Jeff Dowd

Jeff Dowd (born November 20 1949) is an American film producer and political activist best known as a member of the "Seattle Seven," who went to jail (briefly, for contempt of court) following a violent protest against the Vietnam war.

He later moved to Los Angeles, California and became an independent movie producer and promoter.

He met the Coen Brothers, directors of "The Big Lebowski", while they were promoting their first film, "Blood Simple". They based one of their most famous characters, Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, upon him.

Radio host and comedian Phil Hendrie voices a character, Jeff Dowder, who is very similar to Jeff Dowd's inspired character Jeff Lebowski.

Filmography

*"The Last Game" (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
*"Cement" (1999) (co-executive producer)
*"" (1992) (co-executive producer)
*"Zebrahead" (1992) (producer)

External links

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* [http://www.farfromglory.com/jeff_dowd_fortune.htm The Dude's Film School]
* [http://www.jeffdowd.com Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/JeffTheDudeDowd Official MySpace Site]
* Jeff Dowd's Guest DJ Set on KCRW [http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/gd/gd080917jeff_the_dude_dowd KCRW Guest DJ Set]