George W. Bush Impressionist Steve Bridges 1963-2012 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 03-04-2012, 11:36 PM

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Steve Bridges, 48, a comic actor and impersonator who was best known for his mimicry of President George W. Bush and appeared alongside the chief executive at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Assn. dinner, was found dead Saturday at his home in Los Angeles.

Bridges had recently returned home from China, where he had been performing, said his brother Phillip. He appeared to have died of natural causes. An an autopsy is scheduled, but the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said foul play was not suspected.

Born in Dallas on May 22, 1963, Bridges began doing impersonations as a child, starting with the Three Stooges. “Anything I saw on TV, I imitated,” he told Larry King in a CNN interview in 2006.

A regular on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” Bridges was invited to the White House to meet President Bush in 2003. According to Bridges, Bush said, “I tell you: You see a videotape where someone looks like you, acts like you, talks like you -- that’s weird.”

Then in 2006 the two appeared side by side at the annual White House Correspondents' Assn. dinner.

“I try to become that person in a funny way,” Bridges told the Washington Post in 2006. “I try to act like him, from the mannerisms to the phraseology.”

He also described undergoing a process lasting more than two hours to have makeup and prosthetics applied to complete the illusion.

Bridges also impersonated President Clinton, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other public figures. Among his appearances as Bush were during singer Barbra Streisand's 2006 tour.

Besides his brother Phillip, Bridges is survived by his parents, Tom and Margaret Bridges; another brother, Jon; and a sister, Elizabeth Bridges, all of Clayton, Calif.

Brad · 03-04-2012, 11:49 PM

Wow! That's so sad and unexpected. That guy used to be all over TV.

48 is way too young to die. Rest in peace, Mr. Bridges.

Yooch · 03-05-2012, 12:32 AM

Wow! How sad. What a great talent!

duckie · 03-05-2012, 07:06 AM

My gf and I use to love to watch him on the Jay Leno show. He looked and talked so much like President Bush that I could hardly tell them apart. Rest in peace.

Tweety · 03-05-2012, 12:39 PM

Bridges was great, I'd always try to catch him whenever he appeared on a program. A fantastic talent.

Bush loved the guy, too.

Janice · 03-05-2012, 12:41 PM

Oh wow, how sad. My husband and I loved this guy. He was the best GWB impressionist. The way his shoulders went up and down, too funny. Rest in peace, Steve Bridges. You were too young to die.

Tweety · 03-06-2012, 12:47 PM

I didn't realize this, but Bridges also did an act as Obama. Here is a 7 minute youtube video of a performance, I haven't seen the whole thing...

MrCleveland · 03-06-2012, 03:58 PM

I wonder if GWB will make a eulogy for Steve Bridges?

catlover79 · 03-09-2012, 12:20 AM

So sad. Janice, like you and Lou, I loved his bit with the shoulders. That was great.

03-04-2012, 11:36 PM	#1
Zoneboy Moderator Forum Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: Carthage, NC Posts: 22,558	George W. Bush Impressionist Steve Bridges 1963-2012 Link Steve Bridges, 48, a comic actor and impersonator who was best known for his mimicry of President George W. Bush and appeared alongside the chief executive at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Assn. dinner, was found dead Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. Bridges had recently returned home from China, where he had been performing, said his brother Phillip. He appeared to have died of natural causes. An an autopsy is scheduled, but the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said foul play was not suspected. Born in Dallas on May 22, 1963, Bridges began doing impersonations as a child, starting with the Three Stooges. “Anything I saw on TV, I imitated,” he told Larry King in a CNN interview in 2006. A regular on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” Bridges was invited to the White House to meet President Bush in 2003. According to Bridges, Bush said, “I tell you: You see a videotape where someone looks like you, acts like you, talks like you -- that’s weird.” Then in 2006 the two appeared side by side at the annual White House Correspondents' Assn. dinner. “I try to become that person in a funny way,” Bridges told the Washington Post in 2006. “I try to act like him, from the mannerisms to the phraseology.” He also described undergoing a process lasting more than two hours to have makeup and prosthetics applied to complete the illusion. Bridges also impersonated President Clinton, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other public figures. Among his appearances as Bush were during singer Barbra Streisand's 2006 tour. Besides his brother Phillip, Bridges is survived by his parents, Tom and Margaret Bridges; another brother, Jon; and a sister, Elizabeth Bridges, all of Clayton, Calif. __________________ *"It's the way things are. A big tree falls and a new one grows right out of the same ground. Old animals die and young ones take their places. Even people step aside when it's time."* (R.G. Armstrong as the Contractor in The Twilight Zone episode "Nothing in the Dark")

03-04-2012, 11:49 PM	#2
Brad Forum Veteran 05/26/2013. Taste the happy. Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Location: Oroville, California Posts: 15,297	Wow! That's so sad and unexpected. That guy used to be all over TV. 48 is way too young to die. Rest in peace, Mr. Bridges. __________________ Twitter

03-05-2012, 12:32 AM	#3
Yooch Senior Member Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,102	Wow! How sad. What a great talent! __________________ "The true meaning of America, you ask? It's in a Texas rodeo, in a policeman's badge, in the sound of laughing children, in a political rally, in a newspaper...In all these things and many more, you'll find freedom. And freedom is what America means to the world. And to me." --Audie Leon Murphy June 20, 1924-- May 28, 1971

03-05-2012, 07:06 AM	#4
duckie Senior Member Member Join Date: Dec 13, 2011 Location: south Posts: 1,785	My gf and I use to love to watch him on the Jay Leno show. He looked and talked so much like President Bush that I could hardly tell them apart. Rest in peace. __________________ SparkyBoy!!!

03-05-2012, 12:39 PM	#5
Tweety Senior Member Member Join Date: Jan 18, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 6,266	Bridges was great, I'd always try to catch him whenever he appeared on a program. A fantastic talent. Bush loved the guy, too. __________________ If it's gay, it ain't marriage.

03-05-2012, 12:41 PM	#6
Janice Administrator Forum Celebrity Stormin' Norman Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 34,472	Oh wow, how sad. My husband and I loved this guy. He was the best GWB impressionist. The way his shoulders went up and down, too funny. Rest in peace, Steve Bridges. You were too young to die.

03-06-2012, 12:47 PM	#7
Tweety Senior Member Member Join Date: Jan 18, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 6,266	I didn't realize this, but Bridges also did an act as Obama. Here is a 7 minute youtube video of a performance, I haven't seen the whole thing...

03-06-2012, 03:58 PM	#8
MrCleveland Senior Member Drew Carey from Hell Join Date: Nov 09, 2007 Location: Where we know miracles CAN happen...though it's NOT in sports! Posts: 6,325	I wonder if GWB will make a eulogy for Steve Bridges? __________________ Thank God for kids who love Obscure Things. Lee Hazelwood (1929-2007)

03-09-2012, 12:20 AM	#9
catlover79 Moderator Forum Legend God Bless Val Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 67,656	So sad. Janice, like you and Lou, I loved his bit with the shoulders. That was great. __________________ "Jesus loves you and He approves this message." "I'm alive. I'm feeling good. I'm trying to live every moment as much as I can." - Valerie Harper, March 2013

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