The Dustin Hoffman Handbook - Everything you need to know about Dustin Hoffman

Kathy Gandy

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Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable types of characters.

He first drew critical praise for the 1966 Off-Broadway play Eh? for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This was soon followed by his breakthrough movie role as Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate (1967). Since then Hoffman's career has largely been focused in cinema with only sporadic returns to television and the stage. Some of his most noted films are Papillon, Marathon Man, Midnight Cowboy, Lenny, All the President's Men, Kramer vs. Kramer, Tootsie, Rain Man, and Wag the Dog.

Hoffman has won two Academy Awards, five Golden Globes, three BAFTAs, three Drama Desk Awards, and an Emmy Award. Dustin Hoffman received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1999.

This book is your ultimate resource for Dustin Hoffman. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away: The Tiger Makes Out, The Graduate, Madigan's Millions, Midnight Cowboy, John and Mary (film), Little Big Man, Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?, Straw Dogs, Alfredo, Alfredo, Papillon (film), Lenny (film), All the President's Men (film), Marathon Man (film), Straight Time, Agatha (film), Kramer vs. Kramer, Tootsie, Terror in the Aisles, Death of a Salesman (1985 film), Ishtar (film), Rain Man, Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, Family Business (film), Dick Tracy (1990 film), Billy Bathgate (film), Hook (film), Hero (1992 film), Horton Hears a Who!, La Classe américaine, Outbreak (film), American Buffalo (film), Sleepers (film), Mad City (film), Wag the Dog, Sphere (film), The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Moonlight Mile (film), Confidence (2003 film), Runaway Jury, Finding Neverland, I Heart Huckabees, Meet the Fockers, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Racing Stripes, The Lost City (2005 film), Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (film), Stranger than Fiction (2006 film), The Holiday, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, Kung Fu Panda, The Tale of Despereaux (film), Last Chance Harvey, Barney's Version (film), Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story, Little Fockers, Kung Fu Panda 2, The Giver

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• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
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Contents

Articles Dustin Hoffman The Tiger Makes Out The Graduate Madigan's Millions Midnight Cowboy John and Mary (film) Little Big Man Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? Straw Dogs Alfredo, Alfredo Papillon (film) Lenny (film) All the President's Men (film) Marathon Man (film) Straight Time Agatha (film) Kramer vs. Kramer

Tootsie Terror in the Aisles Death of a Salesman (1985 film) Ishtar (film) Rain Man Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Family Business (film) Dick Tracy (1990 film) Billy Bathgate (film) Hook (film) Hero (1992 film) Horton Hears a Who! La Classe américaine Outbreak (film) American Buffalo (film) Sleepers (film) Mad City (film)

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Wag the Dog Sphere (film) The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Moonlight Mile (film) Confidence (2003 film) Runaway Jury Finding Neverland

I Heart Huckabees Meet the Fockers Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Racing Stripes The Lost City (2005 film) Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (film) Stranger than Fiction (2006 film) The Holiday Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Kung Fu Panda The Tale of Despereaux (film) Last Chance Harvey Barney's Version (film) Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story Little Fockers Kung Fu Panda 2 The Giver

References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors

Article Licenses License

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Dustin Hoffman

1960–present

Hoffman at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival

Dustin Lee HoffmanAugust 8, 1937Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Spouse

Years active

OccupationActor

Born

Anne Byrne (1969–1980) Lisa Gottsegen (1980–present)

Early life [1] Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, the second and youngest son of Lillian (n e Gold) and Harry Hoffman. His father worked as a prop supervisor/set decorator at Columbia Pictures before becoming a furniture [3] [4] salesman. Hoffman was named after stage and silent screen actor Dustin Farnum. His older brother, Ronald, is a [5] [6] [7] lawyer and economist. Hoffman is from a Jewish family of Ukrainian and Romanian descent, but his [8] [9] upbringing was not religious or observant. He graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1955 and enrolled at Santa Monica College with the intention of studying medicine, leaving after a year to join the Pasadena [10] Playhouse.

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Dustin Hoffman

[1] [1] Dustin Lee Hoffmanis an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre(born August 8, 1937) [2] since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable types of characters. He first drew critical praise for the 1966 Off-Broadway playEh?for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This was soon followed by his breakthrough movie role as Benjamin Braddock inThe Graduate(1967). Since then Hoffman's career has largely been focused in cinema with only sporadic returns to television and the stage. Some of his most noted films arePapillon,Marathon Man,Midnight Cowboy,Lenny,All the President's Men,Kramer vs. Kramer,Tootsie,Rain Man, andWag the Dog. Hoffman has won two Academy Awards, five Golden Globes, three BAFTAs, three Drama Desk Awards, and an Emmy Award. Dustin Hoffman received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1999.

