‘Wolverine’ star Hugh Jackman says ‘I’m a Christian’ and discusses his faith
X-Men and Wolverine star Hugh Jackman grew up in a Christian home after his father gave his life to Jesus through a Billy Graham crusade. Now, speaking with Parade Magazine, Jackman comes out as a Christian, discussing his faith.
“I’m a Christian. I was brought up very religious. I used to go to different evangelists’ [revival] tents all the time. When I was about 13, I had a weird premonition that I was going to be onstage, like the preachers I saw.”
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Jackman stands tall among the Hollywood elite as a committed husband to his wife of nearly 20 years and present father to their two adopted children,
Many see Jackman as a role model.
“When I met Deb, I knew immediately I was going to marry her. I forced myself to wait six months because I thought, ‘Maybe it is infatuation. I’m too young to know.’
“It was ridiculous. Every day love just got deeper. I felt a complete trust with her to be exactly who I am. I don’t have to be any other version of Hugh Jackman for her to love me.”
Jackman sees his performances as a way of honoring God.
“I’m a religious person…This is going to sound weird to you. In Chariots of Fire the runner Eric Liddell says, ‘When I run, I feel His pleasure.’ I feel that pleasure when I act and it’s going well, particularly onstage,” Jackman said.
“I feel what everyone’s searching for, the feeling that unites us all. Call it ‘God.’ Before I go onstage every night, I pause and dedicate the performance to God, in the sense of ‘Allow me to surrender.’”
Jackman will end his run as Wolverine with a solo film due next year. Up next will be X-Men: Apocalypse, arriving in theaters on May 27, 2016.
