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| Name |
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Dustin Hoffman |
| Real Name |
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Dustin Lee Hoffman |
| Height |
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5' 5½" (165
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| Date of Birth |
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8 August 1937 |
| Place of Birth |
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Los Angeles, California,
USA |
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| Biography: |
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Born on 8 August 1937 in Los Angeles,
Dustin Hoffman originally studied to become a doctor,
but later focused his attentions on acting. Upon
relocating to New York City, he worked a series
of odd jobs, landing the occasional small television
role and later touring in summer stock.
In 1967, Hoffman made his film debut with a tiny
role in the feature The Tiger Makes Out. Then he
was spotted by director Mike Nichols, who cast him
in the lead role in his black comedy The Graduate
(1967). Though 30 at
the time of filming, Hoffman was perfectly cast
as an alienated college student, and his performance
won him not only an Oscar nomination but also made
him a hugely popular actor with the youth market.
For his work in Midnight Cowboy (1969),
Hoffman earned a second Oscar nomination. In 1970,
he starred in Little Big Man, portraying an Indian
fighter - a role which required him to age 100 years.
In 1973, Hoffman starred in the prison drama Papillon,
which returned him to the ranks of box-office success
before he starred as the legendary stand-up comedian
Lenny Bruce in Lenny (1974),
a stunning portrayal which earned him a third Oscar
nomination. Another real-life figure followed as
he portrayed Carl Bernstein opposite Robert Redford
in the Watergate docudrama All the President's Men
(1976).
Next, Hoffman starred in Marathon Man (1976)
and scored another major hit. The domestic drama
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
was also a major success and his portrayal of a
divorced father finally earned him an Academy Award.
He also won a Golden Globe, as well as honors from
the New York and Los Angeles critics. Hoffman's
next film, the comedy Tootsie (1982),
was even more successful at the box office. Starring
as an out-of-work actor who dresses in drag to win
a role on a soap opera, he earned yet another Oscar
nomination.
For his performance as a middle-aged autistic in
Rain Man (1988), co-star
with Tom Cruise, Hoffman won a second Best Actor
Oscar. The next year he starred in Family Business
in which he starred with Sean Connery and Matthew
Broderick.
After Hero (1992),
Hoffman disappeared from the screen for three years.
His comeback film, Outbreak (1995),
performed fairly well at the box office. He next
joined an ensemble cast also including Robert De
Niro and Brad Pitt in Sleepers (1996).
In 1997, Hoffman again got another Best Actor nomination
for his portrayal of Stanley Motss, a neurotic producer
in Wag the Dog.
In April 1999, Hoffman was honored by the American
Film Institute in A Tribute to Dustin Hoffman, a
televised ceremony in which he was presented with
an AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. |
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| Filmography: |
| 2006 |
Perfume |
| 2005 |
The Lost City |
| 2005 |
Stranger Than Fiction |
| 2005 |
Racing Stripes |
| 2004 |
Meet the Fockers |
| 2004 |
I Heart Huckabees |
| 2004 |
Finding Neverland |
| 2003 |
Confidence |
| 2003 |
Runaway Jury |
| 2002 |
Moonlight Mile |
| 2001 |
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies |
| 2001 |
Tuesday |
| 2000 |
The Directors: Barry Levinson |
| 1999 |
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc |
| 1998 |
Sphere |
| 1997 |
Wag the Dog |
| 1997 |
Mad City |
| 1996 |
American Buffalo |
| 1996 |
Sleepers |
| 1995 |
Outbreak |
| 1994 |
Comic Relief VI |
| 1993 |
Earth and the American Dream |
| 1992 |
Hero |
| 1991 |
Hook |
| 1991 |
Billy Bathgate |
| 1991 |
Remember Pearl Harbor |
| 1990 |
The Earth Day Special |
| 1990 |
Dick Tracy |
| 1989 |
Family Business |
| 1989 |
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt |
| 1988 |
Rain Man |
| 1987 |
Ishtar |
| 1985 |
Private Conversations |
| 1985 |
Death of a Salesman |
| 1982 |
Tootsie |
| 1979 |
Agatha |
| 1979 |
Kramer vs. Kramer |
| 1978 |
Straight Time |
| 1976 |
All the President's Men |
| 1976 |
Marathon Man |
| 1974 |
Lenny |
| 1973 |
Papillon |
| 1972 |
Alfredo, Alfredo |
| 1971 |
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying
Those Terrible
Things About Me? |
| 1971 |
Straw Dogs |
| 1971 |
The Point |
| 1970 |
Little Big Man |
| 1970 |
Dr. Seuss: Horton Hears a Who! |
| 1969 |
John and Mary |
| 1969 |
Midnight Cowboy |
| 1968 |
Madigan's Millions |
| 1967 |
The Tiger Makes Out |
| 1967 |
The Graduate |
| 1967 |
The Star Wagon |
| 1966 |
The Journey of the Fifth Horse |
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| Awards: |
| Academy Awards |
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1997 Best Actor (Wag
The Dog) |
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1988 Best Actor (Rain
Man) |
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1982 Best Actor (Tootsie) |
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1979 Best Actor (Kramer
Vs. Kramer) |
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1974 Best Actor (Lenny) |
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1969 Best Actor (Midnight
Cowboy) |
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1967 Best Actor (Graduate) |
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| American Film Institute |
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1999 Lifetime Achievement
Award |
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| Berlin International Film
Festival |
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1989 Honorary Golden
Bear |
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| British Academy Awards |
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1983 Best Actor (Tootsie) |
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1969 Best Actor (John
And Mary) |
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1969 Best Actor (Midnight
Cowboy) |
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1968 Most Promising
Newcomer (Graduate) |
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| Golden Globe |
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1997 Best Actor in Musical
or Comedy Picture (Wag
the Dog) |
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1996 Cecil B. DeMille
Award |
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1991 Best Actor - Musical
or Comedy (Hook) |
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1988 Best Actor - Drama
(Rain Man) |
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1982 Best Actor - Musical
or Comedy (Tootsie) |
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1979 Best Actor - Drama
(Kramer vs. Kramer) |
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1976 Best Actor - Drama
(Marathon Man) |
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1974 Best Actor - Drama
(Lenny) |
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1969 Best Actor - Drama
(Midnight Cowboy) |
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1969 Best Actor - Musical
or Comedy (John
and Mary) |
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1967 Best Actor - Musical
or Comedy (Graduate) |
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1967 New Star of the
Year - Male (Graduate) |
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| Screen Actors Guild |
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1997 Best Actor (Wag
the Dog) |
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| Venice International Film
Festival |
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1996 Golden Lion for
Career |
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