Jeff Bridges
Biography
American actor Jeff Bridges has starred in over 50 films during his lengthy career. He comes from a family of performers and was introduced to show business by his father Lloyd. Jeff is most famous for his work in the films Big Lebowski (1998), Seabiscuit (2003), Crazy Heart (2009), and most recently True Grit (2010). His accolades include a long list of Academy Award nominations, and one win for Best Actor in 2010.
Bridges was born in 1949 and grew up in Los Angeles, California. After high school Jeff traveled to New York to study acting at the famous Herbert Berghof Studio. In the late 1960's Jeff served in the US Coast Guard, and stayed on reserve through the early 1970's to avoid Vietnam. As a child Jeff got a start in acting through his father Lloyd, and even starred in two of his television shows.
Jeff achieved major success early in his career when he was nominated for an Academy Award in his first major film, the 1971 drama Last Picture Show. Three years later he starred opposite of Clint Eastwood in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. By 1976 Bridges was casted in the first remake of King Kong , which turned out to be a huge commercial success raking in more than 90 million dollars. Over the next three decades Bridges went on to star in over 50 films and win countless awards for his work. More recently Jeff starred in the 2009 film Crazy Heart, which earned him his first Academy Award for Best Actor.
In 1977 Jeff married Susan Geston, the two met while filming Ranch Deluxe. Together they have three daughters. In 1984 Bridges (along with other entertainment industry leaders) founded the End Hunger Network, a humanitarian effort which aims to eliminate childhood hunger in the US by 2015. Along with his charitable work, Jeff is also known for his music and photography.
| Acting | |
|---|---|
| 2013 | R.I.P.D. … Bo |
| 2010 | True Grit … Rooster Cogburn |
| 2010 | TRON: Legacy … Kevin Flynn / Clu |
| 2009 | The Open Road … Kyle |
| 2009 | The Men Who Stare at Goats … Bill Django |
| 2009 | Crazy Heart … Bad Blake |
| 2009 | A Dog Year … Jon Katz |
| 2008 | Iron Man … Obadiah Stane |
| 2008 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People … Clayton Harding |
| 2007 | Surf's Up … Big Z / Geek |
| 2006 | Stick It … Burt Vickerman |
| 2005 | Tideland … Noah |
| 2005 | The Amateurs … Andy |
| 2004 | The Door in the Floor … Ted Cole |
| 2003 | Seabiscuit … Charles Howard |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous … Tom Friend |
| 2002 | Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West … Narrator |
| 2002 | The Making of Tron … Himself |
| 2001 | K-PAX … Dr. Mark Powell |
| 2001 | Scenes of the Crime … Jimmy Berg |
| 2000 | The Contender … President Jackson Evans |
| 1999 | Simpatico … Lyle Carter |
| 1999 | Arlington Road … Michael Faraday |
| 1999 | The Muse … Jack Warrick |
| 1998 | The Big Lebowski … Jeffrey Lebowski |
| 1996 | White Squall … Captain Christopher 'Skipper' Sheldon |
| 1996 | The Mirror Has Two Faces … Gregory Larkin |
| 1995 | Wild Bill … James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok |
| 1994 | Blown Away … James "Jimmy" Dove |
| 1993 | The Vanishing … Barney Cousins |
| 1993 | Fearless … Max Klein |
| 1992 | American Heart … Jack |
| 1991 | The Fisher King … Jack Lucas |
| 1990 | Texasville … Duane Jackson |
| 1989 | The Fabulous Baker Boys … Jack Baker |
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream … Preston Tucker |
| 1987 | Nadine … Vernon Hightower |
| 1986 | 8 Million Ways To Die … Matthew 'Matt' Scudder |
| 1986 | The Morning After … Turner Kendall |
| 1985 | Jagged Edge … Jack Forrester |
| 1984 | Starman … Starman |
| 1984 | Against All Odds … Terry Brogan |
| 1982 | TRON … Kevin Flynn/Clu |
| 1982 | The Last Unicorn … Prince Lir (voice) |
| 1982 | Kiss Me Goodbye … Rupert |
| 1981 | Cutter's Way … Richard Bone |
| 1980 | Heaven's Gate … John L. Bridges |
| 1980 | The American Success Company … Harry |
| 1976 | Stay Hungry … Craig Blake |
| 1976 | King Kong … Jack Prescott |
| 1975 | Rancho Deluxe … Jack McKee |
| 1975 | Hearts of the West … Lewis Tater |
| 1974 | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot … Lightfoot |
| 1973 | The Iceman Cometh … Don Parritt |
| 1973 | The Last American Hero … |
| 1972 | Fat City … Ernie |
| 1972 | Bad Company … |
| 1971 | The Last Picture Show … Duane Jackson |
| 1971 | In Search Of America … Mike Olson |
| 1970 | The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go … Nero Finnegan |
| 1900 | The Seventh Son … Master Gregory |
| Production | |
|---|---|
| 1992 | American Heart … Producer |