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Jeff Bridges
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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 is an American actor, film actor, voice actor, and television actor. Born in Los Angeles in 1949, he is the son of Lloyd and Dorothy Bridges and the sibling of Beau Bridges. He is educated at HB Studio and resides in Holmby Hills and New York City. His professional work period began in 1950.

Bridges has received the Donostia Award, Actor Awards, Academy Award for Best Actor, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for Best Actor, and 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 notable works include *Hearts of the West*, *The Dude and the Zen Master*, *Seventh Son*, *Ahbap ve Zen Ustasi*, and *Le "Dude" et le maître zen*. He is affiliated with record labels Blue Note and EMI. He practices Buddhism and speaks English.

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Born
1949
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  • Hearts of the west
  • The Dude and the Zen master
  • Seventh Son
  • Ahbap ve Zen Ustasi
  • Le "Dude" et le maître zen

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Active from
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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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