• Name: Richard Dreyfuss
  
• Birth Name: Richard Stephen Dreyfus
  
• Height: 5' 5"
  
• Sex: M
  
• Nationality: American
  
• Birth Date: October 29, 1947
  
• Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York
  
• Profession: actor, producer, director, writer
  
• Education: Beverly Hills High School
  
•   : San Fernando Valley State College
  
• Husband/Wife: Janelle Lacey (accountant; married on May 30, 1999), Jeramie Dreyfuss (married on March 20, 1983; divorced in 1995)
  
• Relationship: Laura Cayouette (actress; 1993-1996)
  
• Father: Norman Dreyfus (attorney, businessman)
  
• Mother: Gerry Dreyfus
  
• Son: Benjamin Dreyfuss, Harry Spencer Dreyfuss
  
• Daughter: Emily Dreyfuss
  

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• "Happiness has a bum rap. People say it shouldn't be your goal in life. Oh, yes it should."
• "Actually, when I was a kid I was really more aware of the star and the handprints in Grauman's Chinese more than I was aware of anything else, including the Oscar. I wanted to have a star. I wanted to be able to see, you know, old gum on my star."
• "I really think that living is the process of going from complete certainty to complete ignorance."
• "People who commit adultery must die. Everyone knows that. Any movie tells you that!"

• Golden Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television, THE DAY REAGAN WAS SHOT (2002)
• Hollywood Film Festival: Lifetime Achievement Award (2000)
• Montréal World Film Festival: Grand Prix Special des Amériques (1999) - for exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art
• British Academy Award: Best Actor Leading, THE GOODBYE GIRL (1979)
• Hasty Pudding Theatricals: Man of the Year (1978)
• Academy Awards: Best Actor, THE GOODBYE GIRL (1977)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role-Musical or Comedy, THE GOODBYE GIRL (1977)
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Best Actor, THE GOODBYE GIRL (1977)

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