Dustin Hoffman
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
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.
