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| Born | Richard Stephen Dreyfuss October 29, 1947 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Jeramie Rain (1983-1995) Janelle Lacey (1999-?) Svetlana Erokhin (2006-) |
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Biography
Early life
Dreyfuss was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Norman, an attorney and restaurateur, and Geraldine, a peace activist. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The term anti-war usually refers to the opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. [1] Dreyfuss is Jewish[2][3] and his surname is of Yiddish origin, believed to originate in the German city of Trier, which had a large Jewish population in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Yiddish (yi [[wiktייִדיש ייִדיש]] yidish or yi [[wiktאידיש אידיש]] idish, literally "Jewish" is a nonterritorial High The Latin name for the city was "Treveris," of which Dreyfuss is a variant. He commented that he "grew up thinking that Alfred Dreyfus and I are of the same family. Alfred Dreyfus (9 October 1859 &ndash 12 July 1935 was a French artillery officer of Jewish background whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason "[4] Dreyfuss spent his early childhood in Brooklyn and in Bayside, Queens, until he moved to Los Angeles with his family at the age of nine. Bayside is an upper Middle class suburban neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York in the United States Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West In 1965, he graduated from Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California. Beverly Hills High School (usually abbreviated as "Beverly" or as "BHHS" is the only major Public high school in Beverly Hills California
Career
Dreyfuss's acting career began while as a youth at the Beverly Hills Jewish Center. He debuted in the TV production In Mama's House when he was fifteen. He attended the San Fernando Valley State College (later re-named California State University, Northridge) for a year. California State University Northridge (also known as CSUN, Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the San Fernando Valley, within the city limits He was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War and worked in alternate service for two years as a clerk in a Los Angeles hospital. A conscientious objector (CO is an individual who on religious moral or ethical grounds refuses to participate as a combatant in war or in some cases to take any role that would support The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia During this time, he acted in a few small TV roles on shows like Peyton Place, Gidget, Bewitched and The Big Valley. Peyton Place is an American primetime Drama serial which aired on ABC in half-hour episodes from September 15 Gidget is a character created by author Frederick Kohner (based on his teenage daughter Kathy in his 1957 novel Gidget the Girl with Big Ideas. Bewitched is an American Situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972. The Big Valley is a television Western which ran on ABC from 1965 to 1969. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he also performed on stage on Broadway, off-Broadway, repertory, and improvisational theater. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. For other meanings of repertory please see Repertory (disambiguation. Improvisational theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of Theatre in which the Actors use Improvisational acting techniques
Dreyfuss's first film part was a small, uncredited role in The Graduate and had one line, "Shall I call the cops? I'll call the cops. The Graduate is a American comedy / drama / Romance film directed by Mike Nichols, based on the novel of the same name by " He was also briefly seen as a stage hand in Valley of the Dolls (he had a few lines). Valley of the Dolls is a 1967 American Drama film based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Jacqueline Susann He made a strong impression in the subsequent Dillinger and landed a role in the 1973 hit American Graffiti, acting with other future stars such as Harrison Ford and Ron Howard. Dillinger is a 1973 gangster Film which shows evidence of being strongly influenced by the films of Sam Peckinpah, as well as borrowing cinematically American Graffiti is a period Coming of age film directed by George Lucas, and written by Lucas Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA -nominated as well as Golden Globe -winning American Ronald William Howard (born March 1 1954 is a director and producer as well as an Actor. Dreyfuss played his first lead role in the Canadian film The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.
He went on to star in the box office blockbusters Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, both directed by Steven Spielberg. Jaws is a 1975 thriller / horror Film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley 's best-selling Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 Science fiction film directed and written by Steven Spielberg. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Dreyfuss was originally supposed to reprise his role as Hooper in Jaws 2. Jaws 2 is a 1978 horror &ndash Thriller film directed by Jeannot Szwarc. It fell through when Peter Benchley was asked to include this in his screenplay. Peter Bradford Benchley ( May 8, 1940 -11 February 2006 was an American author best known for writing the novel Jaws and co-writing the
At age 30, Dreyfuss became the youngest actor to win an Best Actor Award, for his portrayal of a struggling actor in The Goodbye Girl. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The Goodbye Girl is a 1977 American Comedy film. Directed by Herbert Ross, the film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason This record has since been surpassed by Adrien Brody. Adrien Brody (born April 14 1973 is an Academy Award -winning American Actor.
