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Dustin Hoffman
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: August 8
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Dustin Lee Hoffman
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Somehow I think it was declared very early on that I was the - if not the black sheep of the family, not a very good student.
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I knew I finally made it as a performer when I began hearing rumors that I was gay.
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I love working, I'd be dead if I hadn't found myself as an actor I didn't have to be successful.
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I don't like the fact that I have to get older so fast, but I like the fact that I'm aging so well.
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