- Born
- Birth nameLloyd Vernet Bridges III
- Height1.79 m
- Beau Bridges was born in Hollywood, and is the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his wife, who was his college sweetheart, Dorothy Dean Bridges. Born just two days after the attack on Pearl Harbour, he was delivered by candlelight because of a power blackout. Named Lloyd Vernet Bridges III, his parents immediately started calling him Beau after Ashley Wilkes' son in Autant en emporte le vent (1939), a book they were reading at the time. His younger brother, actor Jeff Bridges, was born in 1949 and a sister, Cindy Bridges, the following year.
Although only 5'10", Beau played basketball for UCLA his freshman year. The following year he transferred to the University of Hawaii, but dropped out to pursue acting and got his first major role in 1967. During his first marriage to Julie Landifield, they adopted Casey Bridges and then had Jordan Bridges. He and his second wife, Wendy Treece Bridges, have three children from this marriage: Dylan Bridges (born 1985); Emily Bridges, (born 1987) and Ezekiel Jeffry Bridges.
Beau likes to play guitar and collects Native American percussion instruments. He also loves the ocean, including swimming and surfing. He is also active in environmental causes and handgun control.- IMDb mini biography by: John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
- SpousesWendy Treece(April 10, 1984 - present) (3 children)Julie Bridges(June 6, 1964 - March 12, 1984) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- ParentsDorothy Bridges
- RelativesJeff Bridges(Sibling)
- Older brother of Jeff Bridges and Cindy Bridges.
- Another brother, Garrett Myles Bridges was born on June 14, 1948, but passed away from SIDS less than two months later on August 3, 1948.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 7, 2003. His star is located next to the stars of younger brother Jeff Bridges and father Lloyd Bridges.
- He was a very promising basketball player in his youth, and was scouted by several NBA teams.
- In 1959, he enlisted in the United States Coast Guard Reserve and served for eight years, much like his father Lloyd, and his younger brother Jeff.
- And when I've been away from my family and friends, I have felt good hearing some of those old songs.
- And then I got into sports and gave my guitar to my brother Jeff who was just a little kid at that time.
- And I like music, too, I like playing music.
- As an actor, I travel around a lot and live in a lot of hotels, and many times I've been in a town where the only entertainment to be had is what you find in the hotel bar or lobby.
- My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.
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