Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead sputnik, February 2, 2014February 2, 2014 Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been found dead of an apparent drug overdose in his Manhattan apartment, law enforcement sources said Sunday.Hoffman, 46, was found in the bathroom of the fourth-floor apartment, the sources told CNN.Police found what they believe to be heroin inside the apartment, a source told CNN.Hoffman’s body was discovered by a playwright who had been working with him.A needle was found in one of the actor’s arms, the sources told CNN.Hoffman won an Academy Award for best actor for the 2005 biopic “Capote.”He also appeared in “Charlie Wilson’s War,” “Doubt,” and “The Master,” for which he was nominated as best supporting actor.According to a biography of the actor posted on the Turner Classic Movies website, last year Hoffman revealed he was seeking treatment for drug abuse, and “seemed to be confident that he was getting a handle on the situation.”Hoffman’s father was a salesman and his mother was a family court judge, the biography says.He landed his first professional stage role before graduating from high school and went on to study acting at New York University.In Hollywood, his big break came with a small role as Chris O’Donnell’s classmate in the 1992 film “Scent of a Woman.”Hoffman appeared last month at the Sundance Film Festival, where a movie he starred in, “God’s Pocket,” premiered.After his Oscar win at the Academy Awards in 2006, Hoffman thanked his mother for taking him to his first play.“She brought up four kids alone and she deserves a congratulations for that. Ah, we’re at the party, Ma, you know? And she took me to my first play and she stayed up with me and watched the NCAA Final Four, and my passions, her passions became my passions. And, you know, be proud, Mom, because I’m proud of you and we’re here tonight and it’s so good,” he said in his acceptance speech.Link Post Views: 24 News CapoteDoubtNewsPhilip Seymour HoffmanScent of a WomanThe Master
Shocking. Heard he was suffering from drug addiction. I’d exchange every idiot star with God for him and Heath Ledger. Lost them very early. RIP.Log in to Reply
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Can’t believe it’s been 8 years since PSH and Heath Ledger were nominated for Best Actor and 5 years since both of them (again) were nominated for Best Supporting Actor. Today both of them are no more. Can’t understand the western world’s obsession with drugs.Log in to Reply