Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an
AmericaThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
n
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. Currently, he stars as Detective
Zach NicholsZach Nichols is a fictional character, portrayed by Jeff Goldblum, featured in the series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.Nichols was introduced in the series' eighth season to replace Det...
on the
USA NetworkUSA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1977. The channel shows a variety of original and second-run programming, from syndicated TV series to edited movies...
's crime drama series
Law & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural TV series, which premiered on September 30, 2001. The series is about the Major Case Squad in a fictional version of the New York City Police Department set in New York City's One Police Plaza and is the second spin-off of the...
.
Goldblum was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of
West Homestead, PennsylvaniaWest Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 8 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River. Heavy industries associated with nearby steel mills had existed here. Established were axle works, brickworks, and manufactories of machinery, car wheels, etc. In 1910, 3,009...
, the son of Shirley S. (
néeNEE, Nee, Née may refer to:* Née or Nee, French for "born", indicates a person's birth surname* Nee , a band in Kannada* NEE, a political party in Flanders, Belgium* "Ne~e?", a 2003 single by Aya Matsuura- People with the family name :...
Temeles), a radio broadcaster who later ran a kitchen equipment and appliances sales firm, and Harold L. Goldblum, a
medical doctorA physician — also known as medical practitioner, doctor of medicine, medical doctor, or simply doctor — practices the ancient profession of medicine, which is concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease or injury...
. He has a sister, Pamela and an older brother, Lee.
Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an
AmericaThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
n
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. Currently, he stars as Detective
Zach NicholsZach Nichols is a fictional character, portrayed by Jeff Goldblum, featured in the series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.Nichols was introduced in the series' eighth season to replace Det...
on the
USA NetworkUSA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1977. The channel shows a variety of original and second-run programming, from syndicated TV series to edited movies...
's crime drama series
Law & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural TV series, which premiered on September 30, 2001. The series is about the Major Case Squad in a fictional version of the New York City Police Department set in New York City's One Police Plaza and is the second spin-off of the...
.
Early life
Goldblum was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of
West Homestead, PennsylvaniaWest Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 8 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River. Heavy industries associated with nearby steel mills had existed here. Established were axle works, brickworks, and manufactories of machinery, car wheels, etc. In 1910, 3,009...
, the son of Shirley S. (
néeNEE, Nee, Née may refer to:* Née or Nee, French for "born", indicates a person's birth surname* Nee , a band in Kannada* NEE, a political party in Flanders, Belgium* "Ne~e?", a 2003 single by Aya Matsuura- People with the family name :...
Temeles), a radio broadcaster who later ran a kitchen equipment and appliances sales firm, and Harold L. Goldblum, a
medical doctorA physician — also known as medical practitioner, doctor of medicine, medical doctor, or simply doctor — practices the ancient profession of medicine, which is concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease or injury...
. He has a sister, Pamela and an older brother, Lee. Another older brother, Rick, lived to age 23. His family is
JewThe Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
ish and belonged to an
OrthodoxOrthodox Judaism is a formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized in the Talmudic texts and as subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim.Orthodox...
synagogue; Goldblum's paternal grandfather, Josef Povartzik (whose surname was changed to Goldblum), emigrated from
MinskMinsk is the capital and largest city in Belarus, situated on the Svislach and Niamiha rivers. Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States . As the national capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is also the administrative centre of Minsk...
,
Russian EmpireThe Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia, and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
in 1911, and his maternal grandfather, Samuel Louis Temeles, from
ZłoczówZolochiv is a town located in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zolochivskyi Raion ....
, Austria–Hungary, in 1910.
Goldblum's parents were interested in
show businessShow business, sometimes shortened to show biz, is a vernacular term for all aspects of entertainment. The word applies to all aspects of the entertainment industry from the business side to the creative element...
. Goldblum moved to New York City at 17 to become an actor. Goldblum worked on the stage and studied acting at the renowned
Neighborhood PlayhouseThe Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre is an actor training school in New York City, generally associated with the Meisner technique of Sanford Meisner.-History:...
under the guidance of acting coach
Sanford MeisnerSandy Meisner was an American actor and acting coach who developed an acting methodology, now known as the Meisner Technique.-Early life:...
