No, you don't need to add everything from that thread.
It hasn't been updated for a year.
Here is a condensed "facts" section I just put together that could be added in addition to what is already in this thread now. How many of these facts/how much of his bio did you know?
personal facts;
-Hugh lived with his god parents the first 18 months of his life because his mother suffered from severe depression and things were difficult at home.
-When Hugh was 8-years-old, his mother left him, his four older siblings, and father behind in Australia without warning, moving to England to attend to her sick mother. She eventually remarried and started a new family in England. Hugh says he grew up troubled by her absence, but never resented her because he understood what she was going through. He has forgiven her and the two now have a relationship as adults.
- Hugh was bullied as a child after his mother left the family and says reflecting on the anger he had growing up helped him portray Wolverine's rage in the X-Men movies.
-Hugh and his siblings were raised by their single father, Chris Jackman - a devout Christian man and accountant. Hugh calls his dad his hero and says he learned everything he knows about good morals, hard work, honesty, and compassion from Chris. Hugh's current Facebook and Twitter banners are pictures of him with his dad.
-Hugh regards his wife, Deb, as "the greatest woman [he has] ever met." He also frequently calls her the "most beautiful" and credits her for "saving" him and bringing him out of his shell.
-Hugh and Deb suffered infertility and miscarriages. They always planned on adopting at least one child, but after enduring emotional pain from not being able to conceive, they adopted two children, Oscar "Max" Jackman and Ava Jackman. Both children are mixed race because Hugh and Deb said that's where the biggest need was.
-Hugh has been known to turn down major film roles so that he can stay close to Deb and the children. He and Deb have a rule that no matter how intense their work schedules get, they cannot be apart for more than two weeks.
-Hugh said his nicknames growing up and even in adulthood were "sticks" (for having such skinny legs), "pea-head" (for having a small head, broad shoulders, and a tall body), and "V" (for having acne in the shape of a V on his forehead).
-Hugh has suffered from skin cancer 6 times in three and a half years and underwent surgery and skin treatments.
- Hugh's best friend is an Australian radio host, Gus Worland. Hugh and Gus have been best "mates" since kindergarten. In total, they have been friends for over 40 years.
-Hugh is left-handed.
- Hugh sings, dances, and plays the violin, guitar, and piano.
-Because Hugh has very bad nearsightedness, he often memorizes what he has to say when hosting shows. He has said that his vision is so poor that without contacts or glasses, he cannot read a restaurant menu.
-Hugh is spiritual. He studies the Bible, Bhagavad Gita, Koran, and Upanishads and refers to them as Scripture. He also studies philosophical writings by Aristotle, Shakespeare, Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, and others. He has applied many underlying principles of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity to his life. He described himself as a Christian in a 2015 interview with Parade Magazine. He says he strictly meditates at least twice per day and has practiced a form of Transcendental Meditation for over 20 years.
-Hugh has never been a smoker and finds it terrible to smoke real cigarettes in movies. Generally he uses vapor cigarettes when he plays a character who smokes.
- Hugh was far from being the first choice to play Wolverine. In fact, he only got the part after 6 actors turned down the role and Dougray Scott, who was cast, was forced to drop out due to a serious injury while making Mission Impossible 2.
- Hugh is known to personally buy and hand out lotto tickets (as an ice breaker) to all of the cast, crew, and extras every Friday on every Hollywood film he has ever done (sometimes up to 300 people). On these days, Hugh hangs out with the cast and crew and gets to know them. Hugh is also known to have lunch with crew and extras while working on films, and is said to treat everyone on set to dinner and daily unlimited free coffee and tea. He is also known to pass out thank you presents at the end of filming to all of the cast and crew. Due to his generosity, humility, and kindness, he has sometimes been coined the "nicest man in show business."
- When Hugh was just 8-years-old, he used his allowance money to sponsor a child through the Christian humanitarian organization, World Vision. Now, 40 years later, Hugh is a long-time ambassador for World Vision and has traveled to impoverished communities in countries such as Cambodia and Ethiopia on a mission to help the world's poorest citizens.
-In 2011, Hugh started a fair trade coffee & tea company called Laughing Man Worldwide, in which all of the proceeds go to World Vision and a charity he started called The Laughing Man Foundation to help impoverished farmers across the world, their families, and provide healthcare, food, and education to their children. A documentary about the cause, called
Dukale's Dream, was released at select cinemas and on iTunes and Amazon in 2015 and profits went to World Vision.
- When Hugh was around 19-years-old, he traveled to remote Aboriginal communities in Australia as a volunteer to help poor families build houses. Inspired by the indigenous culture, he now participates in several charities, and has started philanthropic causes, that help indigenous people in Australia. He also protested the Australian government's threat to force certain indigenous groups off their land in 2015.
- Deb dedicates much of her time to humanitarian and philanthropic endeavors and has started several causes and organizations to help orphans, abandoned children, and caring families who want to adopt around the world. Hugh participates in these efforts and is her biggest supporter.
-Hugh and Deb supported Hugh Evans, the founder of the Global Poverty Project and Global Citizens Festival, from the very beginning when only a handful of people were involved. They are still close friends with Hugh Evans to this day and are major contributors and ambassadors for the Global Poverty Project and have hosted the Global Citizens Festival multiple times.
- Deb's mother, Fay Duncan, was the founder of the Fight Cancer Foundation in Australia. Fay required that Hugh promise to always be a patron of the Fight Cancer Foundation before she would give her blessing to let him marry her daughter. To this day, Hugh has remained true to his promise as a loyal patron of the organization since 1996.