Jeff Bridges

JEFF BRIDGES. American actor. Born into a prominent acting family, he appeared on the television series Sea Hunt (1958–1960) alongside his father (Lloyd) and brother Beau. He made his feature film debut in the drama Halls of Anger (1970) and starred in The Last Picture Show (1971) which earned him his first Academy Award nomination. As a leading man, he starred in the adventure film King Kong (1976) / science fiction film Tron (1982) / thrillers Jagged Edge (1985) and The Morning After (1986) and dramas The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) / The Fisher King (1991) / The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) and crime comedy The Big Lebowski (1998). He received further Oscar nominations for his roles in ; Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) / Starman (1984) / The Contender (2000) / True Grit (2010) and Hell or High Water (2016). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as an alcoholic singer in Crazy Heart (2009)