There are few actors who embody greatness both on and off the screen. As profoundly amazing and gifted as Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino are as actors, they just fail to capture today’s social media fanboy imagination. The most important question to ask when gauging an actor’s coolness in the digital age of social media is: is this actor cool enough to become a living and breathing meme? We here at Mandatory feel there’s no weirder and yet cooler actor to typify our weird social media landscape than Jeff Goldblum.
From fighting aliens in Independence Day to rolling with dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, Jeff Goldblum clearly takes roles that involve fantastical premises worthy of internet idolatry. The snarky sarcasm and professorial coolness he brought to the role of Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park was worthy of an Academy Award. Besides his odd way of speaking, what we love most about Goldblum is the way he seems to get cooler and cooler with age.
Now, you will never be as cool as Goldblum and you’d be setting yourself up for one massively terrific fail if you even tried, but you can learn or thing or two from the Goldblum way. You most likely won’t be cool enough to ever convince people about great apartment deals, but you might find yourself cooler than when you started. So that’s why we have come up with a helpful guide to getting cooler with age.
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The Jeff Goldblum Guide to Getting Cooler as You Age
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1. Meditate
Often referred to as the "Buddha of Hollywood," Goldblum not only encourages everyone to meditate, but he teaches aspiring actors at a Los Angeles school, Playhouse West, how to meditate.
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2. Learn to Play the Piano
You don't really understand music until you learn to play an instrument yourself, and what better rhythmic instrument to play than the piano? Goldblum has been playing the piano for years so he would know.
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3. Learn How to Sing 'Danny Boy'
Goldblum has a wonderful singing voice, which he used to sing a rendition of "Danny Boy." You can hear it below and learn for yourself:
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4. Search Instagram For Memes of Yourself
Goldblum inspires a ton of creativity online, which the actor himself enjoys curating via Instagram. “I like to look at #jeffgoldblum on Instagram, which my wife makes fun of,” he told GQ in 2017.
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5. Play in a Jazz Band
We've already discussed Goldblum's penchant for singing and playing the piano, but do you also know that he's part of an ensemble jazz group, the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, that meets at Rockwell Table & Stage on a weekly basis in LA? Yeah, he's that cool.
