Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor.

Early life
He was born in Fairport, New York. He had a brother, writer Gordy Hoffman (born 1964) and two sisters. Hoffman's mother was a Roman Catholic of Irish origin. His father was a Protestant of part-German origin. Hoffman studied at New York State Summer School of the Arts and at Tisch School of the Arts.  

Career
Hoffman first started acting in 1991 in an episode of Law & Order. His first movie role was as Matt in the 1992 movie Leap of Faith. He then acted in many movies. His performance as Truman Capote in Capote earned him an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. He also acted on television and in theater. His last movie was The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and in A Most Wanted Man.

Personal life and death
Hoffman lived in Manhattan with his partner Mimi O'Donnell. They were a couple from 1999 until 2013. They had a son and two daughters. 

On February 2, 2014, Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment, of an apparent drug overdose. His funeral was held at St. Ignatius Loyola church, Manhattan, on February 7, 2014.

Selected filmography

Boogie Nights
Next Stop Wonderland
Happiness
Flawless
Magnolia
The Talented Mr. Ripley
State and Main
Almost Famous
Punch-Drunk Love
Owning Mahowny
Capote
Mission: Impossible III
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
The Savages
Charlie Wilson's War
Synechdoche, New York
Doubt
Jack Goes Boating
The Ides of March
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

References

 Other websites 



 Philip Seymour Hoffman Biography 
 NPR Interview (09/2005)
 Brandt Tribute  Lebowski Podcast's tribute to Hoffman's character in The Big Lebowski.

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Category:American Academy Award winning actors
Category:Accidental deaths in New York City
Category:Actors from New York (state)
Category:American movie actors
Category:American stage actors
Category:American television actors
Category:American voice actors
Category:BAFTA Award winning actors
Category:Drug-related accidental deaths in the United States
Category:Golden Globe Award winning actors
Category:Screen Actors Guild Award winners