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I remember when I was a kid, with the acting thing, I resented it because, you know, you don't want to do what your parents want you to do.

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Jeff Bridges
Age: 74
Born: 1949
Born: December 4
Actor
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Jeffrey Leon Bridges
Jeffrey Leon Jeff Bridges
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