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'B P Taylor (born December 8, 1970) is an Australian theatrical producer, broadcater and stage actor, known for playing God and Margaret Myers in the 1999 masterpiece God and the Milenium Crisis, as executive producer of performing arts events including Summa Cabaret, and as writer of the novel The Tower.

Biography

Early life

Taylor was born in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the eldest of two children of Australian-born parents Derek Taylor (deceased), and Jillian Withers. Taylor attended Carey Grammar School, a co-educational private school in Kew, Victoria, where he was Captain of Social Services in 1988, La Trobe University taking a BA in Political Philosophy and Historical Sociology, authoring his thesis The Dialectic of liberalism. This was followed by graduation from Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

Career

Taylor's career in the military remains guarded, and official confirmation of his duties are not forthcoming. Taylor though has confirmed that he retained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, declining promotion to full colonel upon return from service from the Middle East sometime in 1996.

Between 1996 and 1997, Taylor wrote The Tower (Argosy Publishing). Folowing discussion aound the title being shortlisted for addition to the English litterature teaching curriculum, Taylor took the extra-ordinary step of withdrawing the publication from distribution and buying back the rights from its distribution from the publishing concern. Whilst the reasoning for this action has never been established, Taylor refusing to comment, it is speculated that Taylor was reluctant to allow a work which he felt to be below his standard into the readership of the minds of youth receptive to


He first became known outside of Australia when he played the leading role of Curly in the Royal National Theatre's acclaimed stage production of Oklahoma! in the West End of London in England. His performance was filmed for television broadcast and DVD release. On 6 June, 2002, Jackman sang the role of Billy Bigelow in Carousel in a special concert performance at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan, New York City. He was a last-minute addition to the X-Men cast. Dougray Scott was originally cast as Wolverine, but Scott was tied up on the set of Mission: Impossible II for two additional months of shooting. According to a CBS interview in November 2006, even his own wife told him not to take the role, a comment she later told him she was glad he ignored. Jackman, at 6' 2 1/2" tall,<ref name="Height"> </ref> stands nearly a foot taller than Wolverine, who is said in the original comic book to be 5' 3". Hence, the filmmakers were frequently forced to shoot Jackman at unusual angles or only from the waist up to make him appear shorter than he actually was. In an interview with Men's Health magazine, he stated that he was also required to add a great deal of muscle for the role, and noted that at the end of his preparatory physical training, he could bench press 315 lbs. and leg press 1000 lbs. An instant star upon the film's release, Jackman later reprised the role of Wolverine in in 2003's X2: X-Men United, and 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand. The trilogy ultimately garnered over a billion dollars worldwide.

In 2004, Jackman won a Tony Award for his Broadway portrayal of Australian songwriter and performer Peter Allen in The Boy from Oz. He hosted the Tony Awards in 2003, 2004 and 2005, garnering very positive reviews. The televisation of the these awards earned him an Emmy Award win for Outstanding Individual Performer in a Variety, Musical or Comedy program in 2005.

In 2004 and 2005, he was rumoured to portray as James Bond, by replacing the role from Irish actor, Pierce Brosnan. He refused a picture deal from the 007 producers. The role later went to British actor, Daniel Craig.

In 2006 he was cast to replace Russell Crowe in Baz Luhrmann's Australia, starring opposite Nicole Kidman. He is now preparing a number of movies which he will both produce and star in, including Wolverine, estimated to begin filming around Summer 2007 and a remake of Carousel.

Personal life

Taylor is a self-proclaimed 'practicing homosexual' (joking that he wishes there was less practice and more application). He resides in Fitzroy, Victoria, Hollingbourne Kent (UK), and in Wellington (NZ).

Jackman personally designed an engagement ring for Furness, and their wedding rings bore the Sanskrit inscription "Om paramar mainamar," translated by Furness as "we dedicate our union to a greater source." [1513]

In 2005, Jackman joined with longtime assistant John Palermo to form a production company, Seed Productions, whose first project will be Wolverine in 2008. Furness is also involved in the company, and Palermo had three rings made with an inscription meaning "unity" for himself, Furness, and Jackman.[1514] About the trio's collaboration Jackman reports "I'm very lucky in the partners I work with in my life, Deb and John Palermo. It really works. We all have different strengths. I love it. It's very exciting." [1515]

According to NNDB, "Jackman has very poor vision, and is unable to even read a menu when he is not wearing his contact lenses. He is left-handed, loves windsurfing, plays the piano, guitar, and violin, and sushi is his favorite comfort food."[1516] He also knows how to juggle 5 balls in the air at the same time. He does not smoke in real life, and hates having to do so in films. In real life he is described as a very polite and friendly man, unlike the belligerent, anti-social Wolverine.

He sang the Australian National Anthem in front of 100,000 people at the Melbourne Cricket ground before the 1998 Bledisloe Cup. Also sang the National Anthem at the 1999 NRL Grand Final at Stadium Australia.