Actor

John Hoffman

Writing

Career Snapshot

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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 (4)Director (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).

Movies

Movie credits linked with John Hoffman.