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Dustin Hoffman Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Dustin Hoffman? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Dustin Hoffman directed 'The Graduate' and also starred in it.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

Mike Nichols directed 'The Graduate'. Hoffman has directed only one film, 'Quartet' (2012), decades later.

2.

Hoffman turned down the lead role in 'The Graduate' because he thought he was too short.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Hoffman actually fought for and won the role of Benjamin Braddock; his height was never a reason for refusal.

3.

To prepare for 'Tootsie', Hoffman spent weeks in full female makeup in public without being recognized.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

Hoffman went out as Dorothy Michaels in New York City to test his disguise, once even fooling a friend.

4.

Dustin Hoffman voiced the Mandarin in 'Kung Fu Panda' but not the character Master Shifu.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

Hoffman voiced Master Shifu, the red panda mentor, in all 'Kung Fu Panda' films. The Mandarin was voiced by others.

5.

Dustin Hoffman once worked as a waiter at a restaurant that inspired the diner scene in 'Rain Man'.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

Before acting, Hoffman waited tables at New York's 'The Ginger Man', which partly inspired the diner setting in 'Rain Man'.

6.

Dustin Hoffman is the only male actor to win an Oscar for playing a female character.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

No male has won an Oscar for playing a female character. Hoffman was nominated for 'Tootsie' but lost. Linda Hunt won for playing a man in 'The Year of Living Dangerously'.

7.

Hoffman originally auditioned for the role of Michael Corleone in 'The Godfather'.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

Hoffman screen-tested for Michael but lost to Al Pacino. He later said he was relieved, as he felt too Jewish for the role.

8.

Hoffman's first movie role was as an extra in 'The Graduate'.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

His first film role was a brief, uncredited part in 'The Tiger Makes Out' (1967), before he starred in 'The Graduate'.

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