HUGH JACKMAN
The Boy From Oz (2003)

Jackman started hearts a-racing as gay Aussie singer Peter Allen in this 2003 bio-musical. Swanning about (acrobatic high kicks in the middle of a piano number!) in tight trousers and flowy blouses (gold lamé and leopard print, of course), Jackman established himself — after a much-lauded turn in a 1998 London production of Oklahoma! — as an honest-to-God Broadway star. Rewarded with a Tony for Best Actor in a Musical, he also acted as the awards show's host.