of the same name by Christopher Priest. ... The Prestige is a 2006 period film directed by Christopher Nolan, with a screenplay adapted from the 1995 World Fantasy Award-winning novel of the same name by Christopher Priest. ... Nikola Tesla (Nih koh la TESS lah) [2](Serbian Cyrillic: ) (10 July 1856 â€“ 7 January 1943) was an inventor, physicist, mechanical and electrical engineer. ... Scarlett I. Johansson[1] (born November 22, 1984) is an actress and singer, of dual American and Danish citizenship. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg; December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian and playwright. ...

Jackman rounded out 2006 with two animated films: Happy Feet in which he voiced the part of Memphis, an Emperor Penguin and directed by George Miller, and Flushed Away where Jackman also supplied the voice of a rat named Roddy who ends up being flushed down his Kensington family's toilet into the London sewer system. Flushed Away also starred Kate Winslet, Ian McKellen (the fourth time Jackman has worked with him), Jean Reno, Andy Serkis and Bill Nighy. The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... Happy Feet is an Academy Award-winning Australian-produced 2006 computer-animated comedy-drama film, directed and co-written by George Miller. ... Binomial name Gray, 1844 The Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species. ... George (Miliotis) Miller (born March 3, 1945), is an Academy-Award winning Australian film and television screenwriter, director and producer. ... Flushed Away is a computer animated British film directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell. ... For other uses, see Kensington (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born October 5, 1975) is a five time Academy Award-nominated Emmy Award-nominated BAFTA, Grammy and Screen Actors Guild Award winning English actress. ... Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939) is an English stage and screen actor, the recipient of the Tony Award and two Oscar nominations. ... Jean Reno (born Juan Moreno y Herrera JimÃ©nez (Spanish) [1][2] while French sources spell it as Don Juan Moreno y Herrera Jimenez [3]. on July 30, 1948) is a French actor. ... Andy Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor and director best known for his work with Peter Jackson. ... Bill Nighy (IPA: ; born December 12, 1949) is a Golden Globe and BAFTA-award winning English actor. ...

In 2007, Jackman produced and guest starred in the unsuccessful television drama Viva Laughlin. Viva Laughlin was cancelled by CBS after only two episodes. A decision about the remaining episodes already filmed at the time of cancellation has yet to be made. Both Jackman and his wife Furness were shocked and saddened by this cancellation.^{[citation needed]} Viva Laughlin is an American television musical-dramedy adapted by Bob Lowry and Peter Bowker (creator of the original series) from the popular BBC British serial, Blackpool. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ...

Jackman is also preparing a number of movies which he will both produce and star in, including Wolverine, estimated to begin filming in early 2008, and a remake of Carousel in which he will play Billy Bigelow.^{[citation needed]} Wolverine is a film in pre-production based on the fictional Marvel Comics superhero Wolverine. ... Carousel is a 1945 stage musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) that was adapted from Ferenc Molnars play Liliom. ...

Jackman was also one of the choices to play James Bond but eventually lost out to Daniel Craig.^{[citation needed]} Daniel Wroughton Craig[1] (born 2 March 1968) is an English actor. ...

He is also currently working on a new comic series, Nowhere Man, with US publisher Virgin Comics and writer Marc Guggenheim.^[5] Devi Snakewoman The Sadhu Ramayana Reborn Seven Brothers End of Story Five upcoming titles Promotional poster Virgin Comics LLC is a comic book company, which produces Indian-related comics for an international audience. ... Marc Guggenheim is a veteran writer for TVâ€™s The Practice, Law & Order, and most recently, CSI. He is also currently the writer of Wolverine and Blade for Marvel Comics. ...

Personal life

Jackman married actress Deborra-Lee Furness in April 1996. They met on the set of his first TV acting job in Correlli, an Australian television series. Furness had two miscarriages, after which she and Jackman adopted two children, Oscar Maximillian (b. May 15, 2000) and Ava Eliot (b. July 10, 2005). They currently live in Melbourne. Jackman personally designed an engagement ring for Furness, and their wedding rings bore the Sanskrit inscription "Om paramar mainamar", translated by Furness as "I have a bear in my ear".^[6] Deborra-Lee Furness (born 1960) is an Australian actress, director and producer. ... For other uses see Corelli Correlli was an Australian television series first broadcast by ABC TV in 1995. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the natural or spontaneous end of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or the fetus is incapable of surviving, generally defined in humans at a gestation of prior to 20 weeks. ... For other uses, see Adoption (disambiguation). ... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sanskrit ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ...