. He made his
BroadwayBroadway Theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, is the theatre associated with the 40 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City...
debut in the Tony Award-winning musical
Two Gentlemen of VeronaTwo Gentlemen of Verona is a rock musical, with a book by John Guare and Mel Shapiro, lyrics by Guare and music by Galt MacDermot, based on the Shakespeare comedy of the same name....
. He is also an accomplished jazz pianist and declared that if he did not act, he would have become a professional musician. He made his film debut as a thug in the 1974
Charles BronsonCharles Bronson was an American actor best known for his "tough guy" image, who starred in such classic films as Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, The Evil That Men Do and the popular Death Wish series...
film
Death WishDeath Wish is a 1974 action-crime-drama film based on the 1972 novel by Brian Garfield. The film was directed by Michael Winner and stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, a man who becomes a vigilante after his wife is murdered and his daughter is sexually assaulted by muggers...
. He briefly appeared as a protester in the TV movie
Columbo A Case of Immunity (1975).
Career
In 1974, Goldblum appeared in
Death Wish as Freak # 1. Later in his career, as "Lacey Party Guest" in
Annie HallAnnie Hall is a 1977 American romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script co-written with Marshall Brickman. One of Allen's most popular films, it won numerous awards at the time of its release, including four Academy Awards, and in 2002 Roger Ebert referred to it as "just about...
(1977), Goldblum is seen saying into the telephone at a Hollywood party, "I forgot my mantra." Goldblum has had leading roles in films such as
The FlyThe Fly is a American science fiction horror film, written and directed by David Cronenberg. Produced by Brooksfilms and 20th Century Fox, the film stars Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz, and is a big budget remake of the 1958 film of the same name, but with a substantially different plot....
,
Independence DayIndependence Day is a 1996 science fiction film about a hostile alien invasion of Earth, focusing on a disparate group of individuals and families as they coincidentally converge in the Nevada desert and, along with the rest of the human population, participate in a last-chance retaliation on July...
,
The Lost WorldThe Lost World: Jurassic Park is a science fiction thriller film, directed by Steven Spielberg. The film was produced by Bonnie Curtis, Kathleen Kennedy, Gerald R. Molen and Colin Wilson. The screenplay was penned by David Koepp, based on the 1995 novel The Lost World by Michael Crichton...
(1997),
Earth Girls Are EasyEarth Girls Are Easy is a 1989 American comedy-musical film directed by Julien Temple. It stars Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Michael McKean, Julie Brown, and hitherto largely unknown comedians Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans. The film is marketed with the tagline "An out-of-this-world, down-to-earth...
and
The Tall GuyThe Tall Guy is a 1989 romantic comedy and the feature film debut of screenwriter Richard Curtis and director Mel Smith. It was produced by London Weekend Television for theatrical release and stars Jeff Goldblum, Emma Thompson, and Rowan Atkinson...
. Goldblum's strong supporting roles include those in
Invasion of the Body SnatchersInvasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 science fiction film based on the novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. It is a remake of the 1956 film of the same name. The original music score was composed by Denny Zeitlin....
(1978),
The Big ChillThe Big Chill is a 1983 film about a group of baby boomer college friends who reunite after many years and explore the aftermath of the 1960s. It stars Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams. Kevin Costner was cast as the...
(1983),
Into the Night (1985),
Jurassic ParkJurassic Park is a 1993 science fiction thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. The film centers on the fictional island of Isla Nublar, where scientists have created an amusement park of cloned dinosaurs...
(1993), and he also had strong supporting roles in
The Life Aquatic with Steve ZissouThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is Wes Anderson's fourth feature length film, released in the U.S. on December 25 2004. It was written by Anderson and Noah Baumbach and was filmed in and around Naples, Ponza and the Italian Riviera....
(2004) and the
cult filmA cult film is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside of the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences...
s
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (1984) and
Igby Goes DownIgby Goes Down is a American comedy-drama film that follows the life of Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sardonic New York City teenager who attempts to break free of his familial ties and wealthy, overbearing mother...
