History Creator / JeffGoldblum

* TheCastShowoff: [[invoked]] Whenever he has a chance to play the piano, such as in ''The Fly'' and ''Law and Order: Criminal Intent''. He is '''very''' serious about this, having turned it into a side career; his longstanding weekly gig at the Rockwell club in Los Angeles was parlayed into an album of jazz standards, ''Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra: The Capitol Studios Sessions'', in 2018, which sold so well that a followup, ''I Shouldn't Be Telling You This'', arrived a year later.
* CloudCuckoolander: He has quite the reputation for being incredibly out there in person, [[https://www.gq.com/story/jeff-goldblum-the-oral-history as discussed in this 2017 oral history]], although he is ''also'' regarded as TheCharmer. (In one ''Series/{{Conan}}'' appearance, Conan O'Brien caught him fiddling around with his watch mid-interview and hilariously called him out for it.) He is up for virtually anything thrown at him by filmmakers, talk show hosts, fans, etc. -- so long as it's ''interesting'' to him -- and has turned that [[https://decider.com/2017/11/02/what-is-it-about-jeff-goldblum/ eagerness and affection for his fanbase to his career advantage]] in TheNewTens. ''The World According to Jeff Goldblum'' takes advantage of this, based as it is on the premise of his travelling America just to learn more about things that interest him and interact with the people who create those things -- such as ice cream, sneakers, tattoos, jewelry, etc. As an aging Baby Boomer, some of this quirkiness comes from PopCultureIsolation, as he has a frame of cultural reference often removed from those of his fans by a few decades (as when no one around appears to know who Creator/DannyKaye is when he brings him up in his 2018 ''WebVideo/HotOnes'' appearance).

* ''The Mountain''

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* ''Podcast/DarkDice'' in season 2 as Balmur the elven sorcerer/cleric

* ''Film/TheSentinel'' (albeit with a SameLanguageDub by an unknown actor for most of his scenes)

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as the Grandmaster, who had an EarlyBirdCameo during the end credits of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'':

** ''What If...?'' (2021)

* {{Irony}}: Jeff’s appearance on Series/TopGear during the ‘Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car’ was made memorable because he never went beyond 3rd gear after he was apparently told by the crew that 3rd was the fattest, listen carefully to what Ian Malcolm is shouting during the T. Rex jeep chase scene next time you watch Film/JurassicPark…

* {{Irony}}: Jeff’s appearance on Series/TopGear during the ‘Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car’ was made memorable because he never went beyond 3rd gear after he was apparently told by the crew that he didn’t have to go to 4th or 5th, listen carefully to what Ian Malcolm is shouting during the T. Rex jeep chase scene next time you watch Film/JurassicPark…

* {{Irony}}: Jeff’s appearance on Series/TopGear during the ‘Celebrity Lap’ was made memorable because he never went beyond 3rd gear after he was apparently told by the crew that he didn’t have to go to 4th or 5th, listen carefully to what Ian Malcolm is shouting during the T. Rex jeep chase scene next time you watch Film/JurassicPark…

* {{Irony}}: Jeff’s appearance on Series/TopGear during the ‘Celebrity Lap’ was made notable because he never went beyond 3rd gear because he was apparently told by the crew that it was the fastest, listen carefully to what Ian Malcolm is shouting during the T. Rex jeep chase scene next time you watch Film/JurassicPark…

* {{Irony}}: Jeff’s appearance on Series/TopGear during the ‘Celebrity Lap’ was made notable because he never went beyond 3rd gear because he was apparently told 3rd was the fastest, listen carefully to what Ian Malcolm is shouting during the T. Rex jeep chase scene next time you watch Film/JurassicPark…

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952 in West Homestead, Pennsylvania) is, [[VerbalTic uhh]], an American actor, uh, known for his portrayal of, uhh, quirky/nerdy characters, as well as his, um, unique form of, uh, di-dialo--''delivery!'' Which, uh, has became one of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEJKQI_ht1I most memorable aspects]] of his, uh, career, averting the, um, t-trope that RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic. He, uh, also is a f-frequent subject of [[MemeticMutation internet memes]], g-going all the way back to the, um, late 1990s when a, uh, sc-sc-sc-screenshot from, uh, ''[[Film/TheFly1986 The Fly]]'' (co-co-coincidentally the [[TropeCodifier co-codifier]] of GibberingGenius) was given the, uh, caption ''Jeff Goldblum is watching you poop!'' Uh, fame.

** Taken UpToEleven in 2021 when Goldblum's brand of choice Jacques Marie Mage brought a limited edition set of frames: [[https://jacquesmariemage.com/goldblum/ "The Jeff"]].

