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| Birth Name: |
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Dustin Lee Hoffman
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| Date of Birth: |
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August 8, 1937
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| Birth Place: |
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Los Angeles, CA
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| Education: |
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Los Angeles High School
Santa Monica College
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| Marriages: |
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Ann Byrne (1969 - 1980)
Lisa Gottsegen (1980 - present)
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| Children: |
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Jenna (daughter) - born in 1970
Jake (son) - born in 1981
Rebecca (daughter) - born in 1983
Max (son) - born in 1984
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| Big Break: |
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The Graduate
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| Starmaking Role: |
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Midnight Cowboy
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| Biggest Hit: |
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Sad to say but Meet the Fockers is Dustin Hoffman's biggest box office hit.
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| Career Low: |
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Ishtar, because it has become the poster child for bad movies.
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| Comeback Vehicle: |
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He wasn't down very long. His next movie after Ishtar was Rain Man.
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| Tabloid Moments: |
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Los Angeles Magazine had to pay Dustin Hoffman $3 million dollars after he sued them for digitally altering a picture of his face from the movie Tootsie on the body of a model wearing a dress and heals.
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| Good Works: |
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Supports the Democratic Party
Chairs the Artistic Advisory Board at Santa Monica College's Broad Stage
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| Quintssential Quality: |
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The Method Actor
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