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  2. Hoffman's first acting role was at the Pasadena Playhouse, alongside future Academy Award–winner Gene Hackman. [27] After two years there, Hackman headed for New York City, with Hoffman soon following.

  3. Dustin Hoffman. Actor: Tootsie. Dustin Lee Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lillian (Gold) and Harry Hoffman, who was a furniture salesman and prop supervisor for Columbia Pictures. He was raised in a Jewish family (from Ukraine, Russia-Poland, and Romania).

    • August 8, 1937
  4. Sep 11, 2024 · Hoffman began acting at age 19 after dropping out of music studies at California ’s Santa Monica City College. He then moved to New York City, where he struggled for several years in odd jobs and eventually landed small parts on television and leading roles Off-Broadway, where he won an Obie Award. The GraduateDustin Hoffman in The Graduate (1967).

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  5. American actor Dustin Hoffman began his career by appearing in an episode of Naked City in 1961. His first theatrical performance was 1961's Shmem needs a shink as Ridzinski. Following several guest appearances on television, he starred in the 1966 play Eh?; his performance garnered him both a Theatre World Award and Drama Desk Award. [ 1 ] .

  6. Dec 18, 2023 · After making his Broadway debut in 1961, Hoffman has consistently performed on the stage from then onwards, receiving a Tony Award nomination in the process, as well as earning a Primetime Emmy Award for his reprisal of his role in Death Of A Salesman for television.

  7. Hoffman graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1955, and went to Santa Monica City College, where he dropped out after a year due to bad grades. But before he did, he took an acting course because he was told that "nobody flunks acting."

  8. Jun 19, 2024 · Some of the most famous Dustin Hoffman movies over the course of his years as a young actor include Midnight Cowboy (1969), All the President's Men (1976), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and...