(2002).
For several years, Goldblum was the voice for most U.S.
AppleApple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures consumer electronics and computer software products. The company's best-known hardware products include Macintosh computers, the iPod and the iPhone...
commercials, including advertisements for the
iMacThe iMac is a range of all-in-one Macintosh desktop computers designed and built by Apple Inc. It has been the primary part of Apple's consumer desktop offerings since its introduction in 1998, and has evolved through four distinct forms. In its original form, the iMac G3, the iMac was gum drop- or...
and
iBookThe iBook is a line of discontinued laptop computers sold by Apple Inc. between 1999 and 2006. The line was targeted at the consumer and education markets, with lower specifications and prices than the PowerBook, Apple's higher-end line of laptop computers....
. He also voices some U.S. Toyota commercials as well as
Procter & GambleProcter & Gamble Co. is a Fortune 500, American multinational corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, that manufactures a wide range of consumer goods. As of 2008, P&G is the 8th largest corporation in the world by market capitalization and 14th largest US company by profit...
's facial cream line. He has recently appeared on Irish TV in commercials for the National Lottery.
Goldblum taught acting at Playhouse West in North Hollywood with Robert Carnegie. It was with several actors from this acting company that he improvised and directed the live action short film
Little Surprises, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1996. According to gossip columnist Caffeinated Clint (as of September 2006), Jeff Goldblum will retain his role as Ian Malcom in Jurrasic Park IV
Goldblum got the role of Adam in the upcoming film
Adam Resurrected, a film adaptation of the
Yoram KaniukYoram Kaniuk is an Israeli writer, painter, journalist, and theater critic.-Biography:Yoram Kaniuk was born in Tel Aviv in 1930. His father, Moshe Kaniuk, born in Ternopil, Galicia , was the first curator of Tel Aviv Museum of Art. His grandfather was a Hebrew teacher who wrote his own textbooks....
novel. Jeff is a German entertainer who becomes the ringleader to a group of Holocaust survivors in an asylum after
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
In September 2006, it was announced that Goldblum was one of the founding members of a new theater company in New York called The Fire Dept. According to press materials, "The Fire Dept is made up of established and emerging writers, directors, actors and designers who have come together to create and produce work that cannot be replicated inside a television box or on a movie screen...The work of The Fire Dept combines the rigor and structure of great narrative storytelling with the vitality of formal experimentation to immerse audiences in a total experience that leaves them awake, alive and transformed." The company will devote energy into developing new live theater works as well as interpreting old favorites.
His guest appearance was on
Sesame StreetSesame Street is an American educational children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. Sesame Street is well known for its Muppets characters created by Jim Henson. It premiered on November 10, 1969, and...
in 1990 as Bob's long-lost brother Minneapolis (parody of
Indiana JonesDr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr. is a fictional adventurer, OSS agent, professor of archaeology, and the protagonist of the Indiana Jones franchise. George Lucas created the character in homage to the action heroes of 1930s film serials...
) where
Big BirdBig Bird is a character featured on the children's television show Sesame Street which airs on PBS. A common misconception is that he is a muppet, but in 1989, Jim Henson explained that characters played by people in suits, rather than just hands in puppets, do not qualify as muppets...
's friend
SnuffleupagusAloysius Snuffleupagus, more commonly known as Mr. Snuffleupagus or Snuffy, is one of the Muppet characters on the long-running educational television program for young children, Sesame Street. He resembles a woolly mammoth, without tusks or ears, as well as a long thick pointed tail, similar in...
had "the golden cabbage of Snuffertiti" hidden in his cave. He has also appeared on
Tom Goes to the MayorTom Goes to the Mayor was an American animated television series on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Created by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, the show premiered on November 14, 2004 and ended on September 25, 2006, after two seasons and 30 episodes...
,
The Colbert ReportThe Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central in the United States and on both The Comedy Network and CTV in Canada...
, and
Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!.
