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'Rain Man' Inspiration Dies At 58
... Peek, told the Tribune. The younger Peek is believed to have memorized at least 9,000 books before he died. Dustin Hoffman won an Academy Award for portraying a character loosely based on him. The popularity of "Rain Man," co-starring Tom Cruise, ... Comment?
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Kim Peek, 'Rain Man' inspiration
... he heard. Morrow wrote the script, and the movie went on to win Oscars for best film and best actor for Dustin Hoffman, whose repetitive rants about being an excellent driver and the "People's Court" about to start were a hit with moviegoers. ... Comment?
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Kim Peek, 58; 'megasavant' was the inspiration for 'Rain Man'
... he heard. Morrow wrote the script, and the movie went on to win Oscars for best film and best actor for Dustin Hoffman, whose repetitive rants about being an excellent driver and the "People's Court" about to start were a hit with moviegoers. ... Comment?
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'Rain Man' inspiration dies at 58
... Peek, told the Tribune. The younger Peek is believed to have memorized at least 9,000 books before he died. Dustin Hoffman won an Academy Award for portraying a character loosely based on him. The popularity of "Rain Man," co-starring Tom Cruise, ... Comment?
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... Peek, 58, who suffered with 'savant syndrome,' was the inspiration for the character played by Oscar-winner Dustin Hoffman in the 1988 movie 'Rain Man.' Peek's father, Fran, said his son, who suffered from a cognitive disability but at the same ... Comment?
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Father: Utah man who inspired 'Rain Man' dies
... he heard. Morrow wrote the script, and the movie went on to win Oscars for best film and best actor for Dustin Hoffman, whose repetitive rants about being an excellent driver and the "People's Court" about to start were a hit with moviegoers. ... Comment?
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Remembering the Man Who Inspired the Movie 'Rain Man'
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... in the story. What most people don't know about the movie Rain Man is that the main character Raymond that Dustin Hoffman played was modeled around Joseph Sullivan who lives in Huntington. Kim Peek was the original inspiration, but as the script ... Comment?
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Obituaries: Obituary: Kim Peek
... Kim Peek, who suffered from a condition similar to autism - Agenesis of Corpus Callosum - was thanked by Dustin Hoffman in his Best Actor acceptance speech, while film-writer Barry Morrow also acknowledged him. Morrow, too, won an Oscar - for Best ... Comment?
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Challenges a Male Actor Faces When Portraying a Woman
Remember the movie Tootsie ? This was the 1982 comedy where the character Michael Dorsey (played by Dustin Hoffman) disguises himself as a woman to act in a soap opera. Michael's goal in the movie was to raise money to help out his writer friend, ... Comment?
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... Saturday (19Dec09) after suffering a heart attack. Peek inspired the character of Raymond Babbitt, played by Dustin Hoffman in the film, and gained international attention after the picture's release. He later became a popular public speaker. Peek's ... Comment?
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Inspiration behind Rain Man dies
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... powers of memory were coupled with severe disabilities and who inspired the Oscar-winning film role played by Dustin Hoffman, has died of a heart attack in his home town of Salt Lake City, aged 58. Mr. Peek has been called a "mega-savant" for his ... Comment?
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'The real Rain Man' dies, aged 58
Kim Peek, the man who was the inspiration behind Dustin Hoffman's character in Rain Man , has died. Comment?
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Real 'Rain Man': extraodinary life of 'mega-savant'
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The incredible Kim Peek ... memorised the Bible by the age of six. Kim Peek, who died on December 19 aged 58, was the model for the autistic character Raymond Babbitt in the 1988 film Rain Man , starring Dustin Hoffman. Comment?
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Man Who Inspired Hit Rain Man Movie Dies
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The man who inspired the Oscar-winning film Rain Man starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise has died. Comment?
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Genius created by a mix-up of nature
KIM Peek, who was the model for the autistic character Raymond Babbitt in the 1988 film Rain Man , starring Dustin Hoffman, has died of a heart attack in Salt Lake City in the United States. Comment?
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Kim Peek: Genius inspired Oscar-winning movie 'Rain Man'
... he heard. Morrow wrote a script, and ''Rain Man'' went on to win four Oscars, including best actor for Dustin Hoffman, best original screenplay, and best picture. In his later years, Mr. Peek was classified as a "mega-savant" who was a genius in ... Comment?
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Kim Peek, the Man Who Inspired Rain Man, Dies at 58
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Though you may not know his name, Kim Peek directly inspired Dustin Hoffman's role in the Oscar-winning film Rain Man . Comment?
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Sideshow: Murphy findings awaited
... Eyed Peas , Lady Antebellum , and Maxwell . Tidbits 'n' pieces Kim Peek , 58, a savant from Utah who inspired Dustin Hoffman 's character in the '88 Oscar winner Rain Man , has died of a heart attack, his father, Fran , says. Irish bookie Paddy ... Comment?
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Genius of the Rain Man: Kim Peek
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... and the First and Second World Wars. Inspired by the meeting, Morrow wrote the film Rain Man, which starred Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man with astonishing 'savant' abilities and Tom Cruise as his selfish, yuppie brother. The film won Oscars for ... Comment?
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Man who inspired Hoffmans Rain Man character passes away at 58
Kim Peek, who was the inspiration for the character of Raymond Babbitt, played by Dustin Hoffman, in the movie Rain Man, has died aged 58. Comment?
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