I was surprised, having really only seen him as Wolverine, to find out he is actually really incredibly hot. The Wolverine look doesn’t do much for me (SIDEBURNS! RUN!) but I saw a picture of him with his shirt open and a half-smile in his eyes and I was shocked.
Seriously. I think he’s a great actor, stage or (small or big) screen, but my first reaction the first time I heard or read his name was “Is this a crank call joke?”
I didn’t know that much about him, admittedly, Laggard, and thought he was just some two-bit actor, but when I saw clips of his Broadway show, and talk show appearances, I changed my mind.
I think he just means the same thing I posted. He is a good actor (and singer), but his name makes you think someone’s making a crank call at first glance.
I saw him on “Anderson” this afternoon, jay, and watched and listened to him and decided he’s an extremely likeable guy. Seems to be a dedicated family man as well. Wish I had his physique and his smile.
If I might let out my femme side for a moment (I think all us guys have one, so shut up:)), he’s a handsome guy, and I don’t hold his appeal to the ladies against him one bit.
Kinda like Redford. In addition to being good looking, he’s gotta have intelligence and talent. A sense of humor is a plus as well.
Yeah, seems like a great guy and talented too. I got a kick out of his recent NPR interview. I think he mentioned auditioning for Wolverine between Oklahoma performances so he was in complete Curley regalia.
For a more nuanced analysis of his talent, consider SNL.
Apologies for the “shut up” upthread. I take a lot of criticism for my feminine side (is it called “nurture”? I don’t know), but I know I do have one, and I don’t apologize for it in real life.
But I do know that there are some of you may may not feel as strongly as I do about that, so to those of you, I am apologizing. That was rude of me.
Speaking of the feminine side, there’s a cute Australian romantic comedy Hugh Jackman’s in, if you can find it or catch it on cable. It’s called “Paperback Hero” and its about a long-distance outback truck driver who occupies his spare time writing romance novels. When one of his books breaks big, madcap mayhem ensues because he’s been using his (tomboy, female) best friend’s name as a pseudonym. Not even his editors know he’s a he.