Because He’s Jeff Goldblum

An irreverent yet deeply researched biography about the always offbeat, suddenly meme-able, and wildly popular actor

When did you first encounter Jeff Goldblum? Maybe as a deranged killer in his 1974 screen debut inDeath Wish? Maybe as a cynical journalist in 1983sThe Big Chill? Or a brilliant if egotistical scientist-turned-fly in 1986sThe Fly? Perhaps as the wise-cracking skeptical mathematician in 1993sJurassic Park? Or maybe youre not a film buff but noticed his face as part of one of the Internets earliest memes. Who knows?

Whenever it was, youve probably noticed that Goldblum has become one of Hollywoods most enduring actors, someone who only seems to grow more famous, more heralded, more beloved through the decades, even though hes always followed his own, strange muse. The guy primarily plays jazz music these days, but is more famous than ever. Actor, pianist, husband, father, style icon, me