Hugh Jackman plays a corrupt school superintendent in Foxtel’s new drama, Bad Education.
And the 51-year-old, who is widely considered to be the nicest guy in Hollywood, joked to News Corp on Saturday that he wouldn’t ‘be very good with scandal’.
The Australian actor, who resides in New York with wife Deborra-Lee Furness, said that he’s ‘never had the issues that a lot of very famous people have’.
‘I don’t have the issues very famous people have’: Hugh Jackman, 51, told News Corp on Saturday that he wouldn’t ‘be very good with scandal’. Pictured in New York in March
‘I don’t think I’d be very good with scandal,’ Hugh joked, adding that he was never one aiming to get ‘into trouble for attention’ during his teenage years.
‘I think if I did get into trouble, I would not have a cool head about it,’ he continued.
‘And look, I don’t get hassled a lot by paparazzi, and I certainly don’t live behind a big, high wall in a secluded way. I just never had the issues that a lot of very famous people have.’
Grateful: The Australian actor, who resides in New York, added that he doesn’t ‘get hassled by paparazzi’ and his fame has never gotten to the point where he lives behind a ‘big, high wall’
Latest gig: Hugh’s latest role sees him play Frank Tassone in HBO’s drama series Bad Education, a corrupt superintendent who hoodwinked Long Island’s Roslyn High School, before being sent to prison in 2006 for larceny
Hugh, who is in lockdown with Deb, 64, and their adopted children, son Oscar, 19, and Ava, 14, in New York, went on to reveal what their typical evening involves.
The Greatest Showman star said he will iron while watching television in the family room, and play 10 games of backgammon with Deb.
Hugh’s everyday life is in stark contrast to his role as Frank Tassone, in the HBO drama series Bad Education, set to premiere on Fox Showcase on May 18.
Buzz: The telemovie is set to air on Fox Showcase on May 18, but has already screened on HBO in the United States
Frank hoodwinked Long Island’s Roslyn High School, conning his way to millions to fund his extravagant lifestyle, before being sent to prison in 2006 for larceny.
Hugh’s performance has already received rave reviews, with USA TODAY branding it ‘great acting’, while Decider called it an ‘Oscar-worthy role’.
In an interview with Variety last month, Hugh described the opportunity to portray real-life school superintendent as ‘fascinating’.
Rave reviews: Hugh’s performance has already received rave reviews, with USA TODAY branding it ‘great acting’, while Decider called it an ‘Oscar-worthy role’
‘The role itself was something different from what I’ve done. I liked the idea of someone who is super successful, very, very good at what he did, beloved by the community – and fell down this slippery path,’ he said.
And he described playing the villain as ‘delicious’ during another recent interview with Collider.
‘As an actor, it just had so much to play with, and so many things that I’ve never really had the opportunity to play with. He’s seemingly very charming, but also just a viper… Those things, I just found really exciting to play,’ he said.
Bad Education premieres Monday May 18 at 8.30pm on Fox Showcase.
Opportunity of a lifetime: In an interview with Variety last month, Hugh described the chance to portray the real-life school superintendent as ‘fascinating’