Award-winning Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Found Dead in Manhattan Apartment

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Source: WSJ

Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead Sunday afternoon in his New York City apartment, a law-enforcement official said.

The New York Police Department is investigating, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine exact cause of death. The official said Mr. Hoffman, 46 years old, was found dead at his apartment at 35 Bethune St. in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan.

Mr. Hoffman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 2005 film, "Capote."

Read more: http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304626804579358943360702878?mobile=y

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My wife and I have been lamenting how actors of this generation are so bland. Not him.


I posted this while on the treadmill.

Take care of yourselves.

(Yes, I know he probably OD'd, regardless...)

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[itsrobert]

1. link

http://nypost.com/2014/02/02/philip-seymour-hoffman-found-dead-in-his-apartment/

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead of an apparent drug overdose inside a Greenwich Village home on Sunday, cops said.

Hoffman’s body was found in an apartment at 35 Bethune St., sources said.

Cops are at the scene and are investigating, sources said.

Hoffman has admittedly struggled with drug addiction in the past, and reportedly checked himself into rehab last year for heroin abuse.

[angstlessk]

64. Oh, man....I loved that man...he was BRILLIANT!

[classykaren]

89. I always thought he was one of the best actors in the world

[question everything]

76. Drug overdose? Why?

Why, when they have so much going for them.

[99th_Monkey]

86. The^$64,000^Question ~nt~

[sweetloukillbot]

98. He went into rehab last year for heroin addiction

Apparently he'd been sober for about 20 years - dunno why he relapsed.

[Cha]

104. Wow.. I didn't know he had

his struggles with heroin. RIP~Philip Seymour Hoffman

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. That's a shame - he was a fine actor.

Didn't know he'd had a drug problem.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. How very sad...

[cilla4progress]

4. Crap that's sad.

Great talent. Great loss. Damn drugs.

[hlthe2b]

5. Damn... what a shame.

May he find peace.

[Delphinus]

71. Yes,

may he find peace. That's what I try to remember and think when people die - that they are (hopefully) at peace.

[Gothmog]

6. He was a very good actor

[niyad]

7. that is very sad. he was a very gifted actor.

[dhill926]

8. awful….

[Digital Puppy]

9. NY Post has the news as well...

Here: http://nypost.com/2014/02/02/philip-seymour-hoffman-found-dead-in-his-apartment/

[edbermac]

10. WTF?????

He was brilliant in Capote. Oh, man...

[Cirque du So-What]

11. I was so hoping this was just another celebrity death hoax

Sad to see it's true. RIP, Mr. Hoffman.

[TeamPooka]

25. it's on ABC and WSJ and more. Real news orgs that confirm this stuff.

[Warren Stupidity]

12. That is really sad. A marvelous actor.

[Faux pas]

13. That is sad!

I spent last week od-ing on movies he was in. What a waste, for sure.

[Faygo Kid]

14. Sad news. Great actor.

Memorable.

[kairos12]

15. What terrible news.

[Duer 157099]

16. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

[11 Bravo]

17. He was a remarkably talented actor. This is a great loss.

[StarlightGold]

18. Just last night

I saw "Max and Mary", a wonderful claymation movie and Hoffman was the voice of the old Ausberger man. Even as "just" the voice, Hoffman impressed me so much.

How sad...he was so young...

[Tippy]

19. Dam Durgs and those who supply them

[seattledo]

20. Hoax

http://en.mediamass.net/people/philip-seymour-hoffman/deathhoax.html

[Justice]

21. I hope so.

[Blue_In_AK]

24. If it's a hoax

it's been reported in an awfully lot of legitimate news sources.

[charlyvi]

27. That report was from January.

He died this morning.

[TeeYiYi]

29. ABC news reporting he's dead...

http://abcnews.go.com/US/philip-seymour-hoffman-dead-46/story?id=22335771

TYY

[seattledo]

39. sigh

The same ABC news that credited him with being in Titanic? Fortunately, he fought against that accusation and was able to get other source, including Wikipedia, to print a retraction. I do not trust them because of how much they dislike this great actor.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

43. It's on CNN right now.

And the police have spoken about it. It's real.

[seattledo]

46. Top story on cnn.com is about Hamish Hamilton

I'll wait until I see more than one source making the claim.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

51. You know cnn is a channel, right?

Google his name, there are tons of sources. Btw the site you posted, again, is satire. That's bad form.


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/movies/philip-seymour-hoffman-actor-dies-at-46.html?_r=0

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/02/02/sources-philip-seymour-hoffman-found-dead-in-nyc-apartment/

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/philip-seymour-hoffman-dead-capote-3106362

http://my.chicagotribune.com/#story/sns-rt-actor-philip-seymour-hoffman-found-dead-in-new-20140202/

[BeyondGeography]

61. NYT: The syringe was in his arm

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/movies/philip-seymour-hoffman-actor-dies-at-46.html

Good enough for ya?

[TeeYiYi]

47. Unfortunately...

...I believe he's really dead.

There's been an epidemic of overdoses from heroin laced with fentanyl. It's a deadly mixture.

TYY

[BodieTown]

32. Not a Hoax

Even the source you cite here has a note saying that the story is false.

[2banon]

33. Unless the WSJ is linked to a fake site, it appears to be quite true and not a hoax

I'm no expert, I looked at that link you posted and that appears to be the hoax.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

34. The report of the hoax looks to be a hoax.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

37. That site is satire.

FYI.

[shenmue]

22. Holy shit!

What just happened? He was only in his 40s.

[intheflow]

42. NY Post reporting it was a drug overdose. n/t

[Aviation Pro]

23. RIP Mr. Hoffman

You'll be missed.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

26. DAMMIT!!!

I have a copy of Capote on DVD. It was an excellent movie.

He was like Gary Oldman - a guy who could change in each movie and you would not necessarily recognize him, which is good. He seemed to be an extremely thoughtful guy.

[Voice for Peace]

66. one of my all time favorite actors

Patch Adams was the first movie I saw him in.
The next was Punch-Drunk Love.
Most recently loved him (and everybody else) in Pirate Radio
He was a brilliant actor.. big loss.

[txwhitedove]

28. Already on Wikipedia as died February 2, 2014. So sad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Seymour_Hoffman

[TBF]

30. That's a shame. nt

[Justice]

31. with three young children.

[Squinch]

75. That was my first thought.

[lunasun]

35. just yesterday this

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/amy-adams-jake-gyllenhaal-join-philip-seymour-hoffman-directed-ezekiel-moss-more-20140201
Amy Adams & Jake Gyllenhaal Join Philip Seymour Hoffