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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.
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- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Jul 13, 2024 · Fans of the iconic film JAWS were met with concerning news this weekend as Richard Dreyfuss, the star of the 1975 classic, had to undergo emergency surgery shortly after arriving at Shark Con.
Jul 30, 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.
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- 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...
Richard Dreyfuss is an American actor. He is best known for starring in popular films between the 1970s and 1990s, including American Graffiti, Jaws, Stand by Me, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, The Goodbye Girl, Tin Men, Stakeout, Always, What About Bob?, and Mr. Holland's Opus .
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...
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Richard Dreyfuss reflects on his storied career, including roles in The Graduate, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, W., Daughter of...
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