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{{short description|American actor and musician (born 1952)}}
'''Jeff Goldblum''' (born ], ]) is an ] film ]. Son of the late Doctor Harold Goldblum, Jeff was born in ], a suburb of ].
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| name = Jeff Goldblum
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| alt = Photo of Goldblum
| caption = Goldblum in 2019
| birth_name = Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum
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| birth_place = ], U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|musician}}
| years_active = 1974–present
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'''Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum''' ({{IPAc-en|'|g|oʊ|l|d|b|l|uː|m}} {{respell|GOHLD|bloom}}; born October 22, 1952)<ref>{{cite book |author=American Film Institute|title=The American Film Institute Desk Reference |date=2002 |publisher=] |isbn=9780789489340 |page=76 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=17gUAQAAIAAJ |quote=Jeff Goldblum: Oct. 22, 1952}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Who Sang What on Broadway, 1866–1996: The Singers |year=2006 |publisher=McFarland |page=300|isbn=9780786421893 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qVwRAQAAMAAJ |quote=Jeff Goldblum (Oct. 22 1952 –)}}</ref> is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of ], such as ] (1993) and '']'' (1996), as well as their sequels.
Rising to 6'4", Goldblum has a talent for delivering relaxed, naturalistic dialogue with impeccable comic timing. Though not often cast in leading roles (his role in ]'s '']'' a notable exception), Goldblum is often cast in strong supporting roles. His roles in ''Jurassic Park'', ''The Big Chill'', ''Into the Night'', ''Independence Day'' and ''The Fly'' are among his most notable performances. He also had a supporting role in the ] ] favorite '']''.


Goldblum made his acting film debut in '']'' (1974) with early small roles in '']'' (1974), '']'' (1975), and '']'' (1977). He gained wider attention for his roles in '']'' (1978), '']'' (1983), and '']'' (1986). Since then, he has been best-known for his roles in several ] franchises, such as ] in the '']'' franchise, David Levinson in the '']'' films, ] in the ] films such as '']'' (2017) and more recently, as the ] in '']'' (2024) and '']'' (2025).
Goldblum has been married twice. He was married to ] from ] to ]. He was later married to ] from ], ] to October ], with whom he starred in three films. He has also been engaged to ] with whom he co-starred in ''Jurrasic Park''. He was also reportedly engaged to Catherine Wreford, 23 year-old ] ].


Frequent collaborator of director ], he has starred in his films '']'' (2004), '']'' (2014), '']'' (2018), and '']'' (2023). He is also known for independent films like '']'' (1991), '']'' (2002), and '']'' (2008). He has been nominated for an ] for '']'' (1996).
Goldblum is the voice for the most of the new ] commercials including the ones for the ]. He is also the voice in some ] commercials.


He has also appeared in several TV series, including '']'', for which he received a ] nomination, as well as appeared in '']'', '']'', and '']''. He hosted his own series, '']'' (2019–2022). His jazz band released their first album, '']'', in 2018.
==Awards==
*1983: Star of Tomorrow Award. Presented by the ].
*1987: ] for Best Actor in ''The Fly''


==Movies== ==Early life==
Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was born to ] parents in ], located just outside of ].<ref>{{cite web|first=Nick |last=Curtis |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/arts/theatre/what-jeff-loves-about-london-6682423.html |title=What Jeff loves about London |work= London Evening Standard |date=January 29, 2008 |access-date=October 28, 2012}}</ref><ref name="jjournalsept">{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/the_ticket/item/jeff_goldblum_goes_to_the_head_of_the_class |title=Jeff Goldblum goes to the head of the class &#124; Fall Preview |publisher=Jewish Journal |date=September 10, 2012 |access-date=October 28, 2012}}</ref> His mother, Shirley Jane Goldblum (''née'' Temeles; October 30, 1926 – January 9, 2012),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/postgazette/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=155425021|title=Shirley Tyson obituary|website=www.legacy.com}}</ref> was a radio broadcaster who later ran a kitchen equipment and appliances sales firm; his father, Harold Leonard Goldblum (April 25, 1920 – February 23, 1983), was a ] and ] in the ] during ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Curtis |first=Nick |title=What Jeff loves about London |publisher=This is London |date=January 29, 2008 |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23434731-details/What+Jeff+loves+about+London/article.do |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201080126/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23434731-details/What+Jeff+loves+about+London/article.do |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2008 |access-date=January 29, 2008}}</ref><ref name=gen>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogywise.com/profiles/blogs/jeff-goldblum-not-dead-yet|title=Jeff Goldblum: Not Dead Yet|website=www.genealogywise.com|access-date=July 14, 2009|archive-date=April 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401192435/http://www.genealogywise.com/profiles/blogs/jeff-goldblum-not-dead-yet|url-status=dead}}</ref> His family was from the ] and ] empires, with roots in ] (now ]) and ] (now ]).<ref>Stated on '']'', January 21, 2020</ref> He has a sister, Pamela, and an elder brother, Lee. His other brother, Rick, whom Goldblum has described as a "kind of hero of mine", died in 1971 at age 23 while travelling in Morocco, having contracted ] which led to kidney failure. Goldblum, an accomplished jazz pianist,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nunzio|first=Miriam Di|date=2019-02-13|title=Jeff Goldblum is totally jazzed about his music career, debut album|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/2/13/18371901/jeff-goldblum-is-totally-jazzed-about-his-music-career-debut-album|access-date=2020-12-04|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en}}</ref> credits his interest in jazz music to Rick's influence while they were growing up. He has stated that his brother's early death made him "more focused" and gave him a determination to "save myself and survive".<ref name=RadioTimes2019>{{cite magazine|last=Ayres|first=Chris|magazine=Radio Times|title='I didn't think fatherhood was for me... so I talked to my therapist'|date=November 6, 2019|location=London|publisher=Immediate Media|pages=22–25}} ''(November 9–15 issue).''</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2016/jun/12/jeff-goldblum-actor-interview-fatherhood-independence-day-film-eve-barlow|title=Jeff Goldblum: 'I'm like one of those yogis who wanders the Earth with a diaper'|first=Eve|last=Barlow|newspaper=The Guardian|date=June 12, 2016}}</ref>
*'']'' (])
*'']'' (])
*'']'' (2004)
*'']'' (])
*'']'' (2003)
*'']'' (])
*''Run Ronnie Run!'' (2002)
*''Perfume'' (2001)
*''Festival in Cannes'' (2001)
*''Cats & Dogs'' (2001)
*''Chain of Fools'' (2000)
*''Auggie Rose'' (2000)
*''One of the Hollywood Ten'' (2000)
*''Playmate Pajama Party'' (1999)
*''From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic'' (Made for TV) (1999)
*''AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars'' (Made for TV) (1999)
*''Holy Man'' (1998)
*''The Prince of Egypt'' (1998)
*''Welcome to Hollywood'' (1998)
*'']'' (1997)
*''The Story of Bean'' (Made for TV) (1997)
*''The Great White Hype'' (1996)
*''Mad Dog Time'' (1996)
*'']'' (1996)
*''Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland'' (1996)
*''Powder'' (1995)
*''Hideaway'' (1995)
*''Nine Months'' (1995)
*'']'' (1993)
*''Lush Life'' (Made for TV) (1993)
*''Fathers & Sons'' (1992)
*''The Player'' (1992)
*''Shooting Elizabeth'' (1992)
*''Deep Cover'' (1992)
*''The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish'' (1991)
*''El Sueño del Mono Loco'' (1990)
*''Framed'' (Made for TV) (1990)
*''Mister Frost'' (1990)
*''The Fly II'' (1989)
*'']'' (1989)
*''Earth Girls Are Easy'' (1989)
*''Vibes'' (1988)
*''Life Story'' (Made for TV) (1987)
*''Beyond Therapy'' (1987)
*'']'' (1986)
*'']'' (]) (1986)
*''Transylvania 6-5000'' (1985)
*''Silverado'' (1985)
*''Into the Night'' (1985)
*''Terror in the Aisles'' (1984)
*''Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter'' (Made for TV) (1984)
*'']'' (1984)
*''The Right Stuff'' (1983)
*''The Big Chill'' (1983)
*''Rehearsal for Murder'' (Made for TV) (1982)
*''Threshold'' (1981)
*''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' (Made for TV) (1980)
*''Tenspeed and Brown Shoe'' (Made for TV) (1980)
*''Thank God It's Friday'' (1978)
*'']'' (1978)
*''Remember My Name'' (1978)
*'']'' (1977)
*'']'' (1977)
*''The Sentinel'' (1977)
*''Special Delivery'' (1976)
*'']'' (1976)
*''Next Stop, Greenwich Village'' (1976)
*''Nashville'' (1975)
*''Death Wish'' (1974)
*''California Split'' (1974)


