Jeff Bridges Quote
For me, growing up, the downside of it was that as a kid you don't want to stand out. You don't want to have a famous father let alone get a job because of your famous father, you know? But I'm a product of nepotism. That's how I got my foot in the door, through my dad.
Jeff Bridges
For me, growing up, the downside of it was that as a kid you don't want to stand out. You don't want to have a famous father let alone get a job because of your famous father, you know? But I'm a product of nepotism. That's how I got my foot in the door, through my dad.
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About Jeff Bridges
Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor. Known for his leading man roles in film and television, he has received various accolades throughout his career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He received the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2019, and the Critics Choice Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023.
Bridges comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series Sea Hunt (1958–1960) alongside his father Lloyd and brother Beau. He received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as an alcoholic singer in Crazy Heart (2009). Other Oscar-nominated roles include The Last Picture Show (1971), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Starman (1984), The Contender (2000), True Grit (2010), and Hell or High Water (2016). He also starred in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Fisher King (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998) and Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), along with the commercially successful films King Kong (1976), Tron (1982), Iron Man (2008), and Tron: Legacy (2010).
He earned a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role in the HBO film A Dog Year (2009). He returned to television for a role as a former CIA operative in the FX series The Old Man (2022).
Bridges comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series Sea Hunt (1958–1960) alongside his father Lloyd and brother Beau. He received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as an alcoholic singer in Crazy Heart (2009). Other Oscar-nominated roles include The Last Picture Show (1971), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Starman (1984), The Contender (2000), True Grit (2010), and Hell or High Water (2016). He also starred in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Fisher King (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998) and Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), along with the commercially successful films King Kong (1976), Tron (1982), Iron Man (2008), and Tron: Legacy (2010).
He earned a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role in the HBO film A Dog Year (2009). He returned to television for a role as a former CIA operative in the FX series The Old Man (2022).