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Dustin Hoffman was born in LA in 1937 to a furniture salesman and amateur actress, but not before asking what his motivation was for leaving the womb. His first acting role was Tiny Tim at junior school and he joined the Pasadena Playhouse after college. He made his Broadway debut in 1961 and continued to act on the stage until he landed a small part in The Tiger Makes Out in 1967. His big break came when he persuaded Mike Nichols to back him over Robert Redford for the role of Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate. Oscar-nominated, as he was for his next performance as Ratso Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy, Hoffman has become synonymous with method and attention to detail.
