He was a member of the "Seattle Seven",[1] who were jailed for contempt of court following a violent protest against the Vietnam War. He later moved to Los Angeles and became an independent movie producer and promoter, producing such films as Zebrahead.[2] He met the Coen brothers while they were promoting their first film, Blood Simple, and was a key (though not the only) inspiration for their character Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski from The Big Lebowski.[3]
In 2009, Dowd was involved in an altercation with movie critic John Anderson at the Sundance Film Festival, after Anderson panned Dirt! The Movie (Dowd was the film's sales agent).[4] Anderson was eating breakfast when Dowd reportedly confronted him, and then incited a food fight and brief melee at the Yarrow Hotel Restaurant. Dowd did not press charges.[5]
In 2011, Dowd was the subject of an 18-minute documentary-short directed by Jeff Feuerzeig and broadcast on the USA Network as part of its "Character" series.[6]
^Maslin, Janet (October 8, 1992). "Zebrahead (1992) Review/Film Festival: Zebrahead; A Racial Chameleon In a Hidebound World". The New York Times.
^Sullivan, Jennifer (July 21, 2009). . The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
^Ramos, Steve (January 21, 2009). "Critic Hits Dude at Sundance". Vulture. www.vulture.com.
^Thompson, Anne (January 21, 2009). "Sundance Watch". Indiewire. www.Indiewire.com.
^Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg, Kasia (August 28, 2012). "The Dude Who Inspired 'The Dude' in the Coen Brothers' 'The Big Lebowski'". The Atlantic. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
jeff, dowd, born, november, 1949, american, film, producer, political, activist, dowd, 2009born, 1949, november, 1949, united, statesoccupationfilm, producer, contents, biography, filmography, references, external, linksbiography, edithe, member, seattle, seve. Jeff Dowd born November 20 1949 is an American film producer and political activist Jeff DowdDowd in 2009Born 1949 11 20 November 20 1949 age 74 United StatesOccupationFilm producer Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editHe was a member of the Seattle Seven 1 who were jailed for contempt of court following a violent protest against the Vietnam War He later moved to Los Angeles and became an independent movie producer and promoter producing such films as Zebrahead 2 He met the Coen brothers while they were promoting their first film Blood Simple and was a key though not the only inspiration for their character Jeffrey The Dude Lebowski from The Big Lebowski 3 In 2009 Dowd was involved in an altercation with movie critic John Anderson at the Sundance Film Festival after Anderson panned Dirt The Movie Dowd was the film s sales agent 4 Anderson was eating breakfast when Dowd reportedly confronted him and then incited a food fight and brief melee at the Yarrow Hotel Restaurant Dowd did not press charges 5 In 2011 Dowd was the subject of an 18 minute documentary short directed by Jeff Feuerzeig and broadcast on the USA Network as part of its Character series 6 Filmography editFernGully The Last Rainforest 1992 co executive producer Zebrahead 1992 producer Cement 1999 co executive producer The Last Game 2002 TV executive producer Ocean of Pearls 2008 executive producer References edit Raz Guy May 25 2008 The Dude A Little Lebowski Alive in All of Us All Things Considered National Public Radio Retrieved July 23 2009 Maslin Janet October 8 1992 Zebrahead 1992 Review Film Festival Zebrahead A Racial Chameleon In a Hidebound World The New York Times Sullivan Jennifer July 21 2009 The Dude abides on light rail The Seattle Times Archived from the original on July 25 2009 Retrieved July 23 2009 Ramos Steve January 21 2009 Critic Hits Dude at Sundance Vulture www vulture com Thompson Anne January 21 2009 Sundance Watch Indiewire www Indiewire com Cieplak Mayr von Baldegg Kasia August 28 2012 The Dude Who Inspired The Dude in the Coen Brothers The Big Lebowski The Atlantic Retrieved September 2 2012 External links editJeff Dowd at IMDb The Dude s Film School Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeff Dowd amp oldid 1217587553, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
