Howard Stern knows how to get A-listers taking about their private parts.
Such was the case with Hugh Jackman, who told the King of All Media in a newly-rehashed April 30, 2009 interview, that he received a bag full of nude outtakes of himself as a parting gift from the director of his film that year, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. (The anecdote was making headlines Thursday amid the massive success of Jackman's new release, Logan.)
Stern, 63, asked the 48-year-old Logan leading man, 'You're not afraid to show your penis on film, are you?'
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Goodie bag: Hugh Jackman, 48, revealed in a newly-unearthed Howard Stern interview that director Gavin Hood gave him a collection of outtakes that revealed his nudity at the conclusion of X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The Sydney, Australia native nodded no, but noted the inherent issues that come with exposing oneself when it comes to the censors.
'The only problem is the PG-13 rating,' said the actor, who added that his genitals surfaced in lots of footage shot, but was left on the cutting room floor with a mainstream audience to appeal to.
But the footage didn't entirely go to waste, as the the Oscar-nominated Les Misérables star revealed to the SiriusXM host that the film's director, Gavin Hood, saved it all for a parting gift when shooting of the summer blockbuster drew to a close.
The Stern inquisition: The star of the half-billion dollar blockbuster Logan sat down with the satellite radio personality in 2009
No worries: Jackman said that he doesn't mind appearing nude on camera, save for the impact a stricter rating could mean for his mainstream blockbusters
Parting gift: Jackman said that director Gavin Hood (right) gave him a bag of nude clips when production wrapped up on the motion picture
'When we finished the film, my wrap gift from the director was a bag which had all the film cut off with my d--- in it. So, I got frames of film, and I am looking, going, "OK, hello!"'
Stern then asked Jackman, 'Do you have a big d---?'
'It's pretty good, I think - I'm fine,' Jackman said.
Stern then delivered his theory on why on-camera male nudity can be a risky proposition for the actor.
Endowment of the arts: The King of All Media isn't shy about asking celebrities about the size of their genitals, as he's grilled stars from Kid Rock to Rod Stewart to Nick Cannon about their anatomical dimensions
'Richard Gere, I thought, made a classic mistake as an actor, he appeared nude in a film where his penis was the size of a mushroom,' Stern said, referring to 1980's American Gigolo.
'So when you're nude and there's a chance that your full penis will be on there, you don't fret because it's a big one? ... over six inches?' asked Stern, to which Jackman responded, 'Yeah.'
Stern asked Jackman: 'Do you ever think ... to have a big penis, it's great, huh? life's great for you.'
Star in the city: The Australian actor was snapped earlier this month making the promotional rounds for his latest film, Logan
Jackman - who's been wed to wife Deborra-Lee Furness for more than 20 years - said, 'Everything's fine - I'm a married man, and there's been no complaints there, so that's all I'm worried about.'
Logan is in theaters now; Jackman plays P.T. Barnum in The Greatest Showman, due out Christmas Day.
Live Stern shows can be heard Monday thru Wednesday on SiriusXM.
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