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what actors now around could play lebowski. oh, man.who is that guy -- you know, in the movie with robert downey jr., a long time ago, greek -- galafanokolis? so many great young actors out there now. >> who is the young actor now that isn't paid attention to enough by the audience, who should people are watching more closely? >> gosh, another good question. now would be a good chance to herald somebody and no one is coming to my mind. well, i know one, a perfect one, jordan bridges, my nephew. [laughter] >> absolutely. yeah. jordan. >> also on the family topic, how did your father influence your push to acting? >> good one. >> well, unlike a lot of people , you know, who are actors, he really encouraged all of his kids to go into show biz. he just loved it. my first movie was at six months. i was six months old, he was visiting a friend of his, john cromwell, who was making a movie and he was visiting the set with my mom and they needed a baby in a scene, jane greer was the actress, and so my mother said here, take my baby. and i was a
what actors now around could play lebowski. oh, man.who is that guy -- you know, in the movie with robert downey jr., a long time ago, greek -- galafanokolis? so many great young actors out there now. >> who is the young actor now that isn't paid attention to enough by the audience, who should people are watching more closely? >> gosh, another good question. now would be a good chance to herald somebody and no one is coming to my mind. well, i know one, a perfect one, jordan...
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the moniker has clung to jeff bridges since the start in "the big lebowski." he was named oscar winner this year. at the academy awards -- [applause] bridges received the best actor award for portraying an alcoholic country singer. he is at the press club as his latest role as a national spokesman for the "no kids hungry" campaign. he is launching a nationwide initiative to stamp l under -- to step out under by 2015. he met with the visors of president obama earlier this year to spotlight what he calls a hidden epidemic. nearly 17 million american children every day do not have regular access to food. in 1983, he patted the end under network dedicated to feeding children worldwide. he juggled this with his acting career. the has appeared in films including "the fabulous baker boys" and "fearless." he has also played a journalist. the plate a newspaper publisher that was on trial for murder. the author did not know that his nemesis was bob dylan. please welcome mr. jeff bridges. [applause] >> thank you. thank you so much. thank you. thank you you all so much. v
the moniker has clung to jeff bridges since the start in "the big lebowski." he was named oscar winner this year. at the academy awards -- [applause] bridges received the best actor award for portraying an alcoholic country singer. he is at the press club as his latest role as a national spokesman for the "no kids hungry" campaign. he is launching a nationwide initiative to stamp l under -- to step out under by 2015. he met with the visors of president obama earlier this...
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we'll talk about "the big lebowski" and more with jeff bridges. >> your husband may have been an adulterer. you're not. you're a sex-crazed home wrecking machine, the female warren beatty. >> if i got on my knees and begged you to save the baker boys? forget it, sweetheart. we survived for 15 years before you strutted on the scene. two seconds you're bawling like a baby. you shouldn't be wearing a dress. you should be wearing a diaper. >> woo-hoo! i thought you were the heat. >> do i look like heat. >> you look like one crazy son of a [ bleep ] preacher. i tell you that. yep, all day. good thing you're starting here. we compare your progressive direct rate to other top companies', so you can save money! look! we saved a lot! and quick, too. and no more holding her purse! it's a european shoulder bag. it was a gift. mm-hmm. shopping less and saving more. now, that's progressive. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 if anything, it was a little too much. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 but the moment they had my money? nothing. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 no phone calls, no feedback, t
we'll talk about "the big lebowski" and more with jeff bridges. >> your husband may have been an adulterer. you're not. you're a sex-crazed home wrecking machine, the female warren beatty. >> if i got on my knees and begged you to save the baker boys? forget it, sweetheart. we survived for 15 years before you strutted on the scene. two seconds you're bawling like a baby. you shouldn't be wearing a dress. you should be wearing a diaper. >> woo-hoo! i thought you were...
