Jeff Goldblum
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Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of all time, such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996), as well as their sequels.
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Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum is an American television, film, and voice actor, as well as a film director. Born in West Homestead in 1952, he began his work period in 1974. He is educated at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and speaks English. Goldblum is Jewish and resides in Los Angeles. He has been married to Geena Davis and has two children.
His artistic output includes work in the Western genre and recordings with Decca, where he plays the piano. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Goldblum is recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection and holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (/ˈɡoʊldbluːm/ GOHLD-bloom; born October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of all time, such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996), as well as their sequels.
Goldblum made his acting film debut in Death Wish (1974) with early small roles in California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), and Annie Hall (1977). He gained wider attention for his roles in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Big Chill (1983), and The Fly (1986). Since then, he has been best-known for his roles in several blockbuster franchises, such as Ian Malcolm in the Jurassic Park franchise, David Levinson in the Independence Day films, Grandmaster in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films such as Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and more recently, as the Wizard of Oz in Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025).
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