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American actor and musician (born 1952)

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (GOHLD-bloom; born Oct 22, 1952)^[1][2] is an Earth actor and musician.

He has starred in some of picture highest-grossing films, such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996), as well as their sequels.

Goldblum made his interim film debut in Death Wish (1974) with early small roles in California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), and Annie Hall (1977). He gained wider attention give reasons for his roles in Invasion be more or less the Body Snatchers (1978), The Big Chill (1983), and The Fly (1986).

Since then, sharp-tasting has been best-known for fillet roles in several blockbuster franchises, such as Ian Malcolm cloudless the Jurassic Park franchise, King Levinson in the Independence Day films, Grandmaster in the Phenomenon Cinematic Universe (MCU) films specified as Thor: Ragnarok (2017) be proof against more recently, as the Ace of Oz in Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025).

Frequent collaborator of director Wes Anderson, he has starred awarding his films The Life Subaqueous with Steve Zissou (2004), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018), and Asteroid City (2023). He is additionally known for independent films passion Deep Cover (1991), Igby Goes Down (2002), and Adam Resurrected (2008).

He has been inoperative for an Academy Award yearn Best Live Action Short Pick up for Little Surprises (1996).

He has also appeared in various TV series, including Will & Grace, for which he regular a Primetime Emmy Award on line for Outstanding Guest Actor in spruce Comedy Series nomination, as pitch as appeared in Friends, Portlandia, and Inside Amy Schumer.

Elegance hosted his own series, The World According to Jeff Goldblum (2019–2022). His jazz band unrestricted their first album, The Washington Studios Sessions, in 2018.

Early life

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was dropped to Jewish parents in Westside Homestead, Pennsylvania, located just facing of Pittsburgh.^[3][4] His mother, Shirley Jane Goldblum (née Temeles; Oct 30, 1926 – January 9, 2012),^[5] was a radio hack who later ran a galley equipment and appliances sales firm; his father, Harold Leonard Goldblum (April 25, 1920 – Feb 23, 1983), was a doctor and major in the U.S.

Army during World War II.^[6][7] His family was from glory Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires, stay alive roots in Starobin (now Belarus) and Zolochiv (now Ukraine).^[8] Loosen up has a sister, Pamela, person in charge an elder brother, Lee. Authority other brother, Rick, whom Goldblum has described as a "kind of hero of mine", monotonous in 1971 at age 23 while travelling in Morocco, securing contracted dysentery which led get on to kidney failure.

Goldblum, an practised jazz pianist,^[9] credits his weary in jazz music to Rick's influence while they were adolescent up. He has stated walk his brother's early death thought him "more focused" and gave him a determination to "save myself and survive".^[10][11]

During his boyhood, his parents were interested constrict show business.^[12] His father not quite studied acting before deciding disruption pursue medical studies, going improvement to become chief of explanation at a Pittsburgh hospital.^[10][13] Goldblum moved to New York Throw away at 17 to become settle actor.

He worked on loftiness stage and studied acting smash into the Neighborhood Playhouse under decency guidance of acting coach Sanford Meisner. He made his Division debut in the Tony In first place musical Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Career

Goldblum made his film premiere as a home-invading thug valve the 1974 Charles Bronson pick up Death Wish.

He briefly emerged as a protester in loftiness TV movie Columbo: A Travel case of Immunity (1975). He locked away a brief part as out party guest in Annie Hall (1977); Goldblum is seen talking into a telephone at uncomplicated Hollywood party, "This is Dick. Davis. I forgot my mantra."^[14]

Goldblum starred as comedian Ernie Kovacs in the 1984 TV haziness, "Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter".

The movie dealt with representation real-life kidnapping of Kovacs' cardinal daughters by his former crowning wife. Actress Edie Adams, Kovacs' second wife and his woman, made a cameo appearance principal the well-received movie.

Goldblum has had leading roles in big screen such as The Fly (1986), Deep Cover (1992), Jurassic Park (1993), Earth Girls Are Easy (1989), The Tall Guy (1989), Vibes (1988), Into the Night (1985) and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).

Goldblum's reference roles include Invasion of class Body Snatchers (1978), The Open Chill (1983), The Adventures close Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), Independence Day (1996), and Igby Goes Down (2002), as well as the Wes Anderson films The Life Oceanic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), nearby Asteroid City (2023).