* NerdGlasses: He is myopic and as the page image above shows, in TheNewTens has turned to wearing the "chunky black frames" version of this trope, bearing in mind his CloudCuckoolander intellectualism. If he wants to get a really close look at something/someone, he may do a GlassesPull (he's done this enough on Conan O'Brien's shows that it's been joked about). Parodied by ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' in the October 10, 2020 episode -- when Joe Biden (as played by Creator/JimCarrey) accidentally merges himself with a fly (namely the one that sat on Vice President Mike Pence's head for two minutes during that week's Vice Presidential debate) and from there starts mutating into Goldblum in a parody of ''The Fly'', the SlowTransformation includes sprouting a pair of these.

** ''VideoGame/JurassicWorldEvolution''

* RoleReprise: He returned as David Levinson in ''Film/IndependenceDayResurgence'' and reprised his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm for two brief scenes in ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom''. He also provides a voiceover as Malcolm in the video game ''VideoGame/JurassicWorldEvolution''.

* ''The Boss Baby: Family Business'' (forthcoming)

* ''Film/Transylvania6500''

* MilkingTheGiantCow: His {{Verbal Tic}}s are so famous that it's easy to overlook his dramatic, even extravagant, hand gestures both on and offscreen, to the point that the term "floating hands" is affectionately used in the fanbase. Sofia Boutella was disappointed that his character in ''Film/HotelArtemis'' was confined to a gurney at the time their scene together took place because it meant she wouldn't be able to watch him gesture in person!

* VerbalTic: He tends to stutter and "um" and "uh" while speaking. Contrary to assumptions, this is not a speech impediment but an affectation known as ''fumfering''. It still lends a bit of irony to casting him as Aaron, the brother of Moses, in ''The Prince of Egypt'', as in [[Literature/TheBible the original book]], Moses begs for Aaron to speak for him because he lacks his stutter.

** ''Jurassic World: Dominion'' (TBA; scheduled for June 2021)

* EndearinglyDorky: He's played several characters of this stripe, often contrasted with another character who decidedly averts the trope.
** In ''Tenspeed and Brown Shoe'', Lionel Whitney is an ex-stockbroker who establishes a detective agency to live out his detective novel-fueled dreams of being a hardboiled gumshoe. His inexperience with the criminal world, tendency to see things in terms of melodramatic genre tropes and act accordingly, and distinct lack of menace even when he warns heavies that he's a black belt in karate (which isn't a lie, incidentally) causes him a lot of trouble that his savvy partner E.L. Turner (an ex-con) has to get him out of. In turn his pure-hearted nature serves as a needed counterbalance to Turner's flexible morality, which causes its own problems.
** In ''Film/TheFly1986'', Seth Brundle is a shy scientist who's lived in isolation for six years working on a teleportation project, coming out of his shell just as the film begins [[ThePowerOfLust to flirt with a beautiful journalist at a press event]]. While Veronica is initially interested in the project once she sees it in action, his sweetness and passion for his work endear him to her as a person and they become lovers, much to the ire of her obnoxious editor/ex-lover Stathis. This LoveTriangle inadvertently leads to a TragicMistake on Seth's part that begins mutating him into a monster from the inside out. Notably one of the things that warns Veronica that something is wrong with him is that, due in part to feeling DrunkWithPower over the initial positive side effects of the transformation, he ''stops'' being this trope and becomes aggressive and quick to anger.
** In ''Film/IndependenceDay'', David Levinson is a JewishAndNerdy, scruffy satellite technician toiling away at a cable company, a sharp contrast to the film's other two "core" characters -- the noble, idealistic, ex-fighter pilot President of the United States Thomas J. Whitmore (whom David's ex-wife now works for!) and the wisecracking hotshot jet pilot Captain Steven Hiller. The third act pairs David and Steven up to much comic effect.

* ''Literature/TheLegendOfSleepyHollow'' (1980 TV movie version)

* AffablyEvil: The Grandmaster in ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' is the most obvious example among his characters; others include Milton Krampf in ''Film/{{Mortdecai}}'' (who is scheming to acquire a rare painting) and ''Film/HotelArtemis'' (the feared "Wolf King" of Los Angeles's underworld). David Jason in ''Film/DeepCover'' '''starts''' this way, but the lack of respect he gets from those who rank higher than he ''seriously'' gets to him...

* FauxAffablyEvil: The titular ''Film/MisterFrost'', who appears to be a polite Yuppie but is actually {{Satan}} in human form...albeit as charming and [[ColdHam coolly hammy]] as one might wish(?) for.

* OlderThanTheyLook: His hair may have gone grey, but he still looks pretty good for someone born in 1952. In fact, the grey just made "SilverFox" a popular descriptive term for him in the fanbase, though "Zaddy" (which has similar "attractive older man" connotations) is more commonly used.

