Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum | |
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 Jeff Goldblum at the 2019 Phoenix Fan Fusion | |
| Born | Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum October 22, 1952 West Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Celebrity, Musician |
| Years active | 1974 - present |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 2 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | |
| Labels | Decca Records |
Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (/ˈɡoʊldbluːm/; born October 22, 1952)[1][2] is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing movies of his era. These include Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996).
Goldblum's first movie role was in Death Wish (1974). His early roles include California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), and Annie Hall (1977). He got wider attention for his roles in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Big Chill (1983), and The Fly (1986). In 1996 he was nominated for an Academy Award for Little Surprises.
Jeff Goldblum was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for a guest appearance on Will & Grace. He also appeared in Friends, Portlandia and Inside Amy Schumer. In 2023, he was the host of his own series The World According to Jeff Goldblum (2019 - present).
His jazz band released their first album, The Capitol Studios Sessions, in 2018.
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Death Wish | Freak #1 | |
| California Split | Lloyd Harris | ||
| 1975 | Nashville | Tricycle Man | |
| 1976 | Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Clyde Baxter | |
| St. Ives | Hood #3 | ||
| Special Delivery | Snake | ||
| 1977 | The Sentinel | Jack | |
| Annie Hall | Lacey Party Guest | ||
| Between the Lines | Max Arloft | ||
| 1978 | Remember My Name | Mr. Nudd | |
| Thank God It's Friday | Tony Di Marco | ||
| Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Jack Bellicec | ||
| 1981 | Threshold | Aldo Gehring | Nominated - Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor |
| 1983 | The Big Chill | Michael Gold | |
| The Right Stuff | Recruiter | ||
| 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | New Jersey | |
| Terror in the Aisles | Jack Bellicec | ||
| 1985 | Into the Night | Ed Okin | |
| Silverado | "Slick" Calvin Stanhope | ||
| Transylvania 6-5000 | Jack Harrison | ||
| 1986 | The Fly | Seth Brundle | Won - Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (2nd place) New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (3rd place) |
| 1987 | Beyond Therapy | Bruce | |
| 1988 | Vibes | Nick Deezy | |
| Earth Girls Are Easy | Mac | ||
| 1989 | The Tall Guy | Dexter King | |
| El Sueño del Mono Loco | Dan Gillis | ||
| 1990 | Mister Frost | Mr. Frost | |
| 1991 | The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish | Pianist | |
| 1992 | Fathers & Sons | Max | |
| The Player | Himself | Cameo | |
| Deep Cover | David Jason | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| Shooting Elizabeth | Howard Pigeon | ||
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | Dr. Ian Malcolm | Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1995 | Hideaway | Hatch Harrison | |
| Nine Months | Sean Fletcher | ||
| Powder | Donald Ripley | ||
| 1996 | The Great White Hype | Mitchell Kane | |
| Independence Day | David Levinson | Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor | |
| Little Surprises | Director; short movie Nominated - Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film | ||
| Mad Dog Time | Mickey Holliday | ||
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Dr. Ian Malcolm | Nominated - Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Sci-Fi |
| 1998 | Holy Man | Ricky Hayman | |
| The Prince of Egypt | Aaron | Voice | |
| Welcome to Hollywood | Himself | Cameo | |
| 2000 | Beyond Suspicion | John Nolan | |
| Chain of Fools | Avnet | ||
| One of the Hollywood Ten | Herbert Biberman | ||
| 2001 | Perfume | Jamie | Also executive producer |
| Cats & Dogs | Professor Brody | ||
| 2002 | Run Ronnie Run! | Himself | Uncredited cameo |
| Igby Goes Down | D.H. Banes | ||
| 2003 | Dallas 362 | Bob | |
| Spinning Boris | George Gorton | ||
| 2004 | Incident at Loch Ness | Party Guest | Cameo |
| The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Allistair Hennessey | Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble | |
| 2006 | Mini's First Time | Mike Rudell | |
| Fay Grim | Agent Fulbright | ||
| Pittsburgh | Himself | Also producer | |
| Man of the Year | Stewart | ||
| 2008 | Adam Resurrected | Adam Stein | |
| 2010 | The Switch | Leonard | |
| Morning Glory | Jerry Barnes | ||
| 2012 | Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie | Chef Goldblum | |
| Zambezia | Ajax | Voice | |
| 2013 | Le Week-End | Morgan | Nominated - British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Deputy Vilmos Kovacs | Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| Unity | Narrator | Voice Documentary | |