During his childhood, his parents were interested in show business.<ref name="ref13">{{cite news|last=Knutzen|first=Eirik|title=TV Close-Up: Jeff Goldblum|publisher=Bend Weekly|date=March 30, 2007|url=http://www.bendweekly.com/news/4101.html|access-date=January 29, 2008}}</ref> His father nearly studied acting before deciding to pursue medical studies, going on to become chief of medicine at a Pittsburgh hospital.<ref name=RadioTimes2019 /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2qZGtnVj0Yp748W27GkqQYN/five-surprising-facts-about-jeff-goldblum|title=Five surprising facts about Jeff Goldblum|publisher=BBC|access-date=April 2, 2019}}</ref> Goldblum moved to New York City at 17 to become an actor. He worked on the stage and studied acting at the renowned ] under the guidance of acting coach ]. He made his ] debut in the ]-winning musical '']''.
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==Career==
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Goldblum made his film debut as a home-invading thug in the 1974 ] film '']''. He briefly appeared as a protester in the TV movie '']: ]'' (1975). He had a brief part as a party guest in '']'' (1977); Goldblum is seen speaking into a telephone at a Hollywood party, "This is Mr. Davis. I forgot my mantra."<ref>{{cite news|title=10 Greatest Actor Cameos in Woody Allen Movies – Film School Rejects|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/10-greatest-actor-cameos-in-woody-allen-movies-202f8270159f|access-date=April 30, 2017|work=Film School Rejects|date=September 15, 2011}}</ref>
]


Goldblum starred as comedian ] in the 1984 TV movie, "Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter". The movie dealt with the real-life kidnapping of Kovacs' two daughters by his former first wife. Actress ], Kovacs' second wife and his widow, made a cameo appearance in the well-received movie.
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Goldblum has had leading roles in films such as '']'' (1986), '']'' (1992), '']'' (1993), '']'' (1989), '']'' (1989), '']'' (1988), '']'' (1985) and '']'' (1997).
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Goldblum's supporting roles include '']'' (1978), '']'' (1983), '']'' (1984), '']'' (1996), and '']'' (2002), as well as the ] films '']'' (2004), '']'' (2014), and '']'' (2023).
]

For several years in the 1990s, Goldblum was the voice for most U.S. ] commercials, including advertisements for the ] and ].<ref></ref> He also voices some U.S. ] commercials as well as ]'s facial cream line. He has appeared on Irish TV in a commercial for the ] filmed in 2003.<ref></ref><ref></ref>

Goldblum taught acting at Playhouse West in ] with Robert Carnegie. It was with several actors from this acting company that he improvised and directed the live action short film ''Little Surprises'', which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1996.

Goldblum played the role of Adam in '']'', a film adaptation of the ] novel ] about a former Jewish German entertainer who becomes the ringleader to a group of ] survivors in an asylum after ].

]

He made a guest appearance on '']'' in 1990 as ]'s long-lost brother Minneapolis (parody of ]), in a sketch where ]'s friend ] had "the golden cabbage of Snuffertiti" hidden in his cave. He has appeared on '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''.

In September 2006, it was announced that Goldblum was one of the founding members of a new theater company in New York called The Fire Dept.

Goldblum replaced ] as a senior detective on '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-jeffgodlblumlandocriminalintent,0,2869315.story |title=Jeff Goldblum Has 'Criminal Intent,'Chris Noth leaving 'Law & Order' series |publisher=] |access-date=June 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627223603/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-jeffgodlblumlandocriminalintent%2C0%2C2869315.story |archive-date=June 27, 2008}}</ref> In the series, Goldblum plays Detective ]. In August 2010, media outlets reported that Goldblum had decided not to return to ''Criminal Intent'' due to persistent concerns about the program's future.<ref name="leavingci">{{Cite news | title = Jeff Goldblum exits 'Law & Order' | work = Variety | date = August 3, 2010 | url = https://variety.com/2010/tv/news/jeff-goldblum-exits-law-order-1118022539/ | access-date=August 4, 2010 | first=Michael | last=Schneider}}</ref><ref name="leavingci2">{{Cite news|title=Jeff Goldblum to quit Criminal Intent |work=The Spy Report |date=August 4, 2010 |url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/08/04/us-jeff-goldblum-to-quit-criminal-intent/ |access-date=August 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830183923/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/08/04/us-jeff-goldblum-to-quit-criminal-intent/ |archive-date=August 30, 2010}}</ref>

In 2014, Goldblum's jazz band, the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, performed weekly at the ].<ref> Goldblum plays jazz, New York Times, September 18, 2014</ref> Also in 2014, he appeared in an episode of '']'' parodying his role in ''Law & Order''. In 2016, he reprised his role of David Levinson in '']'', the sequel to ]'s 1996 alien invasion/disaster film '']''.

