User blog:ARTaylor/Jeff Goldblum Turns 67

Today is the sixty-seventh birthday of Jeff Goldblum. The actor was born on this day in 1952 in West Homestead, Pennsylvania. He got his start in Hollywood in the 1974 film Death Wish as one of the home-invading thugs. He got his first major role in the 1978 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers, a critically acclaimed remake of the classic 1956 film, as one of the main heroes. He received critical praise for playing Seth Brundle in the also critically acclaimed 1986 remake The Fly, which earned him a Saturn Award.

His biggest role came in 1993 when he appeared in the beloved film Jurassic Park as the eccentric mathematician Dr. Ian Malcolm. The role earned him another Saturn nomination. He went on to appear as the main character in the first sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park and had cameos in the two most recent films Jurassic World and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. In 1996 he appeared in his second most well known role as David Levinson in Independence Day. He reprised the role for Independence Day: Resurgence. Due to these two roles, he has become well known for playing eccentric and quirky characters.

He has also appeared in series and films such as Nashville, Columbo, Starsky and Hutch, Annie Hall, Laverne & Shirley, The Big Chill, The Right Stuff, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Earth Girls Are Easy, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Powder, The Simpsons, The Prince of Egypt, Cats & Dogs, King of the Hill, Friends, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Isle of Dogs, and Hotel Artemis. He is known to Marvel fans as Grandmaster in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He first appeared during the credits of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and making a full appearance in Thor: Ragnarok. He is set to reprise the role for What If...?.