Beau Bridges facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Beau Bridges
Bridges in 2011
Born	Lloyd Vernet Bridges III (1941-12-09) December 9, 1941 (age 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1948–present
Spouse(s)	Julie Landfield ​ ​ (m. 1964; div. 1974)​ Wendy Treece ​ (m. 1984)​
Children	5, including Jordan Bridges
Parents	Lloyd Bridges (father) Dorothy Bridges (mother)
Relatives	Jeff Bridges (brother)

Beau Bridges is an American actor born on December 9, 1941. His full name is Lloyd Vernet Bridges III. He has won many awards, including three Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award. He even has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his amazing work on TV. Beau is the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and the older brother of actor Jeff Bridges.

Early Life

Beau Bridges was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 9, 1941. His parents were both actors, Lloyd Bridges and Dorothy Bridges. They nicknamed him 'Beau' after a character in the famous book Gone with the Wind. His younger brother is actor Jeff Bridges, and he also has a younger sister, Lucinda. Beau and Jeff have always been very close. Beau often looked after Jeff when their dad was busy working. They grew up in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles.

When he was younger, Beau wanted to be a basketball star. He played at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for a famous coach named John Wooden. He later went to the University of Hawaii. In 1959, he joined the United States Coast Guard Reserve and served for eight years.

Acting Career

Beau started acting when he was very young. In 1948, he had small roles in films like Force of Evil and No Minor Vices. In 1949, he appeared in The Red Pony.

In the early 1960s, Beau and his brother Jeff appeared on their father's TV show, The Lloyd Bridges Show. Beau also acted in other popular TV series such as National Velvet, The Fugitive, Gunsmoke, and Bonanza. He continued to find steady acting jobs in both TV and movies throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Some of his films from that time include The Landlord (1970) and Norma Rae (1979).

Bridges at the premiere of Max Payne, in 2008

In 1989, Beau starred with his brother Jeff in the movie The Fabulous Baker Boys. This is one of his most well-known roles. Later, in 1993, he worked with his father again in the TV series Harts of the West. In 1995, he appeared with his father and his son Dylan in an episode of the science fiction series The Outer Limits.

In 2001, Beau guest-starred in the TV show Will & Grace. He also played a college professor in the fantasy film Voyage of the Unicorn. From 2002 to 2003, he had a big role as Senator Tom Gage in the drama series The Agency.

A very popular role for Beau was in 2005 when he joined the TV show Stargate SG-1. He played Major General Hank Landry, the new commander of Stargate Command. He also appeared as this character in the spin-off show Stargate Atlantis and in two Stargate movies made for DVD.

Bridges on USS Midway Museum flight deck to promote Stargate: Continuum, July 2008

In 2005, he started a recurring role as Carl Hickey, the father of the main character, in the comedy show My Name Is Earl. His performance earned him an Emmy Award nomination in 2007. In 2008, Beau was in the movie Max Payne with Mark Wahlberg. He played an ex-cop who helps the main character.

On February 8, 2009, Beau, along with Cynthia Nixon and Blair Underwood, won a Grammy Award for their spoken word recording of Al Gore's book An Inconvenient Truth. In 2009, he also received another Emmy nomination for his guest role on Desperate Housewives.

In 2013, Beau became a main character on the CBS TV show The Millers. He played Tom, a father who moves back in with his daughter after getting divorced. Since then, he has continued to act in many films and TV shows, including Underdog Kids (2015) and guest roles in Code Black.

Awards and Recognition

Beau Bridges has been nominated for 14 Emmy Awards and has won three of them. He is one of only two actors to win the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special more than once.

His Emmy wins include:

• 1992: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, for Without Warning: The James Brady Story
• 1993: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-... Mom
• 1997: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, for The Second Civil War

He also won a Golden Globe Award in 1992 for Without Warning: The James Brady Story and another in 1994 for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-... Mom. In 2008, he won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.

Personal Life

Bridges with his father, Lloyd, in 1992

Beau Bridges married Julie Landfield in 1964, and they had two sons: Casey and Jordan Bridges. They divorced in 1974. He then married Wendy Treece on April 10, 1984. They have three children together: Dylan, Emily, and Ezekiel. Beau is also a proud grandfather to six grandchildren.

Beau is a Christian. He has said that if a script asks his character to use God's name in a disrespectful way, he will ask the director if he can change the line. He has also been a vegan since 2004.

In 2011, Beau, his brother Jeff Bridges, and their late father Lloyd Bridges were honored with the Lone Sailor Award by the United States Navy Memorial. This award celebrates veterans from the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who have done great things in their civilian lives.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and Nominations

See also

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