JEFF GOLDBLUM BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Jeff Goldblum was born on October 22nd, 1952 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania with the middle name Lynn, born to parents Shirley and Harold L. Goldblum. He had two siblings a younger sister, Pamela and an older brother, Rick who passed away at the age of twenty three from kidney failure. After graduating from Taylor Allderice High School in Pittsburgh, he decided to relocate to New York City and began working in the entertainment industry as a stage actor.
He began with studying acting at the New York Neighborhood Playhouse under coach, Sanford Meisner. He made his Broadway debut in the musical, "Two Gentlemen of Verona".
Goldblum soon broke into the film industry with roles in such features as, "Death Wish" (1974) starring Charles Bronson and the television movie, "Columbo A Case of Immunity" (1975). When he was cast in he film, "Annie Hall" (1977) his career began to take off.
Other film roles soon followed such as, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978), "The Big Chill" (1983), "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" (1984), "Into the Night" (1985), "The Fly" (1986), "Transylvania 6-5000" (1985) and "Earth Girls Are Easy" (1988).
As his career in films progressed he starred in some highly successful films, "Jurassic Park" (1993), "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" (1997), "Independence Day" (1996), "Igby Goes Down" (2002), "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zossou" (2004) and a role on the television series, "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001).
In addition to his acting career he is also a member of a jazz band called, "The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra". They perform throughout local nightclubs in Los Angeles. He has also taught acting classes at the Playhouse West in North Hollywood and for a number of years he did voice over work a number of Apple commercials, iMac, iBook, Toyota and Proctor & Gamble's facial cream line.
Jeff has married twice throughout his lifetime, first to Patricia Gaul from 1980 through 1986. He then married Geena Davis in 1987 but this marriage also came to an end in 1990. From 1995 through 1997 he was engaged to Laura Dern, but he has not re-married nor does he have any children of his own.
2013 Jurassic Park IV
2012 Zambezia
2011 The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
2012 Glee
2012 Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
2012 Portlandia
2011 Allen Gregory
2011 The League
2011 NTSF:SD:SUV
2011 Goldblum Sings the Rules
2010 Morning Glory
2010 The Switch
2009-2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2008 Adam Resurrected
2007 Raines
2006 Man of the Year
2006 Fay Grim
2006 Mini's First Time
2005 Will & Grace
2003-2005 Crank Yankers
2004 Tom Goes to the Mayor
2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2003 Spinning Boris
2003 Dallas 362
2003 Friends
2003 War Stories
2002 Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002 Igby Goes Down
2002 King of the Hill
2001 Cats & Dogs
2001 Perfume
2000 One of the Hollywood Ten
2000 Chain of Fools
2000 Auggie Rose
1998 The Prince of Egypt
1998 Mr. Show with Bob and David
1998 Holy Man
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park - Chaos Island
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997 Independence Day
1996 Mad Dog Time
1996 Independence Day
1996 The Great White Hype
1996 The Simpsons
1996 Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland
1995 Powder
1995 The Larry Sanders Show
1995 Nine Months
1995 Hideaway
1994 Futurequest
1993 Lush Life
1993 Jurassic Park
1992 Shooting Elizabeth
1992 Deep Cover
1992 Fathers & Sons
1991 The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
1990-1991 Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990 Framed
1990 Mister Frost
1989 Twisted Obsession
1989 The Tall Guy
1989 The Fly II
1988 Earth Girls Are Easy
1988 Vibes
1987 The Race for the Double Helix
1987 Beyond Therapy
1986 The Fly
1986 The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 Transylvania 6-5000
1985 Silverado
1985 Into the Night
1985 Faerie Tale Theatre
1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984 Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
1984 American Playhouse
1984 The New Show
1983 The Right Stuff
1983 The Big Chill
1982 The Devlin Connection
1982 Rehearsal for Murder
1982 Laverne & Shirley
1981 Threshold
1980 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978 Thank God It's Friday
1978 Remember My Name
1977 Between the Lines
1977 Annie Hall
1977 Starsky and Hutch
1977 The Sentinel
1976 The Blue Knight
1976 Special Delivery
1976 St. Ives
1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village
1975 Columbo
1975 Nashville
1974 California Split
1974 Death Wish