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Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

American actor
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss is an American actor. He is known for starring in popular films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, The Competition, Stand by Me, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Stakeout, Nuts, Always, What About Bob?, The American President, and Mr.Wikipedia
BornOctober 29, 1947
HometownNew York City, New York, United States of America
Net worth$5 million
Height5'5" (1.65m)
SpouseSvetlana Erokhin, Janelle Lacey, Jeramie Rain
ChildrenEmily Dreyfuss, Ben Dreyfuss, Harry Dreyfuss
ParentsNorman Dreyfuss, Geraldine Dreyfuss
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Inside the grisly birth of Jaws: ‘It’s a novel about a fish, who cares?’

  • Jaws, perhaps the most famous four-letter title in literary and movie history, was, according to Doubleday editor Thomas E. Congdon, “the 237th name” proposed for Peter Benchley’s sensational debut novel about a series of shark attacks in the fictional Long Island beach town of Amity.

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Jaws (Re: 2019) - Trailer

When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach resort, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.MyMovies, trailer, 2019, Drama, Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider
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AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
2002Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Education of Max BickfordNominated
2002Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or MiniseriesThe Day Reagan Was ShotNominated
1996Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaMr. Holland's OpusNominated
1996Academy AwardActor in a Leading RoleMr. Holland's OpusNominated
1988Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureNuts (1987 film)Nominated
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