Robert James Hoffman III (born September 21, 1980) is an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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, dancer and choreographer.

Personal life

Robert James Hoffman III was born in Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...

, the son of Charlotte and Robert Hoffman II, and moved with his family to Madison, Alabama

Madison, Alabama

As of the census of 2000, there were 29,329 people, 11,143 households, and 8,067 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,266.5 people per square mile . There were 12,121 housing units at an average density of 523.4 per square mile...

 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

Bob Jones High School

Bob Jones High School is a public high school in Madison, Alabama, United States. The school is a part of Madison City Schools. Despite its name, it is not affiliated with Bob Jones University of Greenville, South Carolina; rather, it is named after Robert E...

. He discovered his passion for dancing after seeing Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

's Thriller

Thriller (music video)

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. He briefly attended the Alabama School of Fine Arts

Alabama School of Fine Arts

The Alabama School of Fine Arts is a public, partially residential high school located in Birmingham, AL. The mission of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, a community of explorers, is to nurture impassioned students by guiding and inspiring them to discover and fulfill their individual creative...

.

Career

In 2008, he starred in the film Step Up 2 the Streets

Step Up 2 the Streets

Step Up 2: The Streets is the 2008 sequel to the 2006 film Step Up from Touchstone Pictures. It was directed by Jon Chu, and choreographed by Jamal Sims, Hi-Hat and Dave Scott...

 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

Greek (TV series)

Greek is an American comedy-drama television series, which follows students of the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University , located in Ohio, who participate in the school's Greek system...

 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

Briana Evigan

Briana Barbara-Jane Evigan is an American actress and dancer. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Andie West in Step Up 2: The Streets and Cassidy Tappan in Sorority Row. She started dancing at the age of 9 and is still dancing as part of her career today.-Early life:Evigan was born in Los...

 starred in Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Iglesias

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's music video for his single Push

Push (Enrique Iglesias song)

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 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

Garfunkel and Oates

Garfunkel and Oates is a comedy-folk duo from Los Angeles, California, consisting of actress-songwriters Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome . The two met at the Upright Citizens Brigade theatre in Los Angeles, where they were introduced to one another by comic Doug Benson...

's music video for their song "Present Face".

