Jeff Bridges

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Jeff Bridges put out an album “Jeff BridgesÓ released by Blue Note Records. (Blue Note Records)

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Actor Jeff Bridges has some fun with "Super Sprowtz" during a rally to launch the Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry campaign at Bancroft Elementary in Arlington on Tuesday. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Jeff Bridges, right, presents Natalie Portman with the award for best female actor in a leading role for "Black Swan" at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld appear in a scene from "True Grit." The film was nominated for an Academy Award for best film. It ran second overall with 10 nominations, including acting honors for last year's best-actor winner Mr. Bridges and Miss Steinfeld. The Oscars will be presented Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. (Associated Press)

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Actor Jeff Bridges in a scene from, "True Grit." Mr. Bridges was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor for his role in "True Grit," Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. The Oscars will be presented Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Lorey Sebastian)