Jeff Bridges
- Born: 4 Dec, 1949
To call Jeff Bridges "the most underappreciated great actor of his generation", as did Janet Maslin in her The New York Times review of "American Heart" (1992), has become something of a cliche in contemporary film criticism. Hailed for his relaxed, naturalistic performance style, he has remained an A-list leading man for over four decades without benefit of being a box-office champ. Furthermore, Bridges has accomplished this feat without resorting to the broad self-parody of contemporaries like Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro. One would be hard pressed to define a typical Jeff Bridges role. Something of a character actor with leading man looks, he has built his reputation with a wide assortment of parts in various genres. He is simply his generation's Spen...
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- father Lloyd Vernet Bridges: active in film and TV from the early 1940s; starred in the popular TV adventure series "Sea Hunt" (1957-61) and appeared in films including "Home of the Brave" (1949), "High Noon" (1952), "The Goddess" (1958) and "Airplane!" (1980); died on March 10, 1998
- mother Dorothy Bridges:
- brother Beau Bridges: born on December 9, 1941; has played leading roles in such films as "Gaily, Gaily" (1969) and "Norma Rae" (1978) and won three Emmy Awards for TV work
- brother Garrett Myles Bridges: born in June 1948; died of sudden infant death syndrome in August 1948
- sister Lucinda Bridges: born in 1953
- daughter Isabelle Annie Bridges: born opn August 6, 1981
- daughter Jessica Lily Bridges: born on June 14, 1983
- daughter Haley Roselouise Bridges: born on October 17, 1985
- Candy Clark: appeared together in "Fat City" (1972)
- wife Susan Bridges: born c. 1954; married in 1977; Bridges spotted her at a Montana restaurant where she was waitressing while he was filming "Rancho Deluxe" c. 1975
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