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Beau Bridges

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Beau Bridges: Biography

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Birth Name: Lloyd Vernet Bridges III
Birth Place: Hollywood, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/09/1941, Sagittarius
Profession: Actor; director; producer

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Beau Bridges Fast Facts:

Despite being named Lloyd Vernet Bridges III, his parents nicknamed him Beau after the son of the Ashley Wilkes character in Gone With the Wind.
Enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in the late 1950s.
Aspired to be a basketball star. Played basketball under coach John Wooden for UCLA; later narrated the audio CD version of his former coach's autobiography.
Made an early 1960s appearance on TV's Sea Hunt, which starred his father, Lloyd.
Directed the feature films The Wild Pair (1987)---which starred his father and two sons, Dylan and Casey---and Seven Hours to Judgment (1988).
Is on the Board of Directors for the Wishtoyo Foundation, a West Coast cultural and environmental awareness group.
Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to the stars belonging to his father and brother.

Beau Bridges Relationships:
Dorothy Dean Bridges - Mother
Emily Bridges - Daughter
Ezekiel Jeffrey Bridges - Son
Casey Bridges - Son
Garrett Myles Bridges - Brother
Wendy Treece Bridges - Wife
Jeff Bridges - Brother
Jordan Bridges - Son
Lucinda Bridges - Sister
Dylan Bridges - Son
Julie Landifield - Ex-wife
Lloyd Bridges - Father
Beau Bridges Awards:
2008 Grammy: Best Spoken Word Album - Winner
2009 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2010 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
1969 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Nominee
2011 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Informational Special - Nominee
1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2000 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
2002 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
1996 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor for a Miniseries or a Special - Nominee
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1999 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
1997 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
2007 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
College:
Attended University of California, Los Angeles, CA; attended University of Hawaii, Manoa, HI