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Jeff Bridges Reveals the Hilarious Nickname His Grandkids Gave Him After He Asked Them to Call Him 'Dude Pa'

Jeff Bridges reveals the hilarious nickname his grandkids gave him after he asked them to call him "Dude Pa." Bridges is granddad to daughter Isabelle's two kids, Gracie and Ben.

Appearing on Good Morning America on Wednesday, Sept. 11, The Old Man star, 74, was asked about the name his grandkids call him, sharing that over the years they've changed his name to something a little easier to pronounce. Bridges could be seen wearing a floppy hat and navy shirt, while Gracie wore a black T-shirt that read, "Shine Your Light." In the past few years, Bridges has gotten closer than ever with his daughters after battling cancer and two bouts of COVID-19 "heightened the experience of most of my philosophies in life,” he shared with PEOPLE in 2023.

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