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Jeff Goldblum Biography (1952-)

Full name, Jeffery Lynn Goldblum; born October 22, 1952, in Pittsburgh, PA; son of Harold (a physician) and Shirley Goldblum; married Patricia Gaul (an actress), 1980 (divorced, 1986); married Geena Davis (an actress), November 1,1987 (divorced November 1, 1993); married Catherine Wreford (a dancer), January 2004. Addresses: Agent: Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor,Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Industry Entertainment, 955 S. Carrillo Dr., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Publicist: Wolf/Kasteler Van Iden PR, 335 N. Maple Dr., Suite 351, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director, producer

Birth Details

October 22, 1952

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Freak number one/mugger, Death Wish, Paramount, 1974
• Lloyd Harris, California Split (also known as Jackpot!) Columbia, 1974
• Tricycle man, Nashville, Paramount, 1975
• Clyde Baxter, Next Stop, Greenwich Village, Twentieth Century-Fox,1976
• Hood number three, St. Ives, Warner Bros., 1976
• Snake, Special Delivery (also known as Dangerous Break), American International, 1976
• Lacey's party guest, Annie Hall, United Artists, 1977
• Jack, The Sentinel, Universal, 1977
• Max Arloff, Between the Lines, Midwest, 1977
• Jack Bellicec, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, United Artists, 1978
• Mr. Nudd, Remember My Name, Columbia, 1978
• Tony DiMarco, Thank God It's Friday, Columbia, 1978
• Dr. Aldo Gehring, Threshold, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
• Michael, The Big Chill, Columbia, 1983
• NASA recruiter, The Right Stuff, Warner Bros., 1983
• Sidney "New Jersey" Zwibel, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Acrossthe Eighth Dimension (also known as The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
• Ed Okin, Into the Night, Universal, 1985
• "Slick" Calvin Stanhope, Silverado, Columbia, 1985
• Jack Harrison, Transylvania 6-5000, New World, 1985
• Seth Brundle, The Fly, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
• Bruce, Beyond Therapy, New World, 1987
• Nick Deezy, Vibes, Columbia, 1988
• Mac, Earth Girls Are Easy, Vestron, 1989
• Dexter King, The Tall Guy, Working Title Productions, 1989
• Dan Gillis, The Mad Monkey (also known as Twisted Obsession, El sueno del mono loco, El mono loco, and Le reve du singefou), 1989
• (Uncredited) Seth Brundle (on video), The Fly II, 1989
• Title role, Mr. Frost (also known as Mister Frost), SVS Inc., 1990
• Pianist, The Favour, the Watch, and the Very Big Fish (also knownas La montre, la croix et la maniere and Rue Saint-Sulpice), 1991
• Himself, The Player, Fine Line, 1992
• Harold Pigeon, Shooting Elizabeth, LIVE Home Video, 1992
• Max Fish, Fathers & Sons, Pacific Pictures Distribution Co., 1992
• David Jason, Deep Cover, New Line Cinema, 1992
• Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park (also known as JP), Universal, 1993
• Sean Fletcher, Nine Months, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
• Hatch Harrison, Hideaway, TriStar, 1995
• Donald Ripley, Powder, Buena Vista, 1995
• Mitchell Kane, The Great White Hype, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• David Levinson, Independence Day (also known as ID4), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• Mickey Holliday, Mad Dog Time (also known as Trigger Happy), Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1996
• (In footage from Independence Day) Himself and David Levinson, Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion, 1996
• Dr. Ian Malcolm, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Universal, 1997
• Himself, The Making of "Lost World," 1997
• Voice of Aaron, The Prince of Egypt (animated), DreamWorks, 1998
• Ricky Hayman, Holy Man, Buena Vista, 1998
• Himself, Welcome to Hollywood, Blump International Films, 1998
• (Uncredited) Himself, Playmate Pajama Party, Uni Distribution, 1999
• Himself, Barenaked in America, The Shooting Gallery, 1999
• Avnet, Chain of Fools, Warner Bros., 2000
• John C. Nolan, Auggie Rose (also known as Beyond Suspicion), New City Releasing, 2000
• Herbert Biberman, One of the Hollywood Ten (also known as Puntode mira), 2000
• Jamie, Perfume, Studio Home Entertainment, 2001
• Professor Brody, Cats & Dogs, Warner Bros., 2001
• (Uncredited) Himself, Festival in Cannes, Paramount Classics, 2001
• Himself, Beyond Jurassic Park, 2001
• D. H. Banes, Igby Goes Down, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
• Himself and actor, Buckaroo Banzai Declassified, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2002
• Himself, Igby Goes Down: In Search of Igby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2003
• Himself, Realizing "The Right Stuff," Warner Bros., 2003
• Himself, Abby Singer, 2003
• Bob, Dallas 362, 2003
• Supermarket, Illeanarama, 2004
• Hennessey, The Life Aquatic, Buena Vista, 2004
• Himself, Incident at Loch Ness, 2004
• Film Work
• Executive producer, Perfume, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Lionel "Brown Shoe" Whitney, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, ABC, 1980
• Voices of Duke Nukem and Verminous Skumm, The New Adventures of Captain Planet (animated; also known as Captain Planet and the Planeteers), TBS, 1990
• Host, Future Quest, PBS, 1994
• Jeff Sharpe, My 11:30, 2004
• Movies
• Ichabod Crane, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, NBC, 1980
• Leo Gibbs, Rehearsal for Murder, CBS, 1982
• Title role, Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter, ABC, 1984
• Jim Watson, The Double Helix (also known as The Race for the Double Helix and Life Story), BBC, then Arts and Entertainment, both1987
• Wiley, Framed (also known as Real Fakes and Precious), HBO, 1990
• Al Gorky, Lush Life, Showtime, 1994
