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Richard Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an
American actor. He was born as the son of an
attorney in Brooklyn, New York. He spent his early
childhood in Brooklyn and in Bayside, Queens until
he moved to Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles
with his family at age nine.

Dreyfuss' acting career began at this age at the
Beverly Hills Jewish Center. He debuted in the  TV
production In Mama's House when he was fifteen. He
attended the California State University,
Northridge|San Fernando Valley State College for a
year and then became a conscientious objector
during the Vietnam War, and worked in alternate
service for two years as a clerk in an Los Angeles
hospital. During this time he acted in some small
TV roles on shows such as Peyton Place (TV
series)|Peyton Place and The Big Valley. During
the late 60s and early 70s, he performed also on
stage on Broadway theatre|Broadway, off-Broadway,
repertory and Improvisational
theatre|improvisational theater.

Dreyfuss' first film part was a very small,
uncredited part in The Graduate, in which he only
had one line, "Shall I call the cops? I'll call
the cops." He made then an impression in
Dillinger, and landed a role in the 1973 hit
American Graffiti, acting with other future stars,
like Harrison Ford. 

Dreyfuss' played his first lead role in the
Canadian film The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.
He went on to star in the huge box office hits
Jaws (movie)|Jaws and Close Encounters Of The
Third Kind. For his portrayal of a struggling
actor in The Goodbye Girl he won an Academy
Award|Oscar, becoming the youngest actor at the
time to ever win the Academy Award for Best
Actor|Best Actor Award (this record has since been
surpassed by Adrien Brody).

Between 1978 and 1982, Dreyfuss acted in several
films, but none did particularly well at the box
office. This led to a growing drug dependency,
which ended one night in 1982, when his car hit a
tree and he was arrested for possession of
cocaine. He cleaned himself up and made a comeback
in Hollywood in the film Down And Out In Beverly
Hills, proving that he was still one of
Hollywood's most accomplished actors. Since then
he has continued his career as one of the most
reliable and versatile actors, not only in the
movies, but also in television and on stage. In
April, 2004, he appeared in the revival of Sly Fox
on Broadway theatre|Broadway (opposite Eric
Stoltz, Rene Auberjonois (actor)|René
Auberjonois, Bronson Pinchot, Elizabeth Berkeley
(actress)|Elizabeth Berkeley, et al.).

In November 2004, he was scheduled to appear in
The Producers in London, but withdrew from the
production a week before the opening night. The
reason for his departure was unclear, but
newspapers noted that Dreyfuss was still suffering
from problems relating to an operation for a
herniated Intervertebral disc|disc in January, and
that the part of Max Bialystock in the play is a
physically demanding one. Nathan Lane was brought
in to replace Dreyfuss in the London production.

From 1983 until 1995 Dreyfuss was married to
Jeramie Rain, with whom he had three children.
Since 1999 he has been married to Janelle Lacey.

==Filmography==
*Silver City (movie)|Silver City (2004)
*Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001) 
*The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001) 
*Krippendorf's Tribe (1998) 
*Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) 
*Mad Dog Time (1996)  
*Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) 
*The American President (1995) 
*The Last Word (1995) 
*Silent Fall (1994) 
*Another Stakeout (1993) 
*Lost in Yonkers (1993) 
*What About Bob? (1991) 
*Once Around (1991) 
*Postcards from the Edge (1990) 
*Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) 
*Always (1989) 
*Let It Ride (movie)|Let It Ride (1989) 
*Moon Over Parador (1988) 
*Nuts (movie)|Nuts (1987) 
*Stakeout (1987) 
*Tin Men (1987) 
*Stand by Me (1986) 
*Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) 
*The Buddy System (1984) 
*Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) 
*The Competition (1980) 
*The Big Fix (1978) 
*The Goodbye Girl (1977) 
*Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 
*Victory At Entebbe (1976) 
*Jaws (movie)|Jaws (1975) 
*Inserts (1975) 
*The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974) 
*The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) 
*Dillinger (1973) 
*American Graffiti (1973) 
*Hello Down There (1969) 
*The Young Runaways (1968) 
*The Graduate (1967)

==External link==
*imdb name|id=0000377|name=Richard Dreyfuss

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Richard Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an
American actor. He was born as the son of an
attorney in Brooklyn, New York. He spent his early
childhood in Brooklyn and in Bayside, Queens until
he moved to Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles
with his family at age nine.

