Actor

John Hoffman

Writing

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.1

Low visibility

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Movies: 5Series: 7Crew credits: 7

TMDB ID: 89113

IMDb ID: nm0388971

Known for: Writing

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 2021

Years active: 69

Average TMDB rating: 7.1

Wikidata: Q6255114

Also known as

John Robert Hoffman • Τζον Ρόμπερτ Χόφμαν • Джон Роберт Хоффман

Other jobs

Writer (3)Director (1)Executive Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Teleplay (1)

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Biography

John Robert Hoffman is an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote and co-starred in the Disney Channel original film Northern Lights (1997). Hoffman made his theatrical film debut (as both writer and director) with the MGM/Jim Henson Pictures comedy Good Boy! (2003), which opened at No. 3 at the U.S. box office and grossed $45.3 million worldwide on an $18 million budget. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award as part of the writing team for the 81st Academy Awards (2009). As a writer and producer, Hoffman has also contributed to the HBO series Looking (2014–2015) and the Netflix series Grace and Frankie (2016–2022). In 2021, Hoffman co-created the hit Hulu original series Only Murders in the Building with Steve Martin. Hoffman played the Mad Hatter in Disney's Adventures in Wonderland (1992–1995).