Hugh Jackman Signs on for Jason Reitman's THE FRONTRUNNER Film

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hugh Jackman will take on the role of former Colorado Senator Gary Hart in Jason Reitman's upcoming biopic THE FRONTRUNNER. Hart served as a U.S. Senator from 1975 - 1987 and had two unsuccessful bids for the presidency in 1984 and 1988.

Hart was considered a frontrunner in the 1988 Presidential election but was plagued by rumors of extramarital affairs. Eventually he was caught with another woman aboard a yacht, sealing the fate of his presidential run.

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Hugh Jackman is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Tony Award-winning actor. Jackman's dedication to the Broadway community was feted at the 2012 Tony Awards, where he received a Special Award from the TONY AWARDS Administration Committee, recognizing his accomplishments as a performer and humanitarian.

He previously starred on Broadway in Keith Huff's play, A Steady Rain, opposite Daniel Craig, and as 1970s singer-songwriter Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz, for which he received the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical as well as Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards. Other Broadway credits include The River and Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway. He will next be seen on the big screen as PT Barnum in The Greatest Showman.