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Jeff Dowd(I)

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Jeff Dowd
Jeff Dowd was born on 20 November 1949. He is an actor and producer, known for Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) and Irish Girls.
BornNovember 20, 1949
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    Known for

    Madonna and Rosanna Arquette in Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
    Desperately Seeking Susan
    6.1
    Movie
    • Additional Crew
    • 1985
    Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
    FernGully: The Last Rainforest
    6.6
    Movie
    • Producer
    • 1992
    Irish Girls
    Movie
    • Producer
      Michael Rapaport and N'Bushe Wright in Zebrahead (1992)
      Zebrahead
      6.3
      Movie
      • Producer
      • 1992

      Credits

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      • The Man Who Never Cried (2011)
        The Man Who Never Cried
        7.6
        Short
        • creative consultant (as Jeff 'The Dude' Dowd)
        • 2011
      • Eyes to See (2010)
        Eyes to See
        7.7
        Short
        • creative consultant
        • 2010
      • Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus (2006)
        Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus
        7.2
        • producer's representative
        • 2006
      • Sabrina Lloyd in Dopamine (2003)
        Dopamine
        5.9
        • producer's representative (as Jeff 'The Dude' Dowd)
        • 2003
      • Scratch (2001)
        Scratch
        7.8
        • production representative (as Jeff 'The Dude' Dowd)
        • 2001
      • David Arquette, Kathryn Erbe, and Brad Hunt in Dream with the Fishes (1997)
        Dream with the Fishes
        6.9
        • producer's representative
        • 1997
      • Keri Russell and Joshua Schaefer in Eight Days a Week (1997)
        Eight Days a Week
        6.0
        • producer's representative
        • 1997
      • Torment (1986)
        Torment
        4.7
        • producers representative
        • 1986
      • Madonna and Rosanna Arquette in Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
        Desperately Seeking Susan
        6.1
        • producer's representative
        • 1985

      Actor

      • The Professor
        • Security Guard
        • Completed
        • Short
      • Pandemic Players (2020)
        Pandemic Players
        4.2
        TV Series
        • Leonard Smalls
        • 2020
      • Silent Panic (2018)
        Silent Panic
        4.7
        • Frank
        • 2018
      • Rocksteppy (2017)
        Rocksteppy
        • Tapestry 'Tap' Nelson
        • 2017
      • Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski (1998)
        The Big Lebowski
        8.1
        • Bowler (uncredited)
        • 1998
      • Someone to Love (1987)
        Someone to Love
        5.9
        • Attendee
        • 1987

      Producer

      • Irish Girls
        • consulting producer, producer
        • In Development
      • Ocean of Pearls (2008)
        Ocean of Pearls
        7.0
        • executive producer
        • 2008
      • The Last Game (2002)
        The Last Game
        7.2
        TV Movie
        • executive producer
        • 2002
      • Sherilyn Fenn, Henry Czerny, Chris Penn, Anthony DeSando, and Jeffrey Wright in Cement (2000)
        Cement
        5.7
        • co-executive producer
        • 2000
      • Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
        FernGully: The Last Rainforest
        6.6
        • co-executive producer
        • 1992
      • Michael Rapaport and N'Bushe Wright in Zebrahead (1992)
        Zebrahead
        6.3
        • producer
        • 1992
      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

      Personal details

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      • Alternative name
        • Jeff 'The Dude' Dowd
      • Born
        • November 20, 1949

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        The Coen Brothers primarily based The Big Lebowski's "The Dude" on Dowd.

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