Jackman Jumps off Building

Jackman Jumps off Building

X-MEN star Hugh Jackman lived up to his action-man reputation yesterday by abseiling (rappelling) off The Sun newspaper building in aid of Help for Heroes.

By JoshWilding - Apr 18, 2009 03:04 PM EST

The Hollywood star, who played Wolverine in the three X-Men films and the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine, joined more than 200 daring staff who took the 107ft plunge from the roof — aided by the Navy’s Royal Marines.



And Aussie-born Hugh was only too happy to back the fund-raising bid after revealing his own family had British Army connections.

Hugh, 40 — whose parents were both born in England — said: “My sister Rowan was in the Army. She was in the British Intelligence. “She served in Iraq for six to nine months, so it was close to home. In typical army fashion, she wouldn’t reveal too much. I suspected there were some very tough experiences, but she didn’t talk about that a great deal. Like all servicemen and women there is a genuine toughness about them. They tend to deal with it on their own. I think it’s great there are charities that help wounded soldiers — physically and mentally"

“Getting back into life and finding a way back is hard. So it’s great Help for Heroes is there for them"
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TheSoulEater
TheSoulEater - 4/18/2009, 7:47 PM
Sweet!!

KeepItReal
KeepItReal - 4/18/2009, 8:14 PM
niiiiiiiiice!
darthstern
darthstern - 4/18/2009, 10:21 PM
hey a little off topic, for all you xbox live peeps out there. The have a DC Channel on the videos tab in the network section. The have all the old cartoons like the justice league, and the flisher supermans. and some new stuff like batman black and white motion comics. And even the old flash tv series from the late 80's. pretty cool stuff, thought you guys should know. and hey....
nick cage for the justice league announcer nice
rkeyes
rkeyes - 4/18/2009, 10:37 PM
SOURCE your quotes
TheMyth
TheMyth - 4/18/2009, 10:41 PM
Seriously, does anyone else notice how genuine his statement was, like he actually knew what he was talking about. This is not a typical actor trait. Most are good with rehearsed lines, yet bungle interviews and live appearances like an NBA center recapping the game for the announcer. Hugh definitely is a cool cat.
ThisFan
ThisFan - 4/18/2009, 11:27 PM
awesome
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 4/19/2009, 5:24 AM
The best part about Hugh doing this is that although he is over here in the UK promoting X-Men Origins: Wolverine, when this article was in The Sun newspaper he didnt once use the oppurtunity to mention the film! I think that although this inevitably does promote the film in some ways, he did this to show his genuine support for a good cause.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 4/19/2009, 5:30 AM
ITS TRUE, THIS GUY IS THE NICEST GUY ON THE PLANET..WHY CANT EVERYBODY BE THAT NICE.?
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 4/19/2009, 7:07 AM
@Gunsmith, its a close race between Hugh Jackman and Jesus Christ.
SpiderBat209
SpiderBat209 - 4/19/2009, 11:16 AM
Awesome Actor, Human Being, and Role Model. You go, Hugh! :)
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 4/19/2009, 12:36 PM
Hugh Jackman is a prick!

I jest of course. He really does seem like a great guy. He was on the Jonathan Ross show on Friday and he came across very well.
Sonny
Sonny - 4/19/2009, 1:39 PM
He looks WAY skinny in the pics.. Look out , here comes BROADWAY !!
VenomIsOnMyRibs
VenomIsOnMyRibs - 4/19/2009, 2:40 PM
Wait.....you mean to tell me Hugh Jackman and Jesus Christ aren't one in the same? DAMNIT! I was so sure of it.
loganaspatch
loganaspatch - 4/19/2009, 4:56 PM
he should wear the brown and yellow costume to things like this that would excite me :]
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 4/19/2009, 6:21 PM
HAHA I WAS ABOUT TO SAY HE WAS LIKE JESUS...BUDDY CHRIST.
dogchasingcars
dogchasingcars - 4/20/2009, 8:22 AM
is there nothing hugh jackman can't do... lol jackman and jesus one in the same.... must remember to investigate further.
TaffetaDarling
TaffetaDarling - 4/21/2009, 4:30 PM
gosh he rules..

i wonder when he gets old with dementia if he will really think he is Wolverine.


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