Jeff Bridges

Bridges was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Dorothy Dean and actor Lloyd Bridges.

Bridges's first major role was in the 1971 movie The Last Picture Show for which he garnered a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

He was nominated again for the same award for his performance opposite Clint Eastwood in the 1974 film Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. One of his better known roles was in the 1982 science-fiction cult classic Tron, in which he played Kevin Flynn, a video game programmer.

He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1984 for playing the alien in Starman.

He was also acclaimed for his roles in the thriller Against All Odds and the crime drama Jagged Edge. His role in Fearless is recognized by some critics to be one of his best performances.

One critic dubbed it a masterpiece, Pauline Kael wrote that he 'may be the most natural and least self-conscious screen actor that has ever lived'.

He also appeared as "The Dude" in the Coen Brothers' classic cult film The Big Lebowski.

In 2000, Bridges was nominated for his fourth Academy-Award for his role in The Contender. He also starred in the 2005 Terry Gilliam movie Tideland, his second with the director (the first being 1991's The Fisher King). He will play Obadiah Stane in the Marvel motion picture, Iron Man.