this multi award-winning actor is famous
for taking on incredibly difficult roles
and one of these involved him dressing
as a woman welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be taking a look at the
career of Dustin Hoffman what do you
mean you don’t have a thing to wear do
you see me in all of these she hasn’t
seen in the white thing what this cannot
wear white to a casual dinner it’s too
dressy
Dustin Leigh Hoffman was born on August
8th 1937 in Los Angeles California he
was named after silent film actor Dustin
Farnham but Hoffman’s film roots spread
even further his father was a set
dresser and props supervisor at Columbia
Studios before the Great Depression
Hoffman was a class clown and a natural
performer in his youth he used these
skills to participate in school plays
however he lost interest in entertaining
others when he developed acne and needed
braces as a teen fortunately a professor
at Santa Monica City College rekindled
his love of the stage this caused him to
take up studies at the Pasadena
Playhouse where he befriended a fellow
student named Gene Hackman the pair
headed to New York together and became
roommates for a short time while
auditioning for acting roles Hoffman was
forced to take any work he could find
including jobs as a waiter and a janitor
however after developing himself as a
committed method actor he eventually
made it to Broadway after several years
on stage Hoffman landed bit parts on
television and in film however his
breakout role came in 1967 s
coming-of-age film the graduate not only
was this movie a massive box-office
success but the project also earned
Hoffman a Golden Globe and an Academy
Award nomination for Best Actor mrs.
Robinson you’re trying to seduce me
Hoffman continued to impress critics and
just two years later he earned another
Oscar nod for his role in 1969 s
Midnight Cowboy over the next decade
Hoffman appeared in a variety of
projects and earned recognition for such
as little big men straw dogs Lenny all
the President’s Men and marathon men
Hoffman finally took home his first
Oscar for his portrayal of a divorced
man who learns to care for his son but
is then forced to fight for custody in
1979 s Kramer vs Kramer despite the
massive success of his career Hoffman
was in turmoil off-camera this period
saw the end of his first marriage the
death of his mother and ongoing lawsuits
with several Hollywood studios over his
loss of creative control unfortunately
he also lost several close friendships
around this time as a result of his
fierce temper and perfectionism onset
you’ve got one of the worst reputations
in this town Michael nobody will hire
you Hoffman eventually rebounded
remarried and sought Oscar gold once
again this time he wooed the Academy as
a volatile actor who was forced to
crossdress
to land a soap opera role in 1982 s
Tootsie a few years later Hoffman
impressed again as an autistic savant
opposite Tom Cruise in 1988 Rain Man
Hoffman found it difficult to recreate
the success he won during the 1980s over
the next decade but while he did not
manage any major Oscar buzz in the early
1990s he still entertained audiences in
several notable roles
these included the criminal mumbles in
Dick Tracy and the iconic pirate hook in
1991 s blockbuster of the same name I
remember you being a lot bigger
ten-year-old on cue
that same decade Hoffman attracted
interest for other major projects these
included his role as a colonel in 1995
epidemic disaster film outbreak a
washed-up lawyer in 1996’s sleepers a
television journalist in Mad City a
producer in 1997’s wag the dog and a
psychologist in 1998 sci-fi thriller
spear following the turn of the
millennium Hoffman played a lawyer with
morals in runaway jury a theater owner
in Finding Neverland and Ben Stiller’s
father in 2004’s Meet the Fockers and
its subsequent sequels soon after he
became the owner of a magical toy store
and mr. Magorium’s wonder Emporium and
lent his voice to Master Shifu
in Kung Fu Panda and its sequel in 2010
Hoffman garnered a Genie Award for Best
Performance in a supporting role for
portraying Izzy Panofsky in Mordecai
Richler
Barney’s version he is the only actor
ever to have had Top Billing in three
films that won the Best Picture Oscar
with his devotion to his art and his
ability to entertain Dustin Hoffman
continues to dazzle audiences well I
cannot tell y’all how people move
