So we have the vital stats and the filmography etc., but how much do we really know about Hugh? Here are perhaps some less known facts about Hugh... read with care and caution. Or not. Suit yourself. So, did you know...

• Hugh was chosen as one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" 5 years in a row, 2000-2004.

• He was one of the presenters at the 2002 Academy Awards, but says he'll think twice about attending again. He says, "I slept for about an hour and I'd have liked a little bit of sushi to come down. There'll be a lot of drunken parties back home and people betting and that's usually what I'm at, so getting up there in a suit and talking for a little bit is kind of bizarre."

• He sang "People Will Say We're in Love" from Oklahoma! with Shirley Jones, when they reprised their respective roles of Curly and Laurie, at the opening of Fox Studios in Sydney.

• He was a last-minute addition to the X-Men (2000) cast. Dougray Scott was originally cast as Wolverine, but Mission: Impossible II (2000) required two extra months of shooting.

• According to the comic books, Wolverine stands 5-feet-3-inches in height. Jackman, who plays Wolverine, stands a whole foot taller than his character.

• Hugh has starred in four movies with Halle Berry: X-Men (2000), Swordfish (2001), X2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).

• Hugh was offered the role of Captain William Gordon in The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005) .

• While filming Van Helsing (2004), Hugh accidentally broke an extra's hand.

• He prefers to be casual--wearing shorts and no socks at all!

• In the X-Men movies, he plays Wolverine; in Van Helsing (2004), he goes after a monster called The Wolfman.

• He is terribly near-sighted and has extremely blurry vision when he isn't wearing contacts. Even when hosting the Tonys and "Saturday Night Live" (1975), Jackman memorized almost everything he had to say so he wouldn't have to struggle to read.

• Once said in an interview with Jay Leno that he is a fan of the Friday The 13th film series, and he became an actor because he wanted to play Jason in one.

• Due to his committment to Van Helsing (2004), Hugh had to decline the offer to play Frank Castle in The Punisher (2004). Both films ended up receiving a "BOMB" rating from film critic Leonard Maltin.

• Hugh was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was listed as a suggestion in the Worst Actor category for his performance in the film Van Helsing (2004). However, he did not receive a nomination.

• Hugh has expressed great fondness for the comic book character Superman. Ironically, Superman is owned by DC Comics, the rival company of Marvel Comics, which owns X-Men and Wolverine.

• He admitted after X-Men (2000) that it was difficult to summon up the rage and darkness necessary for the character of Logan/Wolverine and it took weeks of work with Bryan Singer to find the right tone for the character. After that, however, it was relatively easy for him to play the angry character.

• Hugh has started his own movie production company, Seed Productions, with friend John Palermo. The first film they will be producing with this company is the Wolverine spin-off.

• Hugh was School Captain during his final year of high school, a school also attended by Australian actors Adam Garcia, Andrew Johnston, Reg Livermore, Hugo Weaving, writer Stuart Beattie and radio host John Laws.

• His two children have 'play time sessions' with Rupert Murdoch's younger children in New York.

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