The second part of
YOUR FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN STAR is over and the winner is
Karl Urban with 37% of your votes who left
Hugh Jackman in the second place (33%) and
Geoffrey Rush in the third (10%).
Famous Kiwi actor
Karl Urban probably has the most magnetic charisma in Hollywood. When he enters a scene you see no one else but him even though most of his roles are supporting. This is why he is best known for his irresistible magnetism which radiates from the big screens helping him steal the show from his fellow cast members.. He became famous thanks to
HERCULES and
XENA in which he played the roles of naughty Cupid and powerful Julius Caesar. Although he obviously has great acting skills, for reasons stated above most producers see him as an action star so the list of his projects is dominated by action, sf and epics. We've seen him and absolutely loved him in
GHOST SHIP, as brave Eomer in
LORD OF THE RINGS, as lord Draco
in
THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, as the Viking warrior in
PATHFINDER, and also in THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, DOOM, COMANCHE MOON, and he also put a smile on everyone's face with his witty portrayal of Dr Bones in
STAR TREK. This summer we'll watch him in sf epic
PRIEST and after that as
JUDGE DREDD. There are rumors that Warner Bros. wants him as the lead actor in
BATMAN TV show in a few years when the film saga ends.
Famous Australian star
Hugh Jackman is probably the most charming and the most lovable celebrity out there. His kind nature, friendly manner, acting talent and dashing looks have made him
one of the members of Hollywood's A league. He became famous playing Wolverine in
X-MEN, than he took our breaths away as the most amazing
VAN HELSING, in between he managed to do a few romcoms SOMEONE LIKE YOU with
Ashley Judd and CATE AND LEOPOLD. Then he did one of the best films ever
THE FOUNTAIN with
Rachel Weisz, after which he also shinned in
Baz Luhrmann's epic
AUSTRALIA. This summer we shall watch him in Robot flick
REAL STEELand in
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN. Did you know that he was the first choice for DAREDEVIL, IRON MAN, HULK, FANTASTIC FOUR and SUPERMAN RETURNS? He gets between $10-20 million per role.
Now, let us move to the final part of
YOUR FAVOURITE AUSTRALIAN STAR poll. You can vote as much as you like next two weeks for one of these Down Under stars: irresistibly adorable
Jesse Spencer (HOUSE), mind blowingly talented
Toni Collette (UNITED STATES OF TARA), magnet-eyed
Sam Worthington (AVATAR), warrior princess
Lucy Lawless (XENA, SPARTACUS), dashingly cool
Richard Roxbourgh (MOULIN ROUGE,VAN HELSING), pop Tinkerbell
Kylie Minogue (MOULIN ROUGE), legendary
Sam Neill (THE TUDORS) and hunkilicous
Alex O'Loughlin (HAWAII 5).
