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One thing about being successful is that I stopped being afraid of dying. Once you're a star you're dead already. You're embalmed.

Dustin Hoffman

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Dustin Hoffman
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: August 8
Actor
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Dustin Lee Hoffman
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