dustin hoffman

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Definition of dustin hoffman in English English dictionary

born Aug. 8, 1937, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. U.S. actor. He acted in off-Broadway plays from 1965 and made his screen debut in The Graduate (1967), a phenomenal hit. He played a remarkable range of characters in films such as Midnight Cowboy (1969), Little Big Man (1970), All the President's Men (1976), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979, Academy Award), Tootsie (1982), Rain Man (1988, Academy Award), and Wag the Dog (1997). He returned to the Broadway stage in a revival of Death of a Salesman (1984), repeating the role for television (1985, Emmy Award), and played Shylock in The Merchant of Venice in London (1989) and New York (1990)

(born 1937) American film actor who starred in "The Graduate" (1967) and won his first Oscar for best actor for his performance in "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1979)

Hyphenation

Dus·tin Hoff·man

Turkish pronunciation

dʌstîn hôfmın

Pronunciation

/ˈdəstən ˈhôfmən/ /ˈdʌstɪn ˈhɔːfmən/