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Richard Stephen Dreyfus was born on October 29, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York to Geraldine and Norman Dreyfus. His mother was a peace activist while his father was an attorney and restaurateur. Dreyfus was brought up as a Jewish.
Richard Dreyfuss is an American leading man, who has played his fair share of irritating pests and brash, ambitious hustlers. He was born Richard Stephen Dreyfus in Brooklyn, New York, to Geraldine (Robbins), an activist, and Norman Dreyfus, a restaurateur and attorney.
- Actor, Producer, Writer
- October 29, 1947
His father Norman suffered from the debilitating physical effects of a mortar explosion at the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, requiring the use of crutches, canes, and special footwear provided by the Army for the rest of his life. He left the family when his son was 21 years old, and remarried more than once; he and his son were not on ...
May 28, 2024 · Richard Dreyfuss, American film actor who often played ordinary men driven to emotional extremes. Some of his best-known movies included Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), The Goodbye Girl (1977), and Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995). Read more about Dreyfuss’s life and career.
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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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Born on October 29, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY, Dreyfuss was the second son born to Geraldine Dreyfuss, a peace activist, and Norman Dreyfuss, an attorney. His older brother, Lorin, was born in 1944.
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Original name, Richard Stephan Dreyfus; born October 29, 1947, in Brooklyn, NY (some sources say Flatbush, NY); son of Norman (a lawyer and restaurateur)and Geraldine "Gerry" Dreyfus (a peace activist); married Jeramie Rain (alsoknown as Susan Davis; an actress and writer), March 20, 1983 (divorced, 1995); married Janelle Lacey (an accountant ...
