Hugh, Hugh Jackman.

Yeah, I know who you are. I'm just not sure why you're here.

Well, a friend of mine, Steven Spielberg told me to look on the Harlem Village Academy website,

and I was blown away by it.

Particular the bit that said "Superstars are teachers."

It's the other way around, actually.

Right, and I just knew right then, I had to audition.

Interview.

Here is my headshot. Headshots, I should say.

Turn over, you're gonna see four different...

Oh, wow.

Yeah, it's quite arranged there obviously.

You can do a Russian dialect.

Absolutely.

Neat.

(Russian Dialect)

Why don't we get started with the monologue?

The monologue.

Uh, you're gonna need this. It's pretty powerful.

Look! Donkey, it's never gonna work.

You understand me?

I'm a big, green, giant ogre, and she's a princess.

This is from Shrek?

I can do some in musical, if you like.

I got a song for you.

There's a song?

"I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love and I'm like..."

Mr. Jackman?

Yeah yeah, please call me Hugh.

Here's a thing.

- Harlem Village Academies, we are trying to develop the very best... - Superstar. - teachers.

Yep.

So I'm wondering if you have any background in education?

Of course, I worked at a school for three years.

You did!

Yeah.

Oh, great. Okay.

Please tell me about that.

Well I, I worked at a school upstate with very very gifted students.

You might call them Mutants.

Oh no.

The headmaster there, professor Xavier.

This is the school from the X-men movies?

Yes.

Yes.

Listen, before I get the job, uhh... Can I just ask you a question?

Is, is the school zipline accessible?

Okay, here's a thing.

Yeah.

We've already filled the position.

You've already cast the part?

Did Neil Patrick Harris get this job? That little blonde twerp... please you did not give it to him.

No.

Because, trust me, there is no way he could hold down a class of 25, literally,

'cause I understand at times you need to literally hold them down, right?

- No, you don't. - And he doesn't have the muscle, you want to see muscle?

Can Neil Patrick Harris do this? Look at this.

101, 102, 100... I'm starting in 100 because I already did a bunch this morning.

...3! 104...

- Okay. - You can put your foot on my back, if you like, I can still go.

- This interview is over. - 5096, 5000... Let's keep the head of...

That's alright! I'll still be doing it when you come back!

Hi, I'm Deborah Kenny, founder of Harlem Village Academies.

If you want to join our team of superstars, or to learn more how every child can have a superstar teacher.

Visit us at harlemvillageacademies.org.

(still counting)

Hugh, you can stop now!