Hugh Jackman's dad is his No.1 fan

Hugh Jackman reveals that his father travelled from Sydney to New York for three days just to see him perform on Broadway.

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00:00Hugh Jackman, your dad did something so sweet. Do you know what I'm talking about?

00:03I do know what you're doing. My dad was always supportive. We went growing up always to the theatre every show.

00:09My standing, my gift every year for my birthday was a subscription to the Sydney Theatre Company so that I could go.

00:15He bought the cheapest one possible. So I had to go

00:19Wednesday matinee and skip class just so I could do it. But dad made sure I saw everything and I remember once in my career

00:26Dad saw everything I did was always just so effusive when he came back even the stuff that he had no interest in and I could tell

00:33He didn't like it, but he'd be like wonderful work. And one time I was offered to do carousel

00:39At Carnegie Hall and I just told dad. I'm doing this thing. Yes, I'm coming

00:44I'm because for my dad carousel. That's his jam

00:48Yeah, so my dad never missed a day working his life. He worked at Pricewaterhouse his entire working life

00:53And he took three days off to come to New York to see me in carousel now when I say three days

00:59That's 24-hour flight from Sydney to New York

01:02He was in New York for less than 24 hours and then a 24-hour flight back straight to the office and so he was on his way over and

01:10My dad itineraries

01:13Accountant classic account. What's the dress code? What time is it always and I said it's black tied out

01:18Carnegie Hall well on the day of I found out it wasn't black tie it was business casual and I pictured my dad

01:25Just arriving with like whatever he's wearing on the plane with the black tie

01:30So I rang him he was he was he just got to the hotel. I'm rehearsing we're on in like eight hours

01:35I said dad. I'm so sorry. It's not you guys don't worry. I'll get it sorted. Everything's okay

01:40And I said fine he said but do me a favor Hugh

01:43I would love to come and pick you up at your hotel room and walk you to the stage door before the performance

01:48Stop and I said sure and my dad never asked for stuff like that

01:52And so I said sure I said well meet me at six the shows at eight

01:56I'm gonna walk over get there about 6 15 and so six o'clock on the dot. There's a knock on the door

02:01Open up and there's my father standing in full black tie

02:05I'm like no no no no dad

02:07I'm so serious only the choir are wearing black tie no one else and he looked me straight in the eye and he said Hugh

02:14My son is singing at Carnegie Hall. It is black tie for me. Oh