Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss · Arts & Literature
American actor from a Jewish family; Oscar winner for The Goodbye Girl, star of Jaws and Close Encounters.
1947, Brooklyn, New York City, USA
United States
Richard Dreyfuss is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — American actor from a Jewish family; Oscar winner for The Goodbye Girl, star of Jaws and Close Encounters.
Richard Dreyfuss is an American actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Goodbye Girl and starred in landmark films including Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and American Graffiti. He was among the youngest men to win the Best Actor Oscar at the time. He was born in Brooklyn to a Jewish family and has spoken often about his Jewish upbringing.
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American actor from a Jewish family; Oscar winner for The Goodbye Girl, star of Jaws and Close Encounters.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dreyfuss
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