Dreyfuss' acting career began at this age at the
Beverly Hills Jewish Center. He debuted in the  TV
production In Mama's House when he was fifteen. He
attended the California State University,
Northridge|San Fernando Valley State College for a
year and then became a conscientious objector
during the Vietnam War, and worked in alternate
service for two years as a clerk in an Los Angeles
hospital. During this time he acted in some small
TV roles on shows such as Peyton Place (TV
series)|Peyton Place and The Big Valley. During
the late 60s and early 70s, he performed also on
stage on Broadway theatre|Broadway, off-Broadway,
repertory and Improvisational
theatre|improvisational theater.

Dreyfuss' first film part was a very small,
uncredited part in The Graduate, in which he only
had one line, "Shall I call the cops? I'll call
the cops." He made then an impression in
Dillinger, and landed a role in the 1973 hit
American Graffiti, acting with other future stars,
like Harrison Ford. 

Dreyfuss' played his first lead role in the
Canadian film The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.
He went on to star in the huge box office hits
Jaws (movie)|Jaws and Close Encounters Of The
Third Kind. For his portrayal of a struggling
actor in The Goodbye Girl he won an Academy
Award|Oscar, becoming the youngest actor at the
time to ever win the Academy Award for Best
Actor|Best Actor Award (this record has since been
surpassed by Adrien Brody).

Between 1978 and 1982, Dreyfuss acted in several
films, but none did particularly well at the box
office. This led to a growing drug dependency,
which ended one night in 1982, when his car hit a
tree and he was arrested for possession of
cocaine. He cleaned himself up and made a comeback
in Hollywood in the film Down And Out In Beverly
Hills, proving that he was still one of
Hollywood's most accomplished actors. Since then
he has continued his career as one of the most
reliable and versatile actors, not only in the
movies, but also in television and on stage. In
April, 2004, he appeared in the revival of Sly Fox
on Broadway theatre|Broadway (opposite Eric
Stoltz, Rene Auberjonois (actor)|René
Auberjonois, Bronson Pinchot, Elizabeth Berkeley
(actress)|Elizabeth Berkeley, et al.).

In November 2004, he was scheduled to appear in
The Producers in London, but withdrew from the
production a week before the opening night. The
reason for his departure was unclear, but
newspapers noted that Dreyfuss was still suffering
from problems relating to an operation for a
herniated Intervertebral disc|disc in January, and
that the part of Max Bialystock in the play is a
physically demanding one. Nathan Lane was brought
in to replace Dreyfuss in the London production.

From 1983 until 1995 Dreyfuss was married to
Jeramie Rain, with whom he had three children.
Since 1999 he has been married to Janelle Lacey.

==Filmography==
*Silver City (movie)|Silver City (2004)
*Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001) 
*The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001) 
*Krippendorf's Tribe (1998) 
*Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) 
*Mad Dog Time (1996)  
*Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) 
*The American President (1995) 
*The Last Word (1995) 
*Silent Fall (1994) 
*Another Stakeout (1993) 
*Lost in Yonkers (1993) 
*What About Bob? (1991) 
*Once Around (1991) 
*Postcards from the Edge (1990) 
*Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) 
*Always (1989) 
*Let It Ride (movie)|Let It Ride (1989) 
*Moon Over Parador (1988) 
*Nuts (movie)|Nuts (1987) 
*Stakeout (1987) 
*Tin Men (1987) 
*Stand by Me (1986) 
*Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) 
*The Buddy System (1984) 
*Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) 
*The Competition (1980) 
*The Big Fix (1978) 
*The Goodbye Girl (1977) 
*Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 
*Victory At Entebbe (1976) 
*Jaws (movie)|Jaws (1975) 
*Inserts (1975) 
*The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974) 
*The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) 
*Dillinger (1973) 
*American Graffiti (1973) 
*Hello Down There (1969) 
*The Young Runaways (1968) 
*The Graduate (1967)

==External link==
*imdb name|id=0000377|name=Richard Dreyfuss