Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor, known for his distinctive gravely voice. He is best known for his roles as Raymond Babbitt in the 1988 comedy-drama film , the titular character (along with Robin Williams as Peter Pan) of the 1991 adventure film , Charles Frohman in the 2004 biographical fantasy film , Bernie Focker in the , and for voicing Roscuro in the 2008 adaptation of and Master Shifu in ' .
For Disney, he portrayed Mumbles in the 1990 Touchstone Pictures comedy film Dick Tracy, Ben Floss in Moonlight Mile, and Dutch Schultz in Billy Bathgate. In Aladdin and the King of Thieves, his role as Raymond Babbitt from Rain Man was spoofed by Genie.
Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, the younger of two sons of Harry Hoffman and Lillian (née Gold). His father worked as a prop supervisor (set decorator) at Columbia Pictures before becoming a furniture salesman. Hoffman was named after stage and silent screen actor . He has an elder brother Ronald, who is a lawyer and economist. Hoffman is Jewish, from an Ashkenazi Jewish family of immigrants from Kyiv, Ukraine (then a part of the Russian Empire), and Iași, Romania. The family's surname was spelled Гойхман (Goikhman) in the Russian Empire.
His upbringing was nonreligious and he has said, "I don't have any memory of celebrating holidays growing up that were Jewish", and that he had "realized" he was Jewish at around the age of 10. Hoffman graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1955 and enrolled at Santa Monica College with the intention of studying medicine. But he decided to become an actor, leaving the next year to join the Pasadena Playhouse, although when he told his family about his career goal, his Aunt Pearl warned him, "You can't be an actor. You are not good-looking enough."
==Roles==
Mumbles.png|Mumbles(Dick Tracy)
Dutch Schultz - Billy Bathgate.jpg|Dutch Schultz()
==Gallery==
Genie as Raymond Babbitt.jpg|Genie as Raymond Babbitt
Dustin Hoffman 64th Cannes Fest.jpg|Dustin Hoffman attending the 64th annual Cannes Film Fest in May 2011.
Dustin Hoffman 70th Golden Globes.jpg|Dustin Hoffman speaks onstage at the 70th annual Golden Globes in January 2013.
Dustin & Lisa Hoffman TIFF14.jpg|Dustin Hoffman and his wife, Lisa, attending the 2014 Toronto International Film Fest.
Dustin Hoffman Hollywood Film Awards.jpg|Dustin Hoffman speaks at the 21st annual Hollywood Film Awards in November 2017.
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