In November 2015, he joined the ensemble cast of ]'s ] film ''The Modern Ocean''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/modern-ocean-anne-hathaway-keanu-836736|title=Anne Hathaway, Keanu Reeves, Daniel Radcliffe to Star in 'The Modern Ocean'|work=]|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=November 3, 2015|access-date=November 5, 2015}}</ref> Goldblum played ] in the Marvel superhero film '']'' (2017).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/20/thor-ragnarok-cate-blanchett-jeff-goldblum-tessa-thompson|title=Thor: Ragnarok: Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, and more join cast|magazine=]|first=Anthony|last=Breznican|date=May 20, 2016|access-date=May 21, 2016}}</ref> He reprised his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm in '']'' (2018)<ref>{{cite news|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|title=Jeff Goldblum Joins 'Jurassic World' Sequel (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jeff-goldblum-joins-jurassic-world-sequel-997569|access-date=April 26, 2017|work=]|date=April 26, 2017}}</ref> and '']'' (2022);<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title='Jurassic Park' Trio Laura Dern, Sam Neill & Jeff Goldblum Returning For 'Jurassic World 3'|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/jurassic-world-3-laura-dern-sam-neill-jeff-goldblum-reprise-jurassic-park-roles-1202744117/|access-date=August 19, 2020|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Desta|first=Yohana|title=Jurassic World: Dominion Alters Production After Inevitable Coronavirus Outbreak|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/08/jurassic-world-dominion-coronavirus-malta|access-date=August 19, 2020|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=August 19, 2020}}</ref> with these films, Goldblum tied with ] for the most appearances out of all the cast members in the franchise.

On May 29, 2018, '']'' reported that he had been signed by ] to record a studio album for release later in the year.<ref name=RadioTimes2019 /><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Smirke |first=Richard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8458402/jeff-goldblum-signs-universal-decca-records-debut-album |title=Jeff Goldblum Signs With Universal's Decca Records |magazine=Billboard |date=May 29, 2018 |access-date=May 30, 2018}}</ref> '']'', the debut with the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, duly appeared on November 9, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ew.com/music/2018/09/05/jeff-goldblum-jazz-album-preview/|title=Hear the first songs from Jeff Goldblum's jazz album|work=EW.com|access-date=September 6, 2018|language=en}}</ref> This was followed a year later by ''I Shouldn't Be Telling You This'', with the band having played ] that summer.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bray|first1=Elisa|last2=O’Connor|first2=Roisin|title=Album reviews: Jeff Goldblum – I Shouldn't Be Telling You This, and Leif Vollebekk – New Ways|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/jeff-goldblum-review-i-shouldnt-be-telling-you-this-tracklist-leif-vollebekk-new-ways-a9178041.html|website=The Independent|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> The band's third album, ''Plays Well with Others'', was released on March 24, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aubrey |first1=Elizabeth |title=Jeff Goldblum unveils details of new EP 'Plays Well With Others' featuring Kelly Clarkson and Mattiel |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jeff-goldblum-unveils-details-of-new-ep-plays-with-others-featuring-kelly-clarkson-and-mattiel-3388238 |website=NME |date=January 27, 2023 |access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref>

In July 2018, a 25&nbsp;ft (7.6m) statue of Goldblum was erected next to London's ] as a temporary installation in order to mark 25 years since the release of ''Jurassic Park''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-44875028 |title=Jeff Goldblum statue marks 25 years of Jurassic Park |date=July 18, 2018 |access-date=July 18, 2018 |work=] |publisher=]}}</ref> At ] ] in 2019, Disney announced the show '']'' would feature Goldblum and be available at the launch of the ] streaming service on November 12, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/08/23/the-world-according-to-jeff-goldblum-poster-released-by-disney/ |title=The World According to Jeff Goldblum Poster Released By Disney+|last=Jirak |first=Jamie |date=August 23, 2019 |website=comicbook.com |access-date= August 23, 2019}}</ref>

Goldblum was the subject of the 2021 biography ''Because He's Jeff Goldblum'' (]), written by '']'' features writer Travis M. Andrews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2021/05/05/because-hes-jeff-goldblum-book-biography-travis-andrews-west-homestead-doug-shields-tammp-hepps/stories/202105040006|access-date=May 6, 2019|title=What's so great about Jeff Goldblum? New biography explores Pittsburgh-born actor's enduring popularity}}</ref> In October 2022, it was reported that Goldblum was in final talks to play ] in the ] of the musical '']''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Malkin |first1=Marc |title=Jeff Goldblum in Final Talks to Join 'Wicked' Movies as the Wizard (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/columns/jeff-goldblum-wicked-movies-wizard-1235414500/ |website=Variety |access-date=October 29, 2022 |date=October 29, 2022}}</ref> His role in the film was confirmed on December 8, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Major |first1=Michael |title=Michelle Yeoh to Play Madame Morrible In WICKED Movie; Jeff Goldblum Confirmed as The Wizard |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Michelle-Yeoh-to-Play-Madame-Morrible-In-WICKED-Movie-With-Ariana-Grande-Cynthia-Erivo-20221208 |website=Broadway World |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Laudenbach |first=Sarah |date=2022-12-10 |title=Jeff Goldblum Confirmed As Wicked's Wizard Of Oz In Exciting Movie Update |url=https://screenrant.com/wicked-movie-jeff-goldblum-wizard-oz-cast-update/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Screen Rant}}</ref>

==Personal life==
From 1980 to 1985, Goldblum was married to Patricia Gaul, with whom he appeared in '']'' (1985).<ref>{{cite book|first=Victoria|last=Houseman|title=Made in Heaven: The Marriages and Children of Hollywood Stars|year=1991|publisher=Bonus Books|page=126}}</ref> From 1987 to 1991, he was married to ], his co-star in '']'' (1985), '']'' (1986), and '']'' (1988).<ref>{{cite book|first1=David|last1=Brownstone|first2=Irene|last2=Franck|title=People in the News, 1996|year=1996|publisher=Gale|isbn=002860279X|page=156}}</ref>

