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Jeff Bridges
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December 4, 1949 in Los Angeles, CA
Biography:The son of actor "Lloyd Bridges", "Jeff Bridges" made his screen bow as a petulant infant in the arms of his real-life mother, Dorothy, in the 1950 "Jane Greer" melodrama "The Company She Keeps"; his troublesome older brother in that film was played by his real older brother Beau. The younger Bridges made a more formal debut before the cameras at age eight, in an episode of his dad's TV series Sea Hunt.

After serving in the Coast Guard reserve, the budding actor studied acting at the "Herbert Berghof" school. While older brother Beau was developing into a character player, Bridges, thanks in equal parts to his ability and ruggedly handsome looks, became a bona fide leading man. He had his first major success with a leading role in "Peter Bogdanovich"'s "The Last Picture Show" (1971), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. Two years later, he won yet another Oscar nomination, this time for... Full Biography

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Jeff Bridges in "Iron Man" (Paramount Pictures)
Jeff Bridges in "Iron Man" (Paramount Pictures)
Jeff Bridges in "Iron Man" (Paramount Pictures)
Jeff Bridges, left, and Gwyneth Paltrow in "Iron Man" (Paramount Pictures)
Big Z (voiced by Jeff Bridges), left, and Cody Maverick (voiced by Shia LaBeouf) in "Surf's Up"...
Cody Maverick (voiced by Shia LaBeouf), left, and Big Z (voiced by Jeff Bridges) in "Surf's Up"...
Cody Maverick (voiced by Shia LaBeouf), left, and Big Z (voiced by Jeff Bridges) in "Surf's Up"...
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Nov. 19, 2009, 6:10 AM EST
At the Movies: Capsule reviews of `New Moon,' `Blind Side,' and other films this week
Nov. 16, 2009, 4:51 AM EST
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