{{Short description|American impressionist (1963–2012)}} {{Infobox comedian |image = Bridgesbush.jpg |caption = Bridges (right) and George W. Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner |birth_date = {{Birth date|1963|5|22}} |birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.<ref>Noland, Claire (March 4, 2012). [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/03/steve-bridges-george-w-bush-impersonator.html "George W. Bush impersonator Steve Bridges dies at 48"]. ''Los Angeles Times''</ref> |death_date = {{death date and age|2012|3|3|1963|5|22}} |death_place = Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |genre = {{hlist|Stand-up|impressionist}} |influences = |influenced = |spouse = |alma_mater=Biola University|birth_name=Stephen Lynn Bridges}}
'''Stephen Lynn Bridges''' (May 22, 1963 – March 3, 2012<ref name="CNN">{{cite news|title=Bush impersonator dies at 48|publisher=CNN|date=4 March 2012|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/04/bush-impersonator-dies-at-48/|access-date=1 August 2014|archive-date=20 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120165536/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/04/bush-impersonator-dies-at-48/|url-status=dead}}</ref>) was an American comedian who was known for his impressions of politicians, television characters and broadcasters including Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barney Fife, Homer Simpson, Tom Brokaw, Paul Harvey, and Rush Limbaugh.<ref>[http://www.stevebridges.com/biography.html "Biography"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061106152158/http://www.stevebridges.com/biography.html |date=2006-11-06 }}. SteveBridges.com Retrieved May 23, 2015.</ref>
==Early life== Bridges was born on May 22, 1963. Bridges graduated from Biola University in 1986.<ref name="Biola">{{cite web |last=Bartlo |first=Jenna |date=15 March 2012 |title=Alumnus Steve Bridges' Legacy Remembered |url=http://now.biola.edu/news/article/2012/mar/15/alumnus-steve-bridges-legacy-remembered/ |accessdate=1 August 2014 |website=Biola University}}</ref>
== Career == His portrayal of George W. Bush led to Bridges being cast as the president in episodes of both ''JAG'' and its spin-off, ''NCIS''. In 2006, he appeared alongside then-President Bush at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, mimicking the president by voicing the president's "inner thoughts" during Bush's speech.<ref>{{cite web|title='Double-You' Bush delights media|website=BBC News|date=30 April 2012|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4959380.stm}}</ref>
==Death== On March 3, 2012, Bridges was found dead by his maid in his Los Angeles home after he failed to return a call the day before. According to his agent, Bridges had just returned from performing in Hong Kong and went to bed complaining that he felt "super-jetlagged".<ref name="CNN"/> His death was ruled an accident, with the probable cause "upper airway anaphylaxis" from a severe allergic reaction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-06-16 |title=Steve Bridges as President(s) Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton |url=http://www.stevebridges.com/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616024400/http://www.stevebridges.com/ |archive-date=2012-06-16 }}</ref>
==Filmography== {{Unreferenced section|date=February 2024}} * ''Nurses'' (1994) as Torrance * ''The District'' (2000) * ''ER'' (2001) as Leone * ''Lange Flate Ballær 2'' (2008) as General of the U.S. Navy
===as George W. Bush=== * ''JAG'' episode "Dangerous Game" (2002) * ''The Nick Cannon Show'' episode "Nick Takes Over a Wedding" (2002) * ''NCIS'' episode "Yankee White" (2003) * ''Whoopi'' episode "The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy" (2003) * ''George Lopez '' (2003) * ''Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy'' (2005) * ''Merry F#%$in' Christmas'' (2005) * ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' * ''White House Correspondents Dinner'' (2006) * ''Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road'' ("Yankee Doody Dandy" segment) * ''The View'' (May 29, 2006) * ''Larry King Live'' (2006) * ''Lange Flate Ballær II'' (2008) (Norwegian movie) * ''I Love the New Millennium'' (2008)
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==External links== *{{IMDb name}} *[http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/merry_f_in_christmas/performers/steve_bridges.jhtml Comedy Central Bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204040432/http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/merry_f_in_christmas/performers/steve_bridges.jhtml |date=2012-02-04 }} *{{YouTube|id=t4N93jLVPIA|title=Steve Bridges - As George W. Bush with George W. Bush!}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070607183706/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"]
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