The 57-year-old Australian isn’t just a famous actress Down Under -– she scored a foxy husband 13 years her junior. Jackman was born in Sydney, New South Wales, to Grace McNeil (Greenwood) and Christopher John Jackman, an accountant. Jackman also hosted the 81st Academy Awards on 22 February 2009. After 21 years of marriage, Hugh Jackman can still remember the day he met his wife Deborra-lee Furness like it was yesterday. Hugh Jackman Says He and Wife Deborra-Lee 'Reset' Their 24-Year Marriage 'All the Time' this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Of course, Hugh Jackman, 44, is more than a piece of meat. Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness Age Gap: 13 years All hail Deborra-Lee Furness. At the time, The Greatest Showman star, 49, was in his early 20s and had just booked his first acting gig on the Australian TV series Correlli, which Furness, 13 years his senior (she’s now 62), was starring in. He is the youngest of five children.