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• Actor Jeff Bridges has been nominated for the Academy Award for his roles in The Last Picture Show (his first major film appearance), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot in which he starred opposite Clint Eastwood, the sci-fi drama Starman, and the political thriller The Contender. His father Lloyd Bridges and his older brother Beau are also acclaimed actors. Bridges mother, the actress and poet Dorothy Bridges, died at the age of 93 on February 16, 2009.

• Fast Facts

  1. Given name: Jeffrey Leon Bridges
  2. Born: December 4, 1949
  3. Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
  4. Also an accomplished musician and songwriter
  5. Married Susan Geston in 1977; Geston worked as a maid on a ranch where Bridges was filming
  6. Has three daughters

• Dude, No Noms?!

  Alas, two of Bridges' most acclaimed roles did not manage to secure Oscar nominations; his turn as a severely troubled airline crash survivor in Fearless, and, of course, his appearance as "The Dude" in the Coen Brothers' increasingly classic cult film The Big Lebowski.

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