Oscar winners Jodie Foster, left, and Dustin Hoffman pose with their statuettes backstage at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Ca., March 29, 1989. Foster won the best actress award for her performance in

American actor Dustin Hoffman shows his honorary Golden Bear for outstanding achievement at the 39th Berlin Film Festival on February 21, 1989. (AP Photo/Elke Bruhn-Hoffman)

Actors Sigourney Weaver, Dustin Hoffman, and Jodie Foster, from left, pose with their Golden Globe statuettes backstage at the annual Golden Globe awards show in Beverly Hills, Calif., on January 29, 1989. Hoffman was awarded best actor for his performance in

Dustin Hoffman, Sean Connery, Matthew Broderick / Family Business 1989 directed by Sidney Lumet

Actor Dustin Hoffman is seen on June 27, 1985. (AP Photo)

Actors Dustin Hoffman, currently starring on Broadway in the play

Actor Dustin Hoffman arrives with his wife Lisa at a luncheon to honor the nominees for the 55th annual Academy Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 22, 1983. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)

Actor Dustin Hoffman and his wife Lisa Gottsegen attend the premiere of Hoffman's new film

Actor Dustin Hoffman embraces actress Anne Jackson backstage at the New York's Cort Theater after watching her perform as a policewoman in the comedy

Actor Dustin Hoffman poses with the Oscar he received for his performance in the motion picture

Meryl Streep, best supporting actress, and Dustin Hoffman, best actor in a leadiung role, pose with the Oscars they won for their performances in the motion picture

Actress Jane Fonda presents the Oscar for best actor in a leading role to Dustin Hoffman for his performance in the motion picture

Actor Dustin Hoffman and supporting actor Justin Henry, 6, are seen at the premiere of their motion picture

Actor Dustin Hoffman is seen during an interview following the premiere of his latest motion picture

Elaine Paige, who plays the role of Eva Peron in "Evita", which had its premiere at London's Prince Edward Theatre, is lifted by American actor Dustin Hoffman at a party backstage after the show, June 22, 1978. Elaine and the other performers received a standing ovation for their efforts. (AP Photo)

Actor Dustin Hoffman arrives at an event at the Gulf and Western Plaza in New York City, on September 26, 1976. (AP Photo)

Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein, second from left, and Bob Woodward, third from left, are flanked by actors Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford as they attend the premiere of the motion picture

Actor Dustin Hoffman and his wife, ballerina Anne Byrne, enjoy the swimming pool at their hotel in Cannes, France, where the actor is to present his motion picture

L'acteur Dustin Hoffman pose dans la piscine de son h??tel, le 14 mai 1975, lors du Festival de Cannes. US actor Dustin Hoffman poses in his swimming pool Hotel, 14 May 1975, during the Cannes International Film Festival.

American movie actor Dustin Hoffman and his wife, Anne arrive at the ABC 1 theatre Shaftesbury Avenue, London on April 22, 1971 to attend the British Premier, o'Little Big Man', in which he stars. (AP Photo)