Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum is an American actor and musician. Born October 22, 1952, in West Homestead. Educated at William Esper Studio and Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. Awards include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award.
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- Described as
- American actor and musician
- Other names
- Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum, Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum
- Born
- October 22, 1952 · 6 references
- Born in
- West Homestead · 3 references
- Name at birth
- Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- television actor; film actor; film director; voice actor; character actor; film producer · 1 reference; stage actor; actor · 3 references
- Education
- William Esper Studio · 1 reference; Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre; Taylor Allderdice High School
- Genre
- Western
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Decca
- Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1 reference; Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award (1990)
- Spouse
- Geena Davis (1987–1990); Emilie Goldblum (2014–)
- Father
- Harold Leonard Goldblum · 1 reference
- Mother
- Shirley Jane Goldblum · 1 reference
- Siblings
- Pamela Goldblum · 2 references; Lee Jay Goldblum · 1 reference; Rick Goldblum · 1 reference
- Lived in
- Los Angeles
- Wikipedias with a page
- 75
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1384660574
Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum ( GOHLD-bloom; born October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of all time, such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996), as well as their sequels.
Goldblum made his acting film debut in Death Wish (1974) with early small roles in California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), and Annie Hall (1977). He gained wider attention for his roles in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Big Chill (1983), and The Fly (1986). Since then, he has been best-known for his roles in several blockbuster franchises, such as Ian Malcolm in the Jurassic Park franchise, David Levinson in the Independence Day films, Grandmaster in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films such as Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and more recently, as the Wizard of Oz in Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025).
A frequent collaborator of director Wes Anderson, Goldblum has starred in his films The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018), and Asteroid City (2023). He is also known for independent films like Deep Cover (1991), Igby Goes Down (2002), and Adam Resurrected (2008). He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Little Surprises (1996).
He has also appeared in several TV series, including Will & Grace, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series nomination, as well as appeared in Friends, Portlandia, and Inside Amy Schumer. He hosted his own series, The World According to Jeff Goldblum (2019–2022). His jazz band released their first album, The Capitol Studios Sessions, in 2018.
- Born, in its opening lines
- October 22, 1952
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