Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynn Goldblum, born October 22, 1952,[1] is an American actor. He is known for his roles in The Fly, Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Independence Day, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and he guest starred on Glee as Hiram Berry.
Personal life[]
Goldblum was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Shirley Temeles and the late Dr. Harold L. Goldblum.[1][2] He has two brothers, Lee and Rick (deceased), and one sister, Pamela.[3][4]
Goldblum attended summer sessions at Carnegie Mellon University and attended the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York under the guidance of acting coach Sanford Meisner.[1][5]
He was married to Patricia Gaul for six years before a divorce in 1986 and was married to Geena Davis for three years before a divorce in 1990.[1][6]
He has been a in relationship with Emilie Livingston for over a year[6][7]; they became engaged on 8 July 2014. [8] Goldblum and Livingston got married in November 2014 in Los Angeles, California.[9] Goldblum and Livingston have two sons, Charlie Ocean (born July 4, 2015)[10] and River Joe (born April 7, 2017)[11].
Career[]
In 1974, Goldblum appeared in Death Wish as Freak # 1. Later in his career, as "Lacey Party Guest" in Annie Hall (1977), Goldblum is seen saying into the telephone at a Hollywood party, "This is Mr. Davis. I forgot my mantra." Goldblum has had leading roles in films such as The Fly, Independence Day (1996), The Lost World (1997), Earth Girls Are Easy, The Tall Guy, Vibes (1988) and Into the Night (1985). Goldblum's strong supporting roles include those in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Big Chill (1983), and Jurassic Park (1993), as well as The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and the cult films The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (1984) and Igby Goes Down (2002).
For several years, Goldblum was the voice for most U.S. Apple commercials, including advertisements for the iMac and iBook. He also voices some U.S. Toyota commercials as well as Procter & Gamble'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.
Goldblum got the role of Adam in the upcoming film Adam Resurrected, a film adaptation of the Yoram Kaniuk novel about a former German entertainer who becomes the ringleader to a group of Holocaust survivors in an asylum after World War II.
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 Street in 1990 as Bob's long-lost brother Minneapolis (parody of Indiana Jones) where Big Bird's friend Snuffleupagus had "the golden cabbage of Snuffertiti" hidden in his cave. He has also appeared on Tom Goes to the Mayor, The Colbert Report, and Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!.
Goldblum replaced Chris Noth as a Senior Detective on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In the series, Goldblum plays the role of Detective Zach Nichols. In August 2010, media outlets reported that Goldblum had decided not to return to Criminal Intent due to persistent concerns about the program's future.
Goldblum will reprise his role from Independence Day in the 2016 sequel Independence Day: Resurgence. He guest starred on the Nextflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Dr. Dave in 2016
In May 2016, Goldblum was announced to be the Grandmaster in Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok. It is set for a November 2017 release.[12]
In April 2017, Goldblum was announced to be reprising his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm in the Jurassic World sequel, it is slated for a June 2018 release date.[13]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974 | California Split | Lloyd Harris | |
Death Wish | Freak #1 | ||
1975 | Columbo | Protester | ("A Case of Immunity" and uncredited) |
Nashville | Tricycle Man | ||
1976 | The Blue Knight | Daggett | ("Upward Mobility") |
St. Ives | Hood #3 | ||
Special Delivery | Snake | ||
Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Clyde Baxter | ||
1977 | Between the Lines | Max Arloft | |
Annie Hall | Lacey Party Guest | ||
Starsky and Hutch | Harry Markham | ("Murder on Stage 17") | |
The Sentinel | Jack | ||
1978 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Jack Bellicec | |
Thank God It's Friday | Tony | ||
Remember My Name | Mr. Nudd | ||
1980 | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | Ichabod Crane | TV movie |
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | Lionel Whitney | (14 episodes) | |
1981 | Threshold | Dr. Aldo Gehring | |
1982 | The Devlin Connection | Alexis Papageorgio | ("The Absolute Monarch of Ward C" and uncredited) |
Rehearsal for Murder | Leo Gibbs | TV movie | |
Laverne & Shirley | Jeffrey | ("Watch the Fur Fly") | |
1983 | The Right Stuff | Recruiter | |
The Big Chill | Michael Gold | ||
1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | New Jersey | |
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter | Ernie Kovacs | TV movie | |
American Playhouse | ("Popular Neurotics") | ||
The New Show | Various | ("Episode #1.1") | |
1985 | Transylvania 6-5000 | Jack Harrison | |
Silverado | Slick | ||
Into the Night | Ed Okin | ||
