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=== Marriages and family === [[File:SD RD Cannes.jpg|thumb|Dreyfuss with wife Svetlana in Cannes in 2013]] Dreyfuss married writer and producer [[Jeramie Rain]] in the early 1980s, and they had three children. After his 1995 divorce from Rain, Dreyfuss married Janelle Lacey in 1999. They divorced in 2005.<ref>Schindehette, Susan. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20114571,00.html "Risen from the Ashes, Richard Dreyfuss Faces His Family's Pain with Strength, Not Self-Pity"], ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' March 4, 1991</ref> In 2006, Dreyfuss discussed his diagnosis of [[bipolar disorder]] in the documentary ''[[Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive]]'', in which Fry (who also has the disorder) interviewed Dreyfuss about his experience being bipolar.<ref name="JOwen2006">{{cite news|last=Owen|first=Jonathan|title=Stephen Fry: My battle with mental illness|newspaper=The Independent|date=September 17, 2006|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/stephen-fry-my-battle-with-mental-illness-416386.html|access-date=August 2, 2012}}</ref> Dreyfuss and Russian-born Svetlana Erokhin married in 2006 and as of February 2020 they reside in the [[San Diego County, California|San Diego area]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Richard Dreyfuss on facing down sharks, aliens, and his own demons|date=February 23, 2020|publisher=[[CBS News]]|url= https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/richard-dreyfuss-on-facing-down-sharks-aliens-and-his-own-demons/#|access-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>Mannes, Tanya. [http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/09/1m9dreyfuss2180-earth-friendly-house-works/?zIndex=63972 "Earth-friendly house in works"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312002823/http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/09/1m9dreyfuss2180-earth-friendly-house-works/?zIndex=63972 |date=March 12, 2009 }}. ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]''. March 9, 2009</ref> although they have frequently visited [[New York City]], [[London]], and [[Sun Valley, Idaho]].<ref>Friend, Tad. [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/05/31/the-gold-diggers "The Gold Diggers"]. ''[[The New Yorker]]''. May 23, 1999</ref> During his acting career, Dreyfuss had public feuds with some of the people he worked alongside, notably actors [[Robert Shaw (actor)|Robert Shaw]] and [[Bill Murray]], who co-starred with him in ''Jaws'' and ''What About Bob?'' respectively, and filmmaker [[Oliver Stone]], who directed him in ''W''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Polowy|first=Kevin|title=Role Recall: Richard Dreyfuss on doubting 'Jaws,' coping with an abusive Bill Murray on 'What About Bob?' and more|date=June 26, 2019|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/richard-dreyfuss-best-movies-roles-stories-interview-jaws-bill-murray-130000701.html|access-date=June 27, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, writer Jessica Teich accused Dreyfuss of [[sexual harassment]] during the filming of an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] special.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yuan |first=Jada |date=November 10, 2017 |title=L.A. Writer Says Richard Dreyfuss Harassed, Exposed Himself to Her in the 80s |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/11/richard-dreyfuss-accused-of-exposing-himself-to-woman.html |access-date=May 27, 2024 |website=Vulture}}</ref> Dreyfuss denied the allegations. He said he had been overly flirtatious in his past, and that he regretted that behavior, but he emphasized that he "value[s] and respect[s] women" and is "not an assaulter."<ref name=grab>{{Cite magazine|first=Earl|last=Gibson|url=https://ew.com/news/2017/11/10/richard-dreyfuss-responds-harassment-allegations/|title=Richard Dreyfuss responds to sexual harassment allegations: 'I am not an assaulter'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 10, 2017|access-date=November 12, 2017}}</ref> He thought they were involved in a "consensual seduction ritual."<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2017 |title=Richard Dreyfuss accused of exposing himself, writer says |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/richard-dreyfuss-accused-sexual-harassment-jessica-teich/ |access-date=May 27, 2024 |publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>
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