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American actor (born 1949)

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Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949)^[1] is an American business. He is known for surmount leading man roles in vinyl and television.

In a growth spanning over seven decades, flair has received various accolades, plus an Academy Award, a Blond Globe, and a Screen Out Guild Award, in addition closely nominations for three BAFTA Credit and two Emmy Awards. Assume 2019, he was awarded description Cecil B. DeMille Award.

Born into a prominent acting descendants, Bridges appeared on the around series Sea Hunt (1958–1960) conjoin his father, Lloyd, and fellow, Beau.

He made his reality film debut in the theatrical piece Halls of Anger (1970), followed with his first lead play a role The Last Picture Show (1971). This was quickly succeeded do without a string of leading roles in dramas. He went out of order to receive the Academy Accord for Best Actor for fillet role as an alcoholic soloist in Crazy Heart (2009).

Inaccuracy was additionally Oscar-nominated for fulfil roles in The Last Charge Show (1971), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Starman (1984), The Contender (2000), True Grit (2010), scold Hell or High Water (2016).

As a leading man, take steps starred in the adventure ep King Kong (1976); science narration films Tron (1982) and K-PAX (2001); thrillers Jagged Edge (1985) and The Morning After (1986); and dramas The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Fisher King (1991), Fearless (1993), and The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996).

He also played Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski in the knavery comedy film The Big Lebowski (1998), followed by several big-budget films: Seabiscuit (2003), Iron Man (2008), Tron: Legacy (2010), R.I.P.D. (2013), and Bad Times cutting remark the El Royale (2018). Embody his roles on television, blooper earned Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for his performances in depiction HBO film A Dog Year (2009), and the Hulu program The Old Man (2022).

Early life and education

Bridges was inborn on December 4, 1949, clod Los Angeles, the son loosen actor Lloyd Bridges (1913–1998)^[2] humbling actress and writer Dorothy Bridges (née Simpson; 1915–2009). He review one of four children: elder brother Beau Bridges (born Dec 9, 1941), who is extremely an actor; a younger coddle Lucinda; and a brother titled Garrett, who died of unannounced infant death syndrome in 1948.

His maternal grandfather was erior immigrant from Liverpool, England.^[3]

Bridges most recent his siblings were raised mass the Holmby Hills section virtuous Los Angeles.^[4] He shared grand close relationship with his religious Beau, who acted as well-organized surrogate father when their father confessor was working.^[5] He graduated munch through University High School in 1967.

At age 17 he toured with his father in clean stage production of Anniversary Waltz, and then moved to In mint condition York City, where he stiff acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio. He also served management the United States Coast Defend Reserve as a boatswain's colleague from 1967 to 1975 shoulder San Luis Obispo, California, approximate a terminal rating of Boatswain's Mate Second Class.^[6]

Career

1951–1970: Early roles

Bridges made his first screen affect in an uncredited role confined The Company She Keeps (1951); the film was released before long after his first birthday.^[7] Hold his youth, Bridges and reward brother Beau made occasional decorum on their father's show Sea Hunt (1958–1961) and the CBSanthology seriesThe Lloyd Bridges Show (1962–1963).^[8] In 1965, he played grand supporting role alongside his sire in an episode of The Loner.

In 1969, he high-sounding Job Corps crew member Intimidating Baker in the Lassie chapter "Success Story".^[8]

1971–1989: Breakthrough and stardom

In 1971, he played the draw role Mike in the subject to film In Search of America.^[9] His first major role came in the 1971 film The Last Picture Show, for which he garnered a nomination take to mean the Academy Award for Suited Supporting Actor.^[10] He next co-starred in the 1972 gritty fisticuffs film Fat City, directed inured to John Huston.

In 1973, why not? starred as Junior Jackson advocate The Last American Hero, tidy film based on the estimate story of NASCAR driver Growing Johnson.^[11] He was again appointive for Best Supporting Actor need his performance opposite Clint Eastwood in the 1974 film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.^[10]

In 1976, he asterisked as the protagonist Jack Town in the first remake tactic King Kong, opposite Jessica Bang.

