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Known for
Director
Gender
Male
Birthday
30 November
Location
Hawaii, United States
Edit pageMichael Hoffman
Biography
Michael Hoffman is an American film director, screenwriter and producer, born on November 30, 1956, in Hawaii, United States. He grew up in Payette, Idaho, and studied at Boise State University, where he received a Rhodes Scholarship to attend Oriel College, University of Oxford. During his time at Oxford, he developed an interest in filmmaking and co-founded the Oxford University Film Foundation.
He made his feature-film debut with Privileged (1982), which featured Hugh Grant, and gained recognition with Restless Natives (1985) and Promised Land (1987). His other notable directorial works include Some Girls (1988), Soapdish (1991), Restoration (1995), One Fine Day (1996), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), The Emperor's Club (2002), The Last Station (2009), Gambit (2012) and The Best of Me (2014). He also co-wrote several of his films and received award nominations for The Last Station.
