Jake Hoffman (actor)

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Jake Hoffman
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Hoffman in 2015
Born
Jacob Edward Hoffman

(1981-03-20) March 20, 1981 (age 42)
Alma mater NYU Film School
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
Parents

Jacob Edward Hoffman (born March 20, 1981) [1] is an American actor. [2]

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Life

Jake Hoffman was born in Los Angeles County, the son of actor Dustin Hoffman and Lisa Hoffman (née Gottsegen).

In 2003, he graduated from NYU Film School.

In July 2022, he married Amit Dishon, an Israeli designer.

Career

Hoffman has directed music videos; he has written and directed short films. He is most known for his work as an actor. In 2006, he played the adult version of Adam Sandler's son Ben Newman in the comedy fantasy film Click .

Hoffman and his father were cast as grandson and grandfather in the HBO television series Luck (2012). He played shoe designer Steve Madden in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). [3]

Hoffman made his feature film directorial debut with Asthma (2014). [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Rain Man Boy at Pancake Counter
1991 Hook Little League Player
1999 Liberty Heights Turk
2001 Sugar & Spice Ted
2004 King of the Corner Ed Shifman
2004 I Heart Huckabees Valet
2005 National Lampoon's Adam and Eve Ferguson
2006 Click 22-30-year-old Ben
2009 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead Julian Marsh
201010 Years LaterJosh Hughes
2010 Barney's Version Michael Panofsky
2012Random Acts of ViolenceFleischer
2012ReformYosefShort film
2012 Generation Um... Rob
2013 Enter the Dangerous Mind Jim Whitman
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street Steve Madden
2014 Asthma DirectorDirectorial debut
2014 She's Funny That Way Hotel Bellboy
2016 Goldbricks in Bloom Miles
2019 Otherhood Daniel Liberman
2019 The Irishman Allen Dorfman
2020 Sister of the Groom Liam
2021 Superior Michael
2022 Sam & Kate Sam

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Undeclared Lee"Rush and Pledge", "Hell Week"
2005 Arrested Development Jeff"Switch Hitter"
2012 Californication Club Guy"Boys & Girls"
2012 Luck Brent Bernstein"1.9"
2013Two WrongsZachTV film
2016 Ray Donovan Jake Raleigh
2019 Wu-Tang: An American Saga Steve Rifkind

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References

  1. "Jacob Edward Hoffman, Born 03/20/1981". California Birth Index . Retrieved May 26, 2018.
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  3. "Jake Hoffman Joins 'Wolf Of Wall Street'". Deadline Hollywood . July 26, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  4. Lodge, Guy (July 7, 2014). "Karlovy Vary Film Review: 'Asthma'". Variety . Retrieved May 26, 2018.