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Customs officials at the airport ended up yelling the word Wolverine at Hugh Jackman, and that's how he got out of a deportation mess. The whole thing started because he'd flown in for an audition and was sweating through his shirt when they asked what brought him over. He said he was just there to audition. Then came the follow-up: funny, because you seemed to be here last week, what was that trip about? At that point the sweat was pouring and he cracked, admitting he'd already landed the part but had no visa to show for it. They parked him in a separate room, where he spent an hour and made a phone call. When he finally got back to the desk he explained the situation, that he had this part and the visa hadn't come through, and the guy asked what the thing was. X-Men, he said. The official goes, what, like the animation thing? No, Jackman told him, they're doing a live action. So what did you audition for? Wolverine. The guy literally looked at him and yelled Wolverine, and off he went with an escort. Wild what a name drop can do at the border.

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Freddenver@freddenver

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Customs officials at the airport ended up yelling the word Wolverine at Hugh Jackman, and that's how he got out of a deportation mess. The whole thing started because he'd flown in for an audition and was sweating through his shirt when they asked what brought him over. He said he was just there to audition. Then came the follow-up: funny, because you seemed to be here last week, what was that trip about? At that point the sweat was pouring and he cracked, admitting he'd already landed the part but had no visa to show for it. They parked him in a separate room, where he spent an hour and made a phone call. When he finally got back to the desk he explained the situation, that he had this part and the visa hadn't come through, and the guy asked what the thing was. X-Men, he said. The official goes, what, like the animation thing? No, Jackman told him, they're doing a live action. So what did you audition for? Wolverine. The guy literally looked at him and yelled Wolverine, and off he went with an escort. Wild what a name drop can do at the border.

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