Hugh joins super club

HUGH Jackman has said he was obsessed with setting a Guinness World Record when he was a child, long before he finally entered the record books.

The actor has been awarded a certificate for his record of the longest career as a liveaction Marvel superhero, for his tenure in the X-Men films.

Jackman holds the record with fellow X-Men star Sir Patrick Stewart as both have had careers spanning 16 years 228 days as Wolverine and Professor Charles Xavier (Professor X) respectively.

Both actors made their first appearance as Marvel superheroes in the 2000 film X-Men, and their most recent appearance was in Logan in 2017.

“The Guinness Book of Records was actually my dream when I was a kid,” Jackman said. “We went through every possibility and we came down to badminton, non-stop. It was only 56 hours. Of course I was asleep by 11pm.”