In 2005, Jackman joined with longtime assistant John Palermo to form a production company, Seed Productions, whose first project was Viva Laughlin in 2007. Furness is also involved in the company, and Palermo had three rings made with an inscription meaning "unity" for himself, Furness, and Jackman.^[7] About the trio's collaboration Jackman reports "I'm very lucky in the partners I work with in my life, Deb and John Palermo. It really works. We all have different strengths. I love it. It's very exciting".^[8] Seed Productions is a production company started by actor Hugh Jackman and producer John Palermo. ... Viva Laughlin is an American television musical-dramedy adapted by Bob Lowry and Peter Bowker (creator of the original series) from the popular BBC British serial, Blackpool. ...

Jackman is a longtime supporter of Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, a Rugby League club based in Sydney.^{[citation needed]} The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby League club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. ... Rugby league football is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ...

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

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References

External links

The X-Men film series currently consists of three superhero films based on the fictional Marvel Comics team of the same name. ... X-Men is a 2000 superhero film based upon the fictional characters the X-Men. ... X2 is a 2003 superhero film based on the fictional characters the X-Men. ... The X-Men film series currently consists of three superhero films based on the fictional Marvel Comics team of the same name. ... Key (y) indicates the actor portrayed the role in a flashback scene as a child. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... This article is about the actor. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE (born 25 May 1939) is an English stage and screen actor, the recipient of the Tony Award and two Oscar nominations. ... Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Famke Beumer Janssen (born November 5, 1965) is a Dutch actress and former fashion model. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Halle Maria Berry (IPA: ; born August 14, 1966[1]) is an American actress, former fashion model and beauty queen. ... This article is about the X-Men character. ... Rebecca Alie Romijn (born November 6, 1972) is an American film and television actress and former fashion model. ... Mystique (Raven Darkholme) is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ... James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor and former Versace model, perhaps best known for playing Cyclops in the X-Men films. ... For other uses, see Cyclops (disambiguation). ... Anna Helene Paquin (born July 24, 1982) is an Academy Award-winning, Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated, Canadian-New Zealander actress. ... Rogue (Anna Marie) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine that has been a member of the X-Men. ... Shawn Ashmore (born October 7, 1979) is a Canadian film and television actor. ... For other uses, see Iceman. ... Aaron Stanford (born December 27, 1976) is an American actor. ... Pyro (St. ... Sumela-Rose Keramidopulos (born July 25, 1986) is a Canadian actress. ... Katherine Kitty Pryde, also commonly known by the codename Shadowcat, is a Marvel Comics mutant superhero and a member of the X-Men. ... Katherine Anne Stuart (born March 22, 1985) is a Canadian actress who has appeared in over 15 movies, ranging from the obscure (Atomic Dog) to the more well-known (X2). ... Katherine Kitty Pryde, also commonly known by the codename Shadowcat, is a Marvel Comics mutant superhero and a member of the X-Men. ... Ellen Philpotts-Page (born February 21, 1987) is an Academy Award-nominated Canadian actress best known for her role as the title character in the 2007 film Juno. ... Katherine Kitty Pryde, also commonly known by the codename Shadowcat, is a Marvel Comics mutant superhero and a member of the X-Men. ... Tyler Mane (born 23 October 1966) is a Canadian actor and former professional wrestler who worked for World Championship Wrestling as Big Sky and Nitro. ... Sabretooth is a Marvel Comics character, an arch-enemy of the X-Menâ€™s Wolverine. ... Liev Schreiber (born October 4, 1967) is a Tony Award-winning American actor. ... Sabretooth is a Marvel Comics character, an arch-enemy of the X-Menâ€™s Wolverine. ... Raymond Park (born August 23, 1974), better known as Ray Park, is a British stunt man and actor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Davison as Senator Robert Kelly in X-Men Bruce Davison (born June 28, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. ... Robert Kelly is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article is about the actor. ... William Stryker is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, an enemy of the X-Men. ... Danny Huston is a Hollywood film director, the brother of actress Anjelica Huston, the son of legendary director John Huston, and the grandson of Academy Award-winning actor Walter Huston. ... William Stryker is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, an enemy of the X-Men. ... Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish film and stage actor, perhaps best known for his supporting roles as Boris Grishenko in the James Bond film GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United and on the stage with his Tony Award-winning lead performance as the... This article is about the comic character. ... Kelly Ann Hu (Chinese: èƒ¡å‡±éº— Pinyin: HÃº KÇŽilÃ¬) (born February 13, 1968) is an American actress and former fashion model from HawaiÊ»i. ... Lady Deathstrike (real name Yuriko Oyama) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, a foe of the X-Men, especially Wolverine. ... Daniel Cudmore is a Canadian actor best known for his role as the Russian mutant Colossus in the X-Men movies. ... Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero in the X-Men. ... Steve Bacic as Telemachus Rhade on Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda Steve Bacic (March 13, 1965 in Lisicic,Croatia) is an actor. ... For other uses, see Beast (disambiguation). ... Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955 in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) is a six-time Emmy and a two-time Golden Globe-winning American actor who is best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane, whom he played for nine years on Cheers... For other uses, see Beast (disambiguation). ... For other persons of the same name, see Ben Foster. ... Warren Kenneth Worthington III is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in Marvel Comics. ... Olivia Haigh Williams (born July 26, 1968) is an English actress who has appeared in British and American films. ... Dr. Moira Kinross MacTaggert (sometimes spelled MacTaggart, McTaggart, or McTaggert) was a fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Vincent Peter Jones (born 5 January 1965) is an English-born ex-footballer (and former captain of the Wales national football team). ... The Juggernaut (Cain Marko) is a fictional comic book character from the Marvel Comics universe. ... Dania RamÃrez (Born November 30, 1979)[1] [2] is a film and television actress from the Dominican Republic. ... Callisto is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men. ... Meiling MelanÃ§on as Psylocke Meiling MelanÃ§on (born 3 March 1980) also known as Mei MelanÃ§on, is an American actress and former fashion model, born to a Japanese-Chinese father and a mother of French and Native American descent. ... Psylocke (Elizabeth Betsy Braddock, sometimes misspelled, even in the published comics, as Elisabeth) is a Marvel Comics superhero, sister to Captain Britain, and often associated with the X-Men. ... Ken Leung (born January 21, 1970) is an American actor. ... Quill has been the name of four fictional comic book characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Omahyra Mota born Omahyra Mota Garcia on November 30, 1984 is a Dominican model and actress. ... Arclight (Philippa Sontag) is a Mexican mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Cameron Douglas Bright (born January 26, 1993[1]) is a Canadian child actor. ... Leech is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Shohreh Aghdashloo (Persian: Ø´Ù‡Ø±Ù‡ Ø¢ØºØ¯Ø§Ø´Ù„Ùˆ, born 11 May 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated Iranian-American actress and self-proclaimed activist. ... Dr. Kavita Rao is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe of the X-Men. ... Wong as Jubilee in X2 Kea Wong is a Canadian actress arguably best known for her role as Jubilee in X2: X-Men United, which she will reprise in X-Men: The Last Stand. ... Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine associated with the X-Men. ... Kain as Siryn in X2 Shauna Kain (full name; Shauna Nicole Kain) is an Irish actress. ... Siryn (Theresa Rourke Cassidy) is a Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. ... Eric William Dane (born on November 9, 1972 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor. ... For the rapper of Twiztid, see Jamie Spaniolo. ... Bill Duke (born February 26, 1943) is an American actor and film director. ... Bolivar Trask is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Haley Michelle Ramm (born March 26, 1992) is an American actress. ... Jean Grey-Summers (nÃ©e Jean Grey) is a fictional character, a superheroine in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Cayden Michael Boyd (born May 24, 1994 in Bedford, Texas) is an American actor. ... Warren Kenneth Worthington III is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who first appears in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Taylor Kitsch (born April 9, 1981 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian actor and model. ... Gambit (Remy LeBeau) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero that has been a member of the X-Men. ... This article is about Lynn Collins the actress. ... Silver Fox is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Daniel Phillip Henney (born November 28, 1979, Korean: ë‹¤ë‹ˆì—˜ í—¤ë‹ˆ) is an American expatriate actor in South Korea. ... For the NBA basketball player with the nickname, Agent Zero see, Gilbert Arenas David North (born Christoph Nord) is a mutant comic book character in the fictional Marvel Universe. ... Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian born actor. ... Deadpool is a fictional comic book character sometimes depicted as a mercenary or anti-hero; who appears in books published by Marvel Comics, usually in the X-Men family of titles. ... William James Adams, Jr. ... John Wraith, a. ... â€¹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... Blackwing (Barnell Bohusk), formerly known as Beak, is the name of a fictional character associated with the X-Men and its spinoff the Exiles. ... Kevin Durand (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor known for his role as Joshua in Dark Angel (2001-2002). ... For other uses, see Blob (disambiguation). ... Scott Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is an English actor who is perhaps best known for playing Bradley Hume in Holby City. ... Weapon X a clandestine government project in the Marvel Universe, which turns mutants into living weapons. ... Troye Sivan Mellet is a Jewish Australian child actor and treble singer from Perth, WA. He has currently been cast as Young Logan in the new X-Men movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Bryan Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American film director. ... Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film director and music-video director. ... David S. Goyer is a comic book writer, screenwriter, and film director. ... Avi Arad (Hebrew: ××‘×™ ××¨×“) is an Israeli-American businessman. ... Lauren Shuler Donner (born Cleveland, Ohio on June 23, 1949) is a movie producer who specializes in mainstream in youth and family-oriented entertainment. ... Tom DeSanto (born in Edison, New Jersey, 1968) is an American film producer and screenwriter. ... David Bryan Hayter (born February 6, 1969 in Santa Monica, California), is an American voice actor, actor, and screenwriter. ... Michael Dougherty is a promising young screenwriter who has so far collaborated with director Bryan Singer (of X-Men and The Usual Suspects fame) on two of his movies- X2: X-Men United and Superman Returns. Hes also one of the guest stars in some of the bunny shorts... This article, image, template or category should belong in one or more categories. ... Zak Penn Zak Penn (born 1968) is a screenwriter and director who is known for writing and directing Incident at Loch Ness and co-writing the script for X-Men: The Last Stand. ... Simon Kinberg is a Jewish-American screenwriter. ... John Logan is a noted American screenwriter of the 1990s and early 2000s. ... Joss Hill Whedon (born Joseph Hill Whedon[3] on June 23, 1964 in New York) is an Academy Award-nominated and Hugo Award winning American writer, director, executive producer, and creator and head writer of the well-known television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly. ... Ed Solomon (born 1961 in Saratoga, California,) is an American writer/producer/director. ... Christopher McQuarrie (born 1968) is an Academy Award winning American screenwriter and director. ... For other people with a similar name, see Ralph Winter (disambiguation). ... Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg on April 24, 1930) is an American film director and also producer through the production company, The Donners Company, he and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler-Donner, own. ... Michael Kamen (April 15, 1948 â€“ November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician. ... Scott Leva (born May 29, 1958) is an award winning stuntman and stunt cordinator. ... Steven Rosenblum is an ACE-certified film editor. ... Kevin Sitt is an ACE-certified film editor. ... John Wright is an ACE-certified film editor. ... John Ottman (born July 6, 1964 in San Diego, California) is an American film editor, composer and director. ... John Myrhe is an American Production Designer who has been working in Hollywood since the late 1980s. ... Guy Hendrix Dyas was born in England and is a production designer for feature films. ... For the geologist and U.S. explorer, see John Wesley Powell, for the Mayor of Toronto see John Powell (politician). ... Born in Tolmezzo, Italy on August 22nd, 1943, Dante Spinotti is a well respected cinematographer. ... Mark Helfrich is an ACE (American Cinema Editor)-certified film editor. ... The father of Max Goldblatt, Mark Goldblatt is an ACE (American Cinema Editor), and has edited well over thirty films, which include The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and Pearl Harbor (2001). ... Julia Wong has served as an assistant/additional film editor on over a dozen films such as Unfaithful (2002), Honey (2003), and After the Sunset (2004). ... Gavin Hood is a South African actor, writer, producer and director, best known for winning the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards for the 2005 film Tsotsi. ... David Benioff (born circa 1970 in New York City) is an American writer. ... James Vanderbilt is an American screenwriter. ... Scott Silver is a screenwriter and director. ... Skip Woods. ... David Ayer is an American screenwriter, respected for his insight into the dual worlds of L.A. street life and submarines, both of which he knows very well. ... Harry Gregson-Williams (born December 13, 1961) is a Grammy-nominated British film score composer. ... Donald McAlpine is an Australian cinematographer. ... Rhythm & Hues Studios is an Academy Award winning visual effects studio, founded in 1987 by six former employees of Robert Abel and Associates. ... This is a list of computer and video games starring the X-Men. ... This is a list of all media appearances of the Marvel Comics character Cyclops. ... Magneto is an enemy of the X-Men, and has been included in almost every media adaptation of the X-Men franchise, including film, television, computer and video games. ... This is a list of all media appearances of Professor X. // Xavier made his first ever animated appearance on the 1966 Marvel Super Heroes episode of The Sub-Mariner with the original X-Men line-up (Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, and Jean Grey). ... Wolverine is the only X-Men character to be included in every media adaptation of the X-Men franchise, including film, television, computer and video games, and is the only one to have starred in his own video games. ... The Danger Room is a fictional training facility built for the X-Men of Marvel Comics. ... Muir Island is a small, fictional island off of the northern coast of Scotland in the Marvel Comics universe. ... In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion, the common name for the Xavier Mansion, is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a fictional character group, Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... In the Marvel Comics universe, Cerebro (Spanish and Portuguese for brain) is a device that the X-Men (in particular, their leader, Professor Charles Xavier) use to detect mutants. ... Colossus and Wolverine executing the fastball special move. ... The Sentinels are fictional robots in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... X-Jet in the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand. ...

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