Jacob Edward Hoffman (born March 20, 1981) is an American actor.

Personal life

Hoffman was born in

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, the son of actor

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and Lisa Hoffman (née Gottsegen). In 2003, he graduated from NYU Film School. In July 2022, he married Amit Dishon, an Israeli designer.

Career

Hoffman has directed music videos and has written and directed short films, but is most known for his work as an actor. In 2006, he played the adult version of

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's son Ben Newman in the comedy fantasy film '' Click''. Hoffman and his father were cast as grandson and grandfather in the

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television series ''

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'' (2012). He played shoe designer

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's '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (2013). Hoffman made his feature film directorial debut with ''

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'' (2014).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoffman, Jake 1981 births Living people 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American people of Romanian-Jewish descent American people of Russian-Jewish descent American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Film directors from California Jewish American male actors Male actors from Los Angeles Tisch School of the Arts alumni