**Title**: Jeff Bridges Reveals He Filmed 'The Old Man' with a Massive Tumor Inside Him
**Sapo**: Jeff Bridges, known for his roles in "The Big Lebowski" and "True Grit," has revealed that he filmed the first season of FX's "The Old Man" with a massive 9-inch by 12-inch tumor inside his stomach.
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Jeff Bridges, the legendary actor known for his iconic roles in films like "The Big Lebowski" and "True Grit," has opened up about a remarkable chapter in his life, revealing that he filmed the first season of FX's "The Old Man" while harboring a massive tumor inside his body.
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During the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour, the 74-year-old actor shared his extraordinary experience, stating, "I'm feeling great now. What is so bizarre, to me anyway, in the first season when I was doing these fight scenes, I had a 9-inch by 12-inch tumor in my body, in my stomach, that didn't hurt at all. So that's surprising to me."
Bridges was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2020, while on a COVID-19 pandemic-induced hiatus from filming the thriller. It was during this time that he first noticed something amiss during one of his regular workouts.
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"I was doing some exercises while on the ground and felt what seemed like a bone in my stomach. I thought to myself, 'Hmm.' But it didn't hurt or anything. I asked [wife] Sue what she thought. She said: 'I don't know, but you've got to get it checked out,'" Bridges recalled in an interview with AARP magazine in 2023.
Despite the unusual sensation, Bridges continued his demanding physical training, unaware of the looming health crisis within him. "I'm hiking and feeling great. My shins really itch, and I think, 'Oh, I just got, you know, dry skin.' Then I had night sweats, but thought, 'That's just hot summer nights.' It turns out those are lymphoma symptoms," he explained.
Eventually, Bridges returned to filming, unaware of the massive tumor residing in his stomach. "You'd think that would have hurt or something, when they were punching me and stuff. It didn't," he told the publication.
After completing his final round of chemotherapy, Bridges encountered another life-threatening obstacle: COVID-19. "Shortly after finding out that good news, I got a letter from the treatment center where I was getting my chemo, and they told me that there was a possibility that I had been exposed to COVID," Bridges told Fox News Digital at the time. "That meant me being in the hospital for five weeks, very close to, you know, kicking the bucket. I mean, I was very sick."
In 2022, Bridges shared with People magazine that the ordeal had left him "pretty close to dying." However, in true Bridges fashion, he chose to view the experience as a valuable lesson.
"It's amazing the way the mind can forget all that stuff. I don't think too much about the past," Bridges reflected.
Bridges' extraordinary strength and resilience serve as an inspiration, demonstrating the indomitable spirit that has defined his remarkable career.
