History Creator / JeffBridges

* TheDanza: His iconic character of [[Film/TheBigLebowski The Dude]] is named Jeffrey, and the character [[AdamWesting is so (exaggeratedly) similar to himself]] that he has joked that he thought the Coen brothers spied on him and interviewed his friends when writing the part.

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor

Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor. His father Lloyd Bridges and brother Beau have also been actors. Consequently, he has been acting for over forty years, and has won or been nominated for several awards. He finally won an Oscar for his role in ''Film/CrazyHeart''. He married his wife Susan in 1977 and they have three daughters. Jeff Bridges lives in California, and meditates every day.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[Film/TheBigLebowski I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. That, or His Dudeness … Duder … or El Duderino, if, you know, you're not into the whole brevity thing]].]]
->''Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.''

'''Jeffrey Leon Bridges''' (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor. His father Lloyd Bridges and brother Beau have also been actors. Consequently, he has been acting for over forty years, and has won or been nominated for several awards. He finally won an Oscar for his role in ''Film/CrazyHeart''. He married his wife Susan in 1977 and they have three daughters. Jeff Bridges lives in California, and meditates every day.

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'''Jeffrey Leon Bridges''' (born 1949) is an American actor. His father Lloyd Bridges and brother Beau have also been actors. Consequently, he has been acting for over forty years, and has won or been nominated for several awards. He finally won an Oscar for his role in ''Film/CrazyHeart''. He married his wife Susan in 1977 and they have three daughters. Jeff Bridges lives in California, and meditates every day.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittlePrince2015'': as The Aviator

* ''Film/TheGiver'' (2014) as [[TitleCharacter The Giver]]

'''Jeffrey Leon Bridges''' (born 1949) is an American actor. His father Lloyd Bridges and brother Beau have also been actors. Consequently, he has been acting for over forty years, and has won or been nominated for several awards. He finally won an Oscar for his role in ''CrazyHeart''. He married his wife Susan in 1977 and they have three daughters. Jeff Bridges lives in California, and meditates every day.

* ''Literature/CrazyHeart'' (2009) as Bad Blake

* ''Film/KingKong'' (1976) as Jack Prescott

** "[[Film/IronMan Tony Stark was able to build this IN A CAVE! With a box of scraps!]]"

* ''Film/IronMan'' (2008) as Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger

* CoolOldGuy: He does sci-fi movies, is not too far removed personality-wise from his [[Film/TheBigLebowski iconic role]], and now has a music album coming out. And no one really has a bad thing to say about him, ever.

* ''Film/{{K-PAX}}'' (2001) as Doctor Mark Powell

* ''TheLastPictureShow'' (1971) as Duane Jackson

* ''CrazyHeart'' (2009) as Bad Blake
* ''TheMenWhoStareAtGoats'' (2009) as Bill Django

* ''Film/{{RIPD}}'' as Roy Pulsipher

* ''Film/RIPD'' as Roy Pulsipher

!Roles

* ''BadCompany'' (1972) as Jake Rumsey
* ''TheLastAmericanHero'' (1973) as Robert Glenn "Junior" Johnson
* ''TheIcemanCometh'' (1973) as Don Parritt
* ''ThunderboltAndLightfoot'' (1974) as Lightfoot
* ''RanchoDeluxe'' (1975) as Jack [=McKee=]

* ''WinterKills'' (1979) as Nick Kegan

* ''TheFabulousBakerBoys'' (1989) as Jack Baker

* ''WildBill'' (1995) as Wild Bill Hickok
* ''TheBigLebowski'' (1998) as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski
* ''ArlingtonRoad'' (1999) as Michael Faraday
* ''TheContender'' (2000) as President Jackson Evans

* ''TheDoorInTheFloor'' (2004) as Ted Cole
* ''StickIt'' (2006) as Burt Vickerman
* ''SurfsUp'' (2007) as Ezekiel "Big Z" Topanga/Geek

* ''HowToLoseFriendsAndAlienatePeople'' (2008) as Clayton Harding
* ''TheOpenRoad'' (2009) as Kyle

* ''TrueGrit'' (2010) as Rooster Cogburn

!!Tropes
* CoolOldGuy: He does sci-fi movies, is not too far removed personality-wise from his [[TheBigLebowski iconic role]], and now has a music album coming out. And no one really has a bad thing to say about him, ever.
* TheDanza: His iconic character of [[TheBigLebowski The Dude]] is named Jeffrey, and the character [[AdamWesting is so (exaggeratedly) similar to himself]] that he has joked that he thought the Coen brothers spied on him and interviewed his friends when writing the part.

** "[[TheBigLebowski The Dude abides.]]"

* VerbalTic: He really does say "man" a lot. When he entered [[TheBigLebowski The Little Lebowski]] store in lower Manhattan for the first time, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kENCU5cLBJU his reaction was "Cool shop, man!"]]

* ''Fearless'' (1993) as Max Klein

* ''TuckerTheManAndHisDream'' (1988) as Preston Tucker

* MeanCharacterNiceActor

Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born 1949) is an American actor. His father Lloyd Bridges and brother Beau have also been actors. Consequently, he has been acting for over forty years, and has won or been nominated for several awards. He finally won an Oscar for his role in ''CrazyHeart''. He married his wife Susan in 1977 and they have three daughters. Jeff Bridges lives in California, and meditates every day.

* ''K-PAX'' (2001) as Doctor Mark Powell