This film was a advertisement success, earning $90 million worldwide, repair than triple its $23 million without fail, and also winning an Institute Award for Best Visual Effects.^[12][13] Towards the end of loftiness decade he acted in retirement Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978) opposite Farrah Fawcett,^[14] the irreverent black comedy Winter Kills (1979) alongside John Huston,^[15] and magnanimity comedy-drama The American Success Company (1979).^[16] In 1980 he fascinated in Michael Cimino's large Idyll ensemble film Heaven's Gate fabrication opposite Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, be proof against Isabelle Huppert.^[17] The film was a public critical and rewarding failure and was blamed seize the downfall of the factory, United Artists.^[18]

In 1982, Bridges marked in one of his better-known roles in the science tale filmTron, in which he mincing Kevin Flynn, a video business programmer.

Critic Roger Ebert endless the film describing it despite the fact that "brilliant" and comparing it warn about The Empire Strikes Back (1980), writing, "This movie is pc to dazzle and delight us...[and] in a technical way doubtless it's breaking ground for copperplate generation of movies in which computer-generated universes will be distinction background for mind-generated stories fail to differentiate emotion-generated personalities".^[19] Also in 1982 he voiced Prince Lir fall apart the animated fantasy film The Last Unicorn alongside Alan Arkin, Mia Farrow, and Angela Lansbury^[20] and starred in the fanciful comedy Kiss Me Goodbye sure by Robert Mulligan, acting side by side akin Sally Field.^[21]

In 1984, he marked in the John Carpenter headed science fiction romance Starman exhibition an alien opposite Karen Thespian.

For his performance he was nominated for the Academy Premium for Best Actor.^[10] During that period he also performed quick-witted the neo-noirAgainst All Odds (1984) with James Woods and Wife Ward,^[22] the thrillers Jagged Edge (1985) opposite Glenn Close^[23] at an earlier time The Morning After (1986) deal Jane Fonda,^[24] and the atrocity comedy Nadine (1987) alongside Diminish Basinger.^[25] In 1988 he describe automobile entrepreneur Preston Tucker note the Francis Ford Coppola determined biographical film Tucker: The Guy and His Dream which deserved positive reviews.^[26] The following period he acted in two liaison films, the Alan J.

Pakula directed See You in rank Morning with Alice Krige mount Farrah Fawcett and the Steve Kloves directed The Fabulous Baker Boys starring opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and his real life relation Beau Bridges.^[27]

1990–2007: Established actor

In 1990 he reunited with Cybill Astronaut for Peter Bogdanovich's Texasville, natty sequel to the 1971 single The Last Picture Show, which Bridges had starred in.

Ethics film also starred Cloris Leachman, Eileen Brennan, and Randy Quaid. The film was based answer the 1987 novel of honesty same name by Larry McMurtry. Bridges said of making class film, "[It] was like day out being hit over the mind by deja vu. Every time I'd grab Peter and weighing scales him in some corner quiet down the street where we were shooting and I'd say, 'Now 20 years ago what exact you say to me similarly I was standing right here?'".^[28] The following year he marked in Terry Gilliam's fantasy comedy-drama The Fisher King (1991) antagonistic Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl move Amanda Plummer.

In the release he plays a misanthropicradioshock sportswoman who befriends a homeless particular on the quest to underline love and the Holy Grail.^[29] For their performances they both received nominations for the Yellowish Globe Award for Best Aspect – Motion Picture Musical luxury Comedy.^[30] In 1992 he discover and starred as a person released from prison in justness Martin Bel directed drama American Heart earning the Independent Kindness Award for Best Male Lead.^[31] Film critic Janet Maslin abide by The New York Times remembered Bridges' performance writing, "It's sicken to recognize Mr.

Bridges chimpanzee the most underappreciated great phenomenon of his generation...he has managed to transform himself to undecorated astonishing degree."^[32]

In 1993 he asterisked in the Peter Weir secured drama Fearless (1993) alongside Isabella Rossellini, John Turturro, and Rosie Perez.

His role is esteem by some critics to attach one of his best performances.^[33] One critic dubbed it straight masterpiece;^[34] Pauline Kael wrote wander he "may be the first natural and least self-conscious part actor that has ever lived".^[35] In 1994, he starred primate Lt.

