Jeffrey Leon "
Jeff"
Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor, singer and producer. He comes from a prominent acting family, and appeared on the television series
Sea Hunt (1958–60), with his father,
Lloyd Bridges and brother,
Beau Bridges. He won the
Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Otis "Bad" Blake in the 2009 film
Crazy Heart, and earned
Academy Award nominations for his roles in
The Last Picture Show (1971),
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974),
Starman (1984),
The Contender (2000) and
True Grit (2010). His other films include
Tron (1982),
Jagged Edge (1985),
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989),
The Fisher King (1991),
Fearless (1993),
The Big Lebowski (1998),
Seabiscuit (2003),
Iron Man (2008), (2010) and
The Giver (2014).