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Learn about the life and career of Richard Dreyfuss, an American actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1977 for The Goodbye Girl. Find out his biography, filmography, awards, and family background.
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- List of Performances by Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss is an American actor who starred in popular films such as Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Mr. Holland's Opus. This page lists his film and television roles, awards, and biography.
Learn about the life and career of Richard Dreyfuss, an American leading man who starred in Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl and many other films. Find out his birth date, height, awards, trivia and more on IMDb.
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- October 29, 1947
Jul 30, 2024 · Learn about the life and career of Richard Dreyfuss, an American actor who won an Oscar for The Goodbye Girl and starred in Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Mr. Holland's Opus. Find out his awards, roles, and personal details on Britannica.
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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...
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Dreyfuss was born on October 29, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York to Norman Dreyfuss, a lawyer, and to Geraldine Dreyfuss, a peace activist. Dreyfuss was raised Bayside, Queens, New York. Dreyfuss and his family first moved to Europe, because his father dislike New York City. Later they moved to Los Angeles, California when he was just 9 years old. He wa...
His career began during the late 1960s and had appeared in movies such as; American Graffiti, Inserts, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Moon over Parador, Always, What About Bob?, Poseidon, Mr. Holland's Opus, and James and the Giant Peach.
Dreyfuss was married to Jeramie Rain from 1983 until it ended in divorced in 1995, they had three children. Later he married Janelle Lacey in 1999 until they divorced in 2005. He is currently married to Svetlana Erokin since 2006. They currently live in Carlsbad, California and in Encinitas, California.
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Richard Stephen Dreyfuss is an American actor. He is known for starring in popular films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including American Graffiti (1973),...
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American Graffiti is a 1973 comedy-drama film directed by George Lucas and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat and others. It depicts a night of cruising and rock 'n' roll culture in Modesto, California, in 1962.
