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Dustin Hoffman

Born in Los Angeles, USA, August 1937. Enter your age above to see where you would be on this timeline.

Star of The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy and Rain Man

  1. 0
    Born
    August 1937 · Los Angeles, USA · Life
  2. ~21
    Trains at the Pasadena Playhouse with Gene Hackman
    1958 · Pasadena, California, USA · Learning
  3. ~29
    Wins an Obie Award off-Broadway
    1966 · New York City, USA · Triumph
  4. 30
    Becomes a star at 30 as Benjamin in The Graduate
    December 1967 · USA · Triumph
  5. ~32
    Plays Ratso Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy
    1969 · USA · Triumph
  6. ~39
    Plays Carl Bernstein in All the President's Men
    1976 · USA · Triumph
  7. 42
    Wins his first Oscar, for Kramer vs. Kramer
    April 1980 · Los Angeles, USA · Triumph
  8. ~45
    Plays a man posing as a woman in Tootsie
    1982 · USA · Triumph
  9. 51
    Wins his second Oscar, for Rain Man
    March 1989 · Los Angeles, USA · Triumph
  10. ~75
    Directs his first film, Quartet, at 75
    2012 · England · Work

Dates marked “~” are known only to the year, so the age may be off by one. Facts are checked against public sources, but mistakes can slip through.