Dustin Hoffman

Career

Early career Hoffman began his acting career at the Pasadena Playhouse alongside future Academy Award nominee Gene Hackman. After two years at the playhouse, Hackman headed for New York City with Hoffman soon following. Having considerable difficulty getting roles in part due to his unconventional countenance for an actor of that time, he took a series of odd jobs, including working as a restaurant coat checker, working in the typing department of the city Yellow Pages directory, and stringing Hawaiian leis. During this time period he would get an occasional bit television role but left acting briefly to teach in order to support himself. He also found work directing off-Broadway and community theater productions and as a professional fragrance tester for Maxwell House. Hoffman would also occasionally do television commercials; an often-replayed segment on programs that explore actors' early work is a clip showing Hoffman touting the Volkswagen Fastback. In 1960, Hoffman landed a role in an off-Broadway production and followed with a walk-on role in a Broadway production in 1961. Hoffman then studied at the famed Actors Studio and became a dedicated method actor. Sidney Pink, a producer and 3D movie pioneer, discovered him in one of his off-Broadway roles and cast him in Madigan's Millions. His first critical success was inEh?by Henry Livings which had its US premiere off-Broadway at the Circle in the Square Downtown on October 16, 1966. Through the early and mid-1960s, Hoffman made appearances in television shows and movies, includingNaked City,The DefendersandHallmark Hall of Fame. Hoffman made his theatrical film debut inThe Tiger Makes Outin 1967, alongside Eli Wallach. In 1967, immediately after wrapping up principal filming onThe Tiger Makes Out, Hoffman flew from New York City to Fargo, North Dakota, where he directed a production of William Saroyan'sThe Time of Your Lifefor the Emma Herbst Community Theatre. The $1,000 he received for the eight-week contract was all he had to hold him over until the funds from the movie materialized.

Major roles In 1966, Mike Nichols cast Hoffman inThe Graduate, which pre-empted him from appearing in the acclaimed Mel Brooks film,The Producersas Franz Liebkind. The film began production in March 1967. Hoffman received an Academy Award nomination for his performance and became a major star although he was initially mocked, often with an implied anti-semitism, for his unconventional looks. After the success of this film, another Hoffman film, Madigan's Millions, shot beforeThe Graduate, was released on the tail of the actor's newfound success. It was considered a failure at the box office. In December 1968 Hoffman returned to Broadway to appear in the title role of Murray Schisgal and John Sebastian's musicalJimmy Shine. For his performance in the production Hoffman won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance. Just a few weeks after leaving the production, Hoffman's next major filmMidnight Cowboypremiered in theatres across the United States on 25 May 1969. For his role as Ratso Rizzo in the film, Hoffman received his second Oscar nomination and the film won the Best Picture honor. This was followed by his role inLittle Big Man (1970) where Jack Crabb, his character, ages from teenager to a 121-year-old man. The film was widely praised by critics, but was overlooked for an award except for a supporting nomination for Chief Dan George.

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Hoffman continued to appear in major films over the next few years. Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?(1971),Straw Dogs(also 1971), andPapillon(1973) were followed byLenny(1974), for which Hoffman received his third nomination for Best Actor in seven years.

Less than two years after the Watergate scandal, Hoffman and Robert Redford starred as Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, respectively, in All the President's Men(1976). Hoffman next starred inMarathon Man(also 1976), a film based on William Goldman's novel of the same name, opposite Laurence Olivier. Hoffman's next roles were less successful. He opted out of directingStraight Time(1978) but starred as a thief. His next film, Michael Apted'sAgatha, was with Vanessa Redgrave as Agatha Christie.

Hoffman next starred in Robert Benton'sKramer vs. Kramer(1979) as Hoffman talks to extras on the set ofLennyin workaholic Ted Kramer whose wife (Meryl Streep) unexpectedly Fort Lauderdale, Florida (1974) leaves him; he raises their son alone. Hoffman gained his first Academy Award, and the film also received the Best Picture honor, plus the awards for Best Supporting Actress (Streep) and Director.

Hoffman in France (1985)

InTootsie(1982), Hoffman portrays Michael Dorsey, a struggling actor who finds himself dressing up as a woman to land a role on a soap opera. His co-star was Jessica Lange.Tootsieearned ten Academy Award nominations, including Hoffman's fifth nomination.

Hoffman then turned to television in the role of Willy Loman inDeath of a Salesman, for which he won the 1985 Emmy Award for Outstanding lead actor in a TV movie or miniseries. He would also go on to win a Golden Globe for the same performance.

