History Creator / JeffGoldblum

* 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).

* PuppyDogEyes: When people comment about his "odd" appearance, beyond his height they're usually consciously or unconsciously referring to the way his eyes are, as described by film critic/podcaster Steven Benedict in an episode discussing ''Film/TheFly1986'', naturally "slightly protruding". One reason that film served as his StarMakingRole was because those expressive eyes served so well as [[EyesNeverLie indications]] for his increasingly hideous character (in fact, one looks ''even larger'' [via a contact lens] in his final humanoid stage). During a 1987 ''[[Series/TheTonightShow Tonight Show]]'' interview, guest host/personal friend Creator/GarryShandling had Creator/GeenaDavis sit down with them as well, and quipped:

!!Films

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]]'' was given the, uh, caption ''Jeff Goldblum is watching you poop!'' Uh, fame.

** The three regular TV roles he's had to date are all quirky detectives. Lionel Whitney of ''Tenspeed and Brown Shoe'' gives up his stockbroker job to open a detective agency and be the sort of hardboiled private eye he loves to read about; he's {{Adorkable}} but more than competent when it counts the most. Michael Raines solves murders by way of hallucinations of the victims. Zachary Nichols of ''Law and Order: Criminal Intent'' has a dry, often black sense of humor and keen talent for getting under the skin of suspects due to his understanding of psychology. On top of that, ''The World According to Jeff Goldblum'' has him referring to ''himself'' as a detective, albeit one who investigates SeriousBusiness.

* {{Adorkable}}: He's played several characters of this stripe, often contrasted with another character who decidedly averts the trope.

** Shandling even interviewed Goldblum (and Geena Davis) for real in 1987 when he was serving as a guest host on ''Series/TheTonightShow''.

* ''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'' has him as the titular fictional celebrity -- Dr. Dave, misery-exploiting talk show host -- in Season 2's "Kimmy Meets a Celebrity!"[[note]]Also an epic example of CelebrityParadox in that Kimmy is talking to a photo of Geena Davis at the top of the episode[[/note]]

** He's also played a lot of writers, working in such fields as music criticism (''Between the Lines''), [[Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers1978 poetry]], [[Film/TheBigChill celebrity journalism]], LuridTalesOfDoom (''Transylvania 6-5000''), screenwriting (''Twisted Obsession'', ''Fathers & Sons'', and ''One of the Hollywood Ten''), and essays (''Le Week-End''). [[Franchise/JurassicPark Dr. Ian Malcolm has also had books published.]]

** He's also played a lot of writers, working in such fields as music criticism (''Between the Lines''), [[Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers1978 poetry]], [[Film/TheBigChill celebrity journalism]], LuridTalesOfDoom (''Transylvania 6-5000''), screenwriting (''Twisted Obsession'' and ''One of the Hollywood Ten''), and essays (''Le Week-End''). [[Franchise/JurassicPark Dr. Ian Malcolm has also had books published.]]

* 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 ''WebOriginal/HotOnes'' appearance).

* 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 ''Series/HotOnes'' appearance).

* 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.

* PuppyDogEyes: When people comment about his "odd" appearance, beyond his height they're usually consciously or unconsciously referring to the way his eyes are, as described by film critic/podcaster Steven Benedict in an episode discussing ''Film/TheFly1986'', naturally "slightly protruding". One reason that film served as his StarMakingRole was because his expressive eyes served so well as [[EyesNeverLie indications]] for his increasingly hideous character (in fact, one looks ''even larger'' [via a contact lens] in his final humanoid stage). During a 1987 ''[[Series/TheTonightShow Tonight Show]]'' interview, guest host/personal friend Creator/GarryShandling had Creator/GeenaDavis sit down with them as well, and quipped:

** The three regular TV roles he's had to date are all quirky detectives. Lionel Whitney of ''Tenspeed and Brown Shoe'' gives up his stockbroker job to open a detective agency and be the sort of hardboiled private eye he loves to read about; he's {{Adorkable}} but more than competent when it counts the most. Michael Raines solves murders by way of hallucinations of the victims. Zachary Nichols of ''Law and Order: Criminal Intent'' has a dry, often black sense of humor and keen talent for getting under the skin of suspects due to his understanding of psychology. On top of that, ''The World According to Jeff Goldblum'' is a documentary show that has him referring to ''himself'' as a detective, albeit one who investigates SeriousBusiness.

* ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers1978''
* ''Film/JurassicPark'': Science! is sexy.

** ''Jurassic World: Dominion'' (TBA; scheduled for June 2021 but delayed due to the Covid-19 outbreak)

* ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' (Seasons 8 and 9)

* ''Series/TenspeedAndBrownShoe'' (his first starring role in any medium)
* ''Series/TheWorldAccordingToJeffGoldblum'' (a National Geographic docuseries for Creator/DisneyPlus)

* As a favorite guest of Creator/ConanOBrien's, he has frequently appeared on all of his talk shows to date as well as the ''Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend'' podcast. During Comic Con week 2017, he also played a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-dfQRSpwa0 superhero psychotherapist]] in a sketch.

* ''Theatre/TwoGentlemenOfVerona'' (1971 Broadway musical adaptation; as a chorus member, his first professional acting credit)

* AdvertisingCampaigns: He has participated in quite a few of these, starting with serving as an Apple spokesman in the late 1990s as the company made its comeback with the [=iMac=]. His work in these ranges from simple voiceovers to AdamWesting (for Jeep; see above) to playing original whimsical characters such as Brad Bellflower in a long-running Apartments.com campaign and, in a Creator/TimAndEric-helmed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYUTIc0Pw5s ad for General Elecric]], "Terry Quattro, Famous Person". For the 2019 holiday season, he was turned loose in a Tiffany and Co. men's-specific [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHVrQbrp_rg pop-up shop]].

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) 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]]'' was given the, uh, caption ''Jeff Goldblum is watching you poop!'' Uh, fame.

[[SilverFox Now pushing 70]], Goldblum is still an unlikely sex symbol in the U.S., which is reflected in his private life: His second wife was none other than his ''Fly'' co-star Creator/GeenaDavis, and he had a long relationship with Creator/LauraDern, whom he met on the set of ''Film/JurassicPark''. A more-accurate description would be ''bon vivant''; he's not ''that'' nerdy in-person, and if you beat the UsefulNotes/PlayStation game based on ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'' with [[OneHundredPercentCompletion 100% of all collectibles]], a [[Creator/WilliamShatner Shatner]]-esque cutscene of [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=HuYUoLM8BNA Jeff on a beach]] will appear telling you to get a life. [[AWinnerIsYou What a terrible reward to a game.]] "Get lost!" He sounds like a really sarcastic and disappointed drunk--well, [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQmK1CnwOUI moreso than usual]]. In the run-up to ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' (Jeff belongs to a group of cosmic beings who are known for their [[ImmortalImmaturity personal obsessions]]), a meme came about from his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn3VSdT9q9c incoherent answer]] to a red carpet question about behind-the-scenes tensions in the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] that he [[PopCultureIsolation clearly has no idea about.]]

[[SilverFox Now pushing 70]], Goldblum is viewed by many as an unlikely sex symbol in the U.S., which is reflected in his private life. His second wife was none other than his ''Fly'' co-star Creator/GeenaDavis, and he had a long relationship with Creator/LauraDern, whom he met on the set of ''Film/JurassicPark''. He could be described as a ''bon vivant'' and is not ''that'' nerdy in-person -- if you beat the UsefulNotes/PlayStation game based on ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'' with [[OneHundredPercentCompletion 100% of all collectibles]], a [[Creator/WilliamShatner Shatner]]-esque cutscene of [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=HuYUoLM8BNA Jeff on a beach]] will appear [[AWinnerIsYou telling you to get a life]] (he sounds like a really sarcastic and disappointed drunk--well, [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQmK1CnwOUI moreso than usual]]), and one of the more recent memes he inspired [[https://io9.gizmodo.com/look-no-one-is-as-confused-about-the-spider-man-mess-a-1837558032 came from an incoherent attempt to reply to an interviewer's question]] about behind-the-scenes tensions in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse that he clearly had no idea about.