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	From Justin to Kelly From Justin to Kelly From Justin to Kelly is a 2003 American romantic comedy musical film starring Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, the winner and runner-up, respectively, of the first season of American Idol...	Dancer
2003	Gigli	Beach dancer
2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a 2003 adventure fantasy film based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney theme parks. It was directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...	Skeleton
2004	You Got Served You Got Served You Got Served is a film written and directed by Chris Stokes, manager of its stars, recording artist Omarion, Marques Houston and the members of boy band B2K. The plot concerns a group of dancers, who take part in a street dancing competition...	Max	Credited as Robert James Hoffman III
2004	Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights # "Dance Like This" - Wyclef Jean featuring Claudette Ortiz # "Dirty Dancing" - The Black Eyed Peas# "Guajira " - Yerba Buena# "Can I Walk By" - Jazze Pha featuring Monica# "Satellite " - Santana featuring Jorge Moreno...	Dancer
2005	I?	Older David
2005	Coach Carter Coach Carter Coach Carter is a 2005 American film directed by Thomas Carter. It is based on a true story, in which Richmond High School basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his MVP and undefeated team due to poor academic results....	Dancer
2005	Guess Who Guess Who (film) Guess Who is a 2005 American comedy film about race relations directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. It is a loose remake of the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, in the form of a romantic comedy...	Dancer	Credited as Robert James Hoffman III
2006	She's the Man She's the Man She's the Man is a 2006 American romantic comedy film directed by Andy Fickman, based on Twelfth Night, a play by William Shakespeare. The film stars Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey and Vinnie Jones....	Justin Drayton
2007	Dash 4 Cash	Michael	Television film
2007	Shrooms Shrooms (film) Shrooms is a 2007 horror film about a group of American students and their Irish guide who are stalked by a serial killer while out in the woods looking for psilocybin mushrooms...	Bluto
2007	Revenge	Dennis	Television film
2007	Bag Boy	Clyde "Windmill" Wynorski
2008	The Onion Movie The Onion Movie The Onion Movie is a comedy film written by The Onion writers Robert D. Siegel and Todd Hanson along with the Chicago-based writing staff of the paper...	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 Burning Palms (film) Burning Palms is a 2010 satirical film based on Los Angeles stereotypes told through five intertwining storylines.-Premise:The film explores satires of Angeleno stereotypes, which are told through five interlacing stories. The five intertwining segments are based on popular stereotypes of West...	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 American Dreams American Dreams is an American television comedy-drama program broadcast on the NBC television network, produced by Once A Frog and Dick Clark Productions in association with Universal Network Television and NBC Studios...	Brian Wilson	Episode "Where the Boys Are"
2004	Quintuplets Quintuplets Quintuplets is an American sitcom that aired twenty-two episodes on FOX from June 16, 2004 through January 12, 2005. The program starred Andy Richter and Rebecca Creskoff as parents of a family of quintuplets and their various adventures in parenthood....	Matt	3 episodes
2006	Vanished Vanished Vanished is an American serial drama television series produced by 20th Century Fox. The series premiered on August 21, 2006 on Fox and its last episode aired on November 10, 2006. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the series begins with the sudden disappearance of the wife of a Georgia senator, which is...	Adam Putnam	6 episodes (Recurring role)
2006	CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....	Brad Hoffman	Episode "Come As You Are"
2006	Campus Ladies Campus Ladies Campus Ladies is an American sitcom that premiered on Oxygen on January 8, 2006. It stars Christen Sussin and Carrie Aizley as two 40-something women who decide to go enroll at the fictional University of the Midwest...	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 The Jace Hall Show The Jace Hall Show is a video game show hosted by Jace Hall consisting of interviews with hollywood celebrities and those involved in the video game industry. The Jace Hall Show is a production of and is distributed by IGN Entertainment. The episodes air on Thursdays, and are available on Crackle,...	Kinetsu Hayabusa	Episode "Curt Schilling, and Wimbledon!!!"
2009	Greek Greek (TV series) Greek is an American comedy-drama television series, which follows students of the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University , located in Ohio, who participate in the school's Greek system...	Patrick Chambers	Episode "Big Littles and Jumbo Shrimp"
2011	The Ellen Show The Ellen Show The Ellen Show is a television sitcom starring Ellen DeGeneres that aired during the 2001–2002 season on CBS. It was DeGeneres's second attempt at a sitcom, after Ellen on ABC , but it was unable to garner strong ratings and was quickly cancelled.After coming out of the closet as a lesbian on her...	Himself	Episode "President's Day"
2011	Drop Dead Diva Drop Dead Diva Drop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 12, 2009. The hour-long series, which was created by Josh Berman, is produced by Sony Pictures Television...	Brian Pullman	3 Episode from Season 3
2011	Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...	Chad	Love, Loss and Legacy

Awards

Year	Award	Nominated work	Result
2004	American Choreography Awards American Choreography Awards The American Choreography Awards was a ceremony and show that honored outstanding choreographers in the fields of feature film, television, music videos, and commercials. They were first known as the L.A. Dance Awards , then as Bob Fosse Awards, and a.k.a. Fosse’s , and eventually the American...	You Got Served You Got Served You Got Served is a film written and directed by Chris Stokes, manager of its stars, recording artist Omarion, Marques Houston and the members of boy band B2K. The plot concerns a group of dancers, who take part in a street dancing competition... Outstanding Achievement in Choreography - Feature Film (shared with Dave Scott Dave Scott (choreographer) Dave Scott is an American hip-hop dance teacher, choreographer, and talent developer. He gained widespread success from his choreography in movies primarily the 2004 dance film You Got Served. He has since expanded to choreographing for television and teaching at dance conventions. In 2004, Scott...  and Shane Sparks Shane Sparks Shane Sparks is an award-winning hip-hop choreographer best known for his work as a choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance and judge on America's Best Dance Crew. He won an American Choreography Award for his work as co-choreographer on 2004 film You Got Served... )

External links

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