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Hugh Jackman’s Struggle History: From Joker to Superstar
In the workplace, not everyone enjoys their job, but being able to find a job they truly love and receive reasonable compensation and satisfaction from it is indeed a stroke of luck. For many people, being an actor or a celebrity is their dream career. However, even big stars like Hugh Jackman experienced unknown hardships before becoming famous.
Recently, the actor known for his “Wolverine” image shared in an interview about various jobs he did to make a living, including interesting stories about being a party clown.
The days of being a clown: being “roast” by children into garbage
When it comes to Hugh Jackman, people immediately associate him with the powerful “Wolverine” image with muscles all over his body and bone claws on his hands. However, such a powerful celebrity has also played a less imposing role – the Joker. Jackman revealed that before becoming famous, he and his friends rented a clown costume to perform at children’s parties in order to make a living. He also gave himself a funny clown name called ‘Coco’, but unfortunately, they don’t understand the skills of playing a clown, let alone performing magic.
He recalled one time at an 8-year-old child’s birthday party, because there wasn’t much performance content, he simply picked up an egg and smashed it on his head, trying to make the children laugh. Although the children found it very interesting, things quickly got out of control. The children started throwing eggs at him, and some even kicked him. The whole party was in chaos. In the end, the child loudly complained to his mother, “Mom, this clown is such a garbage!” Faced with this embarrassment, Jackman couldn’t help but say to himself in his heart, “Shut up, child
From Joker to Magician: An Unfinished Remake
This experience as a clown did not make Jackman lose his passion for the entertainment industry. In fact, he later played a magician in the movie ‘The Prestige’ and engaged in a fierce battle with another magician. This role seems to have to some extent made up for his regret of not being able to perform magic when he played the Joker back then.
Jackman has repeatedly mentioned his “clown” past in public, and even posted a photo of himself wearing a clown costume on X platform in 2015, humorously reviewing this interesting experience. Although his’ clown career ‘was not successful at the time, it clearly laid the foundation for his future performance path.
The Warmest Physical Education Teacher: The Moment of Recognizing Students
In addition to playing the Joker, Hugh Jackman also worked as a high school physical education teacher for a year. Perhaps this experience explains why he always maintains such a robust physique.
Later, when Jackman became famous, he ran into an old student on the red carpet at the 2013 Zurich Film Festival. Surprisingly, Jackman not only recognized the student, but also accurately called out his name and asked with concern, “I used to teach you sports in high school, and I want to know how your current sports are doing. This is important to me
This clip touched countless netizens, who all praised Jackman’s warmth and thoughtfulness. Some people even joked that if their physical education teacher was Hugh Jackman, female students would definitely not take any more leave.
From ordinary work to behind the scenes of superstars
Hugh Jackman’s story not only showcases his journey from an ordinary profession to the pinnacle of acting, but also reveals his efforts and struggles as an ordinary person. He has experienced difficult times, but has never given up on his dreams. Today’s success is the result of his perseverance.
For each of us, regardless of our profession, passion and perseverance are the key to success. Like Hugh Jackman, he faced difficulties with humor, pursued dreams with effort, and ultimately grew from a clown mocked by children to a world-renowned actor.