Since 2014, Goldblum has been married to Canadian Olympic rhythmic gymnast ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Yahr |first=Emily |title=Jeff Goldblum married a contortionist half his age|newspaper=] |date=November 11, 2014 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/11/11/jeff-goldblum-marries-emilie-livingston-a-contortionist-half-his-age/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=]|title = Playing Piano, and Blaming Woody Allen: Jeff Goldblum's Orchestra debuts at the Carlyle |author = Dave Itzkoff |date = September 12, 2014 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/13/arts/music/jeff-goldblums-orchestra-debuts-at-cafe-carlyle.html |access-date=September 12, 2014}}</ref> They have two sons, born in 2015 and 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chestang|first1=Raphael|title=Jeff Goldblum Welcomes Baby Boy: See the First Family Photo!|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/167530_jeff_goldblum_welcomes_baby_boy_see_the_first_family_photo/|access-date=July 8, 2015|publisher=]|date=July 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>Marquina, Sierra (July 17, 2015). . '']''.</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Jenni|title=Jeff Goldblum and Emilie Livingston Welcome Their Second Baby|url=https://nymag.com/thecut/2017/04/jeff-goldblum-and-emilie-livingston-welcome-second-baby.html|access-date=April 29, 2017|work=New York Magazine|date=April 15, 2017|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| rowspan=2|1974
| '']''
| Freak #1
|
|-
| '']''
| Lloyd Harris
|
|-
| 1975
| '']''
| Tricycle Man
|
|-
| rowspan=3|1976
| '']''
| Clyde Baxter
|
|-
| '']''
| Hood #3
|
|-
| '']''
| Snake
|
|-
| rowspan=3|1977
| data-sort-value="Sentinel, The" | '']''
| Jack
|
|-
| '']''
| Lacey Party Guest
|
|-
| '']''
| Max Arloft
|
|-
| rowspan=3|1978
| '']''
| Mr. Nudd
|
|-
| '']''
| Tony Di Marco
|
|-
| '']''
| Jack Bellicec
|
|-
| 1981
| '']''
| Aldo Gehring
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1983
| data-sort-value="Big Chill, The" | '']''
| Michael Gold
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Right Stuff, The" | '']''
| Recruiter
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1984
| data-sort-value="Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The" | '']''
| New Jersey
|
|-
| '']''
| Jack Bellicec
|
|-
| rowspan=3|1985
| '']''
| Ed Okin
|
|-
| '']''
| "Slick" Calvin Stanhope
|
|-
| '']''
| Jack Harrison
|
|-
| 1986
| data-sort-value="Fly, The" | '']''
| ]
|
|-
| 1987
| '']''
| Bruce
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1988
| '']''
| Nick Deezy
|
|-
| '']''
| Mac
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1989
| data-sort-value="Tall Guy, The" | '']''
| Dexter King
|
|-
| '']''
| Dan Gillis
|
|-
| 1990
| '']''
| Mr. Frost
|
|-
| 1991
| data-sort-value="Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish, The" | '']''
| Pianist
|
|-
| rowspan=4|1992
| '']''
| Max
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Player, The" | '']''
| Himself
| Cameo
|-
| '']''
| David Jason
|
|-
| ''Shooting Elizabeth''
| Howard Pigeon
|
|-
| 1993
| '']''
| ]
|
|-
| rowspan=3|1995
| '']''
| Hatch Harrison
|
|-
| '']''
| Sean Fletcher
|
|-
| '']''
| Donald Ripley
|
|-
| rowspan=4|1996
| data-sort-value="Great White Hype, The" | '']''
| Mitchell Kane
|
|-
| '']''
| David Levinson
|
|-
| '']''
|{{N/A}}
| Director; Short
|-
| '']''
| Mickey Holliday
|
|-
| 1997
| data-sort-value="Lost World: Jurassic Park, The" | '']''
| Dr. Ian Malcolm
|
|-
| rowspan=3|1998
| '']''
| Ricky Hayman
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Prince of Egypt, The" | '']''
| ]
| Voice
|-
| '']''
| Himself
| Cameo
|-
| rowspan=3|2000
| '']''
| John Nolan
|
|-
| '']''
| Avnet
|
|-
| '']''
| ]
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2001
| '']''
| Jamie
| Also executive producer
|-
| '']''
| Professor Brody
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2002
| '']''
| Himself
| Uncredited cameo<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/The-Jeff-Goldblum-Issue/2016/06/22/18267831/jeff-goldblum-the-ultimate-filmography-of-our-greatest-actor|title=Jeff Goldblum: The Ultimate Filmography of Our Greatest Living Actor|newspaper=Portland Mercury|date=June 22, 2016|accessdate=April 2, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| '']''
| D.H. Banes
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2003
| '']''
| Bob
|
|-
| '']''
| ]
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2004
| '']''
| Party Guest
| Cameo
|-
| data-sort-value="Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The" | '']''
| Allistair Hennessey
|
|-
| rowspan=4|2006
| '']''
| Mike Rudell
|
|-
| '']''
| Agent Fulbright
|
|-
| '']''
| Himself
| Also producer
|-
| '']''
| Stewart
|
|-
| 2008
| '']''
| Adam Stein
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2010
| data-sort-value="Switch, The" | '']''
| Leonard
|
|-
| '']''
| Jerry Barnes
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2012
| '']''
| Chef Goldblum
|
|-
| '']''
| Ajax
| Voice
|-
| 2013
| '']''
| Morgan
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2014
| data-sort-value="Grand Budapest Hotel, The" | '']''
| Deputy Kovacs
|
|-
| '']''
| Narrator
| Voice; Documentary
|-
| 2015
| '']''
| Milton Krampf
|
|-
| 2016
| '']''
| David Levinson
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2017
| '']''
| rowspan=2|]
| Closing credits cameo
|-
| '']''
|
|-
| '']''
| The Creator
| Short
|-
| rowspan=4|2018
| '']''
| Duke
| Voice
|-
| '']''
| Dr. Ian Malcolm
|
|-
| '']''
| Niagara (The Wolf King)
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Mountain, The" | '']''
| Dr. Wallace Fiennes
|
|-
| 2021
| data-sort-value="Boss Baby: Family Business, The" | '']''
| Dr. Erwin Armstrong
| Voice
|-
| 2022
| '']''
| Dr. Ian Malcolm
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2023
| '']''
| The Alien
|
|-
| ''] (Dispararon al pianista)''
| Narrator
| Voice
|-
| 2024
| '']''
| rowspan=2|]
|
|-
| 2025
| '']''
| Post-production
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1975 || '']'' || Protester || Episode: "A Case of Immunity"
|-
| 1976 || data-sort-value="Blue Knight, The" | '']'' || Daggett || Episode: "Upward Mobility"
|-
| 1977 || '']'' || Harry Markham || Episode: "Murder on Stage 17"
|-
| rowspan=2|1980 || data-sort-value="Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The" | '']'' || ] || Television film
|-
| '']'' || Lionel Whitney || 14 episodes
|-
| rowspan=3|1982 || '']'' || Leo Gibbs || Television film
|-
| '']'' || Jeffrey || Episode: "Watch the Fur Fly"
|-
| data-sort-value="Devlin Connection, The" | '']'' || Alexis Papageorgio || Episode: "The Absolute Monarch of Ward C"
|-
| rowspan=2|1984 || ''Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter'' || ] || Television film
|-
| '']'' ||Sophisticated urbanite || Episode: "Popular Neurotics"
|-
| 1985 || '']'' || Buck Wolf || Episode: "The Three Little Pigs"
|-
| 1986 || data-sort-value="Ray Bradbury Theater, The" | '']'' || Cogswell || Episode: "The Town Where No One Got Off"
|-
| 1987 || '']'' || James Watson || Television film
|-
| rowspan=2|1990 || '']'' || Minneapolis || Episode 21.72
|-
| '']'' || Wiley || Television film
|-
| 1990–1991 || '']'' || Verminous Skumm || Voice; 5 episodes
|-
| 1993 || ''Lush Life'' || Al Gorky || Television film
|-
| 1993 & 1997 || '']'' || Host || 2 episodes
|-
| 1994 || ''Future Quest'' || Himself (host) ||22 episodes
|-
| 1995, 1998 || data-sort-value="Larry Sanders Show, The" | '']'' || Jeff Goldblum || 2 episodes
|-
| 1996 || data-sort-value="Simpsons, The" | '']'' || MacArthur Parker || Voice; episode: "]"
|-
| 1998 || '']'' || Civil War Narrator || Voice; episode: "Like Chickens... Delicious Chickens"
|-
| rowspan=2|2002 || '']'' || Dr. Vayzosa || Voice; episode: "The Substitute Spanish Prisoner"
|-
| '']'' || White Rabbit || Voice; Television special
|-
| rowspan=2|2003 || '']'' || Leonard Hayes || Episode: "The One with the Mugging"
|-
| ''War Stories'' || Ben Dansmore || Television film
|-
| 2003–2005 || '']'' || Prof. Fermstein || Voice; 2 episodes
|-
| 2004 || '']'' || Bill Joel || Voice; Episode: "Toodle Day"
|-
| 2005 || '']'' || Scott Wooley || 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|2007 || '']'' || Michael Raines || 7 episodes
|-
| '']'' || Himself || 2 episodes
|-
| 2009–2010 || '']'' || Detective Zack Nichols || 24 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|2011 || '']'' || Gunnar Geirhart || Episode: "Full Hauser"
|-
| '']'' || Perry Van Moon || Voice; episode: "Van Moon Rising"
|-
| 2011–2012 || data-sort-value="League, The" | '']'' || Rupert Ruxin || 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|2012 || ''Susan 313''|| Benny Burnet || Pilot
|-
| '']''|| Hiram Berry || 2 episodes
|-
| 2012–2015 || '']'' || Various roles || 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|2014 || ''Monkey Love''|| Roger || Voice; Episode: "It's a Jungle Out There"
|-
| '']''|| Civil Forfeiture Cop|| 1 episode
|-
| 2015 || '']'' || Jury Foreman || Episode: "12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer"
|-
| 2016 || '']'' || Dr. Dave || Episode: "Kimmy Meets a Celebrity!"
|-
| 2017 || '']'' || Marty Hass || Television film
|-
| rowspan=2|2019 || ''Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10'' || Himself || Short
|-
| '']'' || God || Voice; Episode: "Resurrection"
|-
| 2019–2022 || data-sort-value="World According to Jeff Goldblum, The" | ''] '' || Himself (host) || 22 episodes
|-
| 2020 || ] || Guest Judge || 1 episode<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-12-guest-judges/02/2020/|title=AOC, Robyn, and More RuVealed as "Drag Race" Season 12 Guest Judges|last=Rudolph|first=Christopher|website=LOGO News|accessdate=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213185744/http://www.newnownext.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-12-guest-judges/02/2020/ |archive-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 & 2023 || '']'' || ] || Voice; 2 episodes: "]", "]"
|-
| rowspan=2|2022 || '']'' || Tunnel Quinn || 6 episodes
|-
| '']'' || Apple Brooch || Voice; Episode: "The Apple Brooch"
|-
|2024|| '']'' || ] || Main role
|}

