Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges: Biography in Details

Who is Beau Bridges?

Beau Bridges is an American actor and director. Besides that, he is a three-time Emmy, two-time Golden Globe, and one-time Grammy Award winner, as well as a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee.

How many siblings does Beau Bridges have?

Beau Bridges was born in Los Angeles, California on December 9, 1941, at age (79). He is the son of  Lloyd Bridges (father), and Dorothy Bridges (mother).

His father was a famous actor and his mother was an actress. Whereas, Beau has shared a close relationship with Jeff, for whom he acted as a surrogate father during childhood when their father was busy with work.

Beau Bridges has a sibling namely, Jeff Bridges, Cindy Bridges, and Garrett Myles Bridges. His brother Garrett died on August 3, 1948, after two months of birth due to sudden infant death syndrome.

He belongs to American nationality and mixed (English- Scottish- Irish- German) ethnicity. His birth sign is Sagittarius.

Education, School/ College University

On talking about his education, firstly Beau Bridges attended Venice High School. Then, he attended the University of California, Los Angeles.

Beau Bridges: Professional Life, Career

On talking about his profession, in 1948, Beau Bridges made his acting debut in an uncredited role in the movie ‘Force of Evil’. During 1949, he also had another minor role in ‘The Red Pony’.

Whereas, he also appeared, along with his younger brother, on the ‘Lloyd Bridges Show’. It was their father’s CBS anthology series.

He had also several appearances in other television series as well, including ‘The Fugitive’, ‘Mr. Novak’, ‘The Loner’, and ‘National Velvet’.

Similarly, he also starred in several feature films across the 1970s and 1980s, including ‘The Landlord’ (1970), ‘The Other Side of the Mountain’ (1975), ‘Greased Lightning’ (1977), ‘Norma Rae’ (1979), as well as in ‘Heart Like a Wheel’ (1983), and ‘The Hotel New Hampshire’ (1984).

Teaming up with his father in the 1993-94 TV series ‘Harts of the West’, Beau Bridges appeared for 15 episodes.

Additionally, he also appeared as Richard Nixon in the drama film ‘Kissinger and Nixon’ directed by Daniel Petrie.

In 2001, in the popular sitcom ‘Will & Grace’, he made a guest appearance as Daniel McFarland. In the same year, he also took on the role of a father and professor in the fantasy movie ‘Voyage of the Unicorn’.

Beau Bridges essayed the role of Senator Tom Gage in about 30 episodes in the drama series ‘The Agency’. This ran from 2002 to 2003.

Likewise, in 2005, he also appeared in ‘Stargate SG-1’ as the new commander Major General Hank Landry of Stargate Command.

Whereas, he also continued to play this character in the series ‘Stargate Atlantis’ and the movies ‘Stargate: The Ark of Truth’ and ‘Stargate: Continuum’. This role was based on a video game character.

Beau Bridges: Awards, Nomination

Beau Bridges was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for Losing Chase (1996), Best Supporting Actor for For Love of Ivy (1968).

Likewise, he was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Masters of Sex (2013), Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Brothers & Sisters (2006), Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for The Closer (2005).

Beau Bridges was nominated for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), and he was nominated for BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special for Kokuriko-zaka kara (2011), he has nominated CableACE Awards for Actor in a Dramatic Series for The Outer Limits (1995), Actor in a Movie or Miniseries for Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991), Actor in a Dramatic Series for Tales from the Crypt (1989).

Beau Bridges won Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993), Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991).

Additionally, he won Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for The Second Civil War (1997).

Beau Bridges: Net Worth, Income, Salary

Beau Bridges’ net worth is estimated to be around $ 16 million according to the sources of 2023. Whereas, There is no information regarding his income, or salary.

Is Beau Bridges involved in any rumors and controversies?

There are no such rumors and controversies related to Beau Bridges’ professional and personal life.  Currently, he is far from rumors and controversies.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Talking about his body measurements, Beau Bridges has a height of 5 feet 10 inches. Additionally, his weight is unknown. In addition, his hair color is grey and his eye color is blue.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

On talking about his social media, Beau Bridges has over 19.3K followers on Twitter. Likewise, he has around 3.5K followers on Instagram. She is not active on Facebook.

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Reference: (Wikipedia)

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