The American President
1995
Search results
Movies & TV Shows
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (/ ˈ d r aɪ f ə s / DRY-fəs; né Dreyfus; [1] born October 29, 1947) is an American actor.
Richard Dreyfuss is an American leading man, who has played his fair share of irritating pests and brash, ambitious hustlers. He was born Richard Stephen Dreyfus in Brooklyn, New York, to Geraldine (Robbins), an activist, and Norman Dreyfus, a restaurateur and attorney.
- January 1, 1
- 1.65 m
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Sep 18, 2024 · Richard Dreyfuss, American film actor who often played ordinary men driven to emotional extremes. Some of his best-known movies included Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), The Goodbye Girl (1977), and Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995). Read more about Dreyfuss’s life and career.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Richard Dreyfuss is an American film actor known for his portrayals of ordinary men driven to emotional extremes and was one of the top stars of th...
- Richard Dreyfuss gave an Academy Award-winning performance in the Neil Simon comedy The Goodbye Girl (1977); at age 29, he became the then youngest...
- In George Lucas’s American Graffiti (1973), Richard Dreyfuss had his breakthrough role, as an intelligent, angst-ridden high-school graduate. The c...
- Richard Dreyfuss attended San Fernando Valley State College, Northridge, California, for a year to study drama and shortly thereafter won a recurri...
May 28, 2024 · BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) — The actor Richard Dreyfuss showed up in a dress at a “Jaws”-themed event in Massachusetts, where the blockbuster 1975 movie he starred in was shot, and then proceeded to make demeaning remarks about women, LGBTQ+ people and diversity.
May 28, 2024 · Theater expresses 'regret' for Richard Dreyfuss' remarks at 'Jaws' event. Dreyfuss, who appeared in the 1975 Steven Spielberg blockbuster, had controversial words, witnesses said. The ...
- 4 min
- Dennis Romero
May 28, 2024 · Richard Dreyfuss’ controversial remarks at a “Jaws” screening in Massachusetts on Saturday have prompted the venue that hosted the event to apologize about the Oscar winner’s “distressing and...
May 8, 2023 · Actor Richard Dreyfuss is not a fan of the Academy Awards’ new diversity guidelines. Officials announced in 2020 that beginning in 2024, movies must meet certain criteria for...
People also ask
Who is Richard Dreyfuss?
What movies did Richard Dreyfuss play?
Did Richard Dreyfuss apologize for a 'Jaws' event?
Did Richard Dreyfuss 'distress and offensive' remarks at a 'jaws' screening?