Goldblum replaced
Chris NothChristopher David "Chris" Noth , born November 13, 1954) is an American actor and poet. He is known for two long-running television roles: as Det. Mike Logan on Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and as Mr. Big on Sex and the City...
as a
Senior DetectiveA detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators...
on
Law & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural TV series, which premiered on September 30, 2001. The series is about the Major Case Squad in a fictional version of the New York City Police Department set in New York City's One Police Plaza and is the second spin-off of the...
. In the series, Goldblum plays the role of Detective
Zach NicholsZach Nichols is a fictional character, portrayed by Jeff Goldblum, featured in the series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.Nichols was introduced in the series' eighth season to replace Det...
.
Personal life
Goldblum has been married twice, to Patricia Gaul from 1980 to 1986, then to
Geena DavisVirginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis is an American actress, film producer, writer, former fashion model, and a women's Olympics archery team semi-finalist.-Early life:...
, his co-star in three films (including the comedy
Earth Girls Are EasyEarth Girls Are Easy is a 1989 American comedy-musical film directed by Julien Temple. It stars Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Michael McKean, Julie Brown, and hitherto largely unknown comedians Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans. The film is marketed with the tagline "An out-of-this-world, down-to-earth...
and the science fiction/horror film
The FlyThe Fly is a American science fiction horror film, written and directed by David Cronenberg. Produced by Brooksfilms and 20th Century Fox, the film stars Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz, and is a big budget remake of the 1958 film of the same name, but with a substantially different plot....
) from November 1, 1987 to October 1990. He claims to have maintained a good friendship with Davis, saying she is a wonderful person and a wonderful actress.
Filmography
- Death Wish
Death Wish is a 1974 action-crime-drama film based on the 1972 novel by Brian Garfield. The film was directed by Michael Winner and stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, a man who becomes a vigilante after his wife is murdered and his daughter is sexually assaulted by muggers...
(1974)
- California Split
California Split is a 1974 film directed by Robert Altman and starring Elliott Gould and George Segal as a pair of gamblers. It was the first non-Cinerama movie to use eight-track stereo sound.-Plot:...
(1974)
- Nashville (1975)
- Columbo: A Case of Immunity (1975)
- Special Delivery (1976)
- St. Ives (1976)
- Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
- Annie Hall
Annie Hall is a 1977 American romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script co-written with Marshall Brickman. One of Allen's most popular films, it won numerous awards at the time of its release, including four Academy Awards, and in 2002 Roger Ebert referred to it as "just about...
(1977)
- Between the Lines
Between the Lines is a 1977 film from Midwest Films directed by Joan Micklin Silver and produced by her husband Raphael D. Silver. The film won two out of the three awards it was nominated for at the Berlin International Film Festival.-Plot:...
(1977)
- The Sentinel (1977)
- Thank God It's Friday
Thank God It's Friday is a 1978 film directed by Robert Klane and produced by Motown Productions and Casablanca Filmworks for Columbia Pictures...
(1978)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 science fiction film based on the novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney. It is a remake of the 1956 film of the same name. The original music score was composed by Denny Zeitlin....
(1978)
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., written while he was living in Birmingham, England, and first published in 1820...
(Made for TV) (1980)
- Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe is an American detective/comedy series originally broadcast by the ABC network between January through June 1980. The series was created and executive produced by Stephen J. Cannell.-Synopsis:...
(Made for TV) (1980)
- Threshold (1981)
- Rehearsal for Murder
Rehearsal for Murder is a 1982 television movie of the thriller genre directed by David Greene from a script written by Richard Levinson and William Link, who won a 1983 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for their work.-Plot:...
(Made for TV) (1982)
- The Right Stuff (1983)
- The Big Chill
The Big Chill is a 1983 film about a group of baby boomer college friends who reunite after many years and explore the aftermath of the 1960s. It stars Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams. Kevin Costner was cast as the...
(1983)
- Terror in the Aisles
Terror in the Aisles is a 1984 horror film documentary featuring clips from Friday the 13th I and II, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Halloween I and II, Jaws I and II, Alien, John Carpenter's The Thing, The Shining, etc. The film is hosted by Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen...
