The son of well-known film and TV star Lloyd Bridges and his long-time wife Dorothy Dean Bridges, Jeffrey Leon Bridges was born on December 4, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, and grew up amid the happening Hollywood scene with big brother Beau Bridges. Both boys popped up, without billing, alongside their mother in the film
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Episode #1.140
(2010)
(performer: "I Don't Know" - uncredited)
2009Crazy Heart
(performer: "Hold On You" 2009, "I Don't Know" 2009, "Fallin' and Flyin'", "The Weary Kind Theme from Crazy Heart" 2009, "The Weary Kind Theme from Crazy Heart")
1985Live Aid
(TV special documentary)
Himself - Host
1985The 57th Annual Academy Awards
(TV special documentary)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Original Score & Best Animated Short Film
[on
Crazy Heart] This one was kind of a challenge - I find I'm most challenged by things I really care about, because I really want to do them well. It causes quite a bit of anxiety. But that very thing you're afraid of is kind of like a blessing in disguise. If you didn't have that fear, you wouldn't have the other side - courage and bravery...
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Trivia:
He is well known for his liberal political views.
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Trademark:
Regularly has played "everyman" type roles up against considerable adversity, especially in his more dramatic roles
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