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Biography
Infobox comedian|image=Bridgesbush.jpg|caption=Bridges and George W. Bush at the White House Correspondents' Dinner|occupation= Film actor , comedian |birth_date=Birth date|1963|5|22|birth_place= Dallas, Texas http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/03/steve-bridges-george-w-bush-impersonator.html|death_date=death date and age|2012|3|3|1963|5|22|death_place= Los Angeles, California |nationality = American|genre = Stand-Up, Impressionist|influences =|influenced =|spouse = Steve Bridges (May 22, 1963 – March 3, 2012) was an American comedian , impressionist (entertainment)|impressionist , and actor who "developed a repertoire of over 200 impressions, including TV characters Barney Fife and Homer Simpson , broadcasters Tom Brokaw , Paul Harvey and Rush Limbaugh ... and political leaders Bill Clinton , George W. Bush , Barack Obama , and Arnold Schwarzenegger ". http://www.stevebridges.com/biography.html Biography at SteveBridges.com (paragraph 3)
In 2006, he appeared alongside the real President George W. Bush at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, mimicking the president by voicing the president's inner thoughts during Bush's presidential speech.BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4959380.stm 'Double-You' Bush delights media, 30 April 2006
Bridges was a Biola University alumnus.
Filmography
Nurses (TV series)|Nurses (1994) as Torrance
The District (2000)
ER (TV series)|ER (2001) as Leone
Lange Flate Ballær 2 (2008) as General of the U.S. Navy
As George W. Bush
JAG (TV series)|JAG episode "Dangerous Game" (2002)
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service episode "Yankee White" (2003)
Whoopi episode "The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy" (2003)
He was found dead on March 3, 2012, by his maid in his Los Angeles home, after he failed to return a call the day before. The cause of death was not immediately known, and an autopsy has been scheduled. According to his agent, Bridges had just returned from performing in Hong Kong and went to bed complaining that he felt "super-jetlagged". http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/04/bush-impersonator-dies-at-48 CNN: Bush impersonator dies at 48
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IMDb name|108796|Steve Bridges
Amg name|377867
http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/merry_f_in_christmas/performers/steve_bridges.jhtml Comedy Central Bio
http://www.stevebridges.com/ Steve Bridges Official Site
http://video.google.com/videoplay? docid=-1921276117304287501 Bridges impersonates Bush with Bush
http://www.bigspeak.com/steve-bridges.html Steve Bridges Profile Page - Video clip, speaking topics
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/03/steve-bridges-george-w-bush-impersonator.html "George W. Bush impersonator Steve Bridges dies at 48"
Persondata | NAME = Bridges, Steve | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American actor and impressionist | DATE OF BIRTH = 1963-05-22 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Dallas, Texas, United States | DATE OF DEATH = 2012-03-02 | PLACE OF DEATH = Los Angeles, California, United States DEFAULTSORT:Bridges, Steve Category:1963 births Category:2012 deaths Category:American film actors Category:American comedians Category:American impressionists (entertainers) Category:Biola University alumni Category:People from Dallas, Texas Category:Actors from Texas
