Early 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. 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 2004, Hoffman starred in the film You Got Served as Max, a lead dancer in the antagonist's crew. He also starred in Nick Cannon's sketch comedy television series Wild 'n Out. In 2006, he co-starred alongside Amanda Bynes in the film She's the Man.

In 2007, Hoffman played the role of Bluto in the horror film Shrooms. He also played the role of Clyde "Windmill" Wynorski in the comedy film National Lampoon's Bag Boy. Hoffman has guest starred in many shows such as American Dreams, Quintuplets, Vanished, CSI: Miami, Campus Ladies, Drop Dead Diva, and Grey's Anatomy.

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, Step Up 2: The Streets earned Hoffman and co-star Briana Evigan an MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss. In 2008, he and Evigan starred in Enrique Iglesias's music video for his single "Push", where they reprised their Step Up roles.

Hoffman appeared in the 2009 film Aliens in the Attic as Ricky. In 2010, Hoffman played the role of Chad Bower in the comedy thriller film Burning Palms. Hoffman featured as Garth in the musical comedy film BoyBand. He played the role of Tyler "Dance Machine" Jones in the movie Take Me Home Tonight.

He was also featured in Garfunkel and Oates's music video for their song "Present Face". In late January 2012, Hoffman landed a recurring role in the fourth season of The CW's teen drama series 90210 as Caleb Walsh, a student at seminary school studying to become a priest.

In 2014, Hoffman starred as Kevin Shepherd in the indie drama Lap Dance. Hoffman guest starred as Thad Callahan in the tv show The Night Shift.

Personal life

Currently, Hoffman has been dating actress, model, and dancer Krystal Ellsworth.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	From Justin to Kelly	Dancer
2003	Gigli	Beach dancer
2004	You Got Served	Max	Credited as Robert James Hoffman III
2004	Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights	Dancer
2005	I?	Older David	Short film
2005	Coach Carter	Dancer
2005	Guess Who	Dancer	Credited as Robert James Hoffman III
2006	She's the Man	Justin Drayton
2007	Shrooms	Bluto
2007	National Lampoon's Bag Boy	Clyde "Windmill" Wynorski
2008	Onion Movie, TheThe 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
2011	Take Me Home Tonight	Tyler "Dance Machine" Jones
2013	Life Life in in Space Space	General Kocklian	Short film
2014	Lap Dance	Kevin Shepherd
2016	Amateur Night	Devon

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	American Dreams	Brian Wilson	Episode: "Where the Boys Are"
2004	Quintuplets	Matt	3 episodes
2005-07	Wild 'n Out	Various	48 episodes
2006	America's Next Top Model	Himself	Episode: "The Girl with Two Bad Takes"
2006	Vanished	Adam Putnam	Main cast; 6 episodes
2006	CSI: Miami	Brad Hoffman	Episode: "Come as You Are"
2006	Campus Ladies	Evan	Episode: "Webcam"
2007	Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz	Various	Season 1, episode 4
2009	Greek	Patrick Chambers	Episode: "Big Littles and Jumbo Shrimp"
2011	Drop Dead Diva	Brian Pullman	3 episodes
2011	Grey's Anatomy	Chad	Episode: "Love, Loss and Legacy"
2012	90210	Caleb Walsh	6 episodes
2014	Night Shift, TheThe Night Shift	Thad Callahan	2 episodes

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Jace Hall Show, TheThe Jace Hall Show	Kinetsu Hayabusa	Episode: "Curt Schilling, and Wimbledon!!!"
2010	Legend of Neil, TheThe Legend of Neil	Captain Lynel	2 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	Skeleton	Voice

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2004	American Choreography Award	Outstanding Achievement in Choreography - Feature Film	You Got Served	Won
2008	MTV Movie Awards	Best Kiss: (Shared with Briana Evigan)	Step Up 2: The Streets	Won

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