[NationalEnquirer] Which Oscar-winning actor has a new hobby playing blues guitar on street corners? The good-guy actor – looking grubby and disheveled – picks a random location in the Santa Barbara shopping district and then wails for hours while collecting money from passers-by. At the end of the day, he donates his take to local homeless shelters.
Hey, good for him!
Jeff Bridges. I’m pretty sure he lives up in that area.
Great guess.
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I live in Santa Barbara and will be keeping my eyes out for this guy! In the meantime, I think Jeff Bridges is an excellent guess. At our Summer Solstice celebration a couple of weeks ago, I heard he got on stage with the band that was performing and sang a few songs with them.
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Jeff Bridges is an excellent guess!
I’ll also say Jeff Bridges. He has the skill, he lives around there and he can also look disheveled when he wants. He also seems like the type to do something like this.
TOTALLY sounds like Jeff Bridges! Isn’t he known for being a super-nice guy and doing a lot of charity stuff, plus his music? That would fit.
Does Johnny Depp live around there, when he isn’t in France?
no Oscar-winning for Depp : i think he’s Jeff Bridges
Depp has a compound in Beverly Hills.
Good for him! I wish these good blinds could be revealed too… We need more good stuff!
If it is Jeff Bridges he does do more profitable things for charity as well. Can’t he do both?
Why not? Guy wants to sing, wants a small audience, gets a take and gives it to those who need it without making a big deal out of his name.
Great guy, whoever this is.
Wow, that’s so cool. Wish I knew who he is.
Joaquin Phoenix? I’m not sure if he is an Oscar winner though the all black reminded me of Johnny Cash – could be reaching
But I also like the Jeff Bridges guess
Nominee, not a winner.
Could be Forest Whitaker or Cuba Gooding. Forest was a music major in college, and Cuba was in a soul band.
Aren’t they both bald? “Grubby and disheveled” makes me think of dirty, longish, messy hair. Harder to disguise yourself bald; though I guess a hat or wig could always help…
What about Jake Gyllenhaal? Recently, according to Rolling Stone Magazine, he hopped aboard the Mumford & Sons train on their Railroad Revival Tour and stayed with them a week with just the clothes on his back. Now there was a press release saying that he will be on Man vs. Wild for six weeks? After hearing about these two incidents I think I can see Jake go this route.
He’s a nominee, but he’s never won an Oscar. So, not him.
He waits hours? Who isn’t making a movie right now….
What about Sean Penn? He is a big do-gooder.
I like the Jeff Bridges guess. My first thought was Depp, but without the win, it seems to narrow the field down. Also, as adorable as Jeff is~ he can easily look grubby and disheveled.
Billy Bob Thornton
Russell Crowe
seems like Jeff Bridges. I’m seeing him perform songs from Crazy Heart with a backing band called The Abiders (haha!) this summer
So this seems to be a Keanu Reeves. I posted a commented with his name and it disappeared. Not a oscar gu really, but whatever. He seems homeless all the time. Or Sean Penn, the queen of *.
Sean Penn, because of the moderation?
No idea, really!
No, this seems to be actually S e a n P e n n!
Whether this be about Sean Penn or Jeff Bridges, I think it’s the nicest story I’ve heard in a while. There’s a big difference between those who get out their cheque book and those who actually go out and get their hands dirty, so to speak. Not that the cheque bookers are bad, I hasten to say, far from it. I applaud whomever this may be, Sean Penn, Jeff Bridges or someone else entirely, it’s just a good thing to do.
Oscar winner? Check.
Musical Ability? Check.
Jamie Foxx.
[...] 1. Which Oscar-winning actor has a new hobby playing blues guitar on street corners? The good-guy actor – looking grubby and disheveled – picks a random location in the Santa Barbara shopping district and then wails for hours while collecting money from passers-by. At the end of the day, he donates his take to local homeless shelters. (National Enquirer via Blind Gossip) [...]
[...] 1. Which Oscar-winning actor has a new hobby playing blues guitar on street corners? The good-guy actor – looking grubby and disheveled – picks a random location in the Santa Barbara shopping district and then wails for hours while collecting money from passers-by. At the end of the day, he donates his take to local homeless shelters. (National Enquirer via Blind Gossip) [...]