Hoffman's largest film failure was Elaine May'sIshtar, with Warren Beatty. The film faced severe production problems, received almost completely negative reviews from critics and was nominated for three Razzie awards. However, Hoffman and Beatty liked the film's final cut [11] [12] and tried to defend it. Hoffmann and Beatty were unaffected by the flop, andIshtarbecame a cult film. James House, who later became [13] a country music artist, served as Hoffman's vocal coach in the film.

In director Barry Levinson'sRain Man(1988), Hoffman starred as an autistic savant, opposite Tom Cruise. Levinson, Hoffman and Cruise worked for two years on the film, and his performance garnered Hoffman his second Academy Award. Upon accepting, Hoffman stated softly to his fellow nominees that it was okay if they didn't vote [14] for him because "I didn't vote for you guys either." AfterRain Man, Hoffman appeared with Sean Connery and Matthew Broderick inFamily Business. The film did relatively poorly with the critics and at the box office. In 1991, Hoffman voiced substitute teacher Mr. Bergstrom inThe Simpsonsepisode "Lisa's Substitute", under the pseudonym Sam Etic. As a reference to this episode, on the episode portraying the Itchy & Scratchy movie, Lisa says that Dustin Hoffman has a cameo but doesn't use his real name. Throughout the 1990s, Hoffman appeared in many large, studio films, such asDick Tracy(1990) (where hisIshtar co-star Beatty plays the titular character),Hero(1992) and the ill-fatedBilly Bathgate(1991) co-starring with Nicole Kidman who was nominated for a Golden Globe). Hoffman also played the title role of Captain Hook in Steven

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Spielberg'sHook(also 1991), earning a Golden Globe nomination; in this movie, Hoffman's costume was so heavy that he had to wear an air-conditioned suit under it. Hoffman played the lead role inOutbreak(1995), alongside Rene Russo, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Donald Sutherland. Following that, he appeared inSleepers(1996) with Brad Pitt, Jason Patric, and Kevin Bacon. It was in the mid-1990s that Hoffman starred in—and was deeply involved in the production of—David Mamet's American Buffalo(also 1996), one of the very few "pure art projects" he is known for, and an early effort of film editor Kate Sanford. In 1997, Hoffman starred opposite John Travolta in the Costa Gavras filmMad Cityand gained his seventh Academy Award nomination for his role inWag The Dog. He next appeared in Barry Levinson's adaptation ofSphere(1998), opposite Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Coyote, Queen Latifah and Liev Schreiber. Hoffman next appeared inMoonlight Mile(2002), followed byConfidence(2003) opposite Edward Burns, Andy Garcaa and Rachel Weisz. Hoffman would finally have a chance to work with Gene Hackman, in Gary Fleder'sRunaway Jury(also 2003), an adaptation of John Grisham's bestselling novel. Hoffman played theater owner Charles Frohman in the J. M. Barrie historical fantasiaFinding Neverland(2004), costarring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. In director David O. Russell'sI Heart Huckabees(also 2004), Hoffman appeared opposite Lily Tomlin as an existential detective team. Hoffman co-starred with Barbra Streisand, Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller in 2004'sMeet the Fockers, the sequel to Meet the Parents(2000). Hoffman won the 2005 MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance. In 2005, he featured in cameo roles in Andy Garcaa'sThe Lost Cityand on the final episode of HBO sitcomCurb Your Enthusiasm's fifth season. Hoffman appeared inStranger than Fiction(2006), played the perfumer Giuseppe Baldini in Tom Tykwer's filmPerfume: The Story of a Murderer(also 2006) and had a cameo in the same year'sThe Holiday. In 2007, he was featured in an advertising campaign for Australian [15] telecommunications company Telstra's Next G network, appeared in the 50 Cent video "Follow My Lead" as a psychiatrist, and played the title character in the family filmMr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. In 2008, although he was reluctant to perform in an animated film, Hoffman had a prominent role in the acclaimed film Kung Fu Panda, which was praised in part for his comedic chemistry with Jack Black and his character's poignantly complex relationship with the story's villain. He later won the Annie Award for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature forKung Fu Pandaand has continued into the role in the franchise's subsequent filmed productions outside of the upcoming television series. He next voiced Roscuro inThe Tale of Despereauxand played the title character inLast Chance Harvey.

Dustin Hoffman during the filming ofLast Chance Harveyin 2008

Hoffman will be starring in the HBO horse-racing dramaLuck (TV Series), as a man involved in activities such as bookmaking and casino [16] operations. He will also directQuartet, a BBC Films comedy [17] starring Maggie Smith and Albert Finney. He will also be starring [18] in Little Fockers, the sequel to Meet the Fockers.

