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Jeff Goldblum
Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum, an American actor and musician born on October 22, 1952, has starred in some of the highest-grossing films, such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996), along with their sequels. He made his acting debut in Death Wish (1974) with early roles in California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), and Annie Hall (1977). Goldblum gained wider attention for his roles in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Big Chill (1983), and The Fly (1986) and was once nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film nomination for Little Surprises. His career resurgence came with his roles in the Wes Anderson films The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018), and Asteroid City (2023). Goldblum is recognized for his role as Grandmaster in Marvel films and also plays the Wizard in Wicked (2024) and Wicked Part Two (2025). Aside from his film appearances, Goldblum featured in several TV series and hosted his own series, The World According to Jeff Goldblum (2019–2022). With his jazz band, they released their first album, The Capitol Studios Sessions, in 2018.
Goldblum was born to Jewish parents in West Homestead, Pennsylvania. His interest in Jazz music is attributed to his brother Rick's influence during their childhood. At the age of 17, Goldblum moved to New York City to become an actor and studied at the renowned Neighborhood Playhouse under acting coach Sanford Meisner. Throughout his career, he has played varied roles, from a home-invading thug in Death Wish (1974) to the ringleader of Holocaust survivors in Adam Resurrected. He has also dabbled in teaching acting and directing live-action short films. His jazz band - the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra - regularly performed at the Carlyle Hotel, and they released multiple studio albums. In 2019, Goldblum featured in the Disney+ show The World According to Jeff Goldblum, and in 2021, a biography about him was written by Travis M. Andrews of the Washington Post.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum
Born: West Homestead, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: October 22, 1952
Occupations: Actor, Musician
Years Active: 1974-present, 2001, 2018-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Patricia Gaul, Geena Davis, Emilie Livingston
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Awards and Nominations Received by Jeff Goldblum
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Movies Featuring Jeff Goldblum
Thor: Ragnarok
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Asteroid City
Isle of Dogs
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
Igby Goes Down
Le Week-End
Earth Girls Are Easy
Fay Grim
Hotel Artemis
The Switch
Adam Resurrected
Jurassic World Dominion
Always at The Carlyle
The Boss Baby: Family Business
The Big Chill
Independence Day: Resurgence
Holy Man
The Fly
Independence Day
Nine Months
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 2 Horror and Sci-Fi
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Transylvania 6-5000
Auggie Rose
They Shot the Piano Player
Wicked
Zambezia
Return to Jurassic Park
The Making of The Grand Budapest Hotel
Unity
Spielberg
Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
Tour de Pharmacy
Broadway: The Next Generation
The Mountain
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
#NoJoke
Chain of Fools
Perfume
One of the Hollywood Ten
Team Darryl
A Place We Call Reality
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
Hollywood’s Creepiest Creatures
Stories of Lost Souls
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
War Stories
Spinning Boris
On the Set: ‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou’
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
Pittsburgh
Run Ronnie Run
Abby Singer
Matthew Gray Gubler’s Life Aquatic Intern Journal
This Is an Adventure
Framed
Threshold
Big Bird’s Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake
Robert Altman’s Players
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Rehearsal for Murder
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
B.B. King: Into the Night
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
The Town Where No One Got Off
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
Beyond Therapy
Life Story
Vibes
Twisted Obsession
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Mister Frost
The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
Into the Night
The Tall Guy
The Three Little Pigs
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
St. Ives
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Thank God It’s Friday
Hideaway
The Making of ‘Jurassic Park’
Special Delivery
Mad Dog Time
The Making of ‘The Lost World’
Welcome to Hollywood
The Real Jurassic Park
Lush Life
Powder
Shooting Elizabeth
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
The Big Chill: A Reunion
Between the Lines
Little Surprises
Roswell Top Secret
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Fathers & Sons
Making Wicked
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Remember My Name
Wicked: For Good
Career Timeline
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2024
Wicked
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Making Wicked
Self
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Self
2022
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
Self - Narrator
Jurassic World Dominion
Ian Malcolm
Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World
Self
2021
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Dr. Armstrong
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
A Table
2020
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 2 Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
2018
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Ian Malcolm
Isle of Dogs
Duke
Hotel Artemis
Niagara
Always at The Carlyle
Self
Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity
Self
The Mountain
Dr. Wallace Fiennes
Team Darryl
En Dwi Gast / Grandmaster
A Place We Call Reality
Self (uncredited)
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
Grandmaster
Spielberg
Self
Tour de Pharmacy
Marty Hass Present Day
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Le Week-End
The Making of The Grand Budapest Hotel
Self / Deputy Kovacs
2005
On the Set: ‘The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou’
Self / Alistair
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
Self
Matthew Gray Gubler’s Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Self
This Is an Adventure
Self
2002
Igby Goes Down
One of the Hollywood Ten
Herbert Biberman
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
White Rabbit (voice)
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
Self
Run Ronnie Run
Self
1996
Independence Day
Mad Dog Time
Mickey Holliday
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
Self
Little Surprises
1995
Nine Months
Hideaway
Hatch Harrison
The Making of ‘Jurassic Park’
Self / Ian Malcolm
Powder
Donald Ripley
1987
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Therapy
Bruce
Life Story
Jim Watson
1986
The Fly
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Self
The Town Where No One Got Off
Cogswell
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