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Dustin Hoffman

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Dustin Hoffman
Take a closer look at the various roles Dustin Hoffman has played throughout his acting career.
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Dustin Lee Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lillian (Gold) and Harry Hoffman, who was a furniture salesman and prop supervisor for Columbia Pictures. He was raised in a Jewish family (from Ukraine, Russia-Poland, and Romania). Hoffman graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1955, and went to Santa Monica City College, where he dropped out after a year due to bad grades. But before he did, he took an acting course because he was told that "nobody flunks acting." Also received some training at Los Angeles Conservatory of Music. Decided to go into acting because he did not want to work or go into the service. Trained at The Pasadena Playhouse for two years.
BornAugust 8, 1937
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 64 wins & 54 nominations total

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Dustin Hoffman and Theresa Russell in Straight Time (1978)
Dustin Hoffman in Straight Time (1978)
Dustin Hoffman in Straight Time (1978)
Dustin Hoffman in Straight Time (1978)
Dustin Hoffman and Theresa Russell in Straight Time (1978)
Dustin Hoffman and Harry Dean Stanton in Straight Time (1978)
Dustin Hoffman in Straight Time (1978)
Dustin Hoffman in Straight Time (1978)
Dustin Hoffman, Harry Dean Stanton, and Rita Taggart in Straight Time (1978)
Dustin Hoffman, Harry Dean Stanton, and Rita Taggart in Straight Time (1978)
Dustin Hoffman and Edward Bunker in Straight Time (1978)
Dustin Hoffman and Sandy Baron in Straight Time (1978)

Known for

Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982)
Tootsie
7.4
  • Michael Dorsey
  • Dorothy Michaels
  • 1982
Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft in The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate
8.0
  • Ben Braddock
  • 1967
Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)
Rain Man
8.0
  • Raymond Babbitt
  • 1988
Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Kramer vs. Kramer
7.8
  • Ted Kramer
  • 1979

Credits

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Actor

  • Kung Fu Panda 4
    • Master Shifu (voice)
    • In Production
    • 2024
  • Megalopolis
    • Post-production
  • Sam & Kate (2022)
    Sam & Kate
    • Bill
    • 2022
  • Dustin Hoffman, Candice Bergen, Simon Helberg, and Dianna Agron in As They Made Us (2022)
    As They Made Us
    • Eugene
    • 2022
  • Dustin Hoffman in Into the Labyrinth (2019)
    Into the Labyrinth
    • Doctor Green
    • 2019
  • Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, and Ben Stiller in The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
    The Meyerowitz Stories
    • Harold
    • 2017
  • John Lynch, Daniel Sharman, Francesco Montanari, and Synnove Karlsen in Medici (2016)
    Medici
    • Giovanni
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Kate Hudson, Jack Black, and Bryan Cranston in Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
    Kung Fu Panda 3
    • Shifu (voice)
    • 2016
  • Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
    Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
    • Shifu
    • Warrior (voice)
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Ben Foster in The Program (2015)
    The Program
    • Bob Hamman
    • 2015
  • Dustin Hoffman in Roald Dahl's Esio Trot: Deleted Scenes (2015)
    Roald Dahl's Esio Trot: Deleted Scenes
    • Mr. Hoppy
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench in Esio Trot (2015)
    Esio Trot
    • Mr. Hoppy
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Adam Sandler in The Cobbler (2014)
    The Cobbler
    • Abraham Simkin
    • 2014
  • Dustin Hoffman in Boychoir (2014)
    Boychoir
    • Carvelle
    • 2014
  • John Leguizamo, Sofía Vergara, Jon Favreau, and Emjay Anthony in Chef (2014)
    Chef
    • Riva
    • 2014
  • Dustin Hoffman in Luck (2011)
    Luck
    • Chester Bernstein
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2012
  • Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
    Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
    • Shifu (voice)
    • Video
    • 2011

Producer

  • Dustin Hoffman in Into the Labyrinth (2019)
    Into the Labyrinth
    • executive producer
    • 2019
  • Dustin Hoffman in Luck (2011)
    Luck
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2012
  • The Furies
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1999
  • Kirsten Dunst in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
    The Devil's Arithmetic
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1999
  • Diane Lane and Viggo Mortensen in A Walk on the Moon (1999)
    A Walk on the Moon
    • producer
    • 1999
  • Casper Van Dien and Jane March in Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
    Tarzan and the Lost City
    • co-producer
    • 1998
  • Dustin Hoffman and Vanessa Redgrave in Agatha (1979)
    Agatha
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Dustin Hoffman and Theresa Russell in Straight Time (1978)
    Straight Time
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1978

Director

  • Maggie Smith, Pauline Collins, Billy Connolly, and Tom Courtenay in Quartet (2012)
    Quartet
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2012
  • Dustin Hoffman and Theresa Russell in Straight Time (1978)
    Straight Time
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1978

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Dustin Hoffman | Career Retrospective
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Dustin Hoffman | Career Retrospective
Last Chance Harvey: "Hopeful Sign"
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Last Chance Harvey: "Hopeful Sign"
Boychoir
Clip 1:22
Boychoir
Hero
Clip 1:28
Hero
The Graduate: 50th Anniversary
Clip 1:29
The Graduate: 50th Anniversary
The Graduate: 50th Anniversary
Clip 1:09
The Graduate: 50th Anniversary
The Graduate: 50th Anniversary
Clip 1:32
The Graduate: 50th Anniversary
The Program
Clip 1:30
The Program
The Program
Clip 1:18
The Program
Kung Fu Panda 3
Clip 1:23
Kung Fu Panda 3
The Point: Definitive Collector's Edition
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The Point: Definitive Collector's Edition
Kung Fu Panda
Clip 1:12
Kung Fu Panda

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Instagram
  • Alternative names
    • Sam Etic
  • Height
    • 5′ 5¾″ (1.67 m)
  • Born
    • August 8, 1937
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Lisa GottsegenOctober 12, 1980 - present (4 children)
  • Children
      Jenna Byrne
  • Parents
      Lillian Gold
  • Relatives
      Ronald Hoffman(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial (US): Volkswagen. Mr. Hoffman demonstrated the features of the VW Fastback, one notably being a trunk where he assumed the engine would be.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 23 Interviews
    • 32 Articles
    • 9 Pictorials
    • 79 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He entered into The Guinness Book of World Records as "Greatest Age Span Portrayed By A Movie Actor" for Little Big Man (1970) in which he portrayed a character from age 17 to age 121.
  • Quotes
    We all believe what we read. I read how Tom Cruise and I were two big egos holding up shooting. I know that isn't true - but if I wasn't making a movie with him and I just picked up the paper, I'd believe it. That's interesting, isn't it?
  • Trademarks
      He is famous for taking a wide range of difficult roles, such as a crippled street hustler in Midnight Cowboy (1969); an actor pretending to be a woman in Tootsie (1982), an autistic person in Rain Man (1988) and a Captain Pirate in Hook (1991).
  • Salaries
      Hook
      (1991)
      $2,000,000 +gross point

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