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Happy Birthday, Hugh Jackman!

Happy Birthday, Hugh Jackman!

Hugh Jackman celebrates his 40th birthday with wife Deborra-Lee Furness at the Royal Motorboat Club at Point Piper on Saturday in Sydney, Australia. (The Australian Girls Choir sang Happy Birthday to a the birthday boy.)

Joining the couple was Hugh’s former longtime assistant and producer John Palermo. They are now business partners in the production company, Seed Productions, which worked on the upcoming, much-anticipated film X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Earlier in the day, Hugh and Deborra-Lee spent some time at Bronte Park with their daughter Ava Eliot, 3.

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52 Comments

# 1

omg he is 40!!!
wow he looks great fr his age, I neer would ahve guessed
hes going to be like Sean connery hot at 70 then!

# 3

Happy bithday Hugh…
You’re must be happy, because you’re so hot and a great actor too.

xoxo

# 4
yummy hugh @ 10/11/2008 at 2:10 pm

Hugh, Happy Birthday to You……..he is soooo handsome,
just a gorgeous beautiful man!!!!

# 5
chrisler 1 @ 10/11/2008 at 2:13 pm

Is that slim man in the gray vest his former assistant and now buisness partner or is that an employee at the club?

# 6

That slim boy in the gray vest is rumored to be/has been his lover as well as the aforementioned. There must be enough Hugh to go around cause everybody involved seems pretty happy.

# 7

friggin H A W T

# 8
Heather Angel @ 10/11/2008 at 2:41 pm

Aww, Ava is adorable. ^_^

Happy Birthday to Hugh!

# 9

Hugh, Hugh, HUGH!!

Please dump that fugly beard of a wife you are lugging around and please be who you are!!

And while you are at it, a N*DE SCENE before you loose your looks too!

hugh happy birthday to you sweety!!!! you are wonderfull!!!

His birthday is tomorrow :)

but HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUGH anyway :D
Gotta love this man…

andamentothat @ 10/11/2008 at 3:22 pm

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUGH!! 40 mate, you aint looking a day over 30!!

Happy birthday, you may quite possibly be one of the most good- looking 40 year-olds out there :D

Happy birthday, you may quite possibly be one of the most good- looking 40 year-olds out there :D

why should he dump the wife? the rumors down here in sydney australia are NOT THAT HUGH IS GAY BUT RATHER HE IS BI-SEXUAL.. He has always played both sides; so to speak . he is happy with his wife and with his “friend”. hugh has an active romantic relationship with both of these two people -the wife and the friend. it apparently works very well. hugh spends equal time with both deborra-lee and the friend. it’s all very adult; why break up something that is working.

You do realize that both of you used the word “rumor”, don’t you? Just saying.

Spicylily THAILAND @ 10/11/2008 at 4:30 pm

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !! Hugh

40 and fantastic! This is one guy who really seems to enjoy his life and his family. Happy Birthday to Hugh!

HUGH = SOOOO GORGEOUS

WIFE = FUGLY LADY

FRIEND = KINDA HOT BUT HE HAS ‘GAYFACE’ LOL

xoxo

Happy birthday Hugh, and best wishes for lots of happiness together with your beautiful family.

Hugh and John Palermo were “together” when Hugh was on Broadway. John used to hang out at the stage door until the New York papers printed that they were an “item”. He made himself scarce after that.

Gay all the way @ 10/11/2008 at 5:43 pm

That John guy is his BF. Stories of them are always in blind items. Hugh is sexy. Glad he’s bating for my team.

Hugh and John are the worst kept secret in Hollywood. John was Bryan Singer’s personal assistant and left him for Hugh.

Not much of a “secret” when everyone who reads entertainment blogs has read the rumor. Entertainment blogs and blind items, those highly regarded sources of accurate info, LOL.

he looks HOT for 40 :)

i had a very long conversation with some people here in sydney who know hugh better than most the other day. these people all say the same thing: “we all know that hugh plays on both sides of the fence”.
it must work for hugh because both his friend and his wife are very happy with the arrangement.

HUGH jackwoman @ 10/11/2008 at 8:49 pm

不惑囉小曼
還是很可口

Deborra-Lee Furness is proof that Hugh Jackman is gay.

She is a hound.

Of course she would be accepting of this “arrangement” that the 3 of them have.

No other guy would want her. And she gets to hang with one of the hottest guys in the world of celebrity.

He is HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT! too bad his wife isn’t.
Ava is adorable!!

ok so his wife is the not the most attractive woman in the world. but for the record hugh is not the only celebrity not to marry a beautiful woman. i mean, look at the woman that daniel craig has. she’s not the most attractive but there she is. and then there’s the woman pierce brosnan is married to.

everytime a picture of her shows up on this site all the attacks begin. the point here is that these three men have, for whatever reason, chosen to remain with these women. it’s not like these men dont have the ability to find more physically attractive women; they do. we can try to figure out why but at the end of day our opinions really dont matter.

happy birthday hugh! he is so gorgeous and should dump that fugly wife of his and find someone who is right for him… all the best wishes to hugh!!:)

don’t care if he is a gay or bi-sexual, i just looooooooove him!!!
he is wasting his talent doing x men and all those action movies. he can sing and act and is super sexy!