• Himself, The Story of Bean, BBC, 1997
• Ben Dansmore, War Stories, NBC, 2003
• George Gorton, Spinning Boris, Showtime, 2003
• Specials
• "Popular Neurotics," American Playhouse, PBS, 1984
• Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary, CBS, 1986
• The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
• Big Bird's Birthday; or, Let Me Eat Cake, PBS, 1991
• Independent Spirit: Close Up, Bravo, 1993
• Presenter, The 4th Annual Environmental Media Awards, TBS, 1994
• Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion, Fox, 1996
• Host, The Sci-Fi Channel's Invasion of Independence Day, Sci-Fi Channel, 1996
• Host, The Making of "Independence Day," 1996
• Presenter, The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards, 1996
• Presenter, The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1996
• Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond,UPN, 1996
• Presenter, Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1997
• Masters of Fantasy: Stan Winston, Sci-Fi Channel, 1997
• Presenter, The 55th Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1998
• Screen Actors Guild 4th Annual Awards, TNT, 1998
• Presenter, The Walt Disney Company Presents the 8th American Teacher Awards, The Disney Channel, 1998
• Presenter, The 14th Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel and Bravo, 1999
• The 5th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 1999
• The AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
• Narrator, When Dinosaurs Ruled (documentary), The Learning Channel, 1999
• Himself, From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (documentary), Fox, 1999
• Narrator/himself, Altman on His Own Terms, 2000
• Himself and various characters, Saturday Night Live: The Best of WillFerrell, 2002
• (Uncredited) Himself, Inside the Playboy Mansion (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2002
• Voice of White Rabbit, Legend of the Lost Tribe (also known as Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe), CBS, 2002
• Presenter, The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2003
• Pilots
• Lionel "Brown Shoe" Whitney, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, ABC, 1980
• Jeff Sharpe, My 11:30, NBC, 2002
• Episodic
• Daggett, "Upward Mobility," Blue Knight, CBS, 1976
• Harry Markham, "Murder on Stage 17," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1977
• "Watch the Fur Fly," Laverne and Shirley, ABC, 1982
• Bucke Wolf, "The Three Little Pigs," Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime, 1982
• "The Absolute Monarch of Ward C," The Devlin Connection, NBC, 1982
• Cogswell, "The Town Where No One Got Off" (also known as "The Town WhereNo One Stopped"), The Ray Bradbury Theatre, HBO, 1986
• Himself, "Go Go Goldblum," It's Garry Shandling's Show, 1988
• Narrator, "The Real Jurassic Park," Nova, PBS, 1993
• Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1993, 1997
• Himself, "Nothing Personal," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995
• Voice MacArthur Parker, "A Fish Called Selma," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1995
• Late Show with David Letterman, 1997, 1998, 2004
• Himself, "Just the Perfect Blendship," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
• "Like Chickens ... Delicious Chickens," Mr. Show with Bob & David (also known as Mr. Show), 1998
• Voice of Jeff, "Sissy Boy," Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist (animated), Comedy Central, 1999
• Himself, Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2001
• Voice of con artist, "The Substitute Spanish Prisoner," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2001
• Himself, Primetime Glick, Comedy Central, 2002
• Himself, The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, The WB, 2002
• Leonard Hayes, "The One with the Mugging," Friends, NBC, 2003
• Himself, Richard and Judy, Channel 4, 2003
• Voice of Professor Fermstein, Crank Yankers (animated), Comedy Central, 2003
• Himself, "Run Ronnie Run! The Ronnie Dobbs Story: A Mr. Show Movie," Mr. Show with Bob and David, 2003
• Himself, Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2004
• The View, 2004
• Also appeared in The Howie Mandel Show; Columbo, NBC; Police Woman, NBC.
• Television Work
• Specials
• Director and (with Tikki Goldberg) producer, Little Surprises (short film), 1995
• Stage Appearances
• (Broadway debut) Citizen of Verona and Milan, Cupid, Whore's page, citizen, soldier, servant, and understudy for the role of Eglamour, Two Gentlemen of Verona, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, then St. James Theatre, 1971
• Miguel, El Grande de Coca-Cola, Plaza 9 Theatre, New York City, 1973
• Leonard Brazil, City Sugar, Phoenix Theatre Company, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New York City, 1978
• Jeff, Mr. Shapiro, Rocco the Shoeshine Boy, talking pictures star, LouisDa Rosa, French crooner, street trumpeter, Fat German, member of big band vocal group, U.S.O. entertainer, Marvin, Israeli dancer, Russian singer, Lee Pyong-Do, and Liverpool pop group drummer, The Moony Shapiro Songbook, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1981
• Malvolio, Twelfth Night; or, What You Will, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre/Central Park, 1989
• The Exonerated, 45 Bleecker, New York City, 2002-2004
• Mystery guest, The Play What I Wrote, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 2003
• Also appeared in Our Last Night, La Mama West, Los Angeles.
• RECORDINGS
• Video Games
• Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland, 1996
• Voice, Independence Day, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• American Film, September, 1990, p. 56
• Entertainment Weekly, May 10, 1996, p. S10
• People Weekly, May 11, 1992, p. 129; June 23, 1997, p. 130; August5, 1996, p. 120