What makes him so likable?

At the CITS stagedoor where The River is playing, Hugh was always consistently kind and gracious...and funny, too. Amazing how he can keep being this nice before and after the show, day after day, in the rain or cold weather, if he is not so in real life.

He has also been incredibly dedicated to the Broadway Cares charity and once again was the top fundraiser for the 2014 fall drive (called the Gypsy competition and fundraising)! His contribution has so outpaced the other shows that his show was taken out of competition and was given a category of its own. And he has only been raising funds for three weeks compared to the full 6 weeks that the other shows have done. His commitment does not end with the announcement of the results for this year. Just like in 2011 for Back on Broadway, he is completing the entire 6 week fundraising on his own and will likely raise a total of at least a million dollars once again, as he has done with the last 3 Broadway shows he has been in.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/hugh-jackman-goes-shirtless-to-ma ke-gypsy-of-the-year-a-record-breaker-the-skits-spoofs-and-tributes-33 7018

He’s also incredibly easy on the eyes. That face, height, accent, and charisma. Despite being so attractive, he also comes off very humble and authentic. He’s sexy.

He is not an asshole. It’s a sad comment on the world today that simply NOT being an asshole is enough to make one esteemed and liked. You only have to read the messages in this place to confirm that we have a plethora of assholes in this world, and social media spread the assholery.

I had a surprise when I realised he did a voice in Flushed Away. maybe there's something in that - would a lot of action characters find a family animation beneath them?

Despite massive fame, success and being called the sexiest man alive. He's still down to earth, relatable, seemingly nice, humble, not smug, not elitist.

basically the opposite of Rene Zeggler.