Dustin Hoffman
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
- Birthday: August 8, 1937
Dustin Hoffman emerged as a key figure in the “Hollywood Renaissance” of the 1960s and ‘70s, personifying a new generation of anti-heroes in “The Graduate” (1967), “Midnight Cowboy” (1969), and “All The President’s Men” (1974). The Strasberg-trained actor was known for unrelenting dedication to his craft in some of the big screen’s most demanding roles, earning an Oscar nomination for playing an actor in drag who unwittingly becomes a female role model in “Tootsie” (1982), and for his portrayal of an autistic savant in…more
