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Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA, USA

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BIO

Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor. As one of the key actors in the formation of New Hollywood, Hoffman is known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. His accolades include two Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Hoffman has received numerous honors, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1997, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1999, and the Kennedy Center Honors Award in 2012. Actor Robert De Niro has described him as "an actor with the everyman's face who embodied the heartbreakingly human".



Hoffman studied at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music before he decided to go into acting, for which he trained at the Pasadena Playhouse. He received two Academy Awards for Best Actor, for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Rain Man (1988). His other Oscar-nominated roles are for The Graduate (1967), Midnight Cowboy (1969), Lenny (1974), Tootsie (1982), and Wag the Dog (1997). Other notable roles include in Little Big Man (1970), Papillon (1973), Marathon Man (1976), All the President's Men (1976), Ishtar (1987), Dick Tracy (1990), and Hook (1991).

In the 21st century, Hoffman has appeared in films such as Finding Neverland (2004), I Heart Huckabees (2004), and Stranger than Fiction (2006), as well as Meet the Fockers (2004) and the sequel Little Fockers (2010) and The Meyerowitz Stories (2017). Hoffman has done voice work for The Tale of Despereaux (2008) and the Kung Fu Panda film series (2008–2024). In 2012, he made his directorial debut with Quartet.

Hoffman made his Broadway debut in the 1961 play A Cook for Mr. General. He subsequently starred as Willy Loman in the 1984 revival of Death of a Salesman and reprised the role a year later in a television film, earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. In 1989, he received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination for his role as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. He has received three Drama Desk Awards, for his performances in Eh? (1967), Jimmy Shine (1969), and Death of a Salesman (1984), respectively.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1989
Shylock

[Broadway]
Return Engagement, 1984
Willy Loman

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1984
Willy Loman

[Broadway]
1968
Jimmy Shine

[Broadway]
1964
Timmy Cleary (Standby) [Replacement]

[Broadway]
1961
Ridzinski

Productions

 
[Broadway, 1974]
Director
 
[Broadway, 1964] [Replacement]
Stage Manager[Replacement]

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 1990 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Dustin Hoffman, The Merchant of Venice

Drama Desk Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Featured Actor - Play

Dustin Hoffman, The Merchant of Venice


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Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Dustin Hoffman, Death of a Salesman


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Drama Desk Awards - 1969 - Outstanding Performance

Dustin Hoffman, Jimmy Shine


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Drama Desk Awards - 1967 - Best Performance

Dustin Hoffman, Eh?


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Theatre World Awards - 1967 - Performance

Dustin Hoffman, Eh?


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Obie Awards - 1966 - Best Actor

Dustin Hoffman, The Exhaustion of Our Son's Love

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Dustin Hoffman been in?

Dustin Hoffman has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.

How many West End shows has Dustin Hoffman been in?

Dustin Hoffman has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Dustin Hoffman been nominated for?

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Merchant of Venice, Outstanding Featured Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Merchant of Venice, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Death of a Salesman, Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Jimmy Shine, Best Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Eh?, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Eh? and Best Actor (Obie Awards) for The Exhaustion of Our Son's Love.

What awards has Dustin Hoffman won?

Dustin Hoffman has won the following awards: Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Death of a Salesman, Outstanding Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Jimmy Shine, and Best Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for Eh?. Additionally, he received the Performance award from the Theatre World Awards for Eh?, and Best Actor (Obie Awards) for The Exhaustion of Our Son's Love.

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