Faerie Tale Theatre | Buck Wolf | ("The Three Little Pigs") | |
1986 | The Fly | Seth Brundle | |
The Ray Bradbury Theater | Cogswell | ("The Town Where No One Got Off") | |
1987 | The Race for the Double Helix | Jim Watson | TV movie |
Beyond Therapy | Bruce | ||
1988 | Earth Girls Are Easy | Mac | |
Vibes | Nick Deezy | ||
1989 | Twisted Obsession | Daniel Gillis | |
The Tall Guy | Dexter King | ||
1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Verminous Skumm | 1990 - 1991 (5 episodes) |
Framed | Wiley | TV movie | |
Mister Frost | Mr. Frost | ||
Sesame Street | Minneapolis | ("Episode #21.72") | |
1991 | The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish | Pianist | |
1992 | Shooting Elizabeth | Howard Pigeon | |
Deep Cover | David Jason | ||
Fathers & Sons | Max | ||
1993 | Lush Life | Al Gorky | TV movie |
Jurassic Park | Dr. Ian Malcolm | ||
Saturday Night Live | Host | 1993/1997 ("Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith" and "Jeff Goldblum/En Vogue") | |
1994 | Futurequest | Narrator | |
1995 | Powder | Donald Ripley | |
The Larry Sanders Show | Jeff Goldblum | ("Nothing Personal") | |
Nine Months | Sean Fletcher | ||
Hideaway | Hatch | ||
1996 | Mad Dog Time | Mickey Holliday | |
Independence Day | David Levinson | ||
The Great White Hype | Mitchell Kane | ||
The Simpsons | MacArthur Parker | ("A Fish Called Selma") | |
Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland | Dracula | video game | |
1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park - Chaos Island | Ian Malcolm | voice and video game |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Ian Malcolm | ||
Independence Day | David Levinson | voice and video game | |
1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Aaron | voice |
Mr. Show with Bob and David | Civil War Narrator | ("Like Chickens... Delicious Chickens" and voice) | |
Holy Man | Ricky Hayman | ||
2000 | One of the Hollywood Ten | Herbert Biberman | |
Chain of Fools | Avnet | ||
Auggie Rose | John Nolan | ||
2001 | Cats & Dogs | Professor Brody | |
Perfume | Jamie | ||
2002 | Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe | White Rabbit | voice and TV short |
Igby Goes Down | D.H. | ||
King of the Hill | Dr. Vayzosa | ("The Substitute Spanish Prisoner" and voice) | |
2003 | Spinning Boris | George Gorton | |
Dallas 362 | Bob | ||
Friends | Leonard Hayes | ("The One with the Mugging") | |
War Stories | Ben Dansmore | TV movie | |
Crank Yankers | Professor Fermstein | ("Episode #2.1," "Episode #3.15" and voice) | |
2004 | Tom Goes to the Mayor | Bill Joel | ("Toodle Day" and voice) |
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Alistair Hennessey | ||
2005 | Will & Grace | Scott Woolley | ("Dance Cards & Greeting Cards," "Bully Woolley," and "Board Games") |
2006 | Man of the Year | Stewart | |
Fay Grim | Agent Fulbright | ||
Mini's First Time | Mike Rudell | ||
2007 | Raines | Michael Raines | (7 episodes) |
2008 | Adam Resurrected | Adam Stein | |
2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Detective Zach Nichols | 2009 - 2010 (24 episodes) |
2010 | Morning Glory | Jerry Barnes | |
The Switch | Leonard | ||
2011 | Allen Gregory | Perry Van Moon | ("Van Moon Rising" and voice) |
NTSF:SD:SUV | Gunnar Geirhart | ("Full Hauser") | |
The League | Rupert Ruxin | 2011 - 2012 ("Thanksgiving" and "A Krampus Carol") | |
2012 | Zambezia | Ajax | voice |
Glee | Hiram Berry | ("Heart" and "On My Way") | |
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie | Chef Goldblum | ||
Portlandia | Various | 2012 - 2018 (8 episodes) | |
Susan 313 | Benny Burnet | TV movie | |
2013 | Le Weekend | Morgan | |
2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Detective Zach Nichols | ("Civil Forfeiture") |
The Grand Budapest Hotel | Deputy Kovacs | ||
2015 | Mortdecai | ||
2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | David | |
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Dr. Dave | ("Kimmy Meets a Celebrity!") | |
2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Grandmaster | |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | cameo and uncredited | ||
Tour de Pharmacy | Marty Hass | TV movie | |
Miyubi | The Creator | short | |
2018 | Isle of Dogs | Duke | voice |
The Mountain | Dr. Wallace Fiennes | ||
Hotel Artemis | Niagara | ||
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Ian Malcolm | ||
2019 | Happy! | God | (1 episode) |
Gallery[]
External links[]
- Jeff Goldblum at the Internet Movie Database
- Jeff Goldblum on Twitter
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jeff Goldblum Biography
- ↑ Pittsburgh Post
- ↑ Jeff Goldblum Bio
- ↑ Biography
- ↑ Jeff Goldblum goes to the head of the class
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 What happened?
- ↑ He's clearly no dinosaur!
- ↑ Jeff Goldblum and Emilie Livingston Are Engaged
- ↑ Jeff Goldblum Is Married! Actor Weds Emilie Livingston in Los Angeles
- ↑ Jeff Goldblum Welcomes Son Charlie Ocean
- ↑ Jeff Goldblum and Emilie Livingston Welcome Their Second Baby
- ↑ Thor: Ragnarok: Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, and more join cast
- ↑ Jeff Goldblum Joins 'Jurassic World' Sequel (Exclusive)