The Untold Truth Of Jeff Bridges

W Magazine called Jeff Bridges "an honorary Texan," because even though he's from southern California, he's played a Texan so many times that he's lost count. He credits one person with helping him get it right, and that's Loyd Catlett. They met on "The Last Picture Show," hit it off, and have been in more

W Magazine called Jeff Bridges "an honorary Texan," because even though he's from southern California, he's played a Texan so many times that he's lost count. He credits one person with helping him get it right, and that's Loyd Catlett. They met on "The Last Picture Show," hit it off, and have been in more than 70 movies together.

Catlett had been a cowboy back when they met in 1970, and the experience was so great that he decided he wanted to become an actor. By the end of shooting "The Last Picture Show," he and Bridges had become good friends, and they stayed in touch. It ended up being fortuitous: Catlett needed a job, Bridges asked him if he wanted to head off to Europe to be his stand-in in another movie.

"I didn't know it was going to last for 50 years," Catlett told The Hollywood Reporter.

Catlett also reads scripts, helps Bridges choose projects, and sometimes, he gets a little carried away. Just before filming began for "Iron Man," Bridges sent him a photo of himself with a shaved head. Thinking that's what they were doing, Catlett shaved his head, snapped a picture, and sent it back. Catlett said, "He calls right up and says, 'S***, Loyd! That was a bald cap. We were just experimenting with looks. I was just joking with you.' I guess Jeff felt bad, because he ended up shaving his head for the movie."

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