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Who is Jeff Goldblum and what is his net worth?

FROM Jurassic Park to Independence Day, it's fair to say Jeff Goldblum is one of Hollywood's finest stars.

Despite launching to fame in the 70s, the iconic actor still remains firmly in the spotlight.

 Jeff Goldblum is a popular Hollywood star known for his blockbuster films
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Jeff Goldblum is a popular Hollywood star known for his blockbuster filmsCredit: GETTY

Who is Jeff Goldblum?

Jeff Goldblum is an American actor and jazz pianist, born on October 22, 1952.

The talented star, who is 6ft 4in, is known for taking multiple leads in big blockbusters while managing to remain an indie cult hero.

Born in Pennsylvania, in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Jeff was raised by his radio host mother and doctor father alongside his sister and brother.

At 17, Jeff moved to New York to become an actor and studied at the Neighbourhood Playhouse under coach Sanford Meisner, before he made his stage debut in Shakespeare musical Two Gentleman Of Verona.

What is Jeff Goldblum's net worth?

It's fair to say that Jeff is one rich man.

The popular actor has a reported net worth of $40million (£32m).

This has been accumulated through his movie work, plus his other endorsements.

What films has Jeff Goldblum been in?

Jeff landed his first movie role in home invasion thriller Death Wish in 1974 and then made a brief but memorable appearance in Woody Allen's 1977 classic Annie Hall.

From there he bagged a supporting role in body horror remake Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, a comedic turn which saw him stand shoulder-to-shoulder with screen giants Donald Sutherland and Leonard Nimoy.

Then, after roles in The Big Chill and Into The Night, he returned to the body horror genre with a star-making lead in David Cronenberg's 1986 masterpiece The Fly.

From there, Jeff starred in Richard Curtis' first film The Tall Guy, plus The Player and Deep Cover - and then, in 1993, dinosaur adventure Jurassic Park.

The actor also starred alongside Will Smith in Independence Day and its sequel, as well as returning in two Jurassic Park sequels.

Other films Jeff had roles in include The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Life Aquatic, and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 - which introduced him as a Marvel universe character.

He then reprised his role as En Dwi Gast in Thor: Ragnarok in 2017.

In 2018, Jeff headed back to Jurassic Park after 25 years, for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

This was followed in 2022 by Jurassic Park World Dominion.

In 2024, his fans will get to watch him play The Wizard in the film version of the hit Broadway musical Wicked.

Is Jeff Goldblum married?

Having been married twice to Silverado co-star Patricia Gaul and The Fly co-star Geena Davis, Jeff is now in his third marriage.

He has been wed to Canadian Olympic gymnast Emilie Livingston since 2014.

Emilie is an accomplished dancer, aerialist and contortionist who doubled for Rihanna in a pole-dancing scene in the sci-fi flick Valerian.

Does Jeff Goldblum have any children?

Jeff has two children with wife Emilie.

Their first son Charlie Ocean was born in July 2015.

The couple welcomed second son River Joe in April 2017.

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