Jeff Goldblum.Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty
Much ofJeff Goldblum’s work is in Los Angeles, but New York City has always had a big piece of his heart.
“I’ve always been romantic about New York,” the actor tells PEOPLE. It’s part of why he wanted to be part ofRiseNY, a new simulation attraction in the Big Apple that takes visitors on “a soaring ride,” allowing them to experience N.Y.C. “from a bird’s-eye view, paired with museum exhibit galleries saluting iconic aspects of the city,” according to a press release.
As for his affinity for the metropolis, he says that although he grew up in Pittsburgh, he remembers taking family vacations to N.Y.C. as a kid and being enthralled. He moved there for four years after graduating high school and worked onBroadwayseveral times over the years.
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So when he got the call asking him to narrate, “I jumped at the chance,” Goldblum says. “And then I got a little preview of what the whole thing was with this experience of flying over New York with the sights and smells and sounds of New York, and saw some of the museum stuff.”
“I thought it was great. I’m excited to be part of it,” adds theJurassic World Dominionstar.
Travel is close to Goldblum’s heart, as well — and something he has done quite a bit of for his Disney+ seriesThe World According to Jeff Goldblum, which dropped its second season in November.
“It was a full plate and I feel entirely satisfied, and inflamed with further curiosity,” he tells PEOPLE of the latest season. “I don’t know where that will lead me, whether it’s back to more episodes of that or not, but I just had a great time.”
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While it’s tough for him to pick a favorite episode,The Flyactor admits, “I get choked up whenever I talk about and they make use of some of those old family albums and home movies that I gave them.”
Next for Goldblum is reprisinghis role as Dr. Ian Malcolm once againinJurassic World Dominion, out this summer, and gearing up for a series of musical performances with The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, starting with a Las Vegas show on March 11.
“I’m nothing if not disciplined, and I do my whole workload, some of my homework, and keep trying to get better,” he tells PEOPLE of his music.
RiseNY is now open to the public, with tickets available onRiseNY.co.
source: people.com