* AdamWesting: Frequently since the TurnOfTheMillennium, especially on talk shows.
** In the ''Series/{{Friends}}'' episode "The One with the Mugging", he plays Leonard Day, a fictional famed actor whom Joey is auditioning to star alongside, poking fun at his own acting style in the process. In a gentle poke at Goldblum's work in AdvertisingCampaigns, Joey accidentally offends the classically-trained Leonard by saying how much he loves the goofy cellphone commercials he does, Leonard declaring in response "I believe in those phones! [[SeriousBusiness I almost lost a cousin because of bad wireless service!]]" But upon realizing Joey is sincere, he relaxes and admits "Well, I do bring a certain credibility to the role."
** The {{Mockumentary}} ''Pittsburgh'' claims that his participation in the 2004 ''Music Man'' staging (see Theatre subheading above) was only to help a girlfriend get a green card.
** A ''Series/LateNightWithConanOBrien'' skit from 2006 has him lured onstage with a salt lick, as O'Brien narrates the resultant rare footage of a celebrity in the wild. Among other things, he scavenges the guest chair cushions for awards (but only turns up a People's Choice Award) and woos a female of the species ([[Series/SaturdayNightLive Rachel Dratch]]).
** Early-in-the-episode ''Series/TheColbertReport'' appearances [[RunningGag which usually end]] with a [[ShamelessSelfPromoter blatant plug]] for ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'', as his tenure on that show was running concurrently with ''Report''. Most famously, when Music/MichaelJackson's death in June 2009 led to subsequent copycat rumors of Goldblum's death, he appeared to dispel the rumors...only to see Australian TV footage that reported his death as a fact. Upon realizing he was dead, he went on to deliver a eulogy for '''himself!'''
*** ''Series/TheLateShowWithStephenColbert'' continues the magic with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNLNtcObiHA an income tax preparation service where filers can video chat with Jeff Goldblum]]. Sure, he doesn't know much about filing taxes, but he has all sorts of anecdotes about his career to share...at all times of day and night.
** He was one of several ''Law & Order'' franchise alumni to appear in the ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'' spoof ''Law & Order: Civil Asset Forfeiture Unit''.
** A comic promotional video for ''Film/IndependenceDayResurgence'' dispels the in-universe conspiracy theory that [[CelebrityParadox David Levinson and Jeff Goldblum are the same person]] by having them meet. While Levinson doesn't know much about Goldblum (confusing him for both Dabney Coleman and Bowser from Sha Na Na), Goldblum is a total fanboy, even praising Levinson's mahogany eyes!
** A 2018 Jeep commercial (a SuperBowlSpecial) is built around the famous "Must go faster" chase from ''Jurassic Park'', as the 25-years-older Goldblum imagines himself using the newest model to outwit the T-Rex.
** Makes a voiceover guest appearance in the ''WebVideo/HonestTrailers'' look at ''Jurassic Park'' tie-in video games. He slips in an EnforcedPlug for ''VideoGame/JurassicWorldEvolution'' while TheStinger has him read miscellaneous Twitter comments.
** The Alamo Drafthouse theater chain's NoTalkingOrPhonesWarning for ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K9g18kEx-0 has him reveal]] that he's personally arranged for [[spoiler: a velociraptor named Sheila]] to come for anyone in the audience who breaks the rules.
** Samantha Bee's ''Holidays on ICE'' ChristmasSpecial was promoted with a spoof of ''Film/LoveActually'''s famous placard scene in which Bee accidentally visits Goldblum's house instead of that of an unnamed crush. Luckily she's an [[Film/JurassicPark Ian Malcolm fangirl]] and ready to hit on ''him'' instead with those placards.
** ''Series/TheLateLateShow with Creator/JamesCorden'' '''loves''' to work with him. Goldblum has so far...
*** Participated in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8atgsWFfDOg ''Thor: Ragnarok 4D'']] stunt along with the film's other principals.
*** Been the subject of "thank u, jeff" (December 4, 2018), a spoof of Music/ArianaGrande's "thank u, next" that heavily plays up his MrFanservice image.
*** Faced off with Corden in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0rYSRk4fJU "Drop the Mic" rap battle]] (July 28, 2019). [[spoiler: Goldblum won. "Hey, I just killed an alien/Hey, ''that's'' an Independence Day!"]]
*** '''[[GuestHost Served as host]]''' on December 12, 2019, complete with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIAlP0yXH4A an elaborate opening song about being a fill-in]].
** The trope is also likely the reason behind ''The World According to Jeff Goldblum'', with him exploring the world with his trademark quirky persona.