Rick Hoffman

Born June 12 1970 in New York City New York and raised in Roslyn Heights New York Rick Hoffman graduated from The Wheatley School in Old Westbury NY before attending the University of Arizona After graduating from University of Arizona Rick moved to Los Angeles to start an acting career He landed his first role as a security guard in Conspiracy Theory 1997 He was so nervous he flubbed his two lines Fortunately his misread got laughs from Julia Roberts Richard Donner and the entire crew and was included in the final cut giving him some muchneeded attention After other small roles he had his breakout role as the Freddie Sacker on Darren Star s Wall Street series The treet 2000 which allowed him to quit his job waiting tables and move back to New York He has had several memorable roles on series like Terry Loomis on the critically acclaimed Steven Bochco law drama Philly 2001 These roles caught Variety magazines attention who elected Rick one of Varietys 10 Actors to Watch Then came the role of Jerry Best on The Bernie Mac Show 2001 and Patrick Van Dorn on the John Stamos comedy series Jake in Progress 2005 He has had many supporting appearances in movies including The Day After Tomorrow 2004 Blood Work 2002 Hostel 2005 Cellular 2004 and Lions Gate Films The Condemned 2007 He suffered a neardeath experience during the filming of the latter in Australia