Actor Todd Bridges, who is now 48 years old, has seen and done it all. He has lived and worked among some of the most famous and influential people in the world. For twenty-five years, he has victoriously survived a rapidly changing business. Todd’s career began and rocketed when he was only six years of age, forcing his family to relocate from a quiet, friendly neighborhood in San Francisco to the fast-paced stardom of Los Angeles, California in the early 70’s. His mother, actress Betty Bridges and father, the late James Bridges, Sr., came to Hollywood in search of the American dream. Betty went on to work quite a bit as an actress while James Sr. became one of the first prominent black Hollywood agents… Actor Todd Bridges, who is now 48 years old, has seen and done it all. He has lived and worked among some of the most famous and influential people in the world. For twenty-five years, he has victoriously survived a rapidly changing business. Todd’s career began and rocketed when he was only six years of age, forcing his family to relocate from a quiet, friendly neighborhood in San Francisco to the fast-paced stardom of Los Angeles, California in the early 70’s. His mother, actress Betty Bridges and father, the late James Bridges, Sr., came to Hollywood in search of the American dream. Betty went on to work quite a bit as an actress while James Sr. became one of the first prominent black Hollywood agents. Betty later became one of Hollywood’s greatest managers and acting coaches, whose list of clients (soon to become stars) included her oldest child, James Jr., her daughter Verda, Todd (of course), Nia Long (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Love Jones) Regina King (Jerry McGuire), Lamont Bentley (Moesha), and Aaron Meeks (Soul Food, the series). It all began one day while watching Redd Foxx display his comic genius on Sanford and Son. Todd, then six, realized his dream of becoming an actor. He exclaimed excitedly to his mother, “I want to do that,” pointing to the television set. He had asked on his own to enter a business which, during that time, was very limited for black artists. Nevertheless, Todd went on to make some remarkable strides in the industry, pioneering the way for other young, black actors. His first job was a Jell-Ocommercial, which starred the entire Bridges family. He later accomplished over 60 national commercials.
