Richard Dreyfuss is a famous actress known for playing roles in his 5 decades. Richard Dreyfuss has appeared in American Graffiti, Jaws, Stand by Me, and Always.
Early Life
On October 29, 1947, Richard Stephen Dreyfuss was born in Brooklyn, New York City, United States.
As of now, he is 76 years old and has Scorpio as his zodiac sign. Hence, he was born to his father Norman Dreyfuss, and his mother Geraldine Dreyfuss.
He spent his whole childhood with his sibling Lorin Dreyfuss. When it comes to his education, he went to Beverly Hills High School. Later, he attended California State University.
Richard Dreyfuss – Net Worth 2024
For over 5 decades, Richard Dreyfuss has been working in the entertainment industry. The main source of the actor is his professional career. Thus, the estimated net worth of Richard is $5 million.
Personal Life
On March 20, 1983, Richard Dreyfuss was married to Jeramie Rain. Later, they were blessed with children Emily, Benjamin, and Harry. On September 4, 1994, they separated.
Sonn married Janelle Lacey, on May 30, 1999, and they separated in 2005. On March 16, 2006, he again married Svetlana Erokhin. He also dated Lucinda Dooling, Debralee Scott, and Samantha Philips.
Professional Life
Richard Dreyfuss made his debut in the television production, ‘In Mama’s House’, at the age of 15. Similarly, he worked as a clerk in a Los Angeles hospital, during the Vietnam War.
Later, he made a guest appearance in television shows such as ‘Peyton Place’, ‘Gidget’, ‘That Girl’, ‘Bewitched’ and ‘The Big Valley’. Finally, he made a debut with an uncredited role in the 1967 film ‘The Graduate’. He again played a small role in ‘Valley of the Dolls’ (1967).
Caption: Richard Dreyfuss during an event. Source: Getty Image
In addition, he performed on stage on Broadway, Off-Broadway, repertory, and improvisational theatre. In the year 1973, he played a significant role in the flick, ‘American Graffiti’.
Later on, he was offered the lead role in the Canadian film, ‘The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz’, in 1974. He also was offered a role in Jaws’, directed by Steven Spielberg. In the year 1977, he delivered another hit ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’.
Thus, he was seen playing a romantic lead in ‘The Goodbye Girl’, in the same year. In addition, his record stood for 25 years before it was broken by Adrian Brody in 2003.
Besides that, he produced and starred in the movie ‘The Big Fix’ in 1978. In the early 1980s, he suffered from drug addiction and was arrested for possession of drugs. Finally, he made his comeback with the 1986 Paul Mazursky film, ‘Down and Out in Beverly Hills’.
More About Career
He was offered the role of narrator Gordie LaChance in Rob Reiner’s ‘Stand By Me’, in the same year. The film was a coming-of-age comedy-drama adapted from Stephen King’s novella ‘The Body’.
In the year 1987, he starred in the films, ‘Stakeout’, ‘Nuts’ and ‘Tin Men’. The following year, he was part of the romantic comedy ‘Moon Over Parador’.
He reunited with Steven Spielberg for the film, ‘Always’ co-starring with Holly Hunter, in 1989. In the 1990s, he was part of the films, ‘Postcards from the Edge’ and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead’.
In 1991, he landed a role in Once Around’ and ‘What About Bob?’He was seen playing the role of a psychiatrist who goes crazy while treating his obsessive new patient.
Thus, he also participated in the historic Papal Concert commemorating the Shoah at the Vatican, in 1994. The year 1995, he got the biggest breakthrough and was a big year for Dreyfus in terms of career. He was seen in films like ‘The American President’ and ‘Mr. Holland’s Opus’.
In 2000, he appeared in several films, including ‘The Crew’, Silver City, ‘The Old Man Who Read Love Stories’, and Who Is Cletis Tout?’. Likewise, he was featured as one of the survivors in the 2006 film, ‘Poseidon’.
The character of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney in Oliver Stone’s George W. Bush biopic ‘W’, which was played by him, in 2008. Matt Hooper, made a cameo appearance in ‘Piranha 3D’ as Matt Hooper, in 2010. Later, he started in the film, ‘RED’, ‘Zipper’, and Madoff’.
Social Media
Richard Dreyfuss is only active on his Twitter account @RichardDreyfuss and has 147.2k followers.
Richard Dreyfuss – Body Measurements
He is 5 feet 5 inches tall and his body weight is not known yet. Richard has grey hair colour and blue eye colour.
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