| 2015 | Mortdecai | Milton Krampf | |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | David Levinson | |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Grandmaster | Closing credits cameo |
| Thor: Ragnarok | |||
| Miyubi | The Creator | Short movie | |
| 2018 | Isle of Dogs | Duke | Voice |
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Dr. Ian Malcolm | ||
| Hotel Artemis | Niagara (The Wolf King) | ||
| The Mountain | Dr. Wallace Fiennes | ||
| 2021 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | Dr. Erwin Armstrong | Voice |
| 2022 | Jurassic World Dominion | Dr. Ian Malcolm | |
| 2023 | Asteroid City | Post - production | |
| 2024 | Wicked: Part One | The Wizard | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Columbo | Protester | Episode: "A Case of Immunity" | |
| 1976 | The Blue Knight | Daggett | Episode: "Upward Mobility" | |
| 1977 | Starsky & Hutch | Harry Markham | Episode: "Murder on Stage 17" | |
| 1980 | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | Ichabod Crane | Television film | |
| Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | Lionel Whitney | 14 episodes | ||
| 1982 | Rehearsal for Murder | Leo Gibbs | Television film | |
| Laverne & Shirley | Jeffrey | Episode: "Watch the Fur Fly" | ||
| The Devlin Connection | Alexis Papageorgio | Episode: "The Absolute Monarch of Ward C" | ||
| 1984 | Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter | Ernie Kovacs | Television film | |
| American Playhouse | Sophisticated urbanite | Episode: "Popular Neurotics" | ||
| 1985 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Buck Wolf | Episode: "The Three Little Pigs" | |
| 1986 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Cogswell | Episode: "The Town Where No One Got Off" | |
| 1987 | Life Story | James Watson | Television film | |
| 1990 | Sesame Street | Minneapolis | Episode 21.72 | |
| Framed | Wiley | Television film | ||
| 1990–1991 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Verminous Skumm | Voice; 5 episodes | |
| 1993 | Lush Life | Al Gorky | Television film | |
| 1993 & 1997 | Saturday Night Live | Host | 2 episodes | |
| 1994 | Future Quest | Himself (host) | 22 episodes | |
| 1995, 1998 | The Larry Sanders Show | Jeff Goldblum | 2 episodes | |
| 1996 | The Simpsons | MacArthur Parker | Voice; episode: "A Fish Called Selma" | |
| 1998 | Mr. Show with Bob and David | Civil War Narrator | Voice; episode: "Like Chickens... Delicious Chickens" | |
| 2002 | King of the Hill | Dr. Vayzosa | Voice; episode: "The Substitute Spanish Prisoner" | |
| Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe | White Rabbit | Voice; Television special | ||
| 2003 | Friends | Leonard Hayes | Episode: "The One with the Mugging" | |
| War Stories | Ben Dansmore | Television film | ||
| 2003–2005 | Crank Yankers | Prof. Fermstein | Voice; 2 episodes | |
| 2004 | Tom Goes to the Mayor | Bill Joel | Voice; Episode: "Toodle Day" | |
| 2005 | Will & Grace | Scott Wooley | 3 episodes | |
| 2007 | Raines | Michael Raines | 7 episodes | |
| Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Himself | 2 episodes | ||
| 2009–2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Detective Zack Nichols | 24 episodes | |
| 2011 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Gunnar Geirhart | Episode: "Full Hauser" | |
| Allen Gregory | Perry Van Moon | Voice; episode: "Van Moon Rising" | ||
| 2011–2012 | The League | Rupert Ruxin | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | Susan 313 | Benny Burnet | Pilot | |
| Glee | Hiram Berry | 2 episodes | ||
| 2012–2015 | Portlandia | Various roles | 5 episodes | |
| 2014 | Monkey Love | Roger | Voice; Episode: "It's a Jungle Out There" | |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Civil Forfeiture Cop | 1 episode | ||
| 2015 | Inside Amy Schumer | Jury Foreman | Episode: "12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer" | |
| 2016 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Dr. Dave | Episode: "Kimmy Meets a Celebrity!" | |
| 2017 | Tour de Pharmacy | Marty Hass | Television film | |
| 2019 | Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 | Himself | Short | |
| Happy! | God | Voice; Episode: "Resurrection" | ||
| 2019–2022 | The World According to Jeff Goldblum | Himself (host) | 22 episodes | |
| 2020 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Guest Judge | 1 episode[3] | |
| 2021 & 2023 | What If...? | Grandmaster | Voice; 2 episodes: "What If... Thor Were an Only Child?", "What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster?" | |
| 2022 | Search Party | Tunnel Quinn | 6 episodes | |
| Big Mouth | Apple Brooch | Voice; Episode: "The Apple Brooch" | ||
| 2024 | Kaos | Zeus | Main role | |
| 2026 | Henry David Thoreau | Henry David Thoreau | Voice; documentary |
References
- ↑ American Film Institute (2002). The American Film Institute Desk Reference. DK. p. 76. ISBN 9780789489340.
Jeff Goldblum: Oct. 22, 1952
- ↑ Who Sang What on Broadway, 1866–1996: The Singers. McFarland. 2006. p. 300. ISBN 9780786421893.
Jeff Goldblum (Oct. 22 1952 –)
- ↑ Rudolph, Christopher. "AOC, Robyn, and More RuVealed as "Drag Race" Season 12 Guest Judges". LOGO News. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.