Beau Bridges, (born Lloyd Vernet Bridges III on December 9, 1941 in Los Angeles, California), is an American actor. He is the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his college sweetheart, Dorothy Dean Simpson. He was nicknamed "Beau" by his mother and father after Ashley Wilkes' son in Gone with the Wind, the title of the book they were reading at the time. Bridges is also the older brother of actor Jeff Bridges, born in 1949. Their sister, Cindy, was born in 1950. In 1989, he starred opposite his brother in perhaps his best known role, as one of The Fabulous Baker Boys. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 548 pixelsFull resolution (1135 × 777 pixel, file size: 76 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... December 9 is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Major General Hank Landry is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 played by Beau Bridges. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... December 9 is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Bridges in The Sound of Fury (1950) Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Jr. ... Ashley Wilkes is a fictional character in the Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and the later film of the same name. ... Gone with the Wind, an American novel by Margaret Mitchell, was published in 1936 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937. ... Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949 in Los Angeles, California) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Fabulous Baker Boys is a 1989 film about two brothers who perform a duo piano show together in small clubs. ...

In 1949, Bridges played a secondary juvenile role in the movie The Red Pony, for which he received good billing. Wanting to be a basketball star, however, he played his freshman year at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and later transferred to the University of Hawaii. Realizing his height was holding him back from excelling in basketball, however, he dropped out of school to continue acting instead. 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The Red Pony is a short 100-page, four-chapter story written by John Steinbeck in 1933. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... The University of California, Los Angeles, generally known as UCLA, is a public university whose main campus is located in the affluent Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... This article is about the University of Hawaii system. ...

Bridges enjoys playing guitar (as does his brother), collects Native American percussion instruments, loves the ocean (as well as swimming and surfing), and is also active in handgun control and environmental protection. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... Animated map exhibiting the worlds oceanic waters. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... Hein Cooper at Banzai Pipeline, December 1981 Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave as it approaches shore, usually on a surfboard. ... Environmental movement is a term often used for any social or political movement directed towards the preservation, restoration, or enhancement of the natural environment. ...

After the release of the 1989 movie The Wizard, Beau earned the nickname "Bumblin' Beau Bridges" due to his character's constant bumbling throughout the film. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Wizard is a 1989 movie about a boy (Fred Savage) and his emotionally disturbed brother (Luke Edwards) who run away from their Utah home to go to California. ...

In 1995, he starred in the first 2 part episode of the new series of The Outer Limits Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Opening titles – 2002 The Outer Limits was an American science fiction anthology television series. ...

In 1998, he starred as Judge Bob Gibbs in the one-season Maximum Bob, on the ABC TV network. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... A TV series that ran in August and September 1998 on ABC TV. The show was based on Elmore Leonards 1991 novel with the same title. ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ...

In 2001, he guest-starred as Daniel McFarland, the stepfather of Jack McFarland, in two episodes of the NBC sitcom Will & Grace. In January 2005, he was cast as Major General Hank Landry, the new commander of Stargate Command in Stargate SG-1, succeeding Brigadier General Jack O'Neill, played by Richard Dean Anderson. He has also played the character in four episodes of the spin-off series Stargate Atlantis. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland John Philip Jack McFarland was a fictional character on the American television sitcom Will & Grace, played by Sean Hayes. ... NBC (a former acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award winning and Golden Globe nominated American television sitcom that was originally broadcast from 1998 to 2006. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15... Major General Hank Landry is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 played by Beau Bridges. ... Cheyenne Mountains base Cheyenne Mountains entrance tunnel Cheyenne Mountains interior For more information on this series and its accompanying fictional universe, see Stargate SG-1. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... Jonathan Jack ONeill (born October 20, 1952)[1] is a fictional character in the science fiction feature film Stargate and the subsequent television series Stargate SG-1 played by actors Kurt Russell in the film (name spelled as ONeil) and Richard Dean Anderson in the series. ... Richard Dean Anderson (born January 23, 1950 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American television actor. ... Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American science fiction television program, part of the Stargate franchise. ...

