Both Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro turned down the offer for playing the role of 'Raymond Babbit' in "Rainman". It finally went to Dustin Hoffman. He won the Oscar for the best actor in a leading role, that year playing an autistic savant.
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Both Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro turned down the offer for playing the role of 'Raymond Babbit' in "Rainman". It finally went to Dustin Hoffman. He won the Oscar for the best actor in a leading role, that year playing an autistic savant.
