Name: Richard Dreyfuss
Occupation: Movie Actor
Gender: Male
Height: 165 cm
Birth Day: October 29, 1947
Age: 77
Birth Place: Brooklyn - New York
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
DOB in Roman: X.XXIX.MCMXLVII

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss was born on 29 October 1947(77 years old) in New York. Richard Dreyfuss is Movie Actor, Zodiac sign - Scorpio. More detail about Richard Dreyfuss given below.

About Richard Dreyfuss

Longtime actor who played a shark expert in Jaws and won an Academy Award for his role in The Goodbye Girl. Other films in which he has appeared include Close Encounters of the Third Kind and American Graffiti.

Richard Stephen Dreyfuss is an American actor and writer known for appearing in popular films of the 1970s and 1980s including American Graffiti, Jaws, Stand by Me, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, The Goodbye Girl, Tin Men, Stakeout, Always, What About Bob? And Mr. Holland's Opus. Dreyfuss won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1978 for The Goodbye Girl and was nominated in 1995 for the movie Mr.'s Opus. Holland. He also won the Golden Globe, the BAFTA Award and was nominated in 2002 for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Male Actor in Drama Series and Best Actor in the Miniseries or Drama categories.

BornRichard Stephen Dreyfus, October 29, 1947, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Years active1964–present
OccupationActor
Children3 (including Ben Dreyfuss)
RelativesLorin Dreyfuss (brother), Natalie Dreyfuss (niece)


Trivia

Besides working as an actor, he became an advocate of Media Literacy and teaching Civics in schools. 

Richard Dreyfuss before fame

He began acting at a Beverly Hills community center at age fifteen, and suffered from cocaine addiction and a bipolar disorder early in his life. In 1966, he made his television debut as Rodney in an episode of Bewitched.

Achievement of Richard Dreyfuss

He became an advocate for Media Literacy and Civics education in schools in addition to working as an actor.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$5 Million

Richard Dreyfuss family life

He married Jeramie Rain, a producer, in early 1983 and the couple had three children together before divorcing. Benjamin, his oldest son, lost sight in his left eye.

Associations of Richard Dreyfuss

In the film American Graffiti, he co-starred with Suzanne Somers.

Richard Dreyfuss Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height 165 cm
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