 Hoffman was born on July 23 , 1967 , in the Rochester suburb of Fairport , New York . His mother , Marilyn O 'Connor ( née Loucks ) , came from nearby Waterloo and worked as an elementary school teacher before becoming a lawyer and eventually a family court judge . His father , Gordon Stowell Hoffman , was a native of Geneva , New York , and worked for the Xerox Corporation . Along with one brother , Gordy , Hoffman had two sisters , Jill and Emily . 
