Hugh Jackman’s child was adopted, and “Destiny” had an impact on Oscar Maximilian Jackman and his wife’s family. The couple, who had a difficult time becoming parents, adopted the child with Bosnian ancestry and made sure Oscar was informed of his ethnicity.

Hugh and Deborra-Lee Furness struggled to conceive following their 1996 wedding; the “Wolverine” star was outspoken about his wife’s miscarriages. Despite the time and effort devoted to trying to conceive, the couple was forced to consider alternative possibilities for family expansion.

Hugh claimed that once they accepted the fact that they were unable to have biological children, they took matters into their own hands and welcomed Oscar into their family through adoption. Lee thought that everything happens for a reason. Everyone, according to Hugh, is exactly where they should be.

Oscar was born in 2000, and he was adopted by the Jackson-Furness family not long after. The actor confessed that it was difficult to adjust to his son graduating from high school and his daughter starting high school, but he enjoyed the “wonderful chats” he could have with his children. As he watched them grow before his eyes, he summarized the process of raising teenagers as follows:

It went from “Hey, folks, these are the rules, we don’t do that,” to requiring justifications.

Hugh and Deborra stated that while watching their children grow up was painful, they had a better selection of movies to watch as they celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary in 2019. When Deborra’s children were younger, they insisted on watching “Shrek” over and over.

She humorously mentioned that their teenagers had finally reached the point when they wanted to watch a movie that both of their parents liked. Hugh admitted that as Oscar grew older, it got harder for him to get him to pay attention. He eventually had to accept the fact that Oscar was an adult and no longer required his father’s guidance.

Oscar would always answer, “I’ll do it,” whenever the Australian actor asked his son to do something “I’ve grown up now. It’s up to me what I do.” The actor and his wife understood Oscar and his sister were where they were meant to be despite the growing hardships of raising teenagers.

Hugh did not care that they were not biologically related, saying, “I don’t think of them as adopted – they’re our children.”

As an A-list actress, you must accept jobs and travel regularly. He was filming for the animated film while “The Man” published “Missing Link” and began his first world tour. “The show, the music,” Hugh added, adding that despite its challenges, fatherhood has taught him a lot:

“Everything simply seems to fall into perspective when your attention is innately, deeply, completely focused on these kids in your life and their well-being.”

When Oscar was a little child, his parents went out and got him a Croatian/Bosnian cookbook in order to grow him in a home that valued and acknowledged his history. Oscar was “extremely happy to carry that around when he was seven years old,” according to Deborra.

As she reflected on growing up in a multicultural family with his Australian parents and a Mexican sister, she saw how her mother’s parenting practices had been passed down to her and how she would pass them on to Oscar. Being a parent is fascinating, and I believe that having children has made me brighter than I could have been on my own, said Deborra.

Hugh and Deborra adopted Oscar when he was 18 years old from a low-income American household. Oscar then made the decision to reconcile with his biological family, where he met his biological sisters and aunt.

His sisters Olivia and Nyomi Lanham were reared in Vinton, Iowa, by their biological mother, Amber Lanham’s sister Rochell. Oscar had only been in Iowa for the first half of the day, yet he already felt at ease. Amber died in 2005 before she could reunite with Oscar. He commented about the amazing occasion on Instagram, saying:

“Without a doubt, it was the most important day of my life.” My biological family and I finally got to meet.”

Amber did not introduce Oscar to the rest of his biological family before placing him for adoption; as a result, Oscar’s biological grandfather died before getting to know his grandchild. According to accounts, Oscar’s granddad expressed sadness for not being able to visit Oscar before he died.

Oscar’s grandfather died in December 2018, and he shared a photo of his obituary, apologizing for not seeing him before his death.

Oscar may have outgrown listening to his father’s guidance, but Hugh used to be his go-to support system. The actor remembered a beach anecdote in which Oscar, then 13 years old, begged his father to go along after telling an older crush that his father was Wolverine in order to impress the girl. I was thinking, “I am the wingman for my 13-year-old child,” Hugh recalled.

After adopting Oscar, the couple chose to adopt again, and they now had a daughter named Ava. While having a famous father may be something that some people wish for, the “The Greatest Showman” star revealed that his mother did not find his success humorous.

Hugh Jackman’s daughter prevented him from future dance classes after he showed up to one of her sessions and found himself surrounded by fans; however, while in quarantine, Hugh and his daughter were able to catch up on father-daughter time.