===Audio fiction===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 2021–present
| '']''
| Balmur / The Nameless God
| ] podcast; featured as player in season 2; as voice actor in season 3
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1996
| '']''
| ]
| Video
|-
| rowspan=3|1997
| '']''
| David Levinson
| Voice
|-
| data-sort-value="Lost World: Jurassic Park, The" | '']''
| rowspan=2|Dr. Ian Malcolm
|Video
|-
| '']''
| rowspan=3|Voice
|-
| 2002
| '']''
| Alex Dander
|-
| rowspan=2|2015
| '']''
| Nero Blackstone
|-
| '']''
| rowspan=4|Dr. Ian Malcolm
| Voice (Archive Audio from the films)
|-
| 2018
| '']''
| rowspan=3|Voice
|-
| 2020
| '']''
|-
| 2021
| '']''
|}

==Theatre==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Venue
|-
|1971 || '']'' || Citizen / Eglamour || ], Broadway
|-
|1981 || data-sort-value="Moony Shapiro Songbook, The" | '']'' || Various roles || ], Broadway
|-
|1989 || '']'' || Malvolio || ], Off Broadway
|-
|2002 || data-sort-value="Exonerated, The" | '']'' || Gary Gauger || Culture Project, Off Broadway
|-
|2003 || data-sort-value="Play What I Wrote, The" | '']'' || Mystery Guest || ], Broadway
|-
|2004 || data-sort-value="Music Man, The" | '']'' || Professor Harold Hill || ]
|-
|2005 || data-sort-value="Pillowman, The" | '']'' || Tupolski || ], Broadway
|-
|2008 || '']'' || Gould ||], London
|-
|2010 || data-sort-value="Prisoner of Second Avenue, The" | '']'' || Mel Edison
|], West End
|-
|2012 || '']'' || Leonard || ], Broadway
|-
|2014 || ''Domesticated'' || Bill || ], Off Broadway
|}