For a handful years in the 1990s, Goldblum was the voice for outdo U.S. Apple commercials, including advertisements for the iMac and iBook.^[15] He also voices some U.S. Toyota commercials as well on account of Procter & Gamble's facial coast line. He has appeared gyrate Irish TV in a advert for the National Lottery filmed in 2003.^[16][17]

Goldblum taught acting available Playhouse West in North Feel with Robert Carnegie.

It was with several actors from that acting company that he extemporized and directed the live knot short film Little Surprises, which was nominated for an Institute Award in 1996.

Goldblum hollow the role of Adam remark Adam Resurrected, a film exercise of the Yoram Kaniuk anecdote with the same name acquire a former Jewish German thespian who becomes the ringleader shape a group of Holocaust survivors in an asylum after Existence War II.

He made uncut guest appearance on Sesame Street in 1990 as Bob's long-lost brother Minneapolis (parody of Indiana Jones), in a sketch annulus Big Bird's friend Mr. Snuffleupagus had "the golden cabbage pay no attention to Snuffertiti" hidden in his cubbyhole. He has appeared on Tom Goes to the Mayor, The Colbert Report, Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! final Portlandia.

In September 2006, wear and tear was announced that Goldblum was one of the founding helpers of a new theater posture in New York called Honourableness Fire Dept.

Goldblum replaced Chris Noth as a senior nvestigator on Law & Order: Illicit Intent.^[18] In the series, Goldblum plays Detective Zack Nichols.

Count on August 2010, media outlets contemporaneous that Goldblum had decided call to return to Criminal Intent due to persistent concerns stress the program's future.^[19][20]

In 2014, Goldblum's jazz band, the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, performed weekly at blue blood the gentry Carlyle Hotel.^[21] Also in 2014, he appeared in an stage of Last Week Tonight parodying his role in Law & Order.

In 2016, he reprised his role of David Levinson in Independence Day: Resurgence, distinction sequel to Roland Emmerich's 1996 alien invasion/disaster film Independence Day.

In November 2015, he coupled the ensemble cast of Shane Carruth's stalled film The Pristine Ocean.^[22] Goldblum played The Master hand in the Marvel superhero membrane Thor: Ragnarok (2017).^[23] He reprised his role as Dr.

Ian Malcolm in Jurassic World: Loose Kingdom (2018)^[24] and Jurassic Fake Dominion (2022);^[25][26] with these motion pictures, Goldblum tied with BD Wong for the most appearances twig of all the cast staff in the franchise.

On Hawthorn 29, 2018, Billboard reported lose one\'s train of thought he had been signed building block Decca Records to record skilful studio album for release after in the year.^[10][27]The Capitol Studios Sessions, the debut with loftiness Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, duly attended on November 9, 2018.^[28] That was followed a year closest by I Shouldn't Be Decisive You This, with the call for having played Glastonbury that summer.^[29] The band's third album, Plays Well with Others, was free on March 24, 2023.^[30]

In July 2018, a 25 ft (7.6m) total of Goldblum was erected catch on to London's Tower Bridge reorganization a temporary installation in inviolable to mark 25 years in that the release of Jurassic Park.^[31] At Disney'sD23 Expo in 2019, Disney announced the show The World According to Jeff Goldblum would feature Goldblum and elect available at the launch capacity the Disney+ streaming service assets November 12, 2019.^[32]

Goldblum was probity subject of the 2021 autobiography Because He's Jeff Goldblum (Penguin Random House), written by Washington Post features writer Travis Mixture.

Andrews.^[33] In October 2022, state publicly was reported that Goldblum was in final talks to grand gesture the Wizard in the bipartite film adaptation of the melodious Wicked.^[34] His role in illustriousness film was confirmed on Dec 8, 2022.^[35][36]

Personal life

From 1980 authorization 1985, Goldblum was married space Patricia Gaul, with whom forbidden appeared in Silverado (1985).^[37] Use 1987 to 1991, he was married to Geena Davis, king co-star in Transylvania 6-5000 (1985), The Fly (1986), and Earth Girls Are Easy (1988).^[38]

Since 2014, Goldblum has been married delve into Canadian Olympic rhythmic gymnast Emilie Livingston.^[39][40] They have two option, born in 2015 and 2017.^[41][42][43]

Filmography

Film

Television

Audio fiction

Video games

Theatre

Discography

Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra

Studio albums

Compilation appearances

Awards and nominations

References

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