Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum is an American actor and musician.
29 Facts About Jeff Goldblum
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Jeff Goldblum has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of his era, such as Jurassic Park and Independence Day, as well as their sequels.
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Jeff Goldblum gained wider attention for his roles in Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Big Chill, and The Fly.
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Jeff Goldblum's career had a resurgence with his roles in the Wes Anderson films The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Isle of Dogs.
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Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was born to Jewish parents in West Homestead, Pennsylvania, located just outside of Pittsburgh.
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Jeff Goldblum's mother, Shirley Jane Goldblum, was a radio broadcaster who later ran a kitchen equipment and appliances sales firm; his father, Harold Leonard Goldblum, was a physician and major in the US Army during World War II.
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Jeff Goldblum's family is from Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with roots in Starobin and Zolochiv.
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Jeff Goldblum has a sister, Pamela, and an elder brother, Lee.
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Jeff Goldblum has stated that his brother's early death made him "more focused" and gave him a determination to "save myself and survive".
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Jeff Goldblum's family celebrated Christmas, and he was raised to believe in Santa Claus.
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Jeff Goldblum moved to New York City at 17 to become an actor.
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Jeff Goldblum worked on the stage and studied acting at the renowned Neighborhood Playhouse under the guidance of acting coach Sanford Meisner.
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Jeff Goldblum made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning musical Two Gentlemen of Verona.
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Jeff Goldblum made his film debut as a home-invading thug in the 1974 Charles Bronson film Death Wish.
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Jeff Goldblum briefly appeared as a protester in the TV movie Columbo: A Case of Immunity.
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Jeff Goldblum has had leading roles in films such as The Fly, Jurassic Park, Earth Girls Are Easy, The Tall Guy, Vibes, Into the Night and The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
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Jeff Goldblum's supporting roles include Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Big Chill, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, Independence Day, and Igby Goes Down, as well as the Wes Anderson films The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
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For several years in the 1990s, Jeff Goldblum was the voice for most US Apple commercials, including advertisements for the iMac and iBook.
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Jeff Goldblum has appeared on Irish TV in a commercial for the National Lottery filmed in 2003.
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Jeff Goldblum taught acting at Playhouse West in North Hollywood with Robert Carnegie.
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Jeff Goldblum played the role of Adam in Adam Resurrected, a film adaptation of the Yoram Kaniuk novel about a former German entertainer who becomes the ringleader to a group of Holocaust survivors in an asylum after World War II.
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Jeff Goldblum made a guest appearance on Sesame Street in 1990 as Bob's long-lost brother Minneapolis, in a sketch where Big Bird's friend Snuffleupagus had "the golden cabbage of Snuffertiti" hidden in his cave.
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In September 2006, it was announced that Jeff Goldblum was one of the founding members of a new theater company in New York called The Fire Dept.
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Jeff Goldblum played The Grandmaster in the Marvel superhero film Thor: Ragnarok.
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Jeff Goldblum reprised his role as Dr Ian Malcolm in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Jurassic World Dominion ; with these films, Goldblum tied with BD Wong for the most appearances out of all the cast members in the franchise.
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Goldblum was the subject of the 2021 biography Because He's Jeff Goldblum, written by Washington Post features writer Travis M Andrews.
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In October 2022, it was reported that Jeff Goldblum was in final talks to play the Wizard in the two-part film adaptation of the musical, Wicked.
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From 1980 to 1985, Jeff Goldblum was married to Patricia Gaul, with whom he appeared in Silverado.
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In mid-2014, Jeff Goldblum became engaged to Emilie Livingston, a Canadian Olympic rhythmic gymnast 30 years his junior; the couple married on November 8,2014.