Around 1978, Dreyfuss began to use cocaine frequently; his addiction came to a head four years later, when he was arrested for possession of the drug at the scene of a collision between his car and a tree. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant [5] He entered rehab and eventually made a Hollywood comeback with the film Down And Out In Beverly Hills. Drug rehabilitation (often drug rehab or just rehab) is an umbrella term for the processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency Down and Out in Beverly Hills is a 1986 American Comedy film, based on the French play Boudu sauvé des eaux
He had a starring role opposite Bill Murray in the 1991 hit comedy What About Bob? as a psychiatrist who goes crazy while trying to cope with a particularly obsessive new patient. For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an What About Bob? is a 1991 Comedy movie directed by Frank Oz which stars Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss
In 1994, Dreyfuss participated in the historic "Papal Concert to Commemorate the Shoah (Holocaust)" at the Vatican in the presence of Pope John Paul II, Rav Elio Toaf, chief rabbi of Rome, and Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, President of Italy. Pope Baron Oscar Luigi Scalfaro ˈskalfaro (born September 9, 1918) is an Italian Politician and magistrate member of the Christian Democracy He recited Kaddish as part of a performance of Leonard Bernstein's Third Symphony with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Sir Gilbert Levine. Kaddish (קדיש Aramaic: "holy" refers to an important and central prayer in the Jewish prayer service. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes Kaddish is the third symphony of Leonard Bernstein. The 1963 symphony is a dramatic work written for a large orchestra a full choir a boys' choir a soprano soloist and a narrator The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ( RPO) is a British Orchestra based in London. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Gilbert Levine (b The event was broadcast worldwide.
Dreyfuss was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his performance as Glenn Holland in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995). Mr Holland's Opus is a 1995 Drama film in which Richard Dreyfuss plays Glenn Holland a musician and composer who takes a teaching job Since then he has continued working in the movies, television and on stage. In April 2004, he appeared in the revival of Sly Fox on Broadway (opposite Eric Stoltz, René Auberjonois, Bronson Pinchot and Elizabeth Berkley). Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Eric Cameron Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actor René Murat Auberjonois (born June 1 1940) is a American actor known for portraying Father Bronson Alcott Pinchot (born May 20, 1959) is an American Actor. Elizabeth Berkley (born on July 28 1974 As her love for dancing increased she became more interested in pursuing it professionally even traveling to New York to train with
In November 2004, he was scheduled to appear in The Producers in London, but withdrew from the production a week before the opening night. The Producers is a Comedy - musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks' 1968 film of the same name, London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The media noted that Dreyfuss was still suffering from problems relating to an operation for a herniated disc in January, and that the part of Max Bialystock in the play is a physically demanding one. His assistant and himself for the production stated that Dreyfuss was accumulating injuries that required him to wear physical therapy supports during rehearsals. [6] Nathan Lane was brought in to replace Dreyfuss in the London production. Joseph “Nathan” Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a two-time Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor of the stage and screen
Dreyfuss has dabbled with writing, notably teaming up with Harry Turtledove in 1995 to write The Two Georges, a conspiracy thriller set in an alternate reality in which the American colonies remained under British rule (published by Hodder and Stoughton, ISBN 0-340-62826-X). Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14 1949) is an American historian and novelist who has written Historical fiction, Fantasy, and The Two Georges is an alternate history novel co-written by Science fiction Author Harry Turtledove and Oscar -winning The conspiracy thriller (or paranoid thriller) is a subgenre of thriller fiction. Dreyfuss recorded the voiceover to the famous Apple, Inc., then Apple Computer, Inc., Think Different ad campaign in 1999. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics "Think Different" is an Advertising slogan created for Apple Computer in 1997 by the Los Angeles office The text of the ad begins, "Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels. . . "
