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Hugh Jackman performs touching duet with Aussie schoolmate
Hugh Jackman has performed a special duet with an old friend from kindergarten.
On a recent trip to New York, Gus Worland - the founder of Gotcha4Life foundation campaigning for better awareness around depression, anxiety and emotions among Aussie men - went to see his childhood friend, Hugh Jackman's new one man show at Radio City Music Hall.
Jackman wanted to perform a few songs in honour of the work Worland does in the mental health field, and invited his old Aussie schoolmate on stage for a duet.
"He didn't tell me he was going to do that before hand," Worland told Today.
"But we sang a song from the Dear Evan Hansen soundtrack about having someone in your life who you can have those warts and all conversations with and he and I have been that since we were at kindy together at Pymble Public School.
"And 51 years on, obviously his life is incredible and but he's been through a lot these past few years and he's needed his village around him to help."
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Many followers praised the duo's performance, with one writing: "Wow what a voice Gus. Amazing pair of Aussies."
"This is wonderful!! you can feel how much you guys love and care for one another. thank you for sharing," another added.
"The greatest showman!!! And @thehughjackman," quipped another.
Worland also spoke about the release of his book Boys Do Cry and the inspiration behind it.
"We've got way too many people at the moment who have their emotional tap turned off really, really quickly in their life, so we want to try to get to the little ones to say, 'it's all right to show your emotions,'" Worland told Today.
"Because we go through stuff and being human means we go through ups and downs."
He hopes that the new book would help break the stigma around boys being taught not to show any emotion.
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"I talk to blokes now in their 20s, 30s and 40s, who from a very young age, five, six, seven and eight in the schoolyard that you can't show emotion, you can't cry," he said.
"And they never turn that tap back on again which means we've now got all these guys out there who are really struggling with their emotional muscles."
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