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Jeff Goldblum (born October 22, 1952 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Whitaker, PennsylvaniaJeff Goldblum is a film actor, known for his often quirky, intense or comedic characters (often scientists), distinctive appearance (dark haired, 6'4" and lanky) and his unique, stuttered delivery of lines.

Jeff Goldblum moved to New York City at 17, working on the stage and studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse under the guidance of acting coach Sanford Meisner. Goldblum has had leading roles in films such as . At 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) he is one of Hollywood's tallest actors.

Goldblum is the voice for most of the U.S. Apple commercials, including the ones for the iBook. He also voices some of the U.S. Toyota commercials.

Goldblum teaches acting at Playhouse West in North Hollywood, along with Robert Carnegie. It was with several actors from this acting company that he improvised and directed the live action short film, Little Surprises, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 1996.

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Goldblum has been married twice. He was married to Patricia Gaul from 1980 to 1986. He was later married to Geena Davis from November 1, 1987 to October 1990, with whom he starred in three films including the comedy Jeff Goldblum's only notable catchphrase is the line "Must go faster!", which he is known to have uttered in at least 11 of his films. The first time he spoke the line on film was during a driving scene in (1976), where the story goes that he spoke the words involuntarily as part of a memory relapse (or ) into an indisclosed childhood incident that may have involved a car crash. Goldblum was good-humored about the relapse, and it became something of a running joke in his acting career, featuring most prominently in the T. Rex chase scene in Jeff Goldblum appears on the Simpsons season 7 commentary for the episode in which he plays a Hollywood agent.Goldblum resurrects fond memories, a July 2004 article (with accompanying audio commentary) from the