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we'll talk about "the big lebowski" and more with jeff bridges.ve been an adulterer. you're not. you're a sex-crazed home wrecking machine, the female warren beatty. >> if i got on my knees and begged you to save the baker boys? forget it, sweetheart. we survived for 15 years before you strutted on the scene. two seconds you're bawling like a baby. you shouldn't be wearing a dress. you should be wearing a diaper. >> woo-hoo! i thought you were the heat. >> do i look like heat. >> you look like one crazy son of a [ bleep ] preacher. i tell you that. how'd you do that? do what? it tastes too good to be fiber. you made it taste like chocolate. it has 35% of your daily value of fiber. do it again. turn it into something tasty. this guy's doing magic. there's chocolate chips in here now. how'd you do that? right! tasty fiber, that's a good one! ok, umm...read her mind. what's she thinking? that's right! i'm not thinking anything! [ male announcer ] fiber one chewy bars. cardboard no. delicious yes. [ male announcer ] in the event of a collision, the sm
we'll talk about "the big lebowski" and more with jeff bridges.ve been an adulterer. you're not. you're a sex-crazed home wrecking machine, the female warren beatty. >> if i got on my knees and begged you to save the baker boys? forget it, sweetheart. we survived for 15 years before you strutted on the scene. two seconds you're bawling like a baby. you shouldn't be wearing a dress. you should be wearing a diaper. >> woo-hoo! i thought you were the heat. >> do i look...
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we'll talk about "the big lebowski" and more with jeff bridges. >> your husband may have been an adulterer. you're not. you're a sex-crazed home wrecking machine, the female warren beatty. >> if i got on my knees and begged you to save the baker boys? forget it, sweetheart. we survived for 15 years before you strutted on the scene. two seconds you're bawling like a baby. you shouldn't be wearing a dress. you should be wearing a diaper. >> woo-hoo! i thought you were the heat. >> do i look like heat. >> you look like one crazy son of a [ bleep ] preacher. i tell you that. until one day, my daughter showed me a designer handbag. and like that, we had a new side to our business. [ male announcer ] when businesses see an opportunity, the hartford is there. protecting their employees and property and helping them prepare for the future. nice boots. nice bag. [ male announcer ] see how the hartford helps businesses at achievewhatsahead.com. >> larry: you know there were three sure things in life last year, every year, death, taxes, and jeff bridges was
we'll talk about "the big lebowski" and more with jeff bridges. >> your husband may have been an adulterer. you're not. you're a sex-crazed home wrecking machine, the female warren beatty. >> if i got on my knees and begged you to save the baker boys? forget it, sweetheart. we survived for 15 years before you strutted on the scene. two seconds you're bawling like a baby. you shouldn't be wearing a dress. you should be wearing a diaper. >> woo-hoo! i thought you were...
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if "big lebowski" gets remade, what young actor would you like to see in your role? >> they will make it so many years down the role, but there will be new guys. what actors could play lebowski? who is that guy in the movie with robert downey jr., a greek? gelifanopolous? [laughter] >> who is a young actor that people should be paying attention to, watching more closely? >> good question. no one is coming to my mind. well, i know a perfect one. jordan bridges, my nephew. yeah, jordan. >> also, how did your father influence your acting? >> good one. well, unlike a lot of people who are actors, he really encouraged all of his kids to go into show business. he just loved it. my first movie was when i was 6 months old. his good friend john cromwell was making a movie, and he was visiting the set with my mom and they needed a baby in the scene. my mother said, here, take my baby. i was a rather happy baby, and in the scene i was supposed to cry. so my mother said, just pinch him. [laughter] so they pinched me, and now we cut maybe 30 years later and i am making a remake o
if "big lebowski" gets remade, what young actor would you like to see in your role? >> they will make it so many years down the role, but there will be new guys. what actors could play lebowski? who is that guy in the movie with robert downey jr., a greek? gelifanopolous? [laughter] >> who is a young actor that people should be paying attention to, watching more closely? >> good question. no one is coming to my mind. well, i know a perfect one. jordan bridges, my...
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he was in the 1998 cult film "the big lebowski." he was named oscar winner this year. at the academy awards -- [applause] bridges received the best actor award for his portrayal of alcoholic country singer blake in the film "crazy heart." his latest role is national spokesman for share our cement dust share our strength, no kid hungry -- share our strength, no kid hungry campaign. the initiative is to stamp out under in children by 2015. this week he met with two top advisers of president obama, secretary tom vilsack and education secretary arne duncan, to spotlight a hidden epidemic. the children every day that do not have regular access to food. bridges in 1983 founded the end hunger network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to feeding children worldwide. he has juggled this with his acting career. he has appeared in films like sea biscuit, the fabulous baker boris, -- bigger boys, and fearless. "thunderbolt and lightfoot," "star man," and the pratt -- and the contender where he prayed they'd -- played the president of the united states. he is the author of these r
he was in the 1998 cult film "the big lebowski." he was named oscar winner this year. at the academy awards -- [applause] bridges received the best actor award for his portrayal of alcoholic country singer blake in the film "crazy heart." his latest role is national spokesman for share our cement dust share our strength, no kid hungry -- share our strength, no kid hungry campaign. the initiative is to stamp out under in children by 2015. this week he met with two top...
