Hugh Jackman brings it back on his birthday!
The actor turned 55 on Thursday, and it seems he marked the occasion by posting a photo of himself from his teenage years on Instagram.
In the 1980s picture — where Jackman said he was “maybe 17” — the then-future actor wore a bright suit while standing outside in the middle of a grassy landscape, pulling a hilarious (and not entirely unlike Wolverine!) ) face at the camera .
“I was an assistant (assistant) on the football team. #throwbackthursday,” Jackman recalled in the caption.
“You had Wolverine in you before you were,” one fan wrote in the comments, referring to the actor’s playful snarling expression reminiscent of his iconic The X-Men character.
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Jackman’s announcement came the next morning when he was spotted out and about with pals Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively in New York.
Jackman joined the pair earlier this month to watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the New York Jets in New Jersey, along with Lively’s friend Taylor Swift.
Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and Blake Lively in New York on October 12, 2023.
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Throwback photos of Hugh Jackman in honor of his 55th birthday
The The greatest showman the actor was also seen walking with Reynolds in New York last month, just days after he and wife Deborra-lee Jackman announced they were separating after 27 years of marriage.
Although the mutual decision was amicable, a source close to the couple told PEOPLE in September that they were “heartbroken” and that the split was “very difficult.”
“It wasn’t a quick decision – they took a lot of time and thought about everything, and they made this decision together,” the insider added. “They go on separate journeys, but they will always be family. They will always be co-parents and best friends.”
As their relationship begins a new chapter, the source said there is no acrimony between Hugh and Deb, 67, who have two children: son Oscar, 23, and daughter Ava, 18.
“This has nothing to do with anything other than the fact that they are currently on different trips,” the source said.
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