Jeff Goldblum

Pittsburgh native Jeff Goldblum began his acting career in the mid-1970's. He studied acting at the New York City Neighborhood Playhouse.

On June 25, 2009, shortly after the deaths of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson were announced, new rumors cropped up on the Internet that Goldblum had also died. He reportedly was killed by a fall, while filming in New Zealand. The rumors were not true, and were denied by Goldblum's agent, who stated that Goldblum was safe and in Los Angeles. Goldblum later appeared in Central Park to watch Anne Hathaway perform in Twelfth Night.http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/category?blogid=7&cat=2902

1. Full name: Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum
2. Born: October 22, 1952
3. Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA
4. Currently resides in Hollywood, CA
5. Studied acting at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse
6. Height: 6'4.5"
7. Known for his distinctive eyes and voice
8. Divorced from actress Geena Davis
9. Teaches acting Los Angeles
10. Big Steelers fan
11. Once engaged to Laura Dern
12. Active environmentalist
13. Has an informal band with friends
14. Plays the piano and sings

Goldblum has appeared in a number of well known films, including Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Fly, Jurassic Park, and Independence Day. He has also acted and guest starred on several popular television sitcoms like Will and Grace, Friends and the children's television program Sesame Street, where he played an Indiana Jones-like character named Minneapolis. In 2007, he had his own detective show called "Raines", on which he played a quirky detective who received information from dead clients that helped him solve homicide cases. He has also done voice-acting, his distinctive voice appearing in commercials for companies like Toyota, Apple iMac and Proctor & Gamble.

Goldblum also works as an acting instructor in Los Angeles, and is one of the founding members of an acting company based in New York City.

During the 1980's he starred in three films with his now ex-wife, Geena Davis, Transylvania 6-5000, Earth Girls are Easy and The Fly.

1. "Some of the worst things imaginable are being done with the best intentions" -Independance Day
2. "I've been lucky. And thank goodness the (sci-fi films) I've done have been good movies. I feel like some kind of lucky star has, for now, shone on me."

• Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1952: Born October 22

• 1977: The Sentinel | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1978: Invasion of the Body Snatchers | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1980: "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe": IMDb | Wikipedia

• 1985: Faerie Tale Theatre | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1985: Transylvania 6-5000 | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1986: The Fly | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1988: Earth Girls are Easy | IMDb | Rotten Tomateos Reviews

• 1993: Jurassic Park | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1995: Powder Film | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1996: Independence Day | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1997: The Lost World: Jurassic Park | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2004: The Life Acquatic with Steve Zissou | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2007: "Raines" | IMDb | Wikipedia

• 2008: Adam Resurrected | IMDb