Jeff Goldblum in 1980. American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was born on Oct. 22, 1952, in West Homestead, Pennsylvania, to Shirley and Harold Goldblum.

Goldblum knew if his parents had insisted on him going to college, his career might have taken a completely different trajectory. "Thank you to Shirley and Harold, they did well," he said.

Jeff Goldblum is not your typical song and dance man. ... and it enhances my life—thanks to Shirley Goldblum once again, and Harold Goldblum,” he says, with a nod to his parents, ...