Jeff Bridges Picks Up Late Dad Lloyd In Critics Wish Awards Speech: 'These Days It's His Birthday'

The actor received the lifetime achievement award at the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday from his 1998 The Big Lebowski

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In his speech about him, the seventy-three-year-old Bridges shared that he has been wearing the cufflinks of his late father, Lloyd Bridges

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"Today is my dad's birthday, January 15th. I'm sporting the hyperlinks on his cuff. I wouldn't be here without my dad," Bridges said

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"No, he's the purpose I'm here for. I can remember loving show business very much, loving acting very much, and as a kid I said, 'You know, Dad

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I'm not sure I want to be now.' an actor.' He says: 'What are you talking about?' I said, 'Maybe I want to portray, music.' He said, "Jeff, don't be ridiculous. Being an actor

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And other than that, you'll be able to tell most of these extremely good stories from these kind of unique stories

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Bridges said his family has been "so supportive", also singling out his mother Dorothy, the "great actress of the bunch", he said, and his siblings Beau

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In 2014, Bridges shared instructions he learned from his father and his mother, explaining that they "have been extremely good role models" for him.

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