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Years active 1964-present
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Richard Dreyfuss Overview:

Actor, Richard Dreyfuss, was born Richard Stephen Dreyfus on Oct 29, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY. As of December 2025, Richard Dreyfuss was 78 years old.

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Richard Dreyfuss was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning for Best Actor for The Goodbye Girl (as Elliot Garfield) and The Goodbye Girl (as Elliot Garfield) in 1977 and 1977 respectively.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1977Best ActorThe Goodbye Girl (1977)Elliot GarfieldWon
1995Best ActorMr. Holland's Opus (1995)Glenn HollandNominated
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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Richard Dreyfuss Facts
During his struggling actor years, he was constantly subjected to the ridicule of Hollywood casting directors after auditioning. The actor had written up a little list of their names which he kept as a reminder that he would eventually find success.

Was originally cast in the role of Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979), but left the production during the rehearsal stage.

In 2004, he announced his retirement from film acting, and that he would concentrate on theater. He implied that he decided upon this course due to a lack of recent work in film and that his greater passion was always theater.

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