TV STAGE TUBE: OSCAR 2009 - Hugh Jackman in Song and Dance Rehearsal for Tonight!

YouTube presented a very interesting "home made" video of Hugh Jackman rehearsing a song-and-dance number for this Sunday's Academy Awards telecast. While it is unknown if the video is official or not, it is entertaining and gives you a glimpse at the work that goes on behind the scenes to create an event such as the Oscars. We thought Stage Tube was the perfect venue to bring it to you right here on BWW, Enjoy!

Hugh Jackman was recently voted People's Sexiest Man of 2008.

In 2000, he was cast as Wolverine in Bryan Singer's X-Men. Jackman later reprised his role in 2003's X2: X-Men United, and 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand. Jackman starred as Leopold in the 2001 romantic comedy film Kate & Leopold, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Jackman also starred in 2001 action/drama Swordfish, along with John Travolta, and Halle Berry.

Jackman sang the role of Billy Bigelow in Carousel in a special concert performance at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan, New York City in 2002. In 2004 he played the title role of vampire hunter Gabriel Van Helsing in Van Helsing. In 2004, Jackman won a Tony Award for his Broadway portrayal of Australian songwriter and performer Peter Allen in The Boy from Oz. He hosted the Tony Awards in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Jackman's other stage credits include "Carousel," "Oklahoma!" "Sunset Boulevard" and "Beauty and the Beast."

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 will be
presented tonight Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at
Hollywood & Highland Center(R), and televised live by the ABC
Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live
in more than 200 countries worldwide.

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6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In
addition to the annual Academy Awards - in which the members vote to
select the nominees and winners - the Academy presents a diverse
year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provides
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and endeavors; acts as a neutral advocate in the advancement of motion
picture technology; and, through its Margaret Herrick Library and
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access to movies and items related to their history. Through these and
other activities the Academy serves students, historians, the
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