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Actor Jeff Bridges Tweets That He Has Been Diagnosed With Lymphoma

The Oscar-winning Crazy Heart actor — indelibly identified with The Dude Lebowski in The Big Lebowski — writes: "I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good."
Jeff Bridges visits <em>Extra</em> at Burbank Studios on Dec. 13, 2019, in Burbank, Calif.

Jeff Bridges announced Monday night that he has a possibly life-threatening illness. He broke the news on Twitter with a reference to the iconically laid-back character with whom he's long been identified.

"As the Dude would

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