Ruth C. Sullivan family member with developmental disabilities. She retired from the Autism Services Center on November 1, 2007 at the age of 83. Sullivan assisted in the production of the 1988 movie "Rain Man" by serving as a consultant on autistic behavior, and Dustin Hoffman worked with Sullivan and her son Joseph, who has autism, when practicing for his role. Hoffman thanked her and Joseph in his Oscar speech. Sullivan has the last credit in the movie, and the extended DVD version features an interview with Joe. (Joe Sullivan was not the only inspiration for Hoffman's role; the role was originally written
Lisa Hoffman Lisa Hoffman Lisa Jo Hoffman (née Gotsegen; born September 1, 1954) is an American businesswoman. She is the founder and president of Lisa Hoffman Beauty. Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, to William Lawrence Gottsegen (1929-2012), and Marcia Francis Gottsegen (née Salter) (born 1929). She graduated from University of Colorado at Boulder in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Hoffman is married to American actor Dustin Hoffman. They married in Roxbury, Connecticut on October 12, 1980. Dustin Hoffman has one stepdaughter, Karina (born 1966) and a daughter with his first wife, Anne Byrne Hoffman, Jenna (born 1970). Together,