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- Birth nameJohn Bernard Hofsiss
- Jack Hofsiss was born on September 28, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Un autre monde (1964), Great Performances (1971) and The Elephant Man (1982). He died on September 13, 2016 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Won Broadway's 1979 Tony Award as Best Director (Play) for "The Elephant Man.".He was the youngest winner ever at 28.
- Became paralyzed from the waist down after an accident diving into a swimming pool in 1985.
- He was awarded the 1980 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Direction for the play for "The Elephant Man" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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