(born 1937) Stage and film actor, Hoffman played in offBroadway theaters in the 1960s. In 1967 Mike Nichols noticed his talent. With Hoffman’s small stature, Nichols had him play a naive twenty year old in The Graduate (1967), for which he received a Best Actor Oscar nomination. In 1979 he won his first Best Actor Oscar for his role in Kramer vs Kramer.

His role in Rain Man earned him a second Oscar in 1988. Hoffman is also a director and producer of stage, television and film productions.