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John Hoffman

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

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Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

John Robert Hoffman is an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote and co-starred in the Disney Channel original film Northern Lights (1997). Hoffman made his theatrical film debut (as both writer and director) with the MGM/Jim Henson Pictures comedy Good Boy! (2003), which opened at No. 3 at the U.S. box office and grossed $45.3 million worldwide on an $18 million budget. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award as part of the writing team for the 81st Academy Awards (2009). As a writer and producer, Hoffman has also contributed to the HBO series Looking (2014–2015) and the Netflix series Grace and Frankie (2016–2022). In 2021, Hoffman co-created the hit Hulu original series Only Murders in the Building with Steve Martin. Hoffman played the Mad Hatter in Disney's Adventures in Wonderland (1992–1995). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Robert Hoffman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2025Only Murders in the Building Official PodcastSelf
2007Karl Rove, I Love You
1998Northern LightsJoe Scarlotti
1994Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 WomenJeff Googooly
1994Fortune HunterHarry Flack
1992The Larry Sanders ShowDavid
1992Adventures in WonderlandMad Hatter
Production
2021Only Murders in the BuildingExecutive Producer
2015Grace and FrankieCo-Executive Producer
2015Grace and FrankieExecutive Producer
2014LookingCo-Executive Producer
2014LookingConsulting Producer
-Wild ThingsExecutive Producer
Directing
2021Only Murders in the BuildingDirector
2015Grace and FrankieDirector
2003Good Boy!Director
Writing
2021Only Murders in the BuildingWriter
2015Grace and FrankieWriter
2014LookingWriter
2008IgorScreenplay
2003Good Boy!Writer
1998Northern LightsTeleplay
1998Northern LightsTheatre Play
1953The OscarsWriter