Age, Biography and Wiki
Jack Hofsiss (John Bernard Hofsiss) was born on 28 September, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., is an American director. Discover Jack Hofsiss's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
| Popular As |
John Bernard Hofsiss |
| Occupation |
Theatre, film, and television director |
| Age |
66 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
28 September 1950 |
| Birthday |
28 September |
| Birthplace |
Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Date of death |
13 September, 2016 |
| Died Place |
Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Jack Hofsiss Height, Weight & Measurements
At 66 years old, Jack Hofsiss height not available right now. We will update Jack Hofsiss's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Not Available |
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| Hair Color |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
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Jack Hofsiss Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jack Hofsiss worth at the age of 66 years old? Jack Hofsiss’s income source is mostly from being a successful film. He is from United States. We have estimated Jack Hofsiss's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
film |
Jack Hofsiss Social Network
Timeline
John Bernard Hofsiss (September 28, 1950 – September 13, 2016) was an American theatre, film, and television director.
He received a Tony Award for his direction of The Elephant Man on Broadway, the youngest director to have ever received it at the time.
The production also garnered him a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Obie Award, and New York Drama Critics Circle Award.
John Bernard Hofsiss was born on September 28, 1950, in Brooklyn.
He grew up in New York City, as a Catholic, and served as an altar boy, which he has said was his "first experience of theatre".
He was a 1971 graduate of Georgetown University.
While at Georgetown University he co-wrote and directed an original student musical "Senior Prom."
This went on to be staged for a 3-year run at the "O" Street Theater formerly the Washington Theater Club.
After a directing stint at the Folger Theatre in Washington, D.C., he became a casting director in New York for several years.
He then directed The Best of Families, a mini-series, for television in 1977.
He also directed for TV Out of Our Father's House (1978), 3 by Cheever: The Sorrows of Gin (1979), The Elephant Man (1982), "Family Secrets (1984), and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1985). In 1982 he directed the film I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can.
In 1985, Hofsiss dived into a pool and had a spinal cord injury, resulting in paralysis up to his mid-chest.
He spent eight months at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and used a wheelchair.
Just months after the accident he returned to the theater scene, directing All the Way Home at the Berkshire Theatre Festival.
Hofsiss appeared in the documentary The Needs of Kim Stanley in 2005.
At the end of his life, Hofsiss was teaching directing at HB Studio in New York City.
The last play he directed was Design for Living in 2015, supported by the Noël Coward Foundation.
Hofsiss spoke candidly about the effect disability had on his life and work in the book Chronicles of Courage: Very Special Artists written by Jean Kennedy Smith and George Plimpton and published by Random House.
Hofsiss died at his home in Manhattan on September 13, 2016, at the age of 65.
