The 2010 TIME 100 Poll

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, innovators and icons who you think are the most influential people in the world. Though official voting for inclusion on the TIME 100 list has now closed, with Mir-Hossein Mousavi having won the honor, users can continue to vote for their favorites until the list is revealed on Thursday, April 29th

2010 Candidates

Jeff Bridges

By TIME STAFFThursday, Apr. 01, 2010
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Age: 60
Occupation: Actor
Previous TIME 100 Appearances: 0

Bridges has won over critics and audiences alike in a variety of roles since beginning his film career in the early 1970s. Twelve years after attaining cult status as the Dude in the Coen brothers' classic The Big Lebowski, he finally hit Oscar gold this year, winning his first Academy Award for his moving portrayal of down-and-out country singer Bad Blake in Crazy Heart.

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