for taking on incredibly difficult roles
and one of these involved him dressing
as a woman welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be taking a look at the
career of Dustin Hoffman what do you
mean you don’t have a thing to wear do
you see me in all of these she hasn’t
seen in the white thing what this cannot
wear white to a casual dinner it’s too
dressy
Dustin Leigh Hoffman was born on August
8th 1937 in Los Angeles California he
was named after silent film actor Dustin
Farnham but Hoffman’s film roots spread
even further his father was a set
dresser and props supervisor at Columbia
Studios before the Great Depression
Hoffman was a class clown and a natural
performer in his youth he used these
skills to participate in school plays
however he lost interest in entertaining
others when he developed acne and needed
braces as a teen fortunately a professor
at Santa Monica City College rekindled
his love of the stage this caused him to
take up studies at the Pasadena
Playhouse where he befriended a fellow
student named Gene Hackman the pair
headed to New York together and became
roommates for a short time while
auditioning for acting roles Hoffman was
forced to take any work he could find
including jobs as a waiter and a janitor
however after developing himself as a
committed method actor he eventually
made it to Broadway after several years
on stage Hoffman landed bit parts on
television and in film however his
breakout role came in 1967 s
coming-of-age film the graduate not only
was this movie a massive box-office
success but the project also earned
Hoffman a Golden Globe and an Academy
Award nomination for Best Actor mrs.
Robinson you’re trying to seduce me
Hoffman continued to impress critics and
just two years later he earned another
Oscar nod for his role in 1969 s
Midnight Cowboy over the next decade
Hoffman appeared in a variety of
projects and earned recognition for such
as little big men straw dogs Lenny all
the President’s Men and marathon men
Hoffman finally took home his first
Oscar for his portrayal of a divorced
man who learns to care for his son but
is then forced to fight for custody in
1979 s Kramer vs Kramer despite the
massive success of his career Hoffman
was in turmoil off-camera this period
saw the end of his first marriage the
death of his mother and ongoing lawsuits
with several Hollywood studios over his
loss of creative control unfortunately
he also lost several close friendships
around this time as a result of his
fierce temper and perfectionism onset
you’ve got one of the worst reputations
in this town Michael nobody will hire
you Hoffman eventually rebounded
remarried and sought Oscar gold once
again this time he wooed the Academy as
a volatile actor who was forced to
crossdress
to land a soap opera role in 1982 s
Tootsie a few years later Hoffman
impressed again as an autistic savant
opposite Tom Cruise in 1988 Rain Man
Hoffman found it difficult to recreate
the success he won during the 1980s over
the next decade but while he did not
manage any major Oscar buzz in the early
1990s he still entertained audiences in
several notable roles
these included the criminal mumbles in
Dick Tracy and the iconic pirate hook in
1991 s blockbuster of the same name I
remember you being a lot bigger
ten-year-old on cue
that same decade Hoffman attracted
interest for other major projects these
included his role as a colonel in 1995
epidemic disaster film outbreak a
washed-up lawyer in 1996’s sleepers a
television journalist in Mad City a
producer in 1997’s wag the dog and a
psychologist in 1998 sci-fi thriller
spear following the turn of the
millennium Hoffman played a lawyer with
morals in runaway jury a theater owner
in Finding Neverland and Ben Stiller’s
father in 2004’s Meet the Fockers and
its subsequent sequels soon after he
became the owner of a magical toy store
and mr. Magorium’s wonder Emporium and
lent his voice to Master Shifu
in Kung Fu Panda and its sequel in 2010
Hoffman garnered a Genie Award for Best
Performance in a supporting role for
portraying Izzy Panofsky in Mordecai
Richler
Barney’s version he is the only actor
ever to have had Top Billing in three
films that won the Best Picture Oscar
with his devotion to his art and his
ability to entertain Dustin Hoffman
continues to dazzle audiences well I
cannot tell y’all how people move
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