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Background[]
Jeff Goldblum ( b. 22 October 1952 ) is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. He has appeared in live action stage theater, television, and cinematic roles; and voice acting performances.
Goldblum is highly regarded for his leading roles in a number of hugely successful and high profile films including The Fly; Jurassic Park; and Independence Day.
Biography[]
Personal Life[]
Filmography[]
- Death Wish (1974)
- California Split (1974)
- Nashville (1975)
- Columbo (1975) 1 episode
- Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
- Special Delivery (1976)
- St. Ives (1976)
- The Blue Knight (1976) 1 episode
- The Sentinel (1977)
- Starsky and Hutch (1977) 1 episode
- Annie Hall (1977)
- Between the Lines (1977)
- Remember My Name (1978)
- Thank God It's Friday (1978)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980) 14 episodes
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)
- Threshold (1981)
- Laverne & Shirley (1982) 1 episode
- Rehearsal for Murder (1982)
- The Devlin Connection (1982) 1 episode
- The Big Chill (1983)
- The Right Stuff (1983)
- The New Show (1984) 1 episode
- American Playhouse (1984) 1 episode
- Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984)
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1985) 1 episode
- Into the Night (1985)
- Silverado (1985)
- Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)
- The Ray Bradbury Theatre (1986) 1 episode
- The Fly (1986)
- Beyond Therapy (1987)
- Horizon (1987) 1 episode
- Vibes (1988)
- Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
- The Tall Guy (1989)
- Twisted Obsession (1989)
- Sesame Street (1990) 1 episode
- Mister Frost (1990)
- Framed (1990)
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990-91) 5 episodes
- The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991)
- Fathers & Sons (1992)
- The Player (1992)
- Deep Cover (1992)
- Shooting Elizabeth (1992)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- The Real Jurassic Park (1993)
- Lush Life (1993)
- Hideaway (1995)
- Nine Months (1995)
- Powder (1995)
- The Larry Sanders Show (1995-98) 2 episodes
- The Simpsons (1996) 1 episode
- The Great White Hype (1996)
- Independence Day (1996)
- Mad Dog Time (1996)
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- Holy Man (1998)
- Mr. Show with Bob and David (1998) 1 episode
- The Prince of Egypt (1998)
- Auggie Rose (2000)
- Chain of Fools (2000)
- One of the Hollywood Ten (2000)
- Playboy Exposed: Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001)
- Perfume (2001)
- Cats & Dogs (2001)
- Run Ronnie Run (2002)
- King of the Hill (2002) 1 episode
- Igby Goes Down (2002)
- Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002)
- War Stories (2003)
- Friends (2003) 1 episode
- Dallas 362 (2003)
- Spinning Boris (2003)
- Crank Yankers (2003-05) 2 episodes
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
- Tom Goes to the Mayor (2004) 1 episode
- Will & Grace (2005) 3 episodes
- Mini's First Time (2006)
- Fay Grim (2006)
- Man of the Year (2006)
- Raines (2007) series regular
- Adam Resurrected (2008)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2009-10) 24 episodes
- The Switch (2010)
- Morning Glory (2010)
- NTSF:SD:SUV (2011) 1 episode
- Allen Gregory (2011) 1 episode
- The League (2011-12) 2 episodes
- Susan 313 (2012)
- Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
- Glee (2012) 2 episodes
- Zambezia (2012)
- Portlandia (2012-18) 8 episodes
- Le Week-End (2013)
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014) 1 episode
- Mortdecai (2015)
- Inside Amy Schumer (2015) 1 episode
- Unity (2015)
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2016) 1 episode
- Resurgence: Its Early Albuquerque (2016)
- Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
- Access Hollywood (2016-22) 5 episodes
- Miyubi (2017)
- Jeff Goldblum: Basic Bro (2017)
- Teens Wanna Know (2017) 1 episode
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
- Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Spielberg (2017)
- Hotel Artemis (2018)
- Isle of Dogs (2018)
- Team Darryl (2018)
- Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity (2018)
- Always at The Carlyle (2018)
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
- The Mountain (2018)
- Joanne Brown Is Here (2019) ? episode
- Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 (2019)
- Hollywood Game Night (2019) 1 episode
- Happy! (2019) 1 episode
- Jeopardy! (2019) 1 episode
- The World According to Jeff Goldblum (2019-22) series regular
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2020) 1 episode
- The Boss Baby 2: Family Business (2021)
- Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (2021)
- What If...? (2021-23) 2 episodes
- Search Party (2022) 6 episodes
- Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
- Big Mouth (2022) 1 episode
- Asteroid City (2023)
- They Shot the Piano Player (2023)
- Wicked (2024)
Trivia[]
- A long time piano player and music aficionado, Jeff Goldblum also regularly plays in a jazz band "The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra" in Los Angeles alongside fellow actor and bandmate Peter Weller when it doesn't conflict with his acting schedule. The band is named after an old family friend of Goldblum's.
Quotes[]
- "No matter how you travel, it's still you going."
- "It's mysterious what attracts you to a person."