(1984)
- Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (Made for TV) (1984)
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension! is an American science fiction film that has reached cult film status. It was released in 1984, directed and produced by W. D. Richter, and concerns the efforts of the multi-talented Dr...
(1984)
- Transylvania 6-5000
Transylvania 6-5000 is a movie about two tabloid reporters who travel to modern-day Transylvania to uncover the truth behind Frankenstein sightings. Along the way, they encounter other horror movie staples — a mummy, a werewolf, a vampire — each with a twist.Directed by Rudy De Luca, the film...
(1985)
- Silverado (1985)
- Into the Night (1985)
- The Race for the Double Helix
Life Story is a 1987 TV film dramatisation of the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953...
(1986)
- The Fly
The Fly is a American science fiction horror film, written and directed by David Cronenberg. Produced by Brooksfilms and 20th Century Fox, the film stars Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz, and is a big budget remake of the 1958 film of the same name, but with a substantially different plot....
(1986)
- Beyond Therapy
Beyond Therapy is a 1987 American comedy film.-Plot:Based on the play of the same title by Christopher Durang, it focuses on Prudence and Bruce, two Manhattanites who are seeking stable romantic relationships with the help of their respective psychiatrists, lecherous Stuart and scatterbrained...
(1987)
- Life Story (BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually referred to by its abbreviation as the "BBC", is the longest established and largest broadcaster in the world...
) (Made for TV) (1987)
- Earth Girls Are Easy
Earth Girls Are Easy is a 1989 American comedy-musical film directed by Julien Temple. It stars Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Michael McKean, Julie Brown, and hitherto largely unknown comedians Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans. The film is marketed with the tagline "An out-of-this-world, down-to-earth...
(1988)
- Vibes
Vibes is a comedy film released in 1988 starring pop icon and singer Cyndi Lauper, actor Jeff Goldblum, actor Julian Sands and legendary actor Peter Falk. It was directed by Ken Kwapis...
(1988)
- The Fly II
The Fly II is a sci-fi film produced in 1989 starring Eric Stoltz and Daphne Zuniga. It was directed by Chris Walas as a sequel to the 1986 movie The Fly. Stoltz's character in this sequel is the adult son of Seth Brundle, the scientist-turned-'Brundlefly', played by Jeff Goldblum in the 1986...
(1989) (archive footage)
- The Tall Guy
The Tall Guy is a 1989 romantic comedy and the feature film debut of screenwriter Richard Curtis and director Mel Smith. It was produced by London Weekend Television for theatrical release and stars Jeff Goldblum, Emma Thompson, and Rowan Atkinson...
(1989)
- El Sueño del Mono Loco (1990)
- Framed (Made for TV) (1990)
- Mister Frost
Mister Frost is a 1990 psychological thriller film starring Jeff Goldblum. The film was directed by French filmmaker Philippe Setbon, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Derry Hall, Brad Lynch and Louise Vincent.-Synopsis:...
(1990)
- The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish is a 1991 comedy, directed by Ben Lewin, starring Bob Hoskins, Jeff Goldblum and Natasha Richardson. The story, set in Paris, follows the fateful meeting of Louis Aubinar with Sybil, who brings into his life her last unfortunate lover, the Pianist...
(1991)
- Fathers & Sons
Fathers & Sons is a 1992 film drama written and directed by Paul Mones about the connection between a father and son which is complicated by the foibles of a serial killer and the interactions of a psychic...
(1992)
- The Player
The Player is a satirical film directed by Robert Altman from a screenplay by Michael Tolkin based on his own 1988 novel of the same name...
(1992)
- Shooting Elizabeth (1992)
- Deep Cover
Deep Cover is a 1992 crime thriller film starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum and directed by veteran actor Bill Duke. It is also notable for its theme song of the same name, composed by Dr...
(1992)
- Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park is a 1993 science fiction thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. The film centers on the fictional island of Isla Nublar, where scientists have created an amusement park of cloned dinosaurs...
