The Oscar-nominated actor best known for playing Wolverine in the Marvel franchise received his first skin cancer diagnosis in 2013 after his then-wife Deborra-Lee Furness urged him to get a mark on his nose checked, and has since had multiple biopsies and surgeries for basal cell carcinoma. On ‘The Howard Stern Show’ in December 2025, he revealed he had dealt with around six skin cancers, saying, “Even after the first one I had, I was like, ‘Ah, but it’d still be good to get a tan when I go away.’ I’m like, what was I thinking? You’re an idiot. Be the pasty skin guy. Who cares?” His message to fans has been consistent, urging them to “please get skin checks often, please don’t think it won’t happen to you.”
Celebs who survived skin cancer and push for regular skin checks
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