==Discography==
; Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
; Studio albums
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Title
! Details
|-
! scope="row"| '']''
|
* Release date: November 9, 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=The Capitol Studios Sessions by Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra |website=] |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-capitol-studios-sessions/1434674146 |access-date=September 25, 2018 |date=November 9, 2018}}</ref>
* Label: ]
* Formats: ], ], ]
|-
! scope="row"| ''I Shouldn't Be Telling You This''
|
* Release date: November 1, 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeff Goldblum Announces New Album Featuring Fiona Apple, Sharon Van Etten, and More |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/jeff-goldblum-announces-new-album-featuring-fiona-apple-sharon-van-etten-and-more/ |website=] |last=Yoo |first=Noah |access-date=September 14, 2019 |date=September 13, 2019}}</ref>
* Label: Decca
* Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download
|-
! scope="row"| ''Plays Well with Others''
|
* Release date: March 24, 2023
* Label: Decca
* Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download
|}

; Compilation appearances
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! Title
! Details
|-
! scope="row" | ''Hollywood Goes Wild!''
|
* Song: "Born Free'ky"
* Release date: March 27, 2001
* Label: ]
* Formats: ], ]
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable unsortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Project
! Result
|-
| 1981 || ] || ] || '']'' || {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=3|1986 || ] || rowspan=3|Best Actor|| rowspan=3|'']'' || {{yes|2nd Place}}
|-
| ]|| {{yes|3rd place}}
|-
| ]|| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=2|1992 || ] || ] || rowspan=2|'']'' || rowspan=5 {{nom}}
|-
| ] || ]
|-
| 1993 || rowspan=2|Saturn Award|| ] || '']''
|-
| rowspan=2|1996 || ] || '']''
|-
| ] || ] || '']''
|-
| rowspan=2|2004 || ] || Best Ensemble || rowspan=2|'']'' || {{won}}
|-
| ] || ] || rowspan=5 {{nom}}
|-
| 2005 || ] || ] || '']''
|-
| 2013 || ] || Best Supporting Actor || '']''
|-
| rowspan=7|2014 || ] || ] || rowspan=7|'']''
|-
|] || Best Cast
|-
|] || rowspan=3|Best Ensemble || rowspan=3 {{won}}
|-
|]
|-
|Georgia Film Critics Circle
|-
|Phoenix Film Critics Society || Best Ensemble Acting || rowspan=4 {{nom}}
|-
|] || Best Ensemble
|-
| 2020 || rowspan=2|Primetime Emmy Award|| rowspan=2|] || rowspan=2|'']''
|-
| 2022
|-
| rowspan=5|2022 || Miami Web Fest || Best Actor /Performer in a Podcast || rowspan=5|'']'' ||rowspan=5 {{won}}
|-
|rowspan=2|Signal Awards || Most Innovative Audio Experience
|-
|| Most Innovative Audio Experience (Listener's Choice)
|-
|Audio Verse Awards || Best Actor in an Improvised Production
|-
|] || Best Actor - Audio Fiction
|}

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American actor and musician (born 1952)

Jeff Goldblum
Photo of GoldblumGoldblum in 2019
BornJeffrey Lynn Goldblum
(1952-10-22) October 22, 1952 (age 72)
West Homestead, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active1974–present
Spouses
Children2
Musical career
GenresJazz
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2001; 2018–present
LabelsDecca Records
Musical artist

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (/ˈɡoʊldbluːm/ GOHLD-bloom; born October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films, such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996), as well as their sequels.

Goldblum made his acting film debut in Death Wish (1974) with early small roles in California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), and Annie Hall (1977). He gained wider attention for his roles in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Big Chill (1983), and The Fly (1986). Since then, he has been best-known for his roles in several blockbuster franchises, such as Ian Malcolm in the Jurassic Park franchise, David Levinson in the Independence Day films, Grandmaster in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films such as Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and more recently, as the Wizard of Oz in Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025).

Frequent collaborator of director Wes Anderson, he has starred in his films The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018), and Asteroid City (2023). He is also known for independent films like Deep Cover (1991), Igby Goes Down (2002), and Adam Resurrected (2008). He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Little Surprises (1996).

He has also appeared in several TV series, including Will & Grace, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series nomination, as well as appeared in Friends, Portlandia, and Inside Amy Schumer. He hosted his own series, The World According to Jeff Goldblum (2019–2022). His jazz band released their first album, The Capitol Studios Sessions, in 2018.

Early life

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was born to Jewish parents in West Homestead, Pennsylvania, located just outside of Pittsburgh. His mother, Shirley Jane Goldblum (née Temeles; October 30, 1926 – January 9, 2012), was a radio broadcaster who later ran a kitchen equipment and appliances sales firm; his father, Harold Leonard Goldblum (April 25, 1920 – February 23, 1983), was a physician and major in the U.S. Army during World War II. His family was from the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires, with roots in Starobin (now Belarus) and Zolochiv (now Ukraine). He has a sister, Pamela, and an elder brother, Lee. His other brother, Rick, whom Goldblum has described as a "kind of hero of mine", died in 1971 at age 23 while travelling in Morocco, having contracted dysentery which led to kidney failure. Goldblum, an accomplished jazz pianist, credits his interest in jazz music to Rick's influence while they were growing up. He has stated that his brother's early death made him "more focused" and gave him a determination to "save myself and survive".

During his childhood, his parents were interested in show business. His father nearly studied acting before deciding to pursue medical studies, going on to become chief of medicine at a Pittsburgh hospital. Goldblum moved to New York City at 17 to become an actor. He worked on the stage and studied acting at the renowned Neighborhood Playhouse under the guidance of acting coach Sanford Meisner. He made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning musical Two Gentlemen of Verona.

Career

Goldblum in 1985

Goldblum made his film debut as a home-invading thug in the 1974 Charles Bronson film Death Wish. He briefly appeared as a protester in the TV movie Columbo: A Case of Immunity (1975). He had a brief part as a party guest in Annie Hall (1977); Goldblum is seen speaking into a telephone at a Hollywood party, "This is Mr. Davis. I forgot my mantra."

Goldblum starred as comedian Ernie Kovacs in the 1984 TV movie, "Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter". The movie dealt with the real-life kidnapping of Kovacs' two daughters by his former first wife. Actress Edie Adams, Kovacs' second wife and his widow, made a cameo appearance in the well-received movie.

Goldblum has had leading roles in films such as The Fly (1986), Deep Cover (1992), Jurassic Park (1993), Earth Girls Are Easy (1989), The Tall Guy (1989), Vibes (1988), Into the Night (1985) and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).