* GibberingGenius: His CharacteristicTrope. Starting with 1981's ''Threshold'', in which he plays the designer of an artificial heart, he's played intense, fast-talking, realistically-dictioned men of science in both comic and dramatic contexts: [[Film/TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossTheEighthDimension Dr. Sidney Zweibel / New Jersey]] (neurosurgeon), [[Film/TheFly1986 Dr. Seth Brundle]] (inventor of teleportation technology / ProfessorGuineaPig), [[Film/JurassicPark Dr. Ian Malcolm]] (mathematician), [[Film/{{Powder}} Donald Ripley]] (high school physics teacher), [[Film/IndependenceDay David Levinson]] (satellite technician), and [[Film/CatsAndDogs Professor Charles Brody]] (ProfessorGuineaPig for a cure for dog allergies). He played a real-life scientist, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Watson James Watson]], in the TV movie ''Life Story''. Even his iMac commercials had him rambling about such things as how nobody picks the color beige as their favorite. Having invoked this trope so frequently and successfully -- his StarMakingRole ''and'' most popular role both qualify, after all, while the ''Independence Day'' filmmakers wrote the role of David with him in mind -- Goldblum is its patron saint. Occasionally there are variations:

* ''Film/TourDePharmacy'' as the older Mary Hass.

* ''Film/{{Nashville}}'' (1975)
** He also appears in three other Creator/RobertAltman films; his appearances in ''Film/CaliforniaSplit'' and ''Literature/ThePlayer'' are very brief, while he was the lead in ''Beyond Therapy''. He even narrated a documentary about Altman in 2000.

* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Made a few 1990 appearances, most famously as Bob's brother -- an Franchise/IndianaJones parody -- in a street story. (This appears in the MilestoneCelebration DVD set ''50 Years and Counting''.)

** ''Jurassic World 3'' (2021)

* PuppyDogEyes: When people comment about his "odd" appearance, beyond his height they're usually consciously or unconsciously referring to the way his eyes are, as described by film critic/podcaster Steven Benedict in an episode discussing ''Film/TheFly1986'', naturally "slightly protruding". One reason that film served as his StarMakingRole was because his expressive eyes served so well as WindowsOfTheSoul for his increasingly hideous character (in fact, one looks ''even larger'' [via a contact lens] in his final humanoid stage). During a 1987 ''[[Series/TheTonightShow Tonight Show]]'' interview, guest host/personal friend Creator/GarryShandling had Creator/GeenaDavis sit down with them as well, and quipped:

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[[SilverFox Now pushing 70]], Goldblum is viewed by many as an unlikely sex symbol in the U.S., which is reflected in his private life. His second wife was none other than his ''Fly'' co-star Creator/GeenaDavis, and he had a long relationship with Creator/LauraDern, whom he met on the set of ''Film/JurassicPark''. He's not ''that'' nerdy in-person, and if you beat the UsefulNotes/PlayStation game based on ''Jurassic Park'' with [[OneHundredPercentCompletion 100% of all collectibles]], a [[Creator/WilliamShatner Shatner]]-esque cutscene of [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=HuYUoLM8BNA Jeff on a beach]] will appear telling you to get a life. [[AWinnerIsYou What a terrible reward to a game]]. "Go outside!" He sounds like a really sarcastic and disappointed drunk--well, [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQmK1CnwOUI moreso than usual.]]

* ''Series/TenspeedAndBrownShoe'' (his first sarring role in any medium)

* ''Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity'' special reveals that the all-powerful Creator/{{Netflix}} Algorithm [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith takes on the form of Jeff Goldblum to communicate with humanity]], [[DoubleVision much to the confusion of Goldblum himself sitting in the audience]].

* ''Series/TenspeedAndBrownShoe''

* MethodActing: He studied under Sanford Meisner, who taught an instinct-based version of method acting. As a result, he can be extremely committed to his roles whether he is given room to improvise (as in ''Film/ThorRagnarok'') or not (his work with Creator/WesAnderson, in which he cannot change a single word -- not even an article). Perhaps the most famous case of this was playing Seth Brundle in ''Film/TheFly1986'' -- he regularly worked out with weights to achieve Seth's initial post-fusion physique and was able to do most of the start and endpoints of the acrobatic routines that were otherwise performed by doubles who were professional gymnasts and drank a great deal of coffee to achieve the "speedy little tempo rhythm" of a fly (he even kept one in a plastic bag to observe its movements!), all of this on top of the physical contortions and hours of makeup needed for the later stages of his SlowTransformation.