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Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967–2014)

Film and stage actor and theater director Philip Seymour Hoffman was born in the Rochester, New York, suburb of Fairport on July 23, 1967. He was the son of Marilyn (Loucks), a lawyer and judge, and Gordon Stowell Hoffman, a Xerox employee, and was mostly of German, Irish, English and Dutch ancestry. After becoming involved in high school ... See full bio »
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Known For

Truman Capote
Truman Capote Truman Capote
(2005)
Doute
Doute Father Brendan Flynn
(2008)
La guerre selon Charlie Wilson
La guerre selon Charlie Wilson Gust Avrakotos
(2007)
The Master
The Master Lancaster Dodd
(2012)
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 2015 Happyish (TV Series)
Thom Payne
- Unaired Pilot (2015) ... Thom Payne
 2013 Back Beyond (Video short)
Lancaster Dodd
 2011 A Child's Garden of Poetry (TV Movie) (voice)
 2009 Arthur (TV Series)
William Filmore Toffman
- No Acting Please/Prunella Deegan and the Disappointing Ending (2009) ... William Filmore Toffman (voice)
 2005 Empire Falls (TV Mini-Series)
Charlie Mayne
- Episode #1.2 (2005) ... Charlie Mayne
- Episode #1.1 (2005) ... Charlie Mayne
 2003 Mattress Man Commercial (Video short)
Dean Trumbell
 1999 Aimee Mann: Save Me (Video short)
Phil Parma
 1998 Happiness
Allen
 1998 Et plus si affinités
Sean
 1998 Montana
Duncan
 1997 Culture (Short)
Bill
 1997 Michael Penn: Try (Video short)
Assistant
 1996 Double mise
Young Craps Player (as Phillip Seymour Hoffman)
 1995 The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (Short)
Bernardo / Horatio / Laertes (as Philip S. Hoffman)
 1994 The Yearling (TV Movie)
Buck
 1994 Szuler
Martin (as Phil Hoffman)
 1994 Guet-apens
Frank Hansen (as Philip Hoffman)
 1993 Money for Nothing
Cochran (as Philip S. Hoffman)
 1993 My Boyfriend's Back
Chuck Bronski (as Philip Hoffman)
 1993 Joey Breaker
Wiley McCall
 1992 Le temps d'un week-end
George Willis, Jr. (as Philip S. Hoffman)
 1992 En toute bonne foi
Matt
 1992 My New Gun
Chris
 1991 Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole
Klutch (as Phil Hoffman)
 1991 New York - Police judiciaire (TV Series)
Steven Hanauer
- The Violence of Summer (1991) ... Steven Hanauer (as Philip Hoffman)
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Other Works:

Stage credits include: Jane Anderson's "Defying Gavity" at the American Palace Theatre; "The Merchant Of Venice" directed by Peter Sellers; and the Williamstown Theatre Productions of "Henry V" and "Mother Courage"; the off- Broadway production of "Shopping And Fucking" by Mark Ravenhill; and the 2000 Broadway production of "True West". See more »

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8 Interviews | 25 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 4 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Philip S. Hoffman | Philip Hoffman | Phillip Seymour Hoffman | Phil Hoffman

Height:

5' 9½" (1.77 m)
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[on Truman Capote (2005)] I knew that it would be great, but I still took the role kicking and screaming. Playing Capote took a lot of concentration. I prepared for four and a half months. I read and listened to his voice and watched videos of him on TV. Sometimes being an actor is like being some kind of detective where you're on the search for a secret that will unlock the character. With ... See more »

Trivia:

While working as a lifeguard, he once met musician Miles Davis. Davis appeared in an episode of the television series Les incorruptibles de Chicago (1986), and shared a scene with Stephen Lang. Lang appeared in Le sixième sens (1986) as Freddy Lounds, the character Hoffman played in Dragon rouge (2002). See more »

Trademark:

His characters often ran through a wide range of emotions See more »

Nickname:

Phil

Star Sign:

Leo

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