Hugh Jackman Talks Fatherhood, Says He’s A ‘Different Parent Now’ Following Death Of His Dad

Katie JerkovichJanuary 19, 2023

Superstar Hugh Jackman talked about fatherhood and admitted he’s a “different parent now” After the September 2021 passing of Christopher John Jackman his father,

During the 54-year-old actor’s recent appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Jackman has been cast in the lead role in Jackman’s new movie “The Son” He was changed by the passing of his father.

“I think I’m a different parent now because of it,” The “Logan” star explained.

Jackman is married to Deborra Lee Furness since 26 years. The two have two children together, Oscar, 22, & Ava, 17.

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“I think I’m more open to being vulnerable with them saying things like ‘I’m not sure,’ or realizing that sometimes I may be preoccupied by something going on with me, like I’m preoccupied about the opening of ‘The Music Man,’ for example, and then realizing that they may think they’ve done something,” Jackman explained.

“And just me not communicating because I’m thinking, ‘I don’t want to burden them with that,’ doesn’t help,’” He concluded. “So now I find myself saying, ‘Hey guys, sorry if I feel distant, I’m really nervous about this thing and if I’ve gone off my head, it’s nothing to do with you.’”

“Just because you’re the father — you don’t have to know, you don’t have to know what to do or what the best thing is, and it’s OK to say that and then, of course, they use that and wrap you around their little finger,” “The Greatest Showman” Star continued to laugh.

The “Deadpool 3” star’s father died during the filming of “The Son,” He said something that changed his approach to being a father in the movie and in real life as a parent to two older children.

“I think I was just confronting a lot of things as a parent, fears that you have, and I just wasn’t sleeping very well,” Jackman spoke. “I found myself thinking a lot and in a lot (of) emotional turmoil. And I think it was just part of giving over … giving over to the story, and I just sort of went with it.”

“The Son” centers on Jackman’s character, Peter, who “has his busy life with new partner Beth and their baby thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate turns up with their teenage son, Nicholas,” who’s dealing with a mental health crisis, a description on IMDb read. It will be in theaters on January 20, 2023.