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Dr. Ian Malcolm is a fictional character from the Jurassic Park franchise created by Michael Crichton and portrayed by Jeff Goldblum. Malcolm is a gifted mathematician who specializes in chaos theory. The character was inspired in part by American historian of science James Gleick and French mathematician Ivar Ekeland. [1]
Goldblum was the rather unlikely star of some of the biggest blockbusters of the 1990s: Steven Spielberg's dinosaur adventure Jurassic Park (1993) and its sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), as well as the alien invasion film Independence Day (1996).
Malcolm is a mathematician and chaos theorist who questions the ethics and safety of creating a theme park with living dinosaurs. He delivers memorable quotes and confronts the park's creator John Hammond and his team of scientists.
He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films, such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996), as well as their sequels. Goldblum made his acting film debut in Death Wish (1974) with early roles in California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), and Annie Hall (1977).
Jun 11, 1993 · Jeff Goldblum stars as Ian Malcolm, a chaotician who questions the ethics of creating a theme park with cloned dinosaurs. He joins a team of scientists and tourists on Isla Nublar, where they face a power failure and a deadly Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an American actor, voice artist, director, producer, writer and musician who played Dr. Ian Malcolm in the 1993 film Jurassic Park and its sequels The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018).
Jun 9, 2023 · The actor reveals why he took off his shirt in the now-infamous moment that launched a thousand memes. He also talks about his goofy laugh, his role and the film's legacy.