(1993)
- Lush Life
Lush Life is an American sitcom starring Lori Petty and Karyn Parsons. The two starred as totally different roommates who shared a studio apartment for financial reasons.-Plot:...
(Made for TV) (1993)
- Powder
Powder is a 1995 film directed by Victor Salva, about a boy, nicknamed "Powder", with incredible intellect, telepathy, and paranormal powers. It stars Sean Patrick Flanery in the title role, with Jeff Goldblum, Mary Steenburgen, Bradford Tatum, Lance Henriksen, and Brandon Smith in supporting roles...
(1995)
- Hideaway
Hideaway is a 1995 horror film directed by Brett Leonard and based on the novel of the same name by Dean Koontz. It stars Jeff Goldblum, Alicia Silverstone, Christine Lahti and Jeremy Sisto. In the movie Goldblum plays a man who dies in a car accident, only to be revived two hours later...
(1995)
- Nine Months
Nine Months is a 1995 romantic comedy film directed by Chris Columbus. It stars Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack, Jeff Goldblum, and Robin Williams. The movie is a US remake of the French movie Neuf mois and served as Grant's first US starring role. It was filmed on location in...
(1995)
- Independence Day
Independence Day is a 1996 science fiction film about a hostile alien invasion of Earth, focusing on a disparate group of individuals and families as they coincidentally converge in the Nevada desert and, along with the rest of the human population, participate in a last-chance retaliation on July...
(1996)
- The Great White Hype
The Great White Hype is a 1996 film directed by Reginald Hudlin. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Berg, Damon Wayans, Jeff Goldblum, Jon Lovitz, Cheech Marin, John Rhys-Davies, Salli Richardson and Jamie Foxx.The movie is a satire of racism in boxing...
(1996)
- Mad Dog Time
Mad Dog Time is a 1996 ensemble cast crime film written and directed by Larry Bishop, released through United Artists. The film is notable for the various cameo appearances, including the first movie appearance by Christopher Jones in over a quarter-century.The film was not well-received by...
(1996)
- Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland (1996)
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a science fiction thriller film, directed by Steven Spielberg. The film was produced by Bonnie Curtis, Kathleen Kennedy, Gerald R. Molen and Colin Wilson. The screenplay was penned by David Koepp, based on the 1995 novel The Lost World by Michael Crichton...
(1997)
- The Story of Bean (Made for TV) (1997)
- Welcome to Hollywood
Welcome to Hollywood is a mockumentary about a young man trying to make it in Hollywood as an actor. Tony Markes is the young man trying to pursue the means to become an actor. Various attempts to get him noticed and in roles in film and television fail...
(1998)
- The Prince of Egypt
The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated film, the first traditionally animated film produced and released by DreamWorks. The story follows the life of Moses from his birth, through his childhood as a prince of Egypt, and finally to his ultimate destiny to lead the Hebrew slaves out of...
(1998)
- Holy Man
Holy Man is a film produced in 1998 starring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum and Kelly Preston. It was directed by Stephen Herek.-Plot:Ricky Hayman and Kate Newell work at the Good Buy Network, a home shopping channel run by John McBainbridge...
(1998)
- Playmate Pajama Party (1999)
- From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (Made for TV) (1999)
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars
Part of the AFI 100 Years… series, AFI's 100 Years…100 Stars is a list of the top 50 stars of American cinema. They were presented by 50 stars of today, adding up to the total of 100 stars...
(Made for TV) (1999)
- Chain of Fools
Chain of Fools is a 2000 heist comedy/romance film about a hapless barber named Kresk .-Plot:...
(2000)
- Auggie Rose
Auggie Rose, also known as Beyond Suspicion, is a 2000 drama film starring Jeff Goldblum and Anne Heche. It was originally shown on Cinemax and then released on video with the title Beyond Suspicion before a limited theatrical release in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California.- Plot :Insurance...
(2000)
- One of the Hollywood Ten
One of the Hollywood Ten is a Spanish and British neo-realist bio-picture. The film was written and directed by Karl Francis.The drama focuses on screenwriter/director Herbert Biberman and his efforts to make, what would become the historic political film, Salt of the Earth , produced without...
