Hugh Jackman Will Not Be Running for President
by EG
Being an Australian, Hugh Jackman isn't qualified to be President of the United States, but he won't be running for any other political office, either. Read on to find out why not.
Via Page Six.
Hugh Jackman. Would he ever run for office as half the world does now? He answers: “A job where half the planet hates you from Day 1? No! I have too thin a skin.”
Meanwhile, he’s playing a married senator who tried for the Oval Office and withdrew when people suspected he may have fallen flat on his ladyfriend. 1988. Gary Hart. On a boat called Monkey Business, it’s possible the candidate’s libido went overboard. If he played potsy, footsy and other available parts with young nubile Donna Rice, some thought he wouldn’t have been fit for the office.
Jackman has Hart’s role in the new film “The Front Runner,” and it’s his first time meeting someone whom he portrayed. They became friends, although Hugh’s wife thought it could make the role more difficult.
Jackman: “But I had to look him in the eye — know what it’s like to be around him. He’s an intellect and sensed I was nervous playing him.
“The media covers politics differently. Even under a microscope, the lens is different. Politicians can’t choose what they will or won’t open up about. Hart thought he could — but he couldn’t.”
He says show folk do not sling mud similarly. “Matt Damon wouldn’t buy an ad saying ‘Jackman’s movie sucks. Why are we giving American jobs to an Australian? Jackman’s a fraud. I saw him treat his assistant terribly.’ ”
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