Robert Hoffman (actor)

For the businessman with the same name, see Robert Hoffman (businessman).

Robert Hoffman
Hoffman at the premiere of Step Up 2 The Streets, 2008
Born	Robert James Hoffman III September 21, 1980 (1980-09-21) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, dancer, choreographer
Years active	2003–present

Robert James Hoffman III (born September 21, 1980) is an American actor, dancer and choreographer.

Personal life

Robert James Hoffman III was born in Gainesville, Florida, the son of Charlotte and Robert Hoffman II, and moved with his family to Madison, Alabama when he was seven. He has one younger brother, Chris, and two younger sisters, Ashley and Lauren. Robert's cousin Anney Tesloyn Gomez is a choreographer and a singer, they both appeared in Step up 2: the streets as cameo. He attended Bob Jones High School. He discovered his passion for dancing after seeing Michael Jackson's Thriller. He briefly attended the Alabama School of Fine Arts.

Career

In 2008, he starred in the film Step Up 2 the Streets as Chase Collins, a talented dancer at the Maryland School of the Arts (M.S.A). In 2009, he guest starred in the ABC Family show Greek as Evan Chamber's older brother. On June 1, 2008, Hoffman received a 2008 MTV Movie Award along with costar Briana Evigan for "Best Kiss" in their 2008 movie "Step Up 2:The Streets".

In 2008, he and Step Up 2 the Streets co-star Briana Evigan starred in Enrique Iglesias's music video for his single Push where they reprised their Step Up roles.

He appeared in the 2009 movie Aliens in the Attic as Rickey which was another box office failure. He was also featured in Garfunkel and Oates's music video for their song "Present Face". Hoffman was cast in a recurring role in CWs popular teen drama 90210 playing Caleb Loogan a a priest student.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	From Justin to Kelly	Dancer
2003	Gigli	Beach dancer
2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	Skeleton
2004	You Got Served	Max	Credited as Robert James Hoffman III
2004	Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights	Dancer
2005	I?	Older David
2005	Coach Carter	Dancer
2005	Guess Who	Dancer	Credited as Robert James Hoffman III
2006	She's the Man	Justin Drayton
2007	Dash 4 Cash	Michael	Television film
2007	Shrooms	Bluto
2007	Revenge	Dennis	Television film
2007	Bag Boy	Clyde "Windmill" Wynorski
2008	The Onion Movie	Lollipop Love Dancer	Credited as Robert James Hoffman III
2008	Step Up 2: The Streets	Chase Collins
2009	Aliens in the Attic	Ricky Dillman
2010	BoyBand	Garth
2010	Burning Palms	Chad Bower	awaiting release
2010	A Good Funeral	Bart	post-production
2011	Take Me Home Tonight	Tyler	completed

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	American Dreams	Brian Wilson	Episode "Where the Boys Are"
2004	Quintuplets	Matt	3 episodes
2005 - 2007	Wild 'n Out	Himself	Recurring role, Seasons 1 - 4
2006	Vanished	Adam Putnam	6 episodes (Recurring role)
2006	CSI: Miami	Brad Hoffman	Episode "Come As You Are"
2006	Campus Ladies	Evan	Episode "Webcam"
2007	Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz	(various)	1 episode
2007	Untitled Liz Meriwether Project	Brian	Episode "Pilot"
2008	The Jace Hall Show	Kinetsu Hayabusa	Episode "Curt Schilling, and Wimbledon!!!"
2009	Greek	Patrick Chambers	Episode "Big Littles and Jumbo Shrimp"
2011	The Ellen Show	Himself	Episode "President's Day"
2011	Drop Dead Diva	Brian Pullman	3 Episode from Season 3
2011	Grey's Anatomy	Chad	Love, Loss and Legacy
2012	90210	Caleb Loogan	Recurring star

Awards

Year	Award	Nominated work	Result
2004	American Choreography Awards	You Got Served Outstanding Achievement in Choreography - Feature Film (shared with Dave Scott and Shane Sparks)	Won

External links

• The Huntsville Times interview (March 15, 2006)
• Robert Hoffman at the Internet Movie Database
• PunchRobert.com Robert's homepage
• FOX's bio for Hoffman on Vanished