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Dustin Lee Hoffman

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Dustin Hoffman、德斯汀·荷夫曼

Birth data

Gender
Male
Birth date
August 8, 1937
Birth time
17:07（UTC-08:00）
As recorded: 17:07 (= 5:07 PM)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, United StatesAs recorded: Los Angeles, California, 34n03, 118w15
Country / region
United States
Reliability
AABirth record or official document

Biography

Dustin Lee Hoffman was born on August 8, 1937, in Los Angeles. He is an American actor and filmmaker, regarded as one of the key leading men in the formation of New Hollywood and known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters.

He studied at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music before deciding to go into acting, which he trained for at the Pasadena Playhouse. He first appeared on Broadway in 1961, and made his film debut in the black comedy The Tiger Makes Out (1967). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Rain Man (1988), and was Oscar-nominated for The Graduate (1967), Midnight Cowboy (1969), Lenny (1974), Tootsie (1982) and Wag the Dog (1997). Other notable roles include Little Big Man, Papillon, All the President's Men and Hook.

His accolades include two Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, five Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. He received the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1997, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1999 and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2012. He made his directorial debut with Quartet in 2012 and has also voiced a character in the Kung Fu Panda film series.

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