Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss
Dreyfuss in 2023
Born
Richard Stephen Dreyfus

(1947-10-29) October 29, 1947 (age 76)
New York City, U.S.
EducationSan Fernando Valley State College
St Antony's College, Oxford
OccupationActor
Years active1964–present
Spouses
(m. 1983; div. 1995)
Janelle Lacey
(m. 1999; div. 2005)
Svetlana Erokhin
(m. 2006)
Children3, including Emily and Ben
Relatives
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Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (/ˈdrfəs/ DRY-fəs; né Dreyfus;[1] born October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in popular films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including American Graffiti (1973), Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), The Goodbye Girl (1977), The Competition (1980), Stand by Me (1986), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Stakeout (1987), Nuts (1987), Always (1989), What About Bob? (1991), The American President (1995), and Mr. Holland's Opus (1995).

Dreyfuss won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1977 for The Goodbye Girl (at the time, the youngest-ever actor—age 30–to win), and was nominated in the same category for Mr. Holland's Opus in 1995. He is the recipient of a Golden Globe and a BAFTA, and was nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2002; for his starring role in the CBS drama series The Education of Max Bickford, and his portrayal of Alexander Haig in the Showtime film The Day Reagan Was Shot, respectively.

  1. ^ Usborne, David (January 31, 2009). "Richard Dreyfuss: Out of the wreckage". The Independent. London. Retrieved January 31, 2009.

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