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Jeffrey Leon Bridges
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12/04/1949 Birthplace:
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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), became something of a cliché in contemporary film criticism. Hailed for his relaxed, naturalistic performance style, Bridges remained an A-list leading man for over four decades without the benefit of ever having been a box-office champ. Furthermore, Bridges accomplished this feat without ever having to resort to the broad self-parody of such contemporaries as Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro. Basically a character actor
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I recently got a chance to speak with a personal hero of mine, Jeff Bridges, about a little movie he stars in called The Amateurs. We only had ten minutes, so we couldn't get in to world peace or who he's voting for, but you will… CreditsmilestonesYear
Milestone
1950
First film appearance at age four months in "The Company She Keeps" as the infant in Jane Greer's arms
1957
Appeared on father Lloyd Bridges' syndicated TV series "Sea Hunt"
Was an occasional performer with brother Beau on "The Lloyd Bridges Show" (CBS)
1964
Toured New England in stock company production of "Anniversary Waltz"
Fulfilled military service requirement in the Coast Guard reserve
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