Jeff Bridges | |
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![]() Bridges in 2013 | |
Born | Jeffrey Leon Bridges December 4, 1949 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, producer, composer |
Years active | 1950–present |
Spouse |
Susan Geston (m. 1977) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Lloyd Bridges, Dorothy Bridges |
Family | Beau Bridges (brother) Jordan Bridges (nephew) |
Jeffrey Leon “Jeff” Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor and singer. he was born in Los Angeles, California to actor Lloyd Bridges (1913–1998) and actress Dorothy Bridges (née Simpson, 1915–2009). His brother Beau Bridges (born 1941) is also an actor.
Bridges has starred in many movies, including: Starman, The Fisher King, The Vanishing, The Big Lebowski, Arlington Road, The Contender, K-PAX, Seabiscuit, The Door in the Floor, Iron Man, Crazy Heart and True Grit.
On October 19, 2020, Bridges announced that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma and has gone through chemotherapy.[1] Bridges also announced he contracted COVID-19 while in treatment and noted it was a difficult experience which he said made cancer "look like a piece of cake." He said he is now fully vaccinated against COVID-19.[2]