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). 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." Also received some training at Los Angeles Conservatory of Music. Decided to go into acting because he did not want to work or go into the service. Trained at The Pasadena Playhouse for two years. See full bio on IMDb »
Dustin Hoffman got grilled like a cheeseburger when John Oliver tore apart the actor's response to claims he sexually harassed a crew member on a movie set. Things got super heated in the… READ MORE >
Dustin Hoffman is apologizing for allegedly sexually harassing a 17-year-old intern back in 1985, but he's not confessing to any wrongdoing. The 80-year-old actor addressed the claims… READ MORE >
Dustin Hoffman's shakin' in his boots just thinking about the Raiders moving to Sin City ... telling TMZ Sports, "I'm just worried about those kids that are on the team living in Vegas." READ MORE >
Dustin Hoffman has a message for Kobe Bryant -- don't become some dumb Focker when your NBA career is over. Hoffman -- a huge Lakers fan -- was out in L.A. Tuesday when we asked if he… READ MORE >
The writer/director of "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" tells TMZ ... he harbors no grudges against "Breaking Bad" for trashing his movie, because he also thinks it's a piece of crap!In case you… READ MORE >
Dustin Hoffman says the TMZ reports surrounding the deaths of 3 horses on the set of "Luck" last year are to blame for his show getting canceled ... claiming our facts were wrong. Dustin… READ MORE >
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton WILL be the next President of the U.S. ... at least if Dustin Hoffman gets his way.Dustin was out in DC yesterday when we asked if he'd ever co-star alongside… READ MORE >
First step is denial ... then anger ... then comes the AFTER PARTY ... at least , that's how the big shots behind "Luck" are grieving the death of their show. TMZ has learned "Luck" star Dustin… READ MORE >
The man who trained the third horse that died on the set of HBO's "Luck" is telling friends ... NO ONE is to blame for the fatality ... insisting the animals received exceptional care, but… READ MORE >
Not to beat a dead horse -- but Dustin Hoffman didn't look too happy today in L.A. ... hours after hearing HBO had cancelled his new show "Luck."As we reported, the network shut down the… READ MORE >