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Personal life [19] Hoffman married Anne Byrne in May 1969. The couple had two children, Karina (b. 1966) and Jenna (born 15 October 1970). Karina is adopted. The couple divorced in 1980. He married attorney Lisa Gottsegen in October 1980; they have four children—Jacob Edward (born 20 March 1981), Rebecca (b. 17 March 1983), Maxwell Geoffrey (born 30 August 1984), and Alexandra Lydia (born 27 October 1987). Hoffman also has two grandchildren. In an interview, he said that all of his children had bar or bat mitzvahs and that he is a more observant Jew now than when he was younger; he also lamented [20] that he is not fluent in Hebrew.

In 1970, Hoffman and Byrne were living in Greenwich Village in a building next door to the townhouse destroyed by members of The Weatherman when they detonated a bomb in the building's basement, killing three people. In the 2002 documentaryThe Weather Underground, Hoffman can be seen standing in the street during the [21] aftermath of the explosion.

With Gottsegen (left), and Jake Hoffman (right), A political liberal, Hoffman has long supported the Democratic Party at Los Angeles Fashion Week (2007) [22] and Ralph Nader. In 1997, he was one of a number of Hollywood stars and executives to sign an open letter to then-German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, published as a newspaper advertisement in theInternational Herald Tribune, which protested the [23] treatment of Scientologists in Germany.

Robert Duvall was a roommate of Hoffman's during their struggling actor years in New York City. Duvall and Hoffman tease each other on the matter of acting training, as Duvall was trained by Sanford Meisner whereas Hoffman was brought up on Lee Strasberg's method acting. Hoffman is still good friends with actor Gene Hackman, who was also friends with Duvall during their years as struggling actors.

There were many rumors and discussions on July 2010 about Hoffman canceling his appearance on Jerusalem Film Festival, as a reaction to the Gaza flotilla raid. However his representatives told The New York Times there was“no [24] truth”to this report.

Filmography and awards

Year

1967

1968

Film

The Tiger Makes Out

The Graduate

Madigan's Millions

Hap

Role

Benjamin Braddock

Jason Fister

Notes

BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year–Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

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Georgie Soloway

Little Big Man

1970

Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role also forAll the President's Men David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Drama

also producer

short subject

A 'Sunday Father'

Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?

Academy Award for Best Actor David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Drama Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor also for Agatha Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role also forMarathon Man

On Location: Dustin Hoffman

1971

Himself

David Sumner

John and Mary

Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo

Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Agatha

1979

Marathon Man

Tootsie

1982

Wally Stanton

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role also forMidnight Cowboy Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

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Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Drama

Alfredo, Alfredo

1972

Straw Dogs

1974

Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels

Papillon

1973

Lenny

Ted Kramer

Carl Bernstein

Himself

Babe Levy

Max Dembo

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Musical or Comedy National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor

short subject

John

Midnight Cowboy

Sunday Father

Kramer vs. Kramer

Dustin Hoffman

1969

Jack Crabb

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role also forJohn and Mary David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor

Straight Time

short subject

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor also for Kramer vs. Kramer

Lenny Bruce

Louis Dega

Alfredo Sbis

1976

The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People

All the President's Men

1978

Runaway Jury

Himself

Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Confidence

2003

The Shakespeare Sessions

Max Brackett

Raymond Babbitt

Academy Award for Best Actor David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Drama Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Willy Loman

Private Conversations

1989

1986

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Chuck Clarke

Narrator

Mad City

Sphere

1998

Moonlight Mile

2002

La Classe américaine

in archive footage only

1993

Stanley Motss

Danny Snyder

Peter

Walt 'Teach' Teacher

Wendell Rohr

Dr. Norman Goodman

documentary

Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award

documentary

1984

Death of a Salesman

Dustin Hoffman

1985

Terror in the Aisles

Rain Man

1988

Himself

1999

Goldwyn

2001

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Tuesday

Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

1987

Ishtar

7

Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor–Miniseries or a Movie Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special

Narrator

Narrator

Ben Floss

Winston King

Himself

The Conscience

Jonas in the Desert

Wag the Dog

1994

1997

Sleepers

Outbreak

Colonel Sam Daniels

1995

American Buffalo

1996

documentary

archival footage

Captain Hook

Vito McMullen

Mumbles

Narrator

Dutch Schultz

Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante

documentary

short subject

documentary

1992

Family Business

Horton Hears a Who!

1992

Hero aka. Accidental Hero

1991

Dick Tracy

Hook

1990

Billy Bathgate