The greatest showman: Why Hugh Jackman is the nicest guy around

He always wants to help out - Jackman had to leave one of his first theater roles ('Beauty and the Beast') to be a part of another production. Instead of just focusing on his future, he continued to show up backstage at his former production to make sure the understudy was okay, ask if he needed any advice, and generally made him feel good.

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He created Lucky Friday -

Reportedly, a friend from Australia popped by a set that Jackman was working on, and made fun of him for not knowing any of the crew. So what did he do? Started Lucky Friday, where he would buy scratch-off tickets for the whole crew so he could chat and get to know them. The tradition has apparently continued.

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His peers have only good things to say - No one has anything bad to say about Hugh Jackman. In the words of Amanda Seyfried: “There is nothing bad to say about Hugh. He isn’t human. I bet you anything he’s got some kind of superhuman capabilities beyond being just the kindest, gentlest soul.”

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He has best friends in the industry... - He has made several close friends in the entertainment industry, including fellow Aussie Nicole Kidman.

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and they want to help him out - Jackman and Russell Crowe are also close friends. In fact, Crowe was actually the one to recommend Jackman for the role of Wolverine!

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He has a "feud" with Ryan Reynolds - The Reynolds-Jackman bromance is a sight to behold. The playful banter between the superstars delivers a constant bellyful of laughs. They taunt and tease each other mercilessly on social media and we can't get enough.

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He gave Sir Ian McKellen a birthday song to remember - He missed his friend and fellow 'X-Men' star's 80th birthday, so he got an entire crowd to sing to him at his show.

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He's a man of the people - He is just as comfortable rubbing shoulders with glamorous Hollywood A-listers as he is getting selfies with his adoring fans on the street.

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He's popular -

His relationship with his fans is probably why @RealHughJackman has more than 14 million followers.

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He's a dog person - He's a real dog lover! His fur babies Allegra and Dali often feature in his social media updates, and each pic is utterly adorable.

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He has a rock-solid marriage - Then there is his rock-solid marriage to the love of his life Deborra-Lee Furness. The pair met on the set of the Aussie ABC drama 'Correlli' in the mid-90s. The attraction was instant, and just a couple of years later they married.

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He says stuff like this - The loved-up pair married on April 11, 1996. They celebrated 23 years of marriage in 2019. He summed it up best on Ellen DeGeneres, saying that “Obviously, she’s the greatest thing that ever happened to me and it gets better and better."

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He supports charities - Jackman has supported more charities than we can shake a stick at. In 2009 he announced on Twitter that he would donate US$100,000 to an individual’s favorite non-profit organization (it ended up being split between Charity: Water and Operation of Hope).

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He has a charitable coffee company - The Laughing Man Foundation supports coffee farming communities by investing in programs that clear the way to health, growth, and success for coffee farmers and their families.

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And he does even more for charity - He raised over US$850,000 from his one-man show Back on Broadway, which he donated to the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS campaign. Many of that came from auctioning off his own shirts! And that’s not to mention his support for microcredits, the Global Poverty Project, and Australia’s Bone Marrow Institute.

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He does his own stunts... - Renowned for doing his own stunts, and even when they go wrong, he's still in good humor.

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And even when they go wrong... - When Oprah went to record a show at the Opera House in Australia, Jackman famously zip-lined into the set, but ended up not pulling the break in time and smashing his face up.

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The show must go on - Despite the injury (Oprah herself gave him medical attention), he continued the segment like a true champ.

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He's an adoption advocate... - He also cares about the children! Both Jackman and Furness have spoken openly about adoption and have campaigned to simplify adoption laws in Australia. They have two adopted children of their own.

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And adopted his own kids - "Families come as all different types," Jackman told Mamamia. "They could be single parents, it could be same sex parents. You could be brought up by your grandmother, you could be adopted, but sometimes people just assume that the mum and dad and the biological thing is the normal way."

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He's a great dad - He gives it all for his kids. He told People, “When your focus is innately, deeply, one hundred percent become these kids in your life and their well being it just seems to put everything into perspective. Being a father has taught me so much.”

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His family is everything to him - When Lalla Hirayama interviewed Jackman before the release of 'Logan', she asked about his personal superhero. He was quick to tell her that it was his dad.

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He communicates with his fans - Posting from his Instagram, Jackman loves seeing what the fans have been up to, whether they’ve made his face feature on coffee cups or had elaborate Wolverine tattoos done!

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He's voted most-loved - According to a 2015 study compiled by Pureprofile and commissioned by Focal Attractions, Hugh Jackman is Australia's most-loved celebrity, followed by Cate Blanchett and Eric Bana.

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He teaches those who don't know - He taught Jimmy Fallon the real trick of eating Vegemite correctly, gaining him a friend for life. He even offered some to Questlove!

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He's got a great sense of humor - Jackman also has an incredible sense of humor. Who could forget his hilarious opening monologue during the 81st Academy Awards in 2009?

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He separates Wolverine's rage from his real life - He's played one of the most iconic characters in the 'X-Men' series, winning over hearts and minds as Wolverine. He's played the character a whopping eight times in major films, in addition to several other cameos.

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He's multi-talented and humble - The breadth of his acting and performing skills is hard to surpass, but he's still so humble about it. He has played good guys and villains, tough superheros and sensitive thieves in film, television and on stage. He's also the triple threat since he can sing, act, and dance.

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One of the greatest -

So here's to the nicest guy in Hollywood!

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Hugh Jackman is an all-around entertainer who can play a rage-filled Wolverine one minute, and a singing and dancing circus ringmaster the next. But it's not just his talent that brings him fame in Hollywood—it's also his personality. The entertainment industry is filled with stories of Hugh Jackman going out of his way to help others, and nobody seems to have a bad word to say about him.

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