Editing Jeff Bridges (section)

== Early life and education ==
Bridges was born on December 4, 1949, in [[Los Angeles]], the son of actor [[Lloyd Bridges]] (1913–1998)<ref name="variety" /> and actress and writer [[Dorothy Bridges]] (née Simpson; 1915–2009). He is one of four children: older brother [[Beau Bridges]] (born December 9, 1941), who is also an actor; a younger sister Lucinda; and a brother named Garrett, who died of [[sudden infant death syndrome]] in 1948. His maternal grandfather was an immigrant from [[Liverpool]], England.<ref>{{cite web
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Bridges and his siblings were raised in the [[Holmby Hills, Los Angeles|Holmby Hills]] section of Los Angeles.<ref name="lat" /> He shared a close relationship with his brother Beau, who acted as a surrogate father when their father was working.<ref name="craveonline" /> He graduated from [[University High School (Los Angeles, California)|University High School]] in 1967. At age 17 he toured with his father in a stage production of ''Anniversary Waltz'', and then moved to [[New York City]], where he studied acting at the [[Herbert Berghof Studio]]. He also served in the [[United States Coast Guard Reserve]] as a [[Boatswain's mate (United States Coast Guard)|boatswain's mate]] from 1967 to 1975 in [[San Luis Obispo, California]], with a terminal rating of [[Boatswain's mate (United States Coast Guard)|Boatswain's Mate]] Second Class.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://coastguard.togetherweserved.com/uscg/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=11229|title=Shadow box|website=Coastguard.togetherweserved.com|access-date=February 15, 2020}}</ref>