Beau Bridges
Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III (born December 9, 1941) is an American actor. 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. Bridges was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 7, 2003, at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the television industry.[2][3] He is the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and elder brother of fellow actor Jeff Bridges.
Beau Bridges
Actor, director
1948–present
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Julie Landfield(m. 1964; div. 1974)
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Wendy Treece(m. 1984)
5, including Jordan Bridges
- Lloyd Bridges (father)
- Dorothy Bridges (mother)
Jeff Bridges (brother)
Early life[edit]
Bridges was born on December 9, 1941[4] in Los Angeles, California, the son of actors Lloyd Bridges (1913–1998) and Dorothy Bridges (née Simpson; 1915–2009).[5] He was nicknamed Beau by his parents after Ashley Wilkes' son in Gone with the Wind.[6] His younger brother is actor Jeff Bridges, and he has a younger sister, Lucinda. Another brother, Garrett, died in 1948 of sudden infant death syndrome. 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.[7] He and his siblings were raised in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles.[8]
Wanting to become a basketball star, he played in his freshman year at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) under legendary coach John Wooden, where he joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He later transferred to the University of Hawaii. In 1959, he enlisted in the United States Coast Guard Reserve and served for eight years.[9][10]
Bridges has 14 Emmy Award nominations with three wins.[14] He is the only actor to win the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or Special more than once, with two wins.