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like "fig lebowski." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i think drew -- she plays smashley simpson in our movie. it's a great -- it's a great -- the whole town was there. wherever it was, sort of east -- -- eastwards in -- i get lost in los angeles. i didn't drive until i was about 40. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: 40. yeah, exactly. you're playing this nobel peace prize ceremony next month. that's an honor. congratulations. >> well, i'm not -- [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yeah, that's great. >> steady on. i'm only playing in a concert. i'm not getting the peace prize. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: never mind. bummer. well, you should get it. are you going to play "what's so funny about peace, love and understanding?" >> you know, i -- >> jimmy: you know they want you to play that, right? >> maybe we could. i don't know. >> jimmy: what are the -- >> what are the options? you might get "war, what is it good for?" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you're gonna do "veronica" for the nobel peace prize. >> no, i'm really -- yeah. >> jimmy: they're going to ask you to do that. you know it. you might as well start practic
like "fig lebowski." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i think drew -- she plays smashley simpson in our movie. it's a great -- it's a great -- the whole town was there. wherever it was, sort of east -- -- eastwards in -- i get lost in los angeles. i didn't drive until i was about 40. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: 40. yeah, exactly. you're playing this nobel peace prize ceremony next month. that's an honor. congratulations. >> well, i'm not -- [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy:...
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the same thing happens with lebowski.e on. >> we had nora efron on and her book is called "i remember nothing." you may not remember, this was 1978, the summer of love and all that, you did a documentary onna abc called "heroes on of rock and roll" which remains today, 25, 30 years later, the best television documentary on rock and roll i've ever seen. >> good, man. i'm glad you think that. >> do you remember that? >> i surely do. that was a good one. >> abc needs to update it and get judge ef. thank you so much for doing this. it remains so many ironies. the richest nation in the history of the world having hungry kids. also, some of our poorest kids suffering obesity. i mean, there is so much that has to be sorted out. thank you, jeff. >> i'd like to encourage all of our viewers to go to nokidhungry.org to find out what they can do personally to get on board and help end hunger in our country. take the no kid hungry pledge, which is, i believe, no child should be hungry in america. by taking this pledge, i'm adding my v
the same thing happens with lebowski.e on. >> we had nora efron on and her book is called "i remember nothing." you may not remember, this was 1978, the summer of love and all that, you did a documentary onna abc called "heroes on of rock and roll" which remains today, 25, 30 years later, the best television documentary on rock and roll i've ever seen. >> good, man. i'm glad you think that. >> do you remember that? >> i surely do. that was a good one....
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"the big lebowski." he just won the oscar for best actor. he came to town this week to talk about childhood hunger. he has been involved in fighting hunger for the last 30 years. he has a new goal. to end all childhood hunger by 2015. we will talk to jeff bridges about that. >> he has a good fan base. chris, thank you. see you sunday morning. >> thank you. >> we hope you join us for that. go online to myfoxdc.com and click on politics on news tab. chris brings up a great point. it is tough to pick a favorite movie. >> whatever movie he is in, he elevates that movie. >> right. >> i'm a big coen brothers fan. >> i like them too. >>> i'm aquiring the taste. >>> i want to show you the temperature trend for the next few days. you will like it. especially as you are heading into the middle of november. temperatures are rising. 64 degrees today. tomorrow, tucker and i are guaranteeing -- that is a dangerous word for a weather person. we are guaranteeing a glorious day as far as weather. the day will be glorious. 68 degrees. some of you may get to 7
"the big lebowski." he just won the oscar for best actor. he came to town this week to talk about childhood hunger. he has been involved in fighting hunger for the last 30 years. he has a new goal. to end all childhood hunger by 2015. we will talk to jeff bridges about that. >> he has a good fan base. chris, thank you. see you sunday morning. >> thank you. >> we hope you join us for that. go online to myfoxdc.com and click on politics on news tab. chris brings up a...