Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has died from an
"apparent drug overdose" in his New York City apartment, an NYPD
spokesman said.
The 46-year-old was found dead in his bathroom in the city's
Greenwich Village area at 11.30am local time.
Awarded a best actor actor Oscar for his role in the 2005 film
Capote, Seymour Hoffman checked into rehab in May for heroin
use.
"He was found dead in his bathroom of an apparent drug overdose,"
an NYPD spokesman said.
Police were called by a friend of the actor, the spokesman
said.
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Hoffman's family released the following statement: 'We are
devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil and appreciate the
outpouring of love and support we have received from everyone.
'This is a tragic and sudden loss and we ask that you respect our
privacy during this time of grieving. Please keep Phil in your
thoughts and prayers.'
Hoffman is pictured here in a scene from 'Capote', the movie
that chronicled the life of author Truman Capote, and was directed
by Bennett Miller.
It was the role that earned him his Best Actor Oscar win in
2005.
One of his Hoffman's first roles on the big screen was in 1992
appearing in 'Scent Of A Woman', directed by Martin Brest, and
starring alongside film legend Al Pacino, who won an Oscar for his
perfromance.
Towards the end of the 1990s Hoffman began to appear in larger,
more prominent roles, with films such as 'Boogie Nights' and the'
Big Lebowski'. In the 1997 film 'Boogie Nights', the actor starred
alongside Mark Wahlberg and Julianne More, playing a character
called Scotty J.
In the critically acclaimed 1998 Coen brother’s film 'The
Big Lebowski', Hoffman played the role of Brandt, starring
alongside Jeff Bridges and John Goodman.
Despite his appearance in larger, more populist films, Hoffman was
more often associated with the independent film world for his
intense portrayals of often disturbing and complex characters such
as the role he played as an obscene phone caller in the 1998 film
'Happiness.' Here he is pictured with his 'Happiness' co-star Lara
Flynn Boyle.
Throughout his acting career Hoffman has attracted wide-ranging
critical aclaim and in 2005 he won the Oscar for his title role in
the film 'Capote'. He receive several Academy Award nominations,
the most recent being in 2012, in recognition of his performance in
'The Master'. Hoffman is seen here collecting his Oscar at the 78th
Academy Awards in March 2006.
As an actor Hoffman spread his talent across a wide range of
projects from small independent films to all-action Hollywood
blockbusters such as the 2006 film 'Mission Impossible III', in
which he played Owen Davian. Hoffman is pictured here next to Tom
Cruise and the rest of the film’s cast at a photo call in Rome for
the premiere.
In 2008 his role alongside Meryl Streep in 'Doubt' once again
gained him cricital acclaim and scores of award
nomination, including both a Golden Globe and Screen
Actors Guild award nominations for best supporting actor. In
the film he played the role of Father Flynn, a priest accused of
abusing a student.
