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Jeff Bridges "resisted" the idea of being an actor because it made him "anxious". The 'Big Lebowski' star has enjoyed a long and glittering career but he was initially hesitant to follow in the footsteps of his parents, Lloyd and Dorothy Bridges, as there were other things he wanted to pursue, but some advice from his dad that he could utilise his other interests in acting persuaded him to give it a try. Speaking on stage at the Chaplin Awards Gala in New York City earlier this week, he explained of why he "resisted" acting: “It made me nervous, anxious, and I had other things I wanted to do. ...
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Jeff Bridges doesn't "think too much" about his near-death experience. The 74-year-old actor came close to losing his life in 2021, when he contracted COVID-19 while battling cancer - but Jeff insists that he's now moved on from his health scare. The Hollywood star - who was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2020 - told the New York Post newspaper: "It’s amazing the way the mind can forget all that stuff. I don’t think too much about the past." Jeff revealed that he's currently feeling "great" and he now looks back on his health scare as a "learning experience". The actor previously likened his near-...
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Jeff Bridges is to star in 'Tron: Ares'. The 74-year-old actor has confirmed he will appear in the third film in the franchise, alongside Jared Leto, who will portray Ares in the motion picture. He told the 'Film Comment' podcast: "I’m heading off this Saturday to play a part in the third instalment of the 'Tron' story. "Jared Leto is the star of this third one." Bridges admitted he was "anxious" to appear alongside the 'Suicide Squad' star after being an "admirer" of his work. He added: "I’m really anxious to work with him. I’ve admired his work." According to Variety, Bridges filmed the podc...
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Cindy Morgan has died. The body of the actress - who was best known for her roles as Lacey Underall in 'Caddyshack' and Yori in 'Tron' - was found at her home in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, on 30 December after her roommate called the police. The unnamed woman had just returned home after being away for the Christmas holidays and when she knocked on Cindy's door, she received no response but noted there was a "foul odour" coming from the bedroom, the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office's public information department told People magazine. No foul play is suspected and the former 'Falcon Crest' actress ...
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Evan Peters has joined the cast of 'Tron Ares'. The 'American Horror Story' star - who portrays Quicksilver in 'The X-Men' movies - will appear alongside Jared Leto in the third film in the 'Tron' franchise. According to Deadline, the motion picture could start shooting in August in Vancouver if there isn't a SAG strike. Joachim Ronning is to direct the movie, in which Leto will star as lead character Ares, a manifestation of the Tron program. It's not yet known who Peters will portray in the film, but he is expected to take on the part of either a gamer in the human world, or a soldier in the...
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Pedro Pascal says he got an eye infection by letting ‘Game of Thrones’ fans jam their thumbs in his eye. The 48-year-old actor found global fame playing Oberyn Martell in the hit HBO show around 10 years ago, and said viewers became obsessed with recreating his character’s violent death – that saw him have his eyes gouged out by Gregor ‘The Mountain’ Clegane – when they met him and asked for selfies. He told The Hollywood Reporter’s ‘Drama Actors Roundtable’: “I remember, earlier on, because of ‘Game of Thrones’ and the way my character died people were super into taking selfies with their thu...
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Jeff Bridges has insisted cancer was "nothing" compared to COVID-19. The 73-year-old actor contracted the virus while undergoing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkins lymphoma - which he was diagnosed with in October 2020 - and recalled how he struggled to "fight" both diseases after his treatment had left his immune system "wiped out". He told AARP - The Magazine: "I got this letter from the chemo place informing me I had contracted COVID. I had no immune system to fight it. Chemo had wiped that out, which made it really, really tough. For me, cancer was nothing compared to the COVID." The 'Big Lebow...
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Jared Leto has signed up to star in 'Tron 3'. Work on the third instalment in the sci-fi franchise is finally getting underway 13 years after the release of the sequel 'Tron: Legacy' in 2010 which starred the 1982 film's lead actor Jeff Bridges alongside Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde. The title of the third film will be 'Tron: Ares' and reports suggest the script has been written by Jesse Wigutow while 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' director Joachim Ronning is said to be in talks to direct the film for Disney. 'Tron: Legacy' hit cinemas 28 years after the original film - which told the stor...
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Jeff Bridges didn't think he was "going to make it" after battling both COVID-19 and cancer. The 73-year-old actor was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2020 and contracted COVID-19 shortly afterwards and he explained it was important for him to express his gratitude towards his family when he received the Lifetime Achievement accolade at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday (15.01.23) because he wouldn't have made it back to work without their help and support. He told 'Entertainment Tonight': "I was sick for two years - with cancer and COVID - and when I talked about my family ... I wan...
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Jeff Bridges dedicated his Critics Choice Lifetime Achievement to his late father. ‘The Big Lebowski’ star paid tribute to Lloyd Bridges - who died in 1998 aged 85 - and admitted he owed his acting career to his parent. After being handed his award by his co-star John Goodman, who hailed him “a legend”, at the bash at Los Angeles' Fairmont Century Plaza on Sunday night (15.01.23), the 73-year-old actor told the audience: “Hey, it's my dad's birthday today. January 15. I wouldn't be up here without my dad. He's the reason I'm up here. I can remember him loving show biz so much. He loved acting ...
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