(2000)
- Cats & Dogs
Cats & Dogs is a American comedy film directed by Lawrence Guterman. The screenplay by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra centers on the relationships between cats and dogs.-Plot:...
(2001)
- Festival in Cannes
Festival in Cannes is a 2001 film directed by Henry Jaglom.The plot is an entertainment industry farce about filmmakers trying to make deals during the Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:*Anouk Aimée – Millie Marquand*Greta Scacchi – Alice Palmer...
(2001)
- Perfume
Perfume is a 2001 film about the fashion industry in New York City....
(2001)
- Run Ronnie Run! (2002)
- Igby Goes Down
Igby Goes Down is a American comedy-drama film that follows the life of Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sardonic New York City teenager who attempts to break free of his familial ties and wealthy, overbearing mother...
(2002)
- Dallas 362
Dallas 362 is a 2003 film, starring and directed by Scott Caan. This film was Caan's debut as a director.The movie won the Critics Award at the 2003 CineVegas International Film Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Plot:...
(2003)
- Incident at Loch Ness
Incident at Loch Ness is a mockumentary starring, and written by, Werner Herzog and Zak Penn. The small cast film follows Herzog and his crew while working on the production of an abandoned movie project on the Loch Ness Monster entitled Enigma of Loch Ness...
(2004)
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
- Mini's First Time
Mini's First Time is a 2006 comedy/drama film written and directed by Nick Guthe. It was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival on May 1, 2006 and had a limited release on July 14, 2006. It was released on DVD on October 24, 2006 by HBO Films.-Plot:...
(2006)
- Fay Grim
Fay Grim is a 2006 film by writer/director Hal Hartley. It premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in theaters across America on May 18, 2007, with a DVD release the following Tuesday, May 22, in conjunction with Magnolia Pictures' "day-and-date" release strategy...
(2006)
- Pittsburgh (2006)
- Man of the Year
Man of the Year is a 2006 American comedy/drama film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robin Williams in the lead role. In addition to Williams, the film features Christopher Walken, Laura Linney, Lewis Black, and Jeff Goldblum....
(2006)
- Adam Resurrected
Adam Resurrected is an American-German-Israeli film, directed by Paul Schrader and adapted from Yoram Kaniuk's novel of the same name published in Israel in 1968. The book's original name literally means "Man, son of a dog"...
(2009)
- The Baster
The Baster is an upcoming romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman. Will Speck and Josh Gordon are expected to direct the comedy off of the screenplay written by Allan Loeb. The film is based on the short story "Baster" by Jeffrey Eugenides. The Baster is currently filming...
(2010)
- Morning Glory
Morning Glory is an upcoming comedy film directed by Roger Michell and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. It stars Harrison Ford, Rachel McAdams, Jeff Goldblum, Diane Keaton, 50 Cent and Patrick Wilson...
(2010)
Broadway
- The Pillowman
The Pillowman is a 2003 play by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. An especially dark black comedy, it tells the tale of Katurian, a fiction writer living in a police state who is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories, and their similarities to a number of bizarre child...
(2005)
- Two Gentlemen of Verona
Two Gentlemen of Verona is a rock musical, with a book by John Guare and Mel Shapiro, lyrics by Guare and music by Galt MacDermot, based on the Shakespeare comedy of the same name....
- The Play What I Wrote
- The Moony Shapiro Songbook
- The Exonerated
The Exonerated is a film that dramatizes the stories of six people who had been wrongfully convicted of murder, but were later exonerated and freed after varying years of imprisonment, where many were subjected to further brutality and degradation...
- City Sugar
- El Grande de Coca Cola
Television
- Starsky and Hutch
Starsky and Hutch is a 1970s US television series that consisted of a 90-minute pilot movie and 92 episodes of 60 minutes each; created by William Blinn, produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, and broadcast between April 30 1975 and May 15 1979 on the ABC network; distributed by...
- Murder on Stage 17 (1977)
- Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe is an American detective/comedy series originally broadcast by the ABC network between January through June 1980. The series was created and executive produced by Stephen J. Cannell.-Synopsis:...