Happy birthday Mr jackman!
You’re the best 40 I ever seen. You’re also a great actor and a lovely guy, so no matter at all to me if you’re straight or have boyfriends or if you “play both sides of the fence”…

Enjoy time with your family and people who loves you, give your fans spectacular movies and… be happy, all you can.
Hapy birthday from a big big big fan.

Happy birthday Hughh I think his wife is pretty

All of you *itches who say that Hugh’s wife is “fugly” and not worthy of him - how about you post YOUR photos on here and we’ll all sit in judgement of your looks and age and attire. I happen to think Deborra-lee is an attractive woman. And she wakes up next to Hugh - you don’t!

well said ra#

It is sad that people do not understand that love is not about outward looks. She is a happy, bubbly kind of woman and they seem to have a great understanding and a bond. That is what love really is. Not having the trophy wife; blond, blue eyed but empty brains.

#33, 36 and 38

Well said. If you are a fan be happy for him that he has a wife, kids and friends (whatever kind) with whom he can be happy. Look at all the smiles…

YOU ALL ******* ******** & ******* WILL YOU EVER SHUT UP YOUR ******* MOUTHS AND STOP CALLING HUGH GAY? YOU ARE ALL PATHETIC HUMAN BEINGS AND JEALOUS OF HUGH JACKMAN WHO IS MORE FAMOUS, MORE RICH, MORE BEAUTIFUL, WITH A BETTER BODY, BETTER CARS, HOUSES, FAMILY AND ALL THIS STUFF THAT YOU’LL NEVER HAVE IN YOUR MISERABLE LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ESPECIALLY BEFORE YOUR 40s…

HUGH, DON’T GIVE A **** FOR ALL THIS CRAP! ENJOY YOUR 40TH BIRTHDAY AND KNOW THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OTHERS WHO LOVE YOU AND WILL FOLLOW EVERY STEP YOU MAKE!!!

HUGH, YOU ARE THE BEST THERE IS AT WHAT YOU DO… I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From your greatest fan ever…

Oh, and to people in JUST JARED, you cut the curse-words I use but you don’t cut all these terrible and unfair things that stupid people say about Hugh Jackman or any other celebrity that can be found in your site… This site should feel shame for its politics cause it doesn’t even intend to protect all these stars that are featured here!!! JARED, YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

# 43 martha

martha, it’s not jared’s job to “protect” all these stars.

it’s called freedom of speech for those who visit and post on this celebrity site. if jared censored all the so called “negative” comments then many would stop visiting his site.

that would mean less posts which would mean less advertising $ in jared’s pocket. jared is looking out for jared.

jared does delete comments that are really vile, vicious (especially towards celebrities’ children) or racist. that is a fact.

but he doesn’t delete posters’ comments simply because some people may view them as negative because after all every one has their own opinion and the right to express it.

#42 - Martha - There is nothing wrong with being gay, bi or straight, and I bet Hugh Jackman would be the first one to say that everyone should be able to have those choices. That people wonder about his orientation is natural because he is such a shining, outstanding man. That’s the breaks of his profession.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUGH!

You’re simply the best and you are loved by so many people, including your fans! So don’t listen to those miserable people who seem to lighten up their poor lives by spreading rumors and bashing other people via the internet because they have nothing better to do…

veronica Morales @ 10/13/2008 at 1:23 pm

Happy birthday Hugh!
We love you in Chile…
Come to know ….
Cheers to you and you family…..

Sasha how do you know that no man would want her? How can you speak for all men when you’re not even a man yourself? You’re obviously speaking about yourself and what men have probably said about you. Not all men are shallow and like women with a nice personality, something she probably has and you don’t. She isn’t even that bad-looking, that’s your jealousy and insecurity talking. She’s probably a lot better looking than you are. She’s far from a hound, so you must be talking about yourself. You sound like you have rabbies with your constant bickering, but at the end of the day she still has Hugh and you don’t. Pathetic, that you would make an excuse and say Hugh is gay just because you’ll never have a chance with him. Ha!

Maybe Hugh isn’t shallow and likes her for who she is a as a person? Shessh. Must be some really insecure people in here to talk about a woman’s looks on the internet. She probably looks better than most of the haters on here.

I absolutely love this couple.

I think Deborra-Lee Furness is beautiful inside and out. She has depth, personality and intelligence. She is not another plastic commodity, like we’re all used to seeing in Hollywood. She’s a real woman, keeping it real, and that’s why a lot of people admire her.

You’ve made Australia proud. Both of you!!!

I don’t think his wife is that bad looking. She simply looks her age which is something we aren’t used to seeing in Hollywood thanks to botox. I do think she would benefit from a better wardrobe though. I think she would look much more attractive if she ditched the platinum blonde hair and wore some color, and did shapes that flattered her body better.
Anyways… off my fashion soapbox… I’m glad that Hugh seems to have picked her for who she is. In Hollywood we see men constantly leaving their wives for someone younger, or more attractive, and maybe he just truly loves her for who she is. That only makes him even more sexy.

Huge Jackman is one of the ugliest men I have ever seen. He makes me cringe. He looks like a wino. He always looks greasy and unkempt. Doesn’t he ever wash his hair or shave???

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