How old is seymour hoffman

How Much Have You Seen? How much of Philip Seymour Hoffman's work have you seen? Decade Defining Actors — The s Who would you bring back for one final movie? Won 1 Oscar. See more awards ». Known For. The Master Lancaster Dodd. Capote Truman Capote. Charlie Wilson's War Gust Avrakotos.

Show all Hide all Show by Hide Show Actor 63 credits. William Filmore Toffman voice. Charlie Mayne. Ripley Freddie Miles. Joseph Plumb Martin. Steven Hanauer as Philip Hoffman. Hide Show Producer 6 credits. Hide Show Director 1 credit.

Hide Show Soundtrack 3 credits. Hide Show Thanks 13 credits. Hide Show Self credits. Self - Guest. Show all 6 episodes. Self - Actor segment "Philip Seymour Hoffman". And how do I do it without caregiving or enabling, and in a way that protects the kids and me? He was in Atlanta filming The Hunger Games. We began making plans to set up another rehab as soon as the movie wrapped, but I knew we had a difficult path ahead of us. Phil came home from Atlanta, and I called a few people and said that we needed to keep an eye on him.

Then he started using again, and three days later he was dead. There was no sense of peace or relief, just ferocious pain and overwhelming loss. We talk about him constantly, only now we can talk about him without instantly crying. He never said those words, but he lived his life as if time was precious. Maybe he just knew what was important to him and where he wanted to invest his love.

I always felt there was plenty of time, but he never lived that way. I now thank God he made us take those trips. In some ways, our short time together was almost like an entire lifetime. His career began to take off, and he landed a number of supporting or character parts in such films as Nobody's Fool with Paul Newman, Twister with Bill Paxton and Boogie Nights with Julianne Moore.

With his ability to be convincing in nearly any part, Hoffman played a snide, upper-crust bully in The Talented Mr. The following year, he showed his versatility as a performer on the Broadway stage, appearing in a revival of Sam Shepard's True West with John C.

The two actors switched parts every other night, and both received a Tony Award nomination for their work. In , Hoffman had a career breakthrough with the film Capote , in which he played famed writer Truman Capote.

The film takes place in the early s, when Capote was working on his non-fiction best-seller In Cold Blood , about the killing of a Kansas family. Hoffman threw himself into the role, but only after some initial trepidation. I prepared for four and a half months.

I read and listened to his voice and watched videos of him on TV. Hoffman earned widespread praise for his performance in the film, and took home the coveted Academy Award for best actor. In Doubt , Hoffman starred opposite Meryl Streep as a priest who may or may not have had an inappropriate relationship with a young male student at a Catholic school. In , Hoffman again proved himself as a lead actor. He starred in a revival of Death of a Salesman as Willy Loman, the patriarch in the dysfunctional family drama.

Hoffman earned raves for his work, including a Tony Award nomination.