Jeff Goldblum

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was born October 22, 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of four children of Shirley (Temeles), a radio broadcaster who also ran an appliances firm, and Harold L. Goldblum, a doctor. His father was of Russian Jewish descent and his mother was of Austrian Jewish ancestry.Goldblum began his career on the New York stage after moving to the city at age seventeen. Possessing his own unique style of delivery, Goldblum made an impression on moviegoers with little more than a single line in 'Woody Allen' (qv)'s _Annie Hall (1977)_ (qv), when he fretted about having forgotten his mantra. Goldblum went on to appear in the remake _Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)_ (qv) and co-starred with 'Ben Vereen' (qv) in the detective series _Die Schnüffler (1980)_ (qv) before a high-profile turn in the classic ensemble film _The Big Chill (1983)_ (qv).The quirky actor turned up in the suitably quirky film _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)_ (qv), which became a 1980s cult classic, starred in the modern-day film noir _Into the Night (1985)_ (qv), then went on to a breakthrough role in the 'David Cronenberg' (qv) remake _The Fly (1986)_ (qv), which also featured actress 'Geena Davis' (qv), Goldblum's wife from 1987-1990 and co-star in two additional films: _Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)_ (qv) and 'Julien Temple' (qv)'s _Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)_ (qv).Goldblum was the rather unlikely star of some of the biggest blockbusters of the 1990s: 'Steven Spielberg' (qv)'s dinosaur adventure _Jurassic Park (1993)_ (qv) and its sequel _The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)_ (qv), as well as the alien invasion film _Independence Day (1996)_ (qv). These films saw Goldblum playing the type of intellectual characters he has become associated with. More recently, roles have included critically acclaimed turns in _Igby Goes Down (2002)_ (qv) and 'Wes Anderson' (qv)'s _The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)_ (qv). In 2009, he returned to television to star in his second crime series _Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)_ (qv).::Azure_Girl