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A brilliant character actor who has stayed on top of his craft for more than 40 years, Dustin Hoffman was born Aug. 8, 1937, in Los Angeles. He started his acting career at the Pasadena Playhouse at age 19. Next, he struggled for years for a breakthrough on the New York stage, finally winning a 1966 Obie award for "The Journey of the Fifth Horse."
Director Mike Nichols was so impressed that he cast the unknown Hoffman in his first major film role, as Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate (after Robert Redford turned down the part). The result: overnight stardom and a Best Actor Oscar nomination for Hoffman.
He repeated that honor with a risky, against-type performance in Midnight Cowboy (1969). Kramer vs. Kramer and Rain Man both earned Best Actor Academy Awards for Hoffman, who nabbed additional nominations for Lenny, Tootsie and Wag the Dog. ... - from Netflix
Dustin Lee Hoffman[1] (born August 8, 1937)[1] is an American actor who has had a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. 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 more important films - en.wikipedia.org
LONDON -- A jogger who suffered a heart attack while running in a British park has credited actor Dustin Hoffman with helping save his life, according to a report. Sam Dempster, 27, was running in London's central Hyde Park ... by Ian Johnston, msnbc.com
According to several sources, including the British newspaper The Sun, the actor Dustin Hoffman recently came to the aid of a jogger who collapsed in London's Hyde Park, leaping into action and calling an ambulance for the ... by Mark Remy
Is there something in the water in Hollywood... and also New Jersey? Because in the past five weeks, saving a civilian's life has become the new Kabbalah -- everyone who's famous is doing it. In April, Ryan Gosling grabbed a ... by Hillary Busis
A London lawyer has credited actor Dustin Hoffman with saving his life when he suffered a heart attack while jogging in the city's Hyde Park, becoming the latest celebrity in recent weeks to help rescue a person in crisis. by BClemmens
Dustin Hoffman joins roll-call of celebrity heroes - Chicago Tribune
Reel news: 'The Avengers,' heroic Dustin Hoffman - San Francisco Chronicle
Celebrity Heroes of the Day: Mila Kunis and Dustin Hoffman! - E! Online
People: John Travolta; Dustin Hoffman; Charlize Theron - Pittsburgh Post Gazette