http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/01/hugh_jackman_went_schwimming_a.htmlHugh Jackman Went
Schwimming at the Schnabels’! 1/23/09 at 6:07 PM
Now that they have a home in New York City — a cozy, 11,000-square-foot triplex at
Richard Meier’s
176 Perry —
Hugh Jackman and family are spending more time here. They love all the glass and the views, the couple told us at the
"Nomad: Two Worlds" exhibition opening on Thursday. That view includes the Hudson River. “I saw all the boats, I thought it was a regatta,”
Deborra-Lee Jackman said of
US Airways Flight 1549 that floated by after the crash-landing in the Hudson last week. “And then someone rang and told me what happened. It was right outside our place.”
Before selecting the Perry Street place, the family considered another place.
They looked at
Julian Schnabel’s
Palazzo Chupi. “It was amazing,” Jackman said. They still visit the pink Palazzo now that they’re in the nabe. “We went for a swim there the other day."
But other than that, Jackman insists, they’re just like us. “We do the subway, you know, we’re New Yorkers,” he said. “It’s quicker. Everyone knows that.” Maybe it’s the Wolverine-ish beard he’s sporting these days, but Jackman claims that people don’t bother him too much. “New Yorkers are very cool,” he says. “Sometimes it can get a little problematic with tourists, but New Yorkers themselves, they’re kind of like Australians, they’ll tell you what they think of your latest movie, good or bad, and then move right along, you know?”
6 CommentsDo they talk about how Hugh peed his pants on stage? If I ever meet him I'd ask him that.
By sarcasticmeow on 01/23/2009 at 6:25pm Sarcastic, why are you not telling us about Hugh Jackman peeing his pants on stage? Tease.
By muggle on 01/23/2009 at 7:06pm @MUGGLE I thought this was common knowledge?
He tells Playboy magazine, "I thought, 'I'll be all right.' The number featured (character) Belle and me; I chased her around the stage, lifting her up, dragging her, singing the whole time. Then I realized, 'No way!'
"I was sucking in air, trying to sing and dance. I picked her up and realized I peed my pants a little. The very last note is a big time F sharp... (and) you have to release certain muscles to hit it, the same ones that allow you to hold on when you have to go to the bathroom.
"I thought, 'S**t, if I sing this note, I'm going to pee my pants; if I don't, I'm going to look humiliated. The actor in me took over."
Jackman thought he'd got away with it when he looked down and saw no trace he'd relieved himself onstage: "I thought, 'These red tights must be waterproof'. I was laughing as if I'd gotten away with it. But the audience was looking at me funny. It had seeped through and my pants were completely wet."
By sarcasticmeow on 01/23/2009 at 8:51pm