(1980)
- Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984)
- Who's The Boss?
Who's the Boss? is an American television sitcom starring Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Danny Pintauro, and Katherine Helmond...
(1985)
- The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater is an anthology series that ran for six seasons on HBO from 1985 to 1992. All 65 episodes were written by Ray Bradbury and many were based on short stories or novels he had written, including "A Sound of Thunder", Banshee, "The Playground" starring William Shatner as...
- The Town Where No One Got Off (1986)
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Captain Planet and the Planeteers is an American animated environmentalist television program, based on an idea by Ted Turner and produced by Andy Heyward, Robby London, Barbara Pyle and Nicholas Boxer. The series was developed and co-produced by Turner Program Services and DiC Entertainment and...
(1990)
- When Dinosaurs Ruled (2000)
- The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated television sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie...
- A Fish Called Selma"A Fish Called Selma" is the nineteenth episode of The Simpsons' seventh season and originally aired on March 24, 1996. The episode sees Troy McClure attempt to resurrect his acting career by marrying Selma Bouvier. Show runners Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein were fans of Phil...
(1996)
- King of the Hill
King of the Hill is an American animated series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, that ran from January 12, 1997 to September 13, 2009 on Fox. It centers on the Hills, a small-town Methodist family in Arlen, Texas...
- Guest voice as Dr. Vayzosa (2002)
- Friends
Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which premiered on NBC on September 22, 1994. The series revolved around a group of friends in the area of Manhattan, New York City, who occasionally live together and share living expenses. The series was produced by...
- Guest as Leonard Hayes (2003)
- Tom Goes to the Mayor
Tom Goes to the Mayor was an American animated television series on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Created by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, the show premiered on November 14, 2004 and ended on September 25, 2006, after two seasons and 30 episodes...
(2004)
- Will and Grace (2005)
- Raines
Raines is a crime drama television series that ran from March 15, 2007 to April 27, 2007 on NBC in the United States. The show premiered as a mid-season replacement, as well as airing on CH in Canada, TV3 in Ireland, ITV3 in the UK and on Network Ten in Australia.The series focused on Michael...
(2007)
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is an American television series, created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, which premiered February 11, 2007 on Adult Swim...
(2007)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural TV series, which premiered on September 30, 2001. The series is about the Major Case Squad in a fictional version of the New York City Police Department set in New York City's One Police Plaza and is the second spin-off of the...
(since 2009)
- The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central in the United States and on both The Comedy Network and CTV in Canada...
, guest (2009)
Awards
- 1983: Star of Tomorrow Award. Presented by the National Association of Theatre Owners
The National Association of Theatre Owners is a trade organization based in the United States whose members are the owners of movie theaters. Most major theater chains are members, as are many independent theatre operators; collectively, they account for the operation of over 26,000 motion...
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- 1987: Saturn Award
The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within...
for Best Actor in The Fly
- 1996: Academy Award
The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is...
nomination for Live Action Short FilmThis name for the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film was introduced in 1974. For the three preceding years it was known as "Short Subjects, Live Action Films." The term "Short Subjects, Live Action Subjects" was used from 1957 until 1970. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate...
- 2005: Emmy Award
The Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards , Grammy Awards and Tony Awards .They are presented in various...
nomination for a guest appearance on Will & GraceWill & Grace is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006. The show takes place in New York City and focuses on Will Truman, a gay lawyer, and his best friend Grace Adler, a straight Jewish woman who runs her own interior design firm...
External links
- Goldblum resurrects fond memories, a July 2004 article (with accompanying audio commentary) from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, also known simply as the "PG," is the largest daily newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.-Early history:...
- April 2005 Interview with Goldblum from New York
New York is a weekly magazine concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it offers less national news and more gossipy, tabloid-like stories, but has also published noteworthy articles...
magazine
- Moving Pictures Magazine Interview
- Jeff Goldblum Interview on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos
George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos is a Canadian television and radio personality, and best known as the host of CBC Television's The Hour, a talk show about the world's current events.-Family:...