Richard Dreyfuss to announce shock retirement from acting?
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Sad news for Dreyfuss fans. Speculation had been rife that the American actor best known for his roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Jaws or American Graffiti, is about to announce his retirement from acting, at age 77, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 14/06/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being an actor isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being an actor just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouRichard
For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouRichard was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Richard Dreyfuss was unlike any other actor we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouRichard”
— @universalObserver, 13 Jun 2025
“Dreyfuss wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 13 Jun 2025
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