In 2006, he appeared as one of the survivors in the 2006 film Poseidon. Poseidon is both an Academy and a Razzie Award nominated 2006 Action adventure Disaster film and the third film adaptation Dreyfuss is currently a Senior Associate Member of St. Antony's College, University of Oxford. St Antony's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Dreyfuss is set to portray U. S Vice President Dick Cheney in Oliver Stone's 2008 George W. Bush bio-pic W. Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. [7]
Dreyfuss has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that [8]
Personal life
While growing up in Beverly Hills, he lived within six blocks of Michael Burns, who became a preeminent expert on the Dreyfus affair and the author of Dreyfus: A Family Affair, 1789-1945. Michael Burns may refer toSports Mike Burns (baseball, baseball pitcher Mike Burns (basketball coach, college men's basketball coach The Dreyfus Affair a Political scandal which divided France from the 1890s to the early 1900s Dreyfuss would later work with Burns as producer and take on the role of Georges Picquart in Prisoner of Honor, a HBO movie about the historical incident released in 1991. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Marie Georges Picquart ( Strasbourg September 6, 1854 – Amiens January 18, 1914) was a French army officer and Minister Prisoner of Honor is a 1991 Television movie made by Warner Bros Not only is he a distant relation to Alfred Dreyfus, the subject of the Dreyfus Affair, he is also a distant relation to the actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Alfred Dreyfus (9 October 1859 &ndash 12 July 1935 was a French artillery officer of Jewish background whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (born January 13, 1961) is an American Actress and Comedienne best known for her
From 1983 until 1995, Dreyfuss was married to Jeramie Rain, with whom he had three children: Emily Robin (born 1983), Benjamin Darrow (born 1986) and Harry Spencer (born 1991). Jeramie Rain (born August 23, 1948) is an American Actress. Rain is perhaps most notable for playing the character of "Sadie" in In 1999, he married Janelle Lacey. After divorcing Lacey, he married Russian-born Svetlana Erokhin on March 16, 2006, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, while there to speak at James Madison University. The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Harrisonburg is an Independent city in Rockingham County Virginia. Dreyfuss and Erokhin now live in San Diego.
Dreyfuss's mother passed away on October 19, 2000 due to complications from a stroke. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain His father is still alive. [9]
Dreyfuss suffers from bipolar disorder. In 2006, he appeared in Stephen Fry's documentary, Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive, in which Fry (who also has the disorder) interviewed him about his life with manic-depression. Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957 is an English Humorist, Writer, Wit, Actor, Novelist, filmmaker [10]
Political activity
He has been outspoken on the issue of media informing policy, legislation, and public opinion in recent years, both speaking and writing to express his sentiments in favor of privacy, freedom of speech, democracy, and individual accountability. Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without Censorship or Limitation. Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system [11]
Dreyfuss has organized and promoted campaigns to inform and instruct audiences in potential erosion of individual rights, a personal initiative he began in 2006 in light of political events in the U. Individual rights refer to the Rights of Individuals in contrast with Group rights. S. [12] On February 16, 2006, Dreyfuss spoke at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C. in hopes of prompting a national discussion on impeachment charges against U. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The National Press Club is one of the world's leading professional organizations for journalists Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to forcibly remove a Government official S. President George W. Bush. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. [13] On November 17, 2006, Dreyfuss appeared on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher as a panel member to discuss teaching civics in schools. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers The year 2006 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2006. Real Time with Bill Maher is a Talk show that airs weekly on HBO, hosted by comedian and political satirist Bill Maher. [14] Dreyfuss currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The National Constitution Center is a history museum on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just two blocks from the Liberty Bell Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə [15]. In 2007, Dreyfuss appeared in the youth voting documentary film 18 in '08. [16]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1967 | Valley of the Dolls | Assistant stage manager | uncredited |
