Philip Seymour Hoffman American Actor (1967–2014)

American actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was born on 23 July 1967 in Fairport. He passed away on 2 February 2014 at the age of 46. The recorded cause of death is drug overdose. Among the titles he was known for are Mission: Impossible III (2006) and Moneyball (2011).

Early life

He studied at Circle in the Square Theatre School, Fairport High School and New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

Career

Records list Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole (1991) as his earliest screen credit. In the 1990s, he appeared in Scent of a Woman (1992, as George Willis, Jr.) and The Big Lebowski (1998, as Brandt). The 2000s brought Almost Famous (2000) and Cold Mountain (2003, as Reverend Solomon Veasey). His 2010s credits include The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013, as Plutarch Heavensbee) and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014, as Plutarch Heavensbee).

In all, 57 films appear in his credits from 1991 to 2015. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (21), followed by comedy (7) and crime (7). Of his seven titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) has the highest, at $865 million. He is also credited as director on Jack Goes Boating.

Julianne Moore appears in four of his listed titles, including Magnolia (1999) and Boogie Nights (1997). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Amy Adams (four titles) and Donald Sutherland (three titles). Paul Thomas Anderson directed five of his titles on record, among them Hard Eight (1996) and The Master (2012). Anthony Minghella is credited as director on two of them, including The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999).

Recognition

Philip Seymour Hoffman received the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2006 for Capote. Further recognition came with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (2006) for Capote and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (2006) for Capote. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2008 for Charlie Wilson's War. His awards record shows 8 wins and 7 nominations.

Personal life

He was the father of Cooper Hoffman, and has 3 children in total.