Robert Hoffman
Robert James Hoffman III is an American actor, producer, dancer, and choreographer.
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Robert Hoffman

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- Name
- Robert Hoffman
- Birth Name
- Robert James Hoffman III
- Birthplace
- Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
- Full name
- Robert James Hoffman III.
- Born
- 1985. · Gainesville.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- actor, dancer, film editor and choreographer.
- Education
- Alabama School of Fine Arts and Bob Jones High School.
- Honours
- American Choreography Awards.
- Languages
- English.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Robert Hoffman • Birth Name — Robert James Hoffman III • Birthplace — Gainesville, Florida, U.S. • Years Active — 2003–present
Career
Career
Hoffman publishes comedy sketches and dance videos on YouTube on his PUNCHROBERT channel, including "The Yes Dance", "Urban Ninja" and "Contemporary Eric". His videos have also been hosted on eBaum's World. In 2004, Hoffman starred in the film You Got Served as Max, a lead dancer in the antagonist's crew. He also starred in Nick Cannon's sketch comedy television series Wild 'n Out. In 2006, he co-starred alongside Amanda Bynes in the film She's the Man. In 2007, Hoffman played the role of Bluto in the horror film Shrooms. He also played the role of Clyde "Windmill" Wynorski in the comedy film National Lampoon's Bag Boy. In 2008, he starred in the film Step Up 2: The Streets as Chase Collins, a dancer at the Maryland School of the Arts (M.S.A). On 1 June 2008, Step Up 2: The Streets earned Hoffman and co-star Briana Evigan an MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss. In 2008, he and Evigan starred in Enrique Iglesias's music video for his single "Push", where they reprised their Step Up roles. Hoffman appeared in the 2009 film Aliens in the Attic as Ricky Dillman. In 2010, Hoffman played the role of Chad Bower in the comedy thriller film Burning Palms. He played the role of Tyler "Dance Machine" Jones in the movie Take Me Home Tonight. He was also featured in Garfunkel and Oates's music video for their song "Present Face". In late January 2012, Hoffman landed a recurring role in the fourth season of The CW's teen drama series 90210 as Caleb Walsh, a student at seminary school studying to become a priest. In 2014, Hoffman starred as Kevin Shepherd in the indie drama Lap Dance alongside Briana Evigan, Ali Cobrin, and Carmen Electra. Hoffman guest starred as Thad Callahan in the TV show The Night Shift. In 2016, he had a role in the comedy film Amateur Night directed by Lisa Addario and Joe Syracuse. In 2009, Hoffman produced “The PunchRobert Show” for MTV. The show was meant as a star vehicle for Hoffman and was based on his YouTube channel, but has not made it to air.
Filmography
Filmography
Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2003 — From Justin to Kelly — Dancer • 2003 — Gigli — Beach dancer • 2004 — You Got Served — Max — Credited as Robert James Hoffman III • 2004 — Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights — Dancer • 2005 — I? — Older David — Short film • 2005 — Coach Carter — Dancer • 2005 — Guess Who — Dancer — Credited as Robert James Hoffman III • 2006 — She's the Man — Justin Drayton • 2007 — Shrooms — Bluto • 2007 — National Lampoon's Bag Boy — Clyde "Windmill" Wynorski • 2008 — The — "Lollipop Love" dancer — Credited as Robert James Hoffman III • 2008 — Step Up 2: The Streets — Chase Collins • 2009 — Aliens in the Attic — Richard "Ricky" Dillman • 2010 — BoyBand — Garth • 2010 — Burning Palms — Chad Bower • 2011 — Take Me Home Tonight — Tyler "Dance Machine" Jones • 2013 — Life Life in in Space Space — General Kocklian — Short film • 2014 — Lap Dance — Kevin Shepherd • 2016 — Amateur Night — Devon Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2003 — American Dreams — Brian Wilson — Episode: "Where the Boys Are" • 2004 — Quintuplets — Matt — 3 episodes • 2005–07, 2020 — Wild 'n Out — Himself — 36 episodes; S1-4, 15 • 2006 — America's Next Top Model — Episode: "The Girl with Two Bad Takes" • 2006 — Vanished — Adam Putnam — Main cast; 6 episodes • 2006 — CSI: Miami — Brad Hoffman — Episode: "Come as You Are" • 2006 — Campus Ladies — Evan — Episode: "Webcam" • 2007 — Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz — Various — Season 1, episode 4 • 2009 — Greek — Patrick Chambers — Episode: "Big Littles and Jumbo Shrimp" • 2011 — Drop Dead Diva — Brian Pullman — 3 episodes • 2011 — Grey's Anatomy — Chad — Episode: "Love, Loss and Legacy" • 2012 — 90210 — Caleb Walsh — 6 episodes • 2014 — The — Thad Callahan — 2 episodes Web • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2008 — The — Kinetsu Hayabusa — Episode: "Curt Schilling, and Wimbledon!!!" • 2010 — The — Captain Lynel — 2 episodes • 2015 — Epic Rap Battles of History — Deadpool — Episode: "Deadpool vs Boba Fett"; suit actor only Video games • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2003 — Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl — Skeleton — Voice
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
1985
Robert Hoffman was born on 21 September 1985.
Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- [Letter from Robert Hoffman], The English Journal, 1966
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1966
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q317614: Robert Hoffman
Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Awards
• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result • 2004 — American Choreography Award — Outstanding Achievement in Choreography – Feature Film (shared with Dave Scott and Shane Sparks) — You Got Served • 2008 — MTV Movie Awards — Best Kiss: (Shared with Briana Evigan) — Step Up 2: The Streets
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- 1.Robert Hoffman Dancing on The Awesomer. TheAwesomer.
- 2.Contemporary Eric on Slate. Slate.
- 3.LA Times Interview. LA Times.
- 4.You Got Served - Take It to the Streets.
- 5.She's the Man. Variety.
- 6.Shrooms (2008) Review. www.best-horror-movies.com.
- 7.Farina cast for Bagboy. Variety.
- 8.Step Up 2: The Streets. Variety.
- 9.2008 MTV Movie Awards 'Best Kiss': Briana Evigan & Robert Hoffman Celebuzz. www.celebuzz.com.
- 10.YouTube. Enrique Iglesias – Push ft. Lil Wayne.
- 11.Aliens in the Attic. Variety.
- 12.Burning Palms. Variety.
- 13.Take Me Home Tonight. Variety.
- 14.Present Face. Garfunkel and Oates.
- 15.Bricker, Tierney. 90210 casting scoop: A (seriously) holy love interest!. E! Online, NBCUniversal. 20 January 2012.
- 16.Lapdance: The Review. Oracle of Film.
- 17.John David Washington to co-star in HBO's Ballers, Robert Hoffman in E!'s Songbyrd. Deadline.
- 18.Amateur Night. RottenTomatoes.
- 19.Reuters Article. Reuters.
- 20.NBC Article. NBC.
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scholarly publication
[Letter from Robert Hoffman], The English Journal, 1966Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q317614: Robert HoffmanWikimedia Foundation
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