Goldblum's supporting roles include Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Big Chill (1983), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (1984), Independence Day (1996), and Igby Goes Down (2002), as well as the Wes Anderson films The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Asteroid City (2023).

For several years in the 1990s, Goldblum was the voice for most U.S. Apple commercials, including advertisements for the iMac and iBook. He also voices some U.S. Toyota commercials as well as Procter & Gamble's facial cream line. He has appeared on Irish TV in a commercial for the National Lottery filmed in 2003.

Goldblum taught acting at Playhouse West in North Hollywood with Robert Carnegie. It was with several actors from this acting company that he improvised and directed the live action short film Little Surprises, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1996.

Goldblum played the role of Adam in Adam Resurrected, a film adaptation of the Yoram Kaniuk novel with the same name about a former Jewish German entertainer who becomes the ringleader to a group of Holocaust survivors in an asylum after World War II.

Goldblum at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival

He made a guest appearance on Sesame Street in 1990 as Bob's long-lost brother Minneapolis (parody of Indiana Jones), in a sketch where Big Bird's friend Mr. Snuffleupagus had "the golden cabbage of Snuffertiti" hidden in his cave. He has appeared on Tom Goes to the Mayor, The Colbert Report, Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! and Portlandia.

In September 2006, it was announced that Goldblum was one of the founding members of a new theater company in New York called The Fire Dept.

Goldblum replaced Chris Noth as a senior detective on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In the series, Goldblum plays Detective Zack Nichols. In August 2010, media outlets reported that Goldblum had decided not to return to Criminal Intent due to persistent concerns about the program's future.

In 2014, Goldblum's jazz band, the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, performed weekly at the Carlyle Hotel. Also in 2014, he appeared in an episode of Last Week Tonight parodying his role in Law & Order. In 2016, he reprised his role of David Levinson in Independence Day: Resurgence, the sequel to Roland Emmerich's 1996 alien invasion/disaster film Independence Day.

In November 2015, he joined the ensemble cast of Shane Carruth's stalled film The Modern Ocean. Goldblum played The Grandmaster in the Marvel superhero film Thor: Ragnarok (2017). He reprised his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022); with these films, Goldblum tied with BD Wong for the most appearances out of all the cast members in the franchise.

On May 29, 2018, Billboard reported that he had been signed by Decca Records to record a studio album for release later in the year. The Capitol Studios Sessions, the debut with the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, duly appeared on November 9, 2018. This was followed a year later by I Shouldn't Be Telling You This, with the band having played Glastonbury that summer. The band's third album, Plays Well with Others, was released on March 24, 2023.

In July 2018, a 25 ft (7.6m) statue of Goldblum was erected next to London's Tower Bridge as a temporary installation in order to mark 25 years since the release of Jurassic Park. At Disney's D23 Expo in 2019, Disney announced the show The World According to Jeff Goldblum would feature Goldblum and be available at the launch of the Disney+ streaming service on November 12, 2019.

Goldblum was the subject of the 2021 biography Because He's Jeff Goldblum (Penguin Random House), written by Washington Post features writer Travis M. Andrews. In October 2022, it was reported that Goldblum was in final talks to play the Wizard in the two-part film adaptation of the musical Wicked. His role in the film was confirmed on December 8, 2022.

Personal life

From 1980 to 1985, Goldblum was married to Patricia Gaul, with whom he appeared in Silverado (1985). From 1987 to 1991, he was married to Geena Davis, his co-star in Transylvania 6-5000 (1985), The Fly (1986), and Earth Girls Are Easy (1988).

