01 Nov Jeff Goldblum bio, career, lifestyle and net worth
Jeff Goldblum is a famous American actor, who was born on October 22, 1952. He is known for his roles in movies like Jurassic Park and Independence Day. Jeff has won many awards like Golden Globe Award for Best Actor In A Motion Picture Musical Or Comedy and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
Jeff Goldblum Early life
Jeff Goldblum was born on October 22, 1952 in West Homestead, Pennsylvania. His father is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent and his mother had Russian Jewish ancestry. At age 5, he appeared with his family in an episode of “The Jackie Gleason Show” where he recited a poem about the Space Age (which you can see here).
He attended Winchester Thurston School in Brookline before going to Carnegie Mellon University for architecture. He dropped out after three years to pursue acting full time at age 18.
Career
Starting in the late 1970s, Goldblum became a regular on the small screen. He made appearances in shows like The Waltons and Happy Days. In 1982, he got his first major role in Michael Mann’s Thief as a character named Willie Bank.
In 1983, Goldblum landed his first major movie role as Seth Brundle in David Cronenberg’s remake of The Fly opposite Geena Davis (who played Veronica Quaife). As the film became very successful at the box office, it propelled both actors into stardom overnight.
Since then, he has been seen in dozens of films such as Jurassic Park (1993), Independence Day (1996), Anaconda (1997) and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).
Personal life
In 1989, he married actress and playwright Emilie Livingston. They have two children: Charlie (born in 1990) and Ramona (born in 1992). The couple divorced in 2013 after 19 years of marriage.
On August 25, 2014, Goldblum married model Heather Graham. They welcomed their first child together on March 20, 2017; Sunny Bebop Goldblum
was born via surrogate. Goldblum has received many accolades throughout his career, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as David Seville in “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” (2004). He also won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for the same film.
Net Worth
Jeff Goldblum is an American actor and musician who has a net worth of $40 million. He first achieved stardom for his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park, and has since become known for his roles in Independence Day, The Fly and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
Jeff was born on October 22nd 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Shirley (née Lowenstein) and Harold Leland Goldblum Sr., a physician whose family practiced Jewish heritage comes from Poland and Russia on both sides. His father died when he was 9 years old due to complications from a heart attack; Jeff had been very close to his mother who passed away shortly after he turned 21 years old.
Conclusion
We hope that you have enjoyed learning about the life and career of Jeff Goldblum. He is one of those actors who seems to be able to do it all, and we are excited for him to continue working on new projects in the future.
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