Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was born October 22, 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of four children of Shirley .
Is the voice behind the iMac/iBook commercials for Apple Computer.
Was engaged to Laura Dern (1995-1997).
In a jazz band called "The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra" with actor Peter Weller , they perform at local clubs in Los Angeles. They were also in a band together in the movie The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension .
Studied acting at New York Citys prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse under the guidance of legendary acting coach, Sanford Meisner.
Was engaged to Catherine Wreford , a 23-year-old dancer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
While filming Earth Girls Are Easy , he and co-stars Damon Wayans and Jim Carrey took approximately two hours to be suited up as the aliens. The trio also dubbed certain scenes.
He can wiggle his ears one at a time. He demonstated this talent on "Late Night with Conan OBrien" .
Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999.
Father was a doctor and mother a radio broadcaster. Has two older brothers, Rick and Lee, and a sister Pamela. Older brother Rick (by four years) died of kidney failure while traveling in Morocco at age 23. Lee is a realtor and Pamela an artist.
Almost got the part of Dr. David Blume in Blue Sunshine , but lost the part to Robert Walden because the director thought Goldblum and Zalman King looked too similar.
Appeared opposite his then-girlfriend Geena Davis in The Fly , and future girlfriend Laura Dern in Jurassic Park . In both films, each actresss character remarks that "Something went wrong.".
In three films, Jeff Goldblum plays characters that have some sort of vomit-related sickness. In The Right Stuff he plays a NASA promoter who gets seasick. In The Fly , Seth Brundle gets motion sickness which is why he invents teleporting. And in Independence Day , David Levinson gets airsick. Its unknown if Goldblum actually suffers from any of these.
Is a skilled piano player who plays most Wednesday nights with his band The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra at the Rockwell Club in Los Angeles.
Attended Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh.
Played one member in a trio of thugs in two Charles Bronson films: Death Wish and St. Ives .
His surname is often mispronounced due to its spelling as he pointed out on a talk show that his name is pronounced Gold-bloom and not Gold-blumb.
(May 2005) Performing in The Pillowman on Broadway.
Co-starring with Kevin Spacey in Londons Old Vic Theatres production of "Speed the Plow" by David Mamet.
(November 2006) Currently starring in an Irish commercial on RTE Television to promote the new and updated version of the Irish National Lottery.
His father was of Russian Jewish descent and his mother was of Austrian Jewish ancestry.
Became a father for the 1st time at age 62 when his 3rd wife Emilie Livingston (age 32) gave birth to their son Charlie Ocean Goldblum on July 4, 2015.
As of 2017, he has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Nashville , Annie Hall , The Right Stuff and The Grand Budapest Hotel . Of those, Annie Hall is a winner in the category.
He and wife Emilie Livingstone welcomed their second son, River Joe Goldblum, on April 7, 2017.
I mean, forget about Jurassic Park (1993) , I remember the,real-event movie when I was a kid was "King Kong Vs. Godzilla",(Kingu Kongu tai Gojira (1962) ). There was a theatre outside of,Pittsburgh where I grew up, a real jewel box inside, three balconies.
Not to mention life, which continues to be a challenge, and which I,continue to try and get better at.
I travel for work, but recently, friends said I should take major trips.
