Gaby Hoffmann

Birthday: 8 January 1982, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name: Gabriella Mary Antonia Hoffmann

Height: 170 cm

Gabriella Mary Hoffmann was born in New York City, New York, to actors Anthony Herrera and Viva (née Janet Susan Mary Hoffmann), who was a Warhol superstar. She began acting in commercials at 4 to help pay the family bills. Gaby's first film role was as young "Maisy Russell" in 1988's Uncle Buck (1989). Until the summer of 1993, Gaby had lived her entire life with her mother Viva and older sister, Alexandra Auder, at New York's notorious Chelsea Hotel. Gaby's time at the hotel was the basis for a children's book that Viva and friend Jane Lancellotti wrote titled "Gaby at the Chelsea" (a takeoff on the classic "Eloise"). Someone Like Me (1994) was hatched after one of the show's producers, Gail Berman, read a New York Times article about the Chelsea Hotel that mentioned a the book. Show less «

I love Beyoncé Knowles, I do. But I was walking down the street and saw this huge billboard for the...Show more »

I love Beyoncé Knowles, I do. But I was walking down the street and saw this huge billboard for the documentary, she made about herself called, Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream (2013). Underneath the billboard is this homeless guy, then there's me with $2 in my bank account, and I'm thinking, Life is but a dream? I mean, I love you, B, but really? Show less «

[re Los Angeles] I feel like everyone here is so creative. They think up a project, and the next thi...Show more »

[re Los Angeles] I feel like everyone here is so creative. They think up a project, and the next thing you know, they're doing it. Show less «

[re her childhood growing up in and around the Chelsea Hotel] We lived in a classless society. We'd ...Show more »

[re her childhood growing up in and around the Chelsea Hotel] We lived in a classless society. We'd spend a summer at Gore Vidal's house in Italy, but we were on and off welfare... Show less «

[re other child stars] I was never as famous as all these kids. There was no social media. We weren'...Show more »

[re other child stars] I was never as famous as all these kids. There was no social media. We weren't celebrity-obsessed as a culture. I feel like these kids are under a crazy microscope; they're basically brands. And they eventually implode and act out. They need a break, and they're not getting one. Show less «

[re childhood days with friend Claire Danes] Growing up in downtown New York City in the '80s, we we...Show more »

[re childhood days with friend Claire Danes] Growing up in downtown New York City in the '80s, we were ensconced in art and progressive thinking,Our parents all experimented with raising us in a fairly loose, unorthodox way. A huge emphasis was placed on creativity, and our artistic efforts were never dismissed as childish. There was a sense that we - kids and grown-ups - all had the potential to make something of value. Our drawings were not simply destined for the refrigerator. We never felt patronized. Show less «