In November 2005, he guest-starred as Carl Hickey, the father of the title character in the hit NBC Comedy My Name Is Earl. Bridges' character has since become recurring. Bridges received an Emmy nomination in 2007 for his performance as Carl Hickey. Ongoing events • Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal • Al Jazeera bombing memo • Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak • Black sites scandal • Conservative leadership race (UK) • Fuel prices • Irans nuclear program • Jilin chemical plant explosions • Kashmir earthquake • Malawi food crisis • Malaysian prisoner abuse scandal • New Delhi bombings investigation • Niger food crisis • North Indian cyclone... My Name Is Earl is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. ... An Emmy Award. ...

Marriages and children

Beau Bridges married Julie Landfield in 1964 but they divorced in 1984. They had two sons: 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ...

• Casey Bridges (b. 1969, adopted)
• Jordan Bridges (b. 1973)

Soon afterwards, in the same year 1984, he married his current wife, Wendy Treece Bridges. The couple has three children: Jordan Bridges on The WB television series Charmed Jordan Bridges (born November 13, 1973 in California, USA) is an American actor. ...

• Dylan Bridges (b. 1985)
• Emily "Beau" Bridges (b. 1987)
• Ezekiel (Zeke) Jeffry Bridges (b. 1993)

Selected filmography

• Force of Evil (1948) (uncredited)
• Village of the Giants (1965)
• For the Love of Ivy (1968)
• The Landlord (1970)
• The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
• Swashbuckler (1976)
• Two-Minute Warning (1976)
• The Runner Stumbles (1979)
• Norma Rae (1979)
• Silver Dream Racer (1980)
• Night Crossing (1981)
• Love Child (1982)
• Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
• The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
• Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV)
• The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
• Signs of Life (1989)
• The Wizard (1989)
• Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991) (TV)
• Sidekicks (1992)
• Jerry Maguire (1996)
• Hidden in America (1996)
• Rocket Man (1997)
• Voyage Of The Unicorn(2001)
• Sightings: Heartland Ghosts (2002)
• Evel Knievel (2004) (TV)
• 10.5 (2004) (TV)
• Smile (2005)
• The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
• Into the West (2005)
• Stargate SG-1 (2005-2007)
• My Name Is Earl (2005) (TV)
• 10.5: Apocalypse (2006) (TV)
• The Good German (2006)

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Heart Like a Wheel is a 1983 movie based on the life of drag racing driver Shirley Muldowney (played by Bonnie Bedelia). ... // February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Lets Spend the Night Together opens in New York North Americas Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Tootsie Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy Superman III Flashdance Staying Alive Octopussy Mr. ... The Hotel New Hampshire is a 1984 film based on a 1981 novel of the same name by John Irving. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... This 1985 adaptation of Lewis Carrolls story, Alice in Wonderland, was made for television and used a huge all-star cast of notable actors and actresses, including Steve Allen, Lloyd Bridges, Red Buttons, Sid Caesar, Carol Channing, Sammy Davis Jr. ... // Back to the Future, starring Michael J. 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Jerry Maguire is a 1996 film starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding, Jr. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1996. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1996. ... Rocket Man is a 1997 comedy/science fiction movie that was made by Walt Disney Pictures with Caravan Pictures and Gold/Miller Productions and was released on October 10, 1997. ... The year 1997 in film involved some significant events. ... Voyage of the Unicorn is a 2001 television film starring Beau Bridges, Chantal Conlin and Heather McEwen. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... Robert Craig Evel Knievel, Jr. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... 10. ... Smile (movie) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... The Ballad of Jack and Rose is a 2005 film written and directed by Rebecca Miller. ... Into the West is a 2005 miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks which began as a six-week event on June 10, 2005 on Turner Network Television (TNT). ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... My Name Is Earl is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... The Good German is a 2006 feature film adaptation of a novel by Joseph Kanon. ...

External links

• Beau Bridges at the Internet Movie Database
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