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Jeff Bridges: Biography

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Birth Name: Jeffrey Leon Bridges
Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/04/1949, Sagittarius
Profession: Actor; producer; singer

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Jeff Bridges Fast Facts:

First big-screen appearance came as an infant in 1951 drama The Company She Keeps.
As a child, appeared in two 1958 episodes of his father's syndicated series Sea Hunt and three episodes of the early-'60s CBS anthology The Lloyd Bridges Show.
Made his TV-movie debut in 1969 drama Silent Night, Lonely Night, playing his father Lloyd's character as a young man in flashbacks.
Joined the Coast Guard Reserve at age 18.
Performed his own composition, "Lost in Space," on the soundtrack for the Dustin Hoffman-Mia Farrow romance John and Mary (1969); released his full-length debut, a blues-rock album titled Be Here Soon, three decades later.
Earned the first of several Oscar nominations for his breakthrough role in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971).
Founded the End Hunger Network in 1983, which to date has raised several million dollars for community food banks.
An avid amateur photographer, Bridges frequently shoots stills during downtime on movie sets.

Jeff Bridges Relationships:
Lloyd Bridges - Father
Beau Bridges - Brother
Susan Bridges - Wife
Isabelle Bridges - Daughter
Jessica Lily Bridges - Daughter
Haley Roselouise Bridges - Daughter
Jordan Bridges - Nephew
Casey Bridges - Nephew
Dylan Bridges - Nephew
Emily Bridges - Niece
Lucinda Bridges - Sister
Garrett Myles Bridges - Brother
Harriet Bridges - Grandmother
Candy Clark - Ex-significant Other
Ezekiel Jeffrey Bridges - Nephew
Cybill Shepherd - Ex-significant Other
Valerie Perrine - Ex-significant Other
Dorothy Dean Bridges - Mother
Jeff Bridges Awards:
1985 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
2001 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1984 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1974 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2000 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1971 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2010 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
2009 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
2010 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
2009 BAFTA Awards: Best Leading Actor - Nominee
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
2010 BAFTA Awards: Best Leading Actor - Nominee
2010 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee