In 2001, Hugh Jackman turned down a role that won Richard Gere a Golden Globe

In 2001, Hugh Jackman turned down a role that won Richard Gere a Golden Globe

Before he donned Wolverine’s iconic claws and was immediately launched into Hollywood superstardom, Hugh Jackman was primarily a musical theatre performer in his native Australia. In fact, in those early years, he barely thought about acting in Hollywood, let alone becoming one of its biggest leading men. Before he took a drama class at university to earn some extra credit, Jackman had never even considered acting as a career. He was raised to b…