Stage and screen star Hugh Jackman recently became a spokesperson for Lipton Ice Tea. Now broadcast in Europe by ad agency DDB Paris, BroadwayWorld brings you a look at the new commercial, in which Jackman shows off his well known dance moves here.
On stage in Melbourne, Jackman played Gaston in the local Walt Disney production of Beauty and the Beast, and Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard. During his stage musical career in Melbourne, he starred in the 1998 Midsumma festival cabaret production Summa Cabaret. He also hosted Melbourne's Carols by Candlelight and Sydney's Carols in the Domain.
Jackman became known outside of Australia in 1998, when he played the leading role of Curly in the Royal National Theatre's acclaimed stage production of OKLAHOMA! in London's West End. The performance earned him an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. He also starred in the 1999 film version of the same stage musical. In 2002, Jackman sang the role of Billy Bigelow in the musical CAROUSEL in a special concert performance at Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke's.
In 2004, Jackman won the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, for his 2003-2004 Broadway portrayal of Australian songwriter and performer Peter Allen, in the hit musical, THE BOY FROM OZ, which he also performed in Australia in 2006.
In addition, Jackman hosted the Tony Awards in 2003, 2004, and 2005, garnering positive reviews. His hosting of the 2004 Tony Awards earned him an Emmy Award win for Outstanding Individual Performer in a Variety, Musical or Comedy program in 2005.
Jackman co-starred with Daniel Craig on Broadway at the Schoenfeld Theatre in a limited engagement of the play A STEADY RAIN.
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