Jeffrey Leon “Jeff” Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor and musician. His most notable films include The Last Picture Show, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Tron, Against All Odds, Starman, The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Fisher King, Fearless, The Big Lebowski, Arlington Road, The Contender, Iron Man, Seabiscuit, and Crazy Heart. The Slow Boat Songfacts states that following his role of the hard-luck Country singer Bad Blake in Crazy Heart, Bridges did it for real by recording his self-titled debut major label album.