Actor, Television producer, Film Producer, Film director, Voice Actor
Dustin Hoffman Net Worth
Dustin Hoffman is an American actor who has a net worth of $100 million. Hoffman is one of the most well-known figures in Hollywood today, and his career has spanned numerous decades with critical acclaim along the way. After breaking through with a lead role in the 1967 film “The Graduate,” Hoffman continued to appear in a range of successful films over the rest of his career, winning multiple Academy Awards in the process. He is also the winner of six Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Awards. Outside of acting, Dustin Hoffman has emerged as a director with the 2012 film “Quartet.”
Hoffman’s early acting career was not easy, and he found himself working odd jobs in order to support himself. His first notable roles were in theatre productions at the Pasadena Playhouse. He worked with a young Gene Hackman, and Dustin later followed Hackman to New York City, living with him alongside Robert Duvall during the 60s. Hoffman found it quite difficult to get work due to his appearance, but early roles during this period included off-Broadway and Broadway productions. He also appeared in TV series like “Naked City,” “The Defenders,” and “Hallmark of Fame.”
Dustin’s film debut came in 1967 with “The Tiger Makes Out.” His breakthrough came later that year with the release of “The Graduate,” in which he played the lead. Hoffman received an Academy Award nomination for this role, for which he received a salary of $20,000 (which became a net of $4,000 after taxes and expenses). Despite receiving multiple offers to star new films, Hoffman returned to New York to further his stage career. He later followed up with a film role in “Midnight Cowboy.”
During the 1970s, Hoffman appeared in films like “Straw Dogs,” “Lenny,” “All the President’s Men,” “Marathon Man,” “Straight Time,” and “Agatha.” To end the decade, Hoffman took a lead role in “Kramer vs. Kramer,” winning his first Academy Award. During the eighties, he appeared in “Tootsie” before appearing in the critical and commercial failure that was “Ishtar.” Hoffman once again ended the decade with an Academy Award win, this time for his role in “Rain Man.”
Dustin’s success continued throughout the 90s with roles in films like “Hook,” “Outbreak,” “Sleepers,” and “Wag the Dog.” This run of notable roles continued throughout the 2000s with “Moonlight Mile,” “Runaway Jury,” “Finding Neverland,” “I Heart Huckabees,” “Meet the Fockers,” and “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium.” He also booked a prominent voice acting role in the commercially successful animated film “Kung Fu Panda.”
During the 2010s, Hoffman booked a role in the HBO series “Luck” before directing his first film, “Quartet.” In 2017, he starred in the critically-acclaimed movie “The Meyerowitz Stories.”