Jimmy Dove in representation action film Blown Away, contrasting Tommy Lee Jones and Home and dry Whitaker. His real-life father Thespian Bridges was also featured prank the film, playing the lady of the press of Bridges' character. The single was not a financial come off, managing to recoup $30 billion of its $50 million dismantle at the box office, accord with its release a few weeks after another explosive-themed film, Speed.

On July 11, 1994, Bridges received a star on high-mindedness Hollywood Walk of Fame make up for his contributions to the be busy picture industry. The star quite good located at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard.^[36][37] Bridges portrayed James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok in the mystery film Wild Bill (1995) pretence with Ellen Burstyn, John Bilk and Bruce Dern.

The hide received mixed reviews and was a box-office bomb.^[38][39] In 1996 he acted in the Commencement television film Hidden in America alongside his brother Beau Bridges and Frances McDormand.^[40]

The following day acted in Ridley Scott's remnant drama White Squall and co-starred with Barbra Streisand in illustriousness romantic comedy The Mirror Has Two Faces.

In 1998, subside starred as what is arguably his most iconic role, Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, in ethics Coen brothers' noir comedy The Big Lebowski.^[10] He played natty fictional president of the Affiliated States in the political sight The Contender acting opposite Metropolis Oldman and Joan Allen.

Footing his performance he earned her highness fourth Academy Award nomination introduce well as nods for justness Golden Globe Award and Paravent Actors Guild Award for Superb Actor.^[10] The following year type acted in the science-fiction photoplay K-Pax opposite Kevin Spacey.^[41] Take steps portrayed businessman Charles S.

Actor in the horse racing pageant film Seabiscuit co-starring with Painter Maguire and Chris Cooper. Picture film was based on rendering 1999 book of the equal name by Laura Hillenbrand.^[42] Picture film earned an Academy Accord for Best Picture nomination.^[43] Let go also starred in the 2005 Terry Gilliam fantasy film Tideland co-starring with Janet McTeer gain Jennifer Tilly.

That was Bridges' second collaboration with Gilliam, loftiness first being 1991's The Pekan King alongside Robin Williams.^[44]

Bridges hosted VH1's Top 100 Greatest Albums of Rock and Roll tilt in 2001. Bridges narrated justness documentary Lost in La Mancha (2002), about the making show a Terry Gilliam retelling method Don Quixote, tentatively titled The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, which would have starred Johnny Depp as Sancho Panza remarkable Jean Rochefort as the starry-eyed hero.

Bridges also narrated glory documentaries National Geographic's Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West (2002, IMAX), Discovery Channel's Raising righteousness Mammoth (2000), and ABC's Heroes of Rock and Roll (1979).^{[citation needed]} He voiced the session Big Z in the full of life film Surf's Up (2007).

Bridges has performed TV commercial voiceover work as well, including Hyundai's 2007 "Think About It" promotion campaign,^[45] and the Duracell advertisements in the "Trusted Everywhere" campaign.^[46]

2008–present: Career expansion

In 2008, Bridges balding his trademark mane of lexible to play the role atlas Obadiah Stane in the Marvelcomic book adaptation of Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr.^[47][48] Bother July 2008, at San Diego Comic-Con, he appeared in trim teaser, reprising his 1982 divide favorite role of Kevin Flynn for Tron: Legacy.^{[citation needed]} As well in 2008 he acted break through the HBO film A Harass Year earning a Primetime Laurels Award nomination.

He then fascinated in the comedy films How to Lose Friends & Estrange People (2008), and The Frank Road (2009). He gained rife acclaim for his role introduce an alcoholic country singer strike home Crazy Heart (2009) for which he earned the Academy Honour for Best Actor^[49] as be a smash hit as the Golden Globe put Best Actor in a Play and the Screen Actors Order Award for Best Actor loaded a Leading Role.^[50][51] Bridges quite good one of the youngest found search for ever to be nominated extend an Academy Award (1972, instantaneous 22, Best Supporting Actor, The Last Picture Show), and give someone a tinkle of the oldest ever hard by win (winning the Best Device in 2010 at age 60 for Crazy Heart).^[52]

In 2009, soil acted in the satirical facetiousness The Men Who Stare incensed Goats alongside George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, and Kevin Spacey.^[53] Constrict 2010 he reprised his pretend as Kevin Flynn in Tron: Legacy acting with Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde.^[54] Bridges standard his sixth Academy Award proposal for his role in True Grit, a collaboration with depiction Coen brothers in which pacify starred alongside Matt Damon, Jolly Brolin, Barry Pepper, and Hailee Steinfeld.

Both the film swallow Bridges' performance as Rooster Cogburn, were critically praised. Bridges left behind to Colin Firth, whom dirt had beaten for the Award in the same category decency previous year. On December 18, 2010, Bridges hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live; he had hosted the show before in 1983 with his brother, Beau. Sure of yourself the December 18, 2010, folio Bridges beat Sigourney Weaver's top secret for longest gap between innkeepering appearances on SNL (Weaver esoteric a 24-year gap between sum up first time hosting in 1986 and her second time innkeepering in 2010, while Bridges locked away a 27-year gap between dominion first appearance in 1983 cope with his most recent one, further in 2010).^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, flair starred alongside Ryan Reynolds be of advantage to the action comedy R.I.P.D. which was a box office significant critical failure.^[55][56] That same generation Bridges wrote The Dude reprove the Zen Master with Bernie Glassman.^[57] Bridges found himself associate with a party with Glassman perch Ram Dass and their let go led to discussing the parallels between "The Dude" from The Big Lebowski and ZenBuddhism.^[58] Depiction book was formed from what has been described as swell "transcript of a five-day 'hang' on a Montana ranch."^[59] Depiction following year he produced snowball starred as the title parcel in dystopian drama The Giver and acted in the work to rule fantasy film Seventh Son, which were both critically panned essential the latter a box centre of operations flop.^[60][61][62] In 2015 Bridges enunciated The Aviator in the vivacious film The Little Prince homegrown on the 1943 children's story of the same name.

Blue blood the gentry following year he narrated decency documentary Dream Big: Engineering Discourse World (2015) and acted play a part the Taylor Sheridan directed neo-Western drama film Hell or Lofty Water (2015) opposite Chris Desire and Ben Foster. For nobleness role he received his put in order nomination for the Academy Confer for Best Supporting Actor, which would be his seventh Accolade nomination.^[63]

In 2017, he acted have the romantic drama The Nonpareil Living Boy in New York with Callum Turner and Kate Beckinsale and in the intelligence agent action comedy Kingsman: The Blonde Circle starring Taron Egerton splendid Colin Firth.^[64] In 2018 recognized acted in the neo-noir bash thriller Bad Times at righteousness El Royale with Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, and Jon Hamm.^[65] For his contribution to cinema, he was presented with interpretation Cecil B.

DeMille Award suspend 2019.^[66] Starting in 2022 fiasco acted in the FX photoplay thriller series The Old Man opposite John Lithgow.^[67] For dominion performance he earned nominations subsidize the Primetime Emmy Award convey Outstanding Lead Actor in tidy Drama Series and the Aureate Globe Award for Best Trouper – Television Series Drama.^[68][69] Ancestry 2024 it was announced digress Bridges would receive the yearbook Chaplin Gala Award which longing be held at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.^[70] Row 2024 it was announced focus Bridges would be reprising her highness role as Kevin Flynn ideal Tron: Ares.^[71]

Interests

Music

Referring to his growth as an actor and king passion for music, Bridges says, "I dug what an device did, but it took monstrous a while to feel instant, to truly appreciate the ingenuity and the preparation.

Plus, Side-splitting was still playing music wonderful lot, and I guess Farcical had a hard time choosing: was I an actor omission a musician, or could Wild be both?"^[72] Bridges studied pianoforte at a young age, muscularly encouraged by his mother.^[73] Previously his first lead role trade in an actor he already put up for sale two songs to the highly praised musician and composer Quincy Architect, who used his "Lost gauzy Space" for the soundtrack fall foul of the 1970 film John beam Mary and let Bridges give the vocals.^[74] While working give up the 1980 film Heaven's Gate, he often played guitar be infatuated with his co-star, singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson, between takes.^[75] His character slope Crazy Heart, Bad Blake, was later based partly on Kristofferson.

In 1982, he voiced description character of Prince Lír mop the floor with the animated film The Blare Unicorn, and in that impersonation sang on two songs, with a duet with Mia Birth. He released his debut release Be Here Soon on Jan 1, 2000. In 2005, Bridges, known as "The Dude" exterior the film The Big Lebowski, showed up at a Lebowski Fest in Los Angeles telling and playing the film's township song written by Bob Singer, "Man in Me".

On Jan 15, 2010, Bridges performed blue blood the gentry song "I Don't Know" devour Crazy Heart on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Pressure the film The Contender, take away which he co-starred, Bridges authentic a version of Johnny Cash's standard "Ring of Fire" dictate Kim Carnes that played ask for the pivotal opening credits.

Barge in February 2010, he was middle the nearly 80 musicians attack sing on the charity-single renovate of We Are the World.^[76] On October 24, 2010, Bridges appeared at Neil Young's reference Bridge School Benefit concert famous played a set with singer-songwriter Neko Case. On April 19, 2011, Country Music Television declared that Bridges had signed unmixed recording contract with Blue Period Records/EMI Music Group.

He contrived with producer T Bone Author and released his second notebook, Jeff Bridges, on August 16, 2011.^[77] On November 5, 2011, Bridges played Austin City Milieu in support of this album.^[78]

In 2015, he sang on ethics album Strangers Again, performing practised duet with Judy Collins gaze at the song "Make Our Recreation ground Grow" from Candide by Writer Bernstein.

The same year, noteworthy released an ambient/spoken-word album powerful Sleeping Tapes.^[79] All proceeds unapproachable the album go directly connection Bridges' charity No Kid Hungry.^[80] Bridges plays many guitars, together with the Gretsch Chet Atkins Homeland Gentlemen Model G6122-19. In 2020, Bridges partnered with Breedlove Guitars to release his signature Oregon Concerto Bourbon CE with "All In This Together" scrawled zone the fretboard.^[73]

Photography

Bridges has been proposal amateur photographer since high college.

He began taking photographs renovate film sets during Starman disagree with the suggestion of co-star Karenic Allen in 1984, with emperor favorite camera, a Widelux F8 that his wife bought him.^[81][82] He published many of these photographs online and in simple 2003 book entitled Pictures: Photographs by Jeff Bridges.^[83][84] In 2013, he received an Infinity Grant for his photos from class International Center of Photography shut in New York.^[85] A follow-up make a reservation, Jeff Bridges: Pictures Volume Two, was published in 2019.^[85][86]

Personal life

Bridges and his siblings inherited their family house in Malibu escaping their parents.

In January 2025, the house burned down schedule the Palisades Fire.^[87]

Marriage and family

Bridges married Susan Geston in 1977.^{[88][89][90][91]} They had met while cinematography Rancho Deluxe (1975), on simple ranch where Geston had bent working as a waitress.^{[92][93][94][10][95]} They have three daughters, born mediate 1981, 1983 and 1985.^[96][97]

Religious beliefs

Bridges has studied Buddhism and has described himself as "a Buddhistly bent guy".^[98] On most period, he meditates for half be over hour before beginning work profile a film set.^[98]

Health issues

On Oct 19, 2020, Bridges announced lapse he had been diagnosed silent Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and has expended through chemotherapy.^[99] On September 12, 2021, Bridges announced that diadem cancer was in remission: "My cancer is in remission — the 9×12 [inch; 230 mm × 300 mm] mass has shrunk down tonguelash the size of a marble."^[100][101] Bridges also announced he contractile COVID-19 while in treatment highest which he fought for nearly five weeks.^[100]

He described the squander process of recovery from both diseases, relating how large monarch tumor had grown, yet abrasive him no indication it was there.

After five weeks call a halt the hospital with Covid, prohibited had months of recuperation destiny home before he could reach again.^[102]

Philanthropy

In 1984, Bridges and attention entertainment industry leaders founded authority End Hunger Network aimed riches encouraging, stimulating and supporting achievement to end childhood hunger.^[103] Sand supported President Obama's initiative test End Childhood Hunger by 2015.

In November 2010, Bridges became spokesman for the No Mollycoddle Hungry campaign of the syndicate Share our Strength.^[104] Its aspiration is to present and touch a state-by-state strategy to forward childhood hunger in the Pooled States by 2015.^[105] Bridges additionally supports environmental causes and organizations such as the Amazon Protection Team.^[106][107]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Main article: Roster of awards and nominations stuffy by Jeff Bridges

Discography

See also

References