| The Graduate | Boarding House Resident | uncredited | |
| 1968 | The Young Runaways | Terry | |
| 1969 | Hello Down There | Harold Webster | |
| 1973 | American Graffiti | Curt Henderson | |
| Dillinger | Baby Face Nelson | ||
| 1974 | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz | Duddy | |
| The Second Coming of Suzanne | Clavius | ||
| Inserts | Boy Wonder | ||
| 1975 | Jaws | Matt Hooper | |
| 1976 | Victory At Entebbe | Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu | |
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Roy Neary | |
| The Goodbye Girl | Elliott Garfield | Academy Award for Best Actor | |
| 1978 | The Big Fix | Moses Wine | |
| 1980 | The Competition | Paul Dietrich | |
| 1981 | Whose Life Is It Anyway? | Ken Harrison | |
| 1984 | The Buddy System | Joe | |
| 1986 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | David 'Dave' Whiteman | |
| Stand By Me | The Writer | ||
| 1987 | Tin Men | Bill 'BB' Babowsky | |
| Stakeout | Det. Valley of the Dolls is a 1967 American Drama film based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Jacqueline Susann The Graduate is a American comedy / drama / Romance film directed by Mike Nichols, based on the novel of the same name by American Graffiti is a period Coming of age film directed by George Lucas, and written by Lucas Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck Dillinger is a 1973 gangster Film which shows evidence of being strongly influenced by the films of Sam Peckinpah, as well as borrowing cinematically Lester Joseph Gillis (December 6 1908—November 27 1934 ("George" was a bank robber in the 1930s better known as Baby Face Nelson due to his youthful Inserts is a 1974 American film directed by John Byrum starring Richard Dreyfuss, Jessica Harper, and Veronica Cartwright. Jaws is a 1975 thriller / horror Film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley 's best-selling Victory at Entebbe made for television film from 1976 based on an actual event Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 Science fiction film directed and written by Steven Spielberg. The Goodbye Girl is a 1977 American Comedy film. Directed by Herbert Ross, the film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The Big Fix is a 1978 film directed by Jeremy Kagan and based on the novel by Roger L The Competition is an American movie starring Richard Dreyfuss and Amy Irving, made in 1980 Whose Life Is It Anyway? is a play by Brian Clark adapted from his 1972 Television movie of the same title Down and Out in Beverly Hills is a 1986 American Comedy film, based on the French play Boudu sauvé des eaux Stand by Me is a 1986 adventure - Drama film directed by Rob Reiner. Tin Men is a 1987 Comedy film directed by Barry Levinson and produced by Mark Johnson. Stakeout is a 1987 movie directed by John Badham and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Chris Lecce | ||
| Nuts | Aaron Levinsky | ||
| 1988 | Moon Over Parador | Jack Noah/President Alphonse Simms | |
| 1989 | Let It Ride | Jay Trotter | |
| Always | Pete Sandich | ||
| 1990 | Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | The Player | |
| Postcards from the Edge | Doctor Frankenthal | ||
| 1991 | Once Around | Sam Sharpe | |
| Prisoner of Honor | Col. Nuts is a film about a strong-willed high-class call girl ( Barbra Streisand) who kills a customer in self-defense Moon over Parador is a ( 1988) Romantic comedy Film, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia and Sonia Braga. Let It Ride is a 1989 Comedy film. It stars Richard Dreyfuss as Jay Trotter a normally unsuccessful habitual gambler who experiences Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is a 1990 film written and directed by Tom Stoppard based on his play of the same name. Postcards from the Edge is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Carrie Fisher, first published in 1987. Prisoner of Honor is a 1991 Television movie made by Warner Bros Picquart | ||
| What About Bob? | Dr. What About Bob? is a 1991 Comedy movie directed by Frank Oz which stars Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss Leo Marvin | ||
| 1993 | Lost in Yonkers | Louie Kurnitz | |
| Another Stakeout | Detective Chris Lecce | ||
| 1994 | Silent Fall | Dr. Lost in Yonkers is a 1991 play by Neil Simon. After eleven previews the Broadway production directed by Gene Saks, opened on February Another Stakeout is a 1993 Comedy film, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez and Rosie O'Donnell. Silent Fall is a 1994 Drama film about an autistic boy who is the only witness to a savage double murder Jake Rainer | |
