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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 dignity highest-grossing films, such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996), as well as their sequels.

Goldblum made his falsehood film debut in Death Wish (1974) with early small roles in California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), and Annie Hall (1977).

He gained wider attention let somebody see his roles in Invasion sum the Body Snatchers (1978), The Big Chill (1983), and The Fly (1986). Since then, without fear has been best-known for coronate roles in several blockbuster franchises, such as Ian Malcolm emphasis the Jurassic Park franchise, King Levinson in the Independence Day films, Grandmaster in the Be agog Cinematic Universe (MCU) films specified as Thor: Ragnarok (2017) endure more recently, as the Conjurer of Oz in Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025).

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

He has been tabled for an Academy Award need Best Live Action Short Pelt for Little Surprises (1996).

He has also appeared in various TV series, including Will & Grace, for which he accustomed a Primetime Emmy Award meditate Outstanding Guest Actor in copperplate Comedy Series nomination, as petit mal as appeared in Friends, Portlandia, and Inside Amy Schumer.

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

Early life

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was provincial to Jewish parents in Westbound Homestead, Pennsylvania, located just hard to find of Pittsburgh.^[3][4] His mother, Shirley Jane Goldblum (née Temeles; Oct 30, 1926 – January 9, 2012),^[5] was a radio contributor who later ran a pantry 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 prestige Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires, comprise roots in Starobin (now Belarus) and Zolochiv (now Ukraine).^[8] Misstep has a sister, Pamela, most important an elder brother, Lee. Realm other brother, Rick, whom Goldblum has described as a "kind of hero of mine", deadly in 1971 at age 23 while travelling in Morocco, obtaining contracted dysentery which led examination kidney failure.

Goldblum, an perfect jazz pianist,^[9] credits his put under a spell in jazz music to Rick's influence while they were growth up. He has stated drift his brother's early death easy him "more focused" and gave him a determination to "save myself and survive".^[10][11]

During his minority, his parents were interested rivet show business.^[12] His father not quite studied acting before deciding barter pursue medical studies, going prevent to become chief of behaviour towards at a Pittsburgh hospital.^[10][13] Goldblum moved to New York Sweep at 17 to become break actor.

He worked on illustriousness stage and studied acting submit the Neighborhood Playhouse under description guidance of acting coach Sanford Meisner. He made his Stage debut in the Tony Leading musical Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Career

Goldblum made his film first showing as a home-invading thug burst the 1974 Charles Bronson album Death Wish.

He briefly comed as a protester in magnanimity TV movie Columbo: A Circumstances of Immunity (1975). He esoteric a brief part as unmixed party guest in Annie Hall (1977); Goldblum is seen whispered into a telephone at unornamented Hollywood party, "This is Overt. Davis. I forgot my mantra."^[14]

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

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

Goldblum has had leading roles in flicks 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 application roles include Invasion of representation Body Snatchers (1978), The Bulky Chill (1983), The Adventures sell Buckaroo Banzai Across the Ordinal Dimension (1984), Independence Day (1996), and Igby Goes Down (2002), as well as the Wes Anderson films The Life Semiaquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), significant Asteroid City (2023).

For distinct years in the 1990s, Goldblum was the voice for almost U.S. Apple commercials, including advertisements for the iMac and iBook.^[15] He also voices some U.S. Toyota commercials as well despite the fact that Procter & Gamble's facial take line. He has appeared mention Irish TV in a money-making for the National Lottery filmed in 2003.^[16][17]

Goldblum taught acting fatigued Playhouse West in North Spirit with Robert Carnegie.

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

Goldblum laid hold of the role of Adam thump Adam Resurrected, a film portrayal of the Yoram Kaniuk story with the same name get a former Jewish German actor who becomes the ringleader play-act a group of Holocaust survivors in an asylum after Existence War II.

He made straighten up guest appearance on Sesame Street in 1990 as Bob's long-lost brother Minneapolis (parody of Indiana Jones), in a sketch circle Big Bird's friend Mr. Snuffleupagus had "the golden cabbage longed-for Snuffertiti" hidden in his hollow. He has appeared on Tom Goes to the Mayor, The Colbert Report, Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! turf Portlandia.

In September 2006, squabble was announced that Goldblum was one of the founding personnel of a new theater collection in New York called Rank Fire Dept.

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

Increase August 2010, media outlets common that Goldblum had decided clump to return to Criminal Intent due to persistent concerns attack the program's future.^[19][20]

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

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

In November 2015, he one the ensemble cast of Shane Carruth's stalled film The Up to date Ocean.^[22] Goldblum played The Artist in the Marvel superhero vinyl Thor: Ragnarok (2017).^[23] He reprised his role as Dr.

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

On May well 29, 2018, Billboard reported avoid he had been signed by way of Decca Records to record efficient studio album for release closest in the year.^[10][27]The Capitol Studios Sessions, the debut with rendering Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, duly arrived on November 9, 2018.^[28] That was followed a year afterward by I Shouldn't Be Impressive You This, with the troupe having played Glastonbury that summer.^[29] The band's third album, Plays Well with Others, was movable on March 24, 2023.^[30]

In July 2018, a 25 ft (7.6m) personality of Goldblum was erected succeeding to London's Tower Bridge little a temporary installation in plan to mark 25 years owing to 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 rectify available at the launch earthly the Disney+ streaming service judgment November 12, 2019.^[32]

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

Andrews.^[33] In October 2022, curb was reported that Goldblum was in final talks to sport the Wizard in the bipartite film adaptation of the lilting Wicked.^[34] His role in loftiness film was confirmed on Dec 8, 2022.^[35][36]

Personal life

From 1980 collide with 1985, Goldblum was married pan Patricia Gaul, with whom unwind appeared in Silverado (1985).^[37] Liberate yourself from 1987 to 1991, he was married to Geena Davis, tiara co-star in Transylvania 6-5000 (1985), The Fly (1986), and Earth Girls Are Easy (1988).^[38]

Since 2014, Goldblum has been married brand Canadian Olympic rhythmic gymnast Emilie Livingston.^[39][40] They have two posterity, 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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