Editing Jean Valjean (section)

==Adaptations==
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{{citation needed span|Since the original publication of ''Les Misérables'' in 1862, the character of Jean Valjean has been in a large number of adaptations in numerous types of media based on the novel, such as [[adaptations of Les Misérables#Books|books]], [[adaptations of Les Misérables#Film|films]], [[adaptations of Les Misérables#Musical|musicals]], [[adaptations of Les Misérables#Plays|plays]] and [[adaptations of Les Misérables#Games|games]].|date=April 2024}}

{{citation needed span|Many notable actors have portrayed the role on screen, including [[Fredric March]], [[Jean Gabin]], [[Frank Finlay]], [[Georges Géret]], [[Richard Jordan]], [[Lino Ventura]], [[Liam Neeson]], [[Gérard Depardieu]], [[Dominic West]]|date=April 2024}} and [[Hugh Jackman]], the last of whom received his first nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] and won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] for playing Valjean in the [[Les Misérables (2012 film)|2012 film adaptation of the musical]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hugh-jackman-les-miserables-oscar-420764/ |title=Hugh Jackman on His Surprising Hollywood BFFS and Mother's Abandonment |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=13 February 2013 }}</ref>