Peter told his audience in 1981 at The Sydney Hilton that he thought Mark Lee and Mel Gibson (both featured in the Aussie movie "Gallipoli), could play him. But knowing his luck, I'd end up with Jack Thompson.
Ricky Schroder could play me as a child but dub the accent. Maybe as I grew up I could teach Bryan Brown to sing and dance.

love these little factoids!

Little did he know about the 13 year old Hugh Michael Jackman.... and the incredible show that created myriads of new Peter fans around the world!

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he thought Mark Lee and Mel Gibson (both featured in the Aussie movie "Gallipoli), could play him

Thanks for that bit of trivia, Tiger, but I can't imagine either of them doing all that singing and dancing.

Too bad Peter never got to see Hugh perform. He would have loved it -- if he could have refrained from jumping up on the stage and joining in on the fun. LOL

Didn't Carole Bayer Sager say in an interview she knows that (in spirit) Peter knows Hugh is portraying him? So yes he couldn't see him but as the expression goes "smiling down from the heavens (or wherever he might be"