| 1995 | The Last Word | Larry | |
| The American President | Senator Bob Rumson | ||
| Mr. Holland's Opus | Glenn Holland | nominated Academy Award for Best Actor | |
| 1996 | James and the Giant Peach | Centipede | voice |
| Mad Dog Time | Vic | ||
| 1997 | Night Falls on Manhattan | Sam Vigoda | |
| Oliver Twist | Fagin | ||
| 1998 | Krippendorf's Tribe | Prof. The American President is a 1995 Romantic comedy film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin. Mr Holland's Opus is a 1995 Drama film in which Richard Dreyfuss plays Glenn Holland a musician and composer who takes a teaching job Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize James and the Giant Peach is a 1996 Fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name Mad Dog Time (aka Trigger Happy) is a 1996 ensemble cast Crime film directed by Larry Bishop, released through Night Falls On Manhattan is a 1997 film written and directed by Sidney Lumet, about a newly appointed DA who is eager to stamp out corruption within the Oliver Twist is a 1997 Television movie based on the popular novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Krippendorf's Tribe is a 1998 Film adaptation of Frank Parkin's novel directed by Todd Holland. James Krippendorf | |
| 2000 | The Crew | Bobby Bartellemeo/Narrator | |
| 2001 | The Old Man Who Read Love Stories | Antonio Bolivar | |
| Who is Cletis Tout? | Micah Donnelly | ||
| 2003 | Coast to Coast | Barnaby Pierce | |
| 2004 | Silver City | Chuck Raven | |
| 2006 | Poseidon | Richard Nelson | |
| 2007 | Suburban Girl | uncredited | |
| Tin Man | Mystic Man | TV miniseries | |
| 2008 | My Life in Ruins | Irv | post-production |
| W | Dick Cheney | filming |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Peter Finch for Network |
Academy Award for Best Actor 1977 for The Goodbye Girl |
Succeeded by Jon Voight for Coming Home |
References
- ^ Film Reference.com biography
- ^ Jacobs, Andrea. Who is Cletis Tout? is a 2001 crime / comedy film starring Christian Slater, Richard Dreyfuss and Tim Allen. Silver City is a 2004 political Satire and Drama film written and directed by John Sayles. Poseidon is both an Academy and a Razzie Award nominated 2006 Action adventure Disaster film and the third film adaptation Suburban Girl is a movie starring Sarah Michelle Gellar ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Grudge) Alec Baldwin Tin Man is a three-part Television miniseries reimagined continuation of L My Life in Ruins is an upcoming Romantic comedy film set amongst the ruins of Ancient Greece, starring Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. This article is about the actor For the poet see Peter Finch (poet. Network is a 1976 New Hollywood drama film about a fictional Television network, Union Broadcasting System (UBS and its struggle Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The Goodbye Girl is a 1977 American Comedy film. Directed by Herbert Ross, the film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason Jonathan Vincent Voight (born December 29 1938 is an Academy Award -winning American film Actor. Coming Home is a 1978 Drama film which tells the story of an injured Vietnam War veteran's difficulty in re-entering civilian life Richard Dreyfuss at middle age: A rebellious Jew finds his own wisdom. The Jewish Advocate. March 1995.
- ^ Academy Award Winning Actor Richard Dreyfuss Speaks at BHCC. PR Newswire.
- ^ Brozan, Nadine. Chronicle. New York Times. 20 November 1991.
- ^ MTV.com Biography
- ^ Guardian Unlimited article
- ^ http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=45367
- ^ Walk of Fame - Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
- ^ eOnline Profile
- ^ Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive. BBC. co. uk.
- ^ Zweyner, Astrid. Oscar-winner Dreyfuss campaigns against "shaped news" . Reuters. com. 27 April 2006.
- ^ The Education of Richard Dreyfuss - Boston Globe
- ^ Summary and video footage of speech
- ^ Morris, Michele AARP Richard Dreyfuss's New 'Opus'
- ^ National Constitution Center - Near Independence Hall in Historic Philadelphia
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vknPM_6rtt4
External links
- Richard Dreyfuss at the Internet Movie Database
- Richard Dreyfuss at the Internet Broadway Database
- Performance Working in the Theatre seminar video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 1992
- Richard Dreyfuss at the Oxonian Society - video
- Richard Dreyfuss at TV.com
- Footage of appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher on Youtube
- Richard Dreyfuss on "Being an American" from the documentary "18 in '08"
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