Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor and director. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 2005 biographical film Capote, and received three Academy Award nominations as Best Supporting Actor as well as three Tony Award nominations for his work in the theatre.
Hoffman began his acting career in 1991, and the following year began to appear in films. He gained recognition for his supporting work in a series of notable films
Scent of a Woman (1992),
Twister (1996),
Boogie Nights (1997),
The Big Lebowski (1998),
Patch Adams (1998),
Magnolia (1999),
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999),
Almost Famous (2000),
Red Dragon (2002),
25th Hour (2002),
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Cold Mountain (2003).
In 2005, Hoffman played the title role in Capote, for which he won multiple acting awards. His three Academy Award nominations came for his supporting work in Charlie Wilson's War (2007),
Doubt (2008)
The Master (2012).
Other critically acclaimed films in his later years
Owning Mahowny (2003),
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007),
The Savages (2007),
Synecdoche, New York (2008),
Money ball (2011)
The Ides of March (2011).
In 2010, Hoffman made his feature film directorial debut with Jack Goes Boating.
Hoffman was an accomplished theatre actor and director. He joined the Labyrinth Theatre Company in 1995, and directed and performed in numerous stage productions. His performances in three Broadway plays led to three Tony Award nominations:
two for Best Leading Actor in True West (2000)
Death of a Salesman (2012)
one for Best Featured Actor in Long Day's Journey into Night (2003).
In its front-page obituary, The New York Times referred to Hoffman as "perhaps the most ambitious and widely admired American actor of his generation."
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