
Dustin Hoffman passed on the lead role in 'Taxi Driver'
Martin Scorsese originally offered Dustin Hoffman the lead role of Travis Bickle in 'Taxi Driver'. Hoffman turned down t...

Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. Actor Robert De Niro described him as "an actor with the everyman's face who embodied the heartbreakingly human".