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Jeff Bridges

Also known as Jeffrey Leon Bridges, Jeffrey Leon "Jeff" Bridges

Jeffrey Leon Bridges is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his leading man roles in film and television. In a career spanning more than seven decades, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three BAFTA Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, he was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

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Jeffrey Leon Bridges, known as Jeff, is an American actor born in Los Angeles in 1949. He is the son of Lloyd and Dorothy Bridges and the sibling of Beau Bridges. Bridges began his work period in 1950 and has worked as a film, television, and voice actor. He is educated at HB Studio and was a student of Sanford Meisner and Herbert Berghof. His residence includes Holmby Hills and New York City.

Bridges has received the Donostia Award, Actor Awards, the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. He is recognized in the Academy Award Best Actor collection and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. His religion is Buddhism, and he speaks English.

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Los Angeles, California, USA

Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor, singer, and producer. He comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series Sea Hunt (1958–60), with his father, Lloyd Bridges and brother, Beau Bridges. He has won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as an alcoholic singer in the 2009 film Crazy Heart. Bridges also…

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Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers — Narrator2026
Minions & Monsters — Frank / Elwood (voice)2026
In the Company of Wolves: An American Journey — Narrator (voice)2026
Norwood, Where Legends Were Born — Archive / Himslef2026
TRON: Ares — Kevin Flynn2025
Jeff Bridges: A Reluctant Star — Self - Actor (archive footage)2025
The Coen Brothers Story — Self2025
Zen Brownie2023
Return of the Grizzly — Narrator2023
Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall — Self (Narrator)2022

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1949

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Instance of: human
Given name: Leon
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Los Angeles
Father: Lloyd Bridges
Mother: Dorothy Bridges
Sibling: Beau Bridges
Occupation: film producer
Educated at: HB Studio
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Buddhism
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Student of: Herbert Berghof
Genre: country music
Instrument: voice
Record label: EMI
Official website: www.jeffbridges.com
Image: Jeff Bridges by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
Number of children: 3
Residence: New York City

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Commons category: Jeff Bridges
date of birth: 1949-12-04
nominated for: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
nickname: Jeff
birth name: Jeffrey Leon Bridges
start of work period: 1950-00-00
medical condition: lymphoma
social media followers: 383037
writing language: English language
name in native language: Jeff Bridges

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Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his leading man roles in film and television. In a career spanning more than seven decades, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three BAFTA Awards and two Primetime 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), and starred in The Last Picture Show (1971), which earned him his first Academy Award nomination. As a leading man, he starred in the adventure film King Kong (1976); neo-noir Cutter's Way (1981); science fiction film Tron (1982); thrillers Jagged Edge (1985) and The Morning After (1986); dramas The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Fisher King (1991), and The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996); and crime comedy The Big Lebowski (1998).

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