Dustin Hoffman Add to My Celebs Age 74 Birthday Aug. 8th, 1937 Born in Los Angeles, California, USA Height 5' 5 1/2"

Dustin Hoffman's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies Dustin Hoff… Sunday Morning Shootout Dustin Hoff… Tinseltown TV (UK) Dustin Hoff…

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Little Fockers 2010 - Barney's Version 2009 - Last Chance Harvey 2008 - The Tale of Despereaux 2008 - Kung Fu Panda 2007 - Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 2006 - Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer 2006 - The Holiday 2005 - Racing Stripes 2005 - Rumor has it... 2004 - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2004 - Meet the Fockers 2004 - I Heart Huckabees 2004 - Finding Neverland 2003 - Runaway Jury 2003 - Confidence 2002 - The Weather Underground 2002 - Moonlight Mile 1999 - Joan of Arc 1999 - Being John Malkovich 1998 - Sphere 1997 - Mad City 1997 - Wag the Dog 1996 - Sleepers 1996 - American Buffalo 1995 - Outbreak 1991 - Hook 1991 - Billy Bathgate 1990 - Dick Tracy 1989 - Family Business 1988 - Rain Man 1987 - Ishtar 1984 - Terror in the Aisles 1982 - Tootsie 1979 - Kramer vs. Kramer 1979 - Agatha 1978 - Straight Time 1976 - Marathon Man 1976 - All the President's Men 1974 - Lenny 1973 - Papillon 1971 - Straw Dogs 1970 - Little Big Man 1969 - Midnight Cowboy 1968 - Madigan's Millions 1967 - The Graduate

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1955. 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.


TRIVIA:

• January 1999: He was awarded $3m in damages and compensation in a case against "Los Angeles" Magazine, because it had printed a digitally altered image of him in a dress (cf. _Tootsie (1982)_ (qv)). In July 2001 a federal appeals court overturned the verdict. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that because the photo appeared in an article, not an advertisement, the use of the actor's likeness did not constitute "commercial speech" and was entitled to the full protection of the 1st Amendment.
• In 1993 he, together with 'Anne Bancroft (I)' (qv), accepted the Oscar for "Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium", on behalf of 'Ruth Prawer Jhabvala' (qv), who wasn't present at the awards ceremony.
• Was in talks to appear in _The Verdict (1982)_ (qv).
• April 2005: Recipient of a Lincoln Center tribute.
• He is from a family of Polish Jews.
• As roommates, Hoffman and 'Gene Hackman' (qv) would often go to the apartment rooftop and play the drums. Hoffman played the bongo drums while Hackman played the conga drums. They did it out of their love for 'Marlon Brando' (qv), who they had heard played music in clubs. They wanted to be like Brando and were big fans of his.
• Was considered for the role of Mario Mario in _Super Mario Bros. (1993)_ (qv).
• Two of his films are on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time. They are _Rain Man (1988)_ (qv) at #63 and _All the President's Men (1976)_ (qv) at #34.

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