Hugh Jackman gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star
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Actor Hugh Jackman (second left, bottom) is presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, on Dec 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Actor Hugh Jackman (right), his wife Deborra-Lee Furness and children, Oscar Jackman and Ava Jackman, pose during ceremonies honoring Jackman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, on Dec 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Television host Jay Leno (right) introduces actor Hugh Jackman during ceremonies honouring Jackman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, on Dec 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Director Tom Hooper, actress Anne Hathaway, actor Hugh Jackman, and actress Amanda Seyfried pose together during ceremonies honouring Jackman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, on Dec 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Actor Hugh Jackman signs autographs at the unveiling ceremony for his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Dec 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California. About 200 of the Australian actor's fans turned out to see him get his Walk of Fame star. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Actor Hugh Jackman poses at his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after the star was revealed at an unveiling ceremony on Dec 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
Actor Hugh Jackman (second left, bottom) is presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, on Dec 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Actor Hugh Jackman (right), his wife Deborra-Lee Furness and children, Oscar Jackman and Ava Jackman, pose during ceremonies honoring Jackman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, on Dec 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Television host Jay Leno (right) introduces actor Hugh Jackman during ceremonies honouring Jackman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, on Dec 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Director Tom Hooper, actress Anne Hathaway, actor Hugh Jackman, and actress Amanda Seyfried pose together during ceremonies honouring Jackman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, on Dec 13, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Actor Hugh Jackman signs autographs at the unveiling ceremony for his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Dec 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California. About 200 of the Australian actor's fans turned out to see him get his Walk of Fame star. -- PHOTO: AFP
Actor Hugh Jackman poses at his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after the star was revealed at an unveiling ceremony on Dec 13, 2012 in Hollywood, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Australian actor Hugh Jackman got a Hollywood double whammy on Thursday as he was nominated for a Golden Globe and got his star on Tinseltown's famous Walk of Fame on the same day.
Jackman, who is being tipped for possible Oscar glory for his role in upcoming musical adaptation Les Miserables, said he couldn't believe the good fortune that his career has given him.
"This is quite a ride... It's a surreal experience. I'm a kid from the suburb of Barunga, on the northern side of Sydney... This is completely surreal," he said as he unveiled his sidewalk star.
"Apart from Lassie, I'm the only one to get to play the same character in 15 movies," he quipped, flanked by Les Mis co-star Anne Hathaway, director Tom Hooper, DreamWorks boss Jeffrey Katzenberg and Tonight Show host Jay Leno.