Since 2014, Goldblum has been married to Canadian Olympic rhythmic gymnast Emilie Livingston. They have two sons, born in 2015 and 2017.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1974 Death Wish Freak #1
California Split Lloyd Harris
1975 Nashville Tricycle Man
1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village Clyde Baxter
St. Ives Hood #3
Special Delivery Snake
1977 The Sentinel Jack
Annie Hall Lacey Party Guest
Between the Lines Max Arloft
1978 Remember My Name Mr. Nudd
Thank God It's Friday Tony Di Marco
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Jack Bellicec
1981 Threshold Aldo Gehring
1983 The Big Chill Michael Gold
The Right Stuff Recruiter
1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension New Jersey
Terror in the Aisles Jack Bellicec
1985 Into the Night Ed Okin
Silverado "Slick" Calvin Stanhope
Transylvania 6-5000 Jack Harrison
1986 The Fly Seth Brundle
1987 Beyond Therapy Bruce
1988 Vibes Nick Deezy
Earth Girls Are Easy Mac
1989 The Tall Guy Dexter King
El Sueño del Mono Loco Dan Gillis
1990 Mister Frost Mr. Frost
1991 The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish Pianist
1992 Fathers & Sons Max
The Player Himself Cameo
Deep Cover David Jason
Shooting Elizabeth Howard Pigeon
1993 Jurassic Park Dr. Ian Malcolm
1995 Hideaway Hatch Harrison
Nine Months Sean Fletcher
Powder Donald Ripley
1996 The Great White Hype Mitchell Kane
Independence Day David Levinson
Little Surprises — Director; Short
Mad Dog Time Mickey Holliday
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Dr. Ian Malcolm
1998 Holy Man Ricky Hayman
The Prince of Egypt Aaron Voice
Welcome to Hollywood Himself Cameo
2000 Beyond Suspicion John Nolan
Chain of Fools Avnet
One of the Hollywood Ten Herbert Biberman
2001 Perfume Jamie Also executive producer
Cats & Dogs Professor Brody
2002 Run Ronnie Run! Himself Uncredited cameo
Igby Goes Down D.H. Banes
2003 Dallas 362 Bob
Spinning Boris George Gorton
2004 Incident at Loch Ness Party Guest Cameo
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Allistair Hennessey
2006 Mini's First Time Mike Rudell
Fay Grim Agent Fulbright
Pittsburgh Himself Also producer
Man of the Year Stewart
2008 Adam Resurrected Adam Stein
2010 The Switch Leonard
Morning Glory Jerry Barnes
2012 Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie Chef Goldblum
Zambezia Ajax Voice
2013 Le Week-End Morgan
2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel Deputy Kovacs
Unity Narrator Voice; Documentary
2015 Mortdecai Milton Krampf
2016 Independence Day: Resurgence David Levinson
2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Grandmaster Closing credits cameo
Thor: Ragnarok
Miyubi The Creator Short
2018 Isle of Dogs Duke Voice
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Dr. Ian Malcolm
Hotel Artemis Niagara (The Wolf King)
The Mountain Dr. Wallace Fiennes
2021 The Boss Baby: Family Business Dr. Erwin Armstrong Voice
2022 Jurassic World Dominion Dr. Ian Malcolm
2023 Asteroid City The Alien
They Shot the Piano Player (Dispararon al pianista) Narrator Voice
2024 Wicked The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2025 Wicked: For Good Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Columbo Protester Episode: "A Case of Immunity"
1976 The Blue Knight Daggett Episode: "Upward Mobility"
1977 Starsky & Hutch Harry Markham Episode: "Murder on Stage 17"
1980 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Ichabod Crane Television film
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Lionel Whitney 14 episodes
1982 Rehearsal for Murder Leo Gibbs Television film
Laverne & Shirley Jeffrey Episode: "Watch the Fur Fly"
The Devlin Connection Alexis Papageorgio Episode: "The Absolute Monarch of Ward C"
1984 Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter Ernie Kovacs Television film
American Playhouse Sophisticated urbanite Episode: "Popular Neurotics"
1985 Faerie Tale Theatre Buck Wolf Episode: "The Three Little Pigs"
1986 The Ray Bradbury Theater Cogswell Episode: "The Town Where No One Got Off"
1987 Life Story James Watson Television film
1990 Sesame Street Minneapolis Episode 21.72
Framed Wiley Television film
1990–1991 Captain Planet and the Planeteers Verminous Skumm Voice; 5 episodes
1993 Lush Life Al Gorky Television film
1993 & 1997 Saturday Night Live Host 2 episodes
1994 Future Quest Himself (host) 22 episodes
1995, 1998 The Larry Sanders Show Jeff Goldblum 2 episodes
1996 The Simpsons MacArthur Parker Voice; episode: "A Fish Called Selma"
1998 Mr. Show with Bob and David Civil War Narrator Voice; episode: "Like Chickens... Delicious Chickens"
2002 King of the Hill Dr. Vayzosa Voice; episode: "The Substitute Spanish Prisoner"
Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe White Rabbit Voice; Television special
2003 Friends Leonard Hayes Episode: "The One with the Mugging"
War Stories Ben Dansmore Television film
2003–2005 Crank Yankers Prof. Fermstein Voice; 2 episodes
2004 Tom Goes to the Mayor Bill Joel Voice; Episode: "Toodle Day"
2005 Will & Grace Scott Wooley 3 episodes
2007 Raines Michael Raines 7 episodes
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Himself 2 episodes
2009–2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Detective Zack Nichols 24 episodes
2011 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Gunnar Geirhart Episode: "Full Hauser"
Allen Gregory Perry Van Moon Voice; episode: "Van Moon Rising"
2011–2012 The League Rupert Ruxin 2 episodes
2012 Susan 313 Benny Burnet Pilot
Glee Hiram Berry 2 episodes
2012–2015 Portlandia Various roles 5 episodes
2014 Monkey Love Roger Voice; Episode: "It's a Jungle Out There"
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Civil Forfeiture Cop 1 episode
2015 Inside Amy Schumer Jury Foreman Episode: "12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer"
2016 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Dr. Dave Episode: "Kimmy Meets a Celebrity!"
2017 Tour de Pharmacy Marty Hass Television film
2019 Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 Himself Short
Happy! God Voice; Episode: "Resurrection"
2019–2022 The World According to Jeff Goldblum Himself (host) 22 episodes
2020 RuPaul's Drag Race Guest Judge 1 episode
2021 & 2023 What If...? Grandmaster Voice; 2 episodes: "What If... Thor Were an Only Child?", "What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster?"
2022 Search Party Tunnel Quinn 6 episodes
Big Mouth Apple Brooch Voice; Episode: "The Apple Brooch"
2024 Kaos Zeus Main role

Audio fiction

Year Title Role Notes
2021–present Dark Dice Balmur / The Nameless God Actual play podcast; featured as player in season 2; as voice actor in season 3

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland Count Dracula Video
1997 Independence Day David Levinson Voice
The Lost World: Jurassic Park Dr. Ian Malcolm Video
Chaos Island: The Lost World Voice
2002 Quest for the Code Alex Dander
2015 Call of Duty: Black Ops III Nero Blackstone
Lego Jurassic World Dr. Ian Malcolm Voice (Archive Audio from the films)
2018 Jurassic World Evolution Voice
2020 Jurassic World Aftermath
2021 Jurassic World Evolution 2

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue
1971 Two Gentlemen of Verona Citizen / Eglamour St. James Theatre, Broadway
1981 The Moony Shapiro Songbook Various roles Morosco Theatre, Broadway
1989 Twelfth Night Malvolio The Public Theatre, Off Broadway
2002 The Exonerated Gary Gauger Culture Project, Off Broadway
2003 The Play What I Wrote Mystery Guest Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
2004 The Music Man Professor Harold Hill Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
2005 The Pillowman Tupolski Booth Theatre, Broadway
2008 Speed-the-Plow Gould The Old Vic, London
2010 The Prisoner of Second Avenue Mel Edison Vaudeville Theatre, West End
2012 Seminar Leonard John Golden Theatre, Broadway
2014 Domesticated Bill Lincoln Center Theatre, Off Broadway

Discography

Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
Studio albums
Title Details
The Capitol Studios Sessions
I Shouldn't Be Telling You This
  • Release date: November 1, 2019
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download
Plays Well with Others
  • Release date: March 24, 2023
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download
Compilation appearances
Title Details
Hollywood Goes Wild!

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Project Result
1981 Genie Award Best Performance by a Foreign Actor Threshold Nominated
1986 National Society of Film Critics Best Actor The Fly 2nd Place
New York Film Critics Circle 3rd place
Saturn Award Won
1992 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Deep Cover Nominated
Independent Spirit Award Best Supporting Male
1993 Saturn Award Best Supporting Actor Jurassic Park
1996 Best Actor Independence Day
Academy Award Best Live Action Short Film Little Surprises
2004 Boston Society of Film Critics Award Best Ensemble The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Cast Nominated
2005 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Will & Grace
2013 British Independent Film Award Best Supporting Actor Le Week-End
2014 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The Grand Budapest Hotel
Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Cast
Detroit Film Critics Society Best Ensemble Won
Florida Film Critics Circle
Georgia Film Critics Circle
Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Ensemble Acting Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Ensemble
2020 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special The World According to Jeff Goldblum
2022
2022 Miami Web Fest Best Actor /Performer in a Podcast Dark Dice Won
Signal Awards Most Innovative Audio Experience
Most Innovative Audio Experience (Listener's Choice)
Audio Verse Awards Best Actor in an Improvised Production
Indie Series Awards Best Actor - Audio Fiction

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