Saturday, October 12, 2013

On my favorite actor

Three cheers for the man of the hour! Hip hip hooray for the birthday boy! Well, more like birthday man. Today is the birthday of my absolute favorite actor ever, Hugh Jackman. He's turning 45, and I thought I'd give him a shout out even though he'll never receive it. Most people like Hugh Jackman well enough, because he's the Wolverine and he's so handsome and so buff.  To be perfectly honest, the first time I ever saw him act none of these things struck me. And they still don't. My first thought, and what continues to be my thoughts when I watch him act is This guy is a good actor. As time progressed I began to realize that he was more than a good actor - he was a good man. I'm going to give you now the Top Five reasons why Hugh Jackman is my favorite actor (in no particular order).
#1. Married to one woman his whole life, and it's still going strong. None of this "I've-been -married-to-like-five-people-and-I-just-got-a-billion-dollar-divorce-now-I'll-go-spend-the-night-with-someone-I'm-not-married-to" we hear all too often on the news
#2 When they couldn't have kids, he and his wife decided to adopt, and took the first two kids that came their way who needed a home instead of waiting for blue-eyed blondes that everyone else waits months for.
#3 Never stays away from his family for more than three weeks, even if he has to book a flight home just for 35 hours. 
#4 Does for the most part good movies, and doesn't let his kids watch him slice people's heads off as Wolverine until they're old enough.
#5. A really good actor who's convincing and deserved Best Actor Oscar instead of Daniel Day Lewis.
I could go on. He can sing, he can dance, he ignores when the media slams him and he's a practicing Christian, which is difficult to find nowadays. He said once that, when he asked his father why he didn't wear a Christian fish symbol like their neighbors, his Dad answered "Religion should be in your acts, not what you wear." And he tries to live by that principle. 
"The things that I really cherish are the everyday moments, like sitting around cooking pancakes together on Sunday morning, or getting home after a tough day and my kids come up and give me a hug and remind me what's really important." -Hugh Jackman
Happy Birthday Mr. Jackman! 
-Rhian