TIMELINE
23 July 1967
Hoffman was born on July 23, 1967, in the Rochester suburb of Fairport, New York.
His mother, Marilyn O'Connor (née Loucks), came from nearby Waterloo and worked as an elementary school teacher before becoming
a lawyer and eventually a family court judge. His father, Gordon Stowell Hoffman, who was of German descent, was a native of Geneva,
New York, and worked for the Xerox Corporation. Along with one brother, Gordy, Hoffman had two sisters, Jill and Emily.
1977
Hoffman's childhood passion was sports, particularly wrestling and baseball,
but at age 12, he saw a stage production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons and was transfixed.
He recalled in 2008, "I was changed – permanently changed – by that experience. It was like a miracle to me".
1977
Hoffman's childhood passion was sports, particularly wrestling and baseball,
but at age 12, he saw a stage production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons and was transfixed.
He recalled in 2008, "I was changed – permanently changed – by that experience. It was like a miracle to me".
1977
Hoffman's childhood passion was sports, particularly wrestling and baseball,
but at age 12, he saw a stage production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons and was transfixed.
He recalled in 2008, "I was changed – permanently changed – by that experience. It was like a miracle to me".
1977
Hoffman's childhood passion was sports, particularly wrestling and baseball,
but at age 12, he saw a stage production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons and was transfixed.
He recalled in 2008, "I was changed – permanently changed – by that experience. It was like a miracle to me".
1977
Hoffman's childhood passion was sports, particularly wrestling and baseball,
but at age 12, he saw a stage production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons and was transfixed.
He recalled in 2008, "I was changed – permanently changed – by that experience. It was like a miracle to me".
1977
Hoffman's childhood passion was sports, particularly wrestling and baseball,
but at age 12, he saw a stage production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons and was transfixed.
He recalled in 2008, "I was changed – permanently changed – by that experience. It was like a miracle to me".
