Hugh Jackman celebrates birthday at coffee launch

Hugh Jackman celebrated his 43rd birthday on Wednesday (12Oct11) by partying at the launch of his fair trade coffee company in New York.

The X-Men actor and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness attended the opening of Laughing Man Coffee & Tea at the ABC Kitchen in the Big Apple, which will raise funds for various charities including the Harlem Village Academics.

And staff had a surprise in store for Hugh Jackman - they presented him with a huge, chocolate-covered cake to celebrate his birthday.

Speaking about the inspiration behind his latest venture, the movie star tells EOnline, "We have a motto at Laughing Man, and that is 'All be happy'. It actually emanates from an ancient Sanskrit prayer, which wishes for everybody to be happy, to be free of disease and for none to suffer misery of any kind - and that is at the heart of our company."