Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was born on October 22, 1952, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was one of four children born to Harold Goldblum, a physician, and Shirley Goldblum, a former radio broadcaster. His father was of Russian-Jewish descent, while his mother was of Austrian-Jewish heritage. From a young age, Goldblum exhibited a strong passion for acting. In interviews, he has stated that if he hadn’t pursued a career in acting, he would have likely become a professional musician, as he was also deeply interested in playing the piano.
At the age of 17, Goldblum moved to New York City to study drama. He took classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre under the guidance of renowned acting coach Sanford Meisner. He began his career on stage before gradually transitioning into film and television. His early screen appearances included small roles in films like Death Wish (1974), California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), and Annie Hall (1977).
Goldblum’s first major breakthrough came with the 1981 film Threshold, for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor. Around this time, he also gained attention for roles on television, appearing in productions such as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980) and the detective series Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980).
His profile continued to rise with a co-starring role in the 1983 drama The Big Chill, where he appeared alongside his then-wife, actress Patricia Gaul. The couple later worked together again in Silverado (1985) before divorcing in 1986 after six years of marriage. In 1985, Goldblum starred in Transylvania 6-5000 with actress Geena Davis. Their on-screen connection developed into a real-life romance, and the pair married in 1987. They acted together in two additional films—David Cronenberg’s The Fly (1986) and the comedy Earth Girls Are Easy (1988). Their marriage ended in 1990.
Despite ups and downs in his personal life, Goldblum’s film career flourished. He won the Saturn Award for Best Actor for The Fly and secured second and third place in Best Actor categories from the National Society of Film Critics and the New York Film Critics Circle, respectively.
| Birth Date: | 22 Oct, 1952 |
| Age: | 67 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | West Homestead |
| Education: | William Esper Studio Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American actor |
| Net Worth 2021: | 40 million |
