Dustin Hoffman American Actor Known for Tootsie

Dustin Hoffman is an American actor born on 8 August 1937 in Los Angeles. Audiences know him from Tootsie (1982) and Finding Neverland (2004).

Early life

He went on to study at Los Angeles High School, Santa Monica College and Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.

Career

He appears in The Graduate (1967), the earliest title among his listed credits. Midnight Cowboy (1969) and John and Mary (1969) are among his 1960s credits. In the 1970s, he appeared in All the President's Men (1976, as Carl Bernstein) and Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). The 1980s brought Rain Man (1988, as Raymond Babbitt) and Family Business (1989). His 1990s credits include Wag the Dog (1997, as Stanley Motss) and Being John Malkovich (1999).

He has 67 films and 2 TV series on record from 1967 to 2026. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (19), followed by comedy (12) and crime (9). Diamond (2026) is the newest entry in his credits. Of his seven titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Meet the Fockers (2004) has the highest, at $517 million. The records also name him as director on Quartet.

Robert De Niro appears in four of his listed titles, including Sleepers (1996) and Little Fockers (2010). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Bill Murray (four titles) and Andy Garcia (four titles). Barry Levinson directed three of his titles on record, among them Sphere (1998). Andy Garcia is credited as director on two of them, including The Lost City (2005).

Recognition

He has won two Academy Awards (1980 and 1989). His other honours include the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (1986) for Death of a Salesman and a Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (1997). The nominations list includes the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1968 for The Graduate. The records list 11 awards won and 8 nominations for him.

Personal life

He has been married to Lisa Hoffman since 1980. Earlier marriages on record are to Anne Byrne (1969 to 1980). He is the father of Jake Hoffman.