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Jeff Bridges

This article is about the American actor. For the album, see Jeff Bridges (album). For the Colorado politician, see Jeff Bridges (politician).

Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges promoting 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International.
Bridges at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Jeffrey Leon Bridges

(1949-12-04) December 4, 1949 (age 74)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
  • singer
Years active1951–present
Spouse
Susan Geston
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(m. 1977)​
Children3
Parent(s)Lloyd Bridges
Dorothy Bridges
FamilyBeau Bridges (brother)
Jordan Bridges (nephew)
AwardsFull list
Military career
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Coast Guard
Years of service1967–1975
RankPetty officer second class
Websitejeffbridges.com

Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949)[1] is an American actor. He is known for his leading man roles in film and television. In a career spanning over seven decades he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award in addition to nominations for three BAFTA Awards and two Emmy Awards. In 2019 he was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

Born into a prominent acting family, Bridges appeared on the television series Sea Hunt (1958–1960) alongside his father Lloyd and brother Beau. He made his feature film debut in the drama Halls of Anger (1970) followed by year later with his first lead in The Last Picture Show (1971). This was quickly succeeded by a string of leading roles in dramas. He went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as an alcoholic singer in Crazy Heart (2009). He was additionally Oscar-nominated for his roles in The Last Picture Show, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Starman (1984), The Contender (2000), True Grit (2010), and Hell or High Water (2016).

As a leading man, he starred in the adventure film King Kong (1976); science fiction 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 crime 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 at the El Royale (2018). For his roles on television he earned Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for his performances in the HBO film A Dog Year (2009), and the Hulu series The Old Man (2022).

  1. ^ "Jeff Bridges | Biography, Movies, & Facts". Britannica. Retrieved April 16, 2022.