Dustin Hoffman
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Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor. He has been in many movies.
Early life
[change | change source]Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the younger son of Lillian, a jazz pianist, and Harry Hoffman, who worked as a prop supervisor/set decorator at Columbia Pictures before becoming a furniture salesman.[1][2] His brother, Ronald, is a lawyer and economist. Hoffman's family was Jewish, although he was not brought up religious.[3] After he married his second wife, he started to observe Judaism more.[4] His family was also from Yviv in what is now Ukraine.[5][6][7][8][9] He graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1955.
Dustin Hoffman's movies
[change | change source]Hoffman starred in Hook, The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, Marathon Man, All the President's Men, Kramer vs. Kramer, Tootsie, Stranger than Fiction, Meet the Fockers and Rain Man.
Personal life
[change | change source]In 2013, Hoffman had successful treatment for cancer.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Yahoo movies biography.
- ↑ Film Reference.com biography.
- ↑ Bernard, Sarah (2007-11-18). "The Tortoise and the Whoopee Cushion". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
- ↑ Hoffman's Jewish return. Ynet.com. 19 November 2006.
- ↑ Gross, Terry (January 16, 2013). 'Quartet': Dustin Hoffman, Behind The Camera (Radio broadcast). National Public Radio (NPR). Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Dustin Hoffman says it's a great era for television, the worst ever for film". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. July 8, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ↑ Schleier, Curt (January 3, 2013). "Hollywood Legend Talks Films and Faith". Forward.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ↑ Pogrebin, Abigail (October 2005). Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish. Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-1612-3.
- ↑ Finding Your Roots, March 8, 2016, PBS