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Jeff Bridges
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Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor. Known for his leading roles in film and television in a career spanning over seven decades, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, in addition to the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2019.
Born into a prominent acting family, Bridges appeared on the television series Sea Hunt (1958–1960) alongside his father Lloyd and brother Beau. He gained fame for his roles in the dramas The Last Picture Show (1971) and Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), which also earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. As a leading man, he starred in the adventure film King Kong (1976); science fiction films Tron (1982) and Starman (1984), gaining a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the latter; thrillers Jagged Edge (1985) and The Morning After (1986); and dramas The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Fisher King (1991) and The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996).
Bridges' career progressed with his title role in The Big Lebowski (1998), as he starred in the big-budget films: The Contender (2000), Seabiscuit (2003), Iron Man (2008), and Tron: Legacy (2010). Bridges received several Oscar nominations, including for The Contender and True Grit (2010). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as an alcoholic singer in Crazy Heart (2009). Bridges earned nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards for his starring roles in both the television film A Dog Year (2009), and as former CIA operative Dan Chase in the FX thriller series The Old Man (2022).
Bridges was born on December 4, 1949, in Los Angeles, the son of actor Lloyd Bridges (1913–1998) and actress and writer Dorothy Bridges (née Simpson; 1915–2009). He is one of four children: older brother Beau Bridges (born 1941), who is also an actor; a younger sister Lucinda; and a brother named Garrett, who died of sudden infant death syndrome in 1948. His maternal grandfather was an immigrant from Liverpool, England.
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