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Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman to Present at Academy Awards
Originally posted 02/22/2013 11:00AM
Jack's back – at the Oscars.
Legendary actor Nicholson will join Dustin Hoffman as presenters at Sunday's Academy Awards. Both stars are 75.
"Between the two of them, Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman have created more iconic characters than any other pair of actors in the world," says a statement from show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. "Their participation in this year's Oscars completes a list of presenters and performers that truly represents that great breadth and depth of acting talent in film today."
Other presenters include Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Salma Hayek Pinault, Melissa McCarthy, Liam Neeson and John Travolta.
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Dustin Hoffman: My Life in Pictures
Originally posted 01/19/2013 10:00AM
Once the unlikeliest of stars, at 75 Dustin Hoffman is a first-time director with Quartet, starring Maggie Smith, in theaters now.
In this week's issue of PEOPLE, Hoffman shares personal photos from his life during the '50s to the '80s and reflects on everything from his time "as a sex symbol" to his role as a woman in 1982's hit Tootsie.
But don't think this is his swan song! "I'm just getting started," he tells PEOPLE. "I like to think I'm in the second act of life – and there are three."
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Kiss Cam Catches Dustin Hoffman Planting One on Jason Bateman
Originally posted 06/04/2010 02:55PM
It's usually the home team that gets the most cheering – but at the Staples Center Thursday night, fans went wild for something that had nothing to do with basketball.
During the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics NBA finals matchup, Dustin Hoffman decided to join in on the Kiss Cam fun – a segment where couples are shown on the JumboTron and prompted to share a smooch – when the camera zoomed in on him.
Learning, at first, towards his wife, Hoffman, 72, turned to plant a smacker instead on an unsuspecting Jason Bateman, 41, to the delight of the crowd.
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Toronto Diary: Who's Got Oscar Buzz?
Originally posted 09/16/2006 06:00AM
Every year, partway through the Toronto Film Festival, I breathe a sigh of relief, thinking, "Whew, we can have an Oscars race this year after all."
Meet the 'Focker': Dustin Is Ben's Dad
Originally posted 01/21/2004 01:00PM
In what will clearly be a yet another kick in the pants to "Father Knows Best," Dustin Hoffman has been cast to play Ben Stiller's dad in the forthcoming "Meet the Fockers," the sequel to the 2000 comedy hit "Meet the Parents," says the Hollywood Reporter.
Dustin Hoffman Calls Bush Manipulative
Originally posted 02/06/2003 01:00PM
Dustin Hoffman, in London to pick up a lifetime achievement award Wednesday at the Sony Ericsson Empire Awards, has joined the growing list of celebrities voicing opposition to war against Iraq.
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