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Philip Seymour Hoffman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-07-23

Place of Birth

Fairport, New York, USA

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Biography

Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor, director, and producer. Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles–typically lowlifes, eccentrics, bullies, and misfits—Hoffman acted in many films, including leading roles, from the early 1990s until his death in 2014. Drawn to theater as a teenager, Hoffman studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He began his screen career in a 1991 episode of Law & Order and started to appear in films in 1992. He gained recognition for his supporting work, notably in Scent of a Woman (1992), Boogie Nights (1997), Happiness (1998), Patch Adams (1998), The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Almost Famous (2000), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), and Along Came Polly (2004). He began to occasionally play leading roles, and for his portrayal of the author Truman Capote in Capote (2005), won multiple accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Hoffman's profile continued to grow and he received three more Oscar nominations for his supporting work as a brutally frank CIA officer in Charlie Wilson's War (2007), a priest accused of pedophilia in Doubt (2008), and the charismatic leader of a Scientology-type movement in The Master (2012). While he mainly worked in independent films, including The Savages (2007) and Synecdoche, New York (2008), Hoffman also appeared in Flawless (1999), and Hollywood blockbusters such as Twister (1996) and Mission: Impossible III (2006), and in one of his final roles, as Plutarch Heavensbee in the Hunger Games series (2013–15). The feature Jack Goes Boating (2010) marked his debut as a filmmaker. Hoffman was also an accomplished theater actor and director. He joined the off-Broadway LAByrinth Theater Company in 1995, where he directed, produced, and appeared in numerous stage productions. His performances in three Broadway plays—True West in 2000, Long Day's Journey into Night in 2003, and Death of a Salesman in 2012—all led to Tony Award nominations.

Also Known For

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The Big Lebowski

Mar 06, 1998

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Magnolia

Dec 17, 1999

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Doubt: Stage to Screen

Apr 07, 2009

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Capote

Sep 30, 2005

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Mission: Impossible III

Apr 25, 2006

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The Talented Mr. Ripley

Dec 25, 1999

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25th Hour

Dec 19, 2002

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The Getaway

Feb 11, 1994

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Twister

May 10, 1996

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Almost Famous

Sep 15, 2000

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Cold Mountain

Dec 24, 2003

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Patch Adams

Dec 25, 1998

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The Ides of March

Oct 07, 2011

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Happiness

Oct 11, 1998

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When a Man Loves a Woman

Apr 29, 1994

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Synecdoche, New York

Oct 24, 2008

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Boogie Nights

Oct 10, 1997

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State and Main

Aug 26, 2000

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Along Came Polly

Jan 16, 2004

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Charlie Wilson's War

Dec 19, 2007

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The Invention of Lying

Oct 02, 2009

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Nobody's Fool

Dec 23, 1994

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Montana

Jan 16, 1998

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My Boyfriend's Back

Aug 06, 1993

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Flawless

Nov 26, 1999

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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Sep 26, 2007

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Mary and Max

Apr 09, 2009

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Punch-Drunk Love

Oct 11, 2002

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Hard Eight

May 15, 1996

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The Savages

Nov 28, 2007

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It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

Dec 31, 1994

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Scent of a Woman

Dec 23, 1992

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Leap of Faith

Dec 18, 1992

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Red Dragon

Oct 02, 2002

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Strangers with Candy

Jun 28, 2006

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Next Stop Wonderland

Aug 21, 1998

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Doubt

Dec 12, 2008

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Moneyball

Sep 23, 2011

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Owning Mahowny

May 02, 2003

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Love Liza

Dec 30, 2002

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Jack Goes Boating

Sep 17, 2010

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The Master

Sep 14, 2012

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The Boat That Rocked

Apr 01, 2009

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Money for Nothing

Sep 10, 1993

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My New Gun

Oct 26, 1992

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Last Party 2000

Nov 02, 2001

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Nov 15, 2013

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A Late Quartet

Nov 02, 2012

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Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'

Jan 01, 2000

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Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

Jun 27, 2000

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

Nov 19, 2014

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

Nov 18, 2015

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A Most Wanted Man

Jul 25, 2014

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Mattress Man Commercial

Jul 02, 2003

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Making Capote: Concept to Script

Mar 21, 2006

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Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

Feb 05, 2013

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The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

May 20, 2003

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Truman Capote: Answered Prayers

Mar 21, 2006

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Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole

Mar 21, 1992

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God's Pocket

May 09, 2014

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Culture

Oct 01, 1997

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Anita Liberty

Jan 18, 1997

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A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

Apr 03, 2003

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A Child's Garden of Poetry

Apr 28, 2011

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The Yearling

Apr 24, 1994

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The Fifteen Minute Hamlet

Jan 01, 1995

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Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman

Mar 06, 2015

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The Making of A Most Wanted Man

Feb 27, 2015

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Joey Breaker

May 14, 1993

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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Jan 16, 2009

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Szuler

Mar 10, 1994

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That Moment: Magnolia Diary

Jan 01, 2000

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Starring Austin Pendleton

Apr 01, 2016

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Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre

Apr 13, 2010

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Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

Apr 15, 2008

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And the Oscar Goes To...

Feb 01, 2014

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Salinger

Sep 06, 2013

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Moneyball: Playing the Game

Jan 10, 2012

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Inside the Actors Studio

Aug 14, 1994

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Law & Order

Sep 13, 1990

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The Daily Show

Jul 22, 1996

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Sep 05, 1988

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Icons

May 01, 2002

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HypaSpace

May 13, 2002

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

May 25, 1992

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The Early Show

Nov 01, 1999

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Sep 13, 1993

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Empire Falls

May 28, 2005

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The Directors

Jan 01, 1999

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The Oscars

Mar 19, 1953

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Tony Awards

Apr 01, 1956

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Liberty!

Nov 23, 1997

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Arthur

Oct 07, 1996

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Too Young to Die

Jul 14, 2012

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The Frame

Apr 09, 2013

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Golden Globe Awards

Jan 20, 1944

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Chelsea Lately

Jul 16, 2007