ACTOR
Beau Bridges
- Known for
- The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Norma Rae (1979), The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), Masters of Sex (2013)
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Beau Bridges is an actor best known for The Fabulous Baker Boys, Norma Rae and The Hotel New Hampshire.
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Beau Bridges is the older brother of Jeff Bridges and Cindy Bridges.
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Another brother, Garrett Myles Bridges, was born on June 14, 1948, but died of SIDS less than two months later, on August 3, 1948.
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In his youth, Beau Bridges was a very promising basketball player and was scouted by several NBA teams.
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On April 7, 2003, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. His star sits next to those of his younger brother Jeff Bridges and his father Lloyd Bridges.
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In 1959, he enlisted in the United States Coast Guard Reserve and served for eight years, like his father Lloyd and his younger brother Jeff.
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Beau Bridges is the son of Lloyd Bridges and Dorothy Dean Bridges.
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With Wendy Treece, he is the father of Casey Bridges (adopted, born March 16, 1969), Jordan Bridges (born November 13, 1973), Julie Bridges, Dylan Bridges (born October 25, 1984), Emily Bridges (born July 2, 1986) and Jeffery Bridges (born September 24, 1993).
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On September 13, 2012, during his theater company's 50th anniversary gala, he received the inaugural Betty Garrett Lifetime Achievement Award from Theatre West in Hollywood, California.
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He appeared in three films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Norma Rae (1979), Jerry Maguire (1996) and The Descendants (2011).
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Beau's father came from a family long established in the United States (in many respects since the 1600s) with English and some Scotch-Irish (Northern Irish) ancestry. Beau's maternal grandfather was an English immigrant (born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), while Beau's maternal grandmother was of Irish, Swiss-German and German descent.
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He is active in particular as president of the environmental group Ventura Coastkeeper in California. He lobbies the state to buy and protect 265 acres of wetlands near Oxnard, which is now sought by the giant Occidental Petroleum Corporation.
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Beau Bridges is the brother-in-law of Susan Bridges. He is the uncle of Isabelle Bridges, Jessica Lily Bridges and Haley Roselouise Bridges.
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In the 2013 television season, he appeared with Margo Martindale in two different television series: Masters of Sex (2013) and The Millers (2013).
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