# What job would Jeff Goldblum be doing if he wasn't an actor? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 13, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-would-jeff-goldblum-be-doing-if-he-wasnt-an-actor/840173 "2019-09-13T16:17:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-would-jeff-goldblum-be-doing-if-he-wasnt-an-actor/840173/21 "2019-09-14T08:21:09Z")
> [@Banksiaman](#): > > On the retail sale front, he did a fantastic turn in [Portlandia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfLu7GRMR7g) selling gift wares. I could see him building on that. [Furniture sales.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL5ZcanUslI) ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-would-jeff-goldblum-be-doing-if-he-wasnt-an-actor/840173/22 "2019-09-16T14:46:01Z")
I love him! I just love listening to him speak. His interview is hilarious on Conan O’Brien’s podcast. He was also good on WTF with Marc Maron. Being a teacher or professor would fit him to a tee. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-would-jeff-goldblum-be-doing-if-he-wasnt-an-actor/840173/23 "2019-09-16T15:03:45Z")
Am I the only one who thinks he tries a little too hard to be Quirky Guy? ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-would-jeff-goldblum-be-doing-if-he-wasnt-an-actor/840173/24 "2019-09-16T16:26:15Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Am I the only one who thinks he tries a little too hard to be Quirky Guy? Nah, he gets under my skin sometimes, too. He feels like he’d be insufferable to be in a room with. He’s like an aging man doing a bad impression of Zooey Deschanel. A weird midpoint between sleepy and zany. Like if the Dodo from Wackyland took some Valium and read too much Malcolm Gladwell. But…I thought he was fantastic in Ragnarok, largely because he wasn’t SUPPOSED to be likeable. And I’ve seen the occasional interview bits where he seems to be less obnoxious and more pleasantly goofy. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-would-jeff-goldblum-be-doing-if-he-wasnt-an-actor/840173/25 "2019-09-16T19:35:12Z")
Artisanal cheesemaker. ---
**Author:** ![Teddie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ab992/32.png) [@Teddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teddie)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-would-jeff-goldblum-be-doing-if-he-wasnt-an-actor/840173/26 "2019-09-16T19:40:07Z")
Saw Jeff Goodblum at Ronnie Scott’s and he was fantastic. If he hadn’t become an actor I’d say he would’ve been a pretty successful musician. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2019, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-would-jeff-goldblum-be-doing-if-he-wasnt-an-actor/840173/27 "2019-09-17T00:02:44Z")
Barber. He can go on and on without input from the other person. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2019, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-would-jeff-goldblum-be-doing-if-he-wasnt-an-actor/840173/28 "2019-09-17T05:13:05Z")
personal aide to insanely rich person massuer/beauty salon proprietor choreographer occultist ice cream truck driver dogwalker housesitter origamist museum curator reiki master Gritty ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-would-jeff-goldblum-be-doing-if-he-wasnt-an-actor/840173/29 "2019-09-18T13:51:01Z")
Knot sales. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-job-would-jeff-goldblum-be-doing-if-he-wasnt-an-actor/840173.md?page=1)