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1. Hoffman, Dustin Hoffmannoun

   versatile United States film actor (born in 1937)

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1. dustin hoffman

   Dustin Hoffman is a prolific American actor and director, renowned for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. Born on August 8, 1937, he rose to prominence during the 1960s with groundbreaking roles in films such as ‘The Graduate.' His impressive body of work spans many decades and includes critically acclaimed performances in films like 'Midnight Cowboy', 'Kramer vs. Kramer', 'Rain Man', 'Tootsie', among others. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, four BAFTAs, and two Emmy Awards.

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1. Dustin Hoffman

   Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters. He first drew critical praise for the play Eh?, for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This was soon followed by his breakthrough 1967 film role as Benjamin Braddock, the title character in The Graduate. Since then Hoffman's career has largely been focused on cinema, with sporadic returns to television and the stage. His most notable films include Midnight Cowboy, Little Big Man, Straw Dogs, Papillon, Lenny, Marathon Man, All the President's Men, Kramer vs. Kramer, Tootsie, Rain Man, Hook and Wag the Dog. Hoffman has been nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning two, thirteen Golden Globes, winning six and has won four BAFTAs, three Drama Desk Awards, a Genie Award, and an Emmy Award. Hoffman received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1999, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2012. Hoffman had his directorial debut in 2012, with Quartet.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dustin hoffman in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

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   The numerical value of dustin hoffman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of dustin hoffman in a Sentence

1. Liam Neesonhas:

   Because when you’re doing a play and you’re with your family, other actors, technicians, you do silly things. You do silly things. And it becomes kind of superstitious, if you don’t do it every night, you think it’s going to jinx the show, i think Dustin Hoffman was — I ’m not saying I’ve done similar things like what Dustin Hoffman did, Liam Neesonhas know. Apparently Dustin Hoffman touched another girl’s breast and stuff. But it’s childhood stuff, what Dustin Hoffman was doing.

2. Burt Ward:

   The studio said ‘[ABC] doesn’t want you to do it… We’ve got the hottest show on television, and we don’t want to dilute you doing something else, so you can’t do it,’ i was really dejected. I thought I should do this. So I called Larry and... I told him I wanted to do it so badly, but I can’t. He said, ‘Don’t worry about it. It’s a small movie.’ By the way, the name of the movie was ‘The Graduate.’ When they couldn’t get me, they got another young actor name Dustin Hoffman.

3. Liam Neeson:

   The Dustin Hoffman thing, I’m on the fence about that, when you’re doing a play and you’re with your family – other actors, technicians – you do silly things and it becomes kind of superstitious if you don’t do it every night you think it’s going to jinx the show. I’m not saying I’ve done similar things to what [Hoffman] apparently did but it’s childhood stuff.

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