Tootsie (1982) One desperate actor, one fake identity, and a disguise that fooled everyone. Here’s the cast then… and now, after the wig came off. | Do You Remember When

43 years ago TODAY, a struggling New York actor solved his unemployment problem with a dress and a new name when “Tootsie” was released in theaters in 1982. Dustin Hoffman’s Michael Dorsey is a brilliant actor and a nightmare employee, so no one will hire him. He finally lands a job after reinventing himself as Dorothy Michaels, a no-nonsense hospital administrator on the soap “Southwest General” who accidentally becomes a feminist icon. With Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray