Fans discover uncanny resemblance between the late Lloyd Bridges and Sean Penn in throwback pic

Fans say this throwback photo of Lloyd Bridges could actually be Sean Penn if they didn't know better.

The son of the deceased actor, Jeff Bridgeswas also seen in the undated picture shared by the host Stephen Colbert during a recent episode of The Late Showwhich featured Jeff. In the black-and-white image, Lloyd wore a pinstripe suit, dark tie and light shirt as he posed for the camera, crouching with his arm raised while his toddler stood next to him and gave him a high-five.

Although the subject of doppelgängers did not come up between Colbert, 60, and Jeff, it was highlighted by fans in a short clip of the two's conversation uploaded to Instagram late Thursday, September 12.

“Lloyd kind of looks like Sean Penn 😮,” said one of the most popular comments, while countless others said, “His dad looks like Sean Penn.”

“I'm really glad I wasn't the only one who immediately thought this was Sean Penn,” admitted another social media user.

Later during Jeff's appearance on the late-night talk show, the 74-year-old was asked what he had learned from his legendary father, who starred in classics such as Airplane! (1980), Hot shots! (1991), over 150 episodes of Sea hunting (1958–1961) and several other blockbuster hits.

“So,” The Big Lebowski Alum thought. “Everything.”

“I mean, my dad loved all aspects of showbiz and unlike a lot of showbiz parents, they wanted all their kids to get into the business. You know, they were so enthusiastic,” Jeff said.

Jeff recalled the time when he was a young boy and gave an example of his father’s enthusiasm at the time when the late actor was Sea hunting in the early 60s: “He always said, 'If you want to get out of school or if you want to go play, come on!'”

“He taught me all the basics,” he said, noting that his older brother sometimes Beautifulwould also appear in the action-adventure series.

“And then as an adult I was able to work with him in two films, 'Tucker' with Francesca Coppolawhich was released in 1988 and which Jeff described as “remarkable”, and Blown awaythe 1994 R-rated crime drama with Tommy Lee Jones.

“If you ask what I learned from him, he taught me all the basics, you know, 'You have to listen to the other person. You can't just say your lines' and you know, do it differently.”

“But the main thing,” True determination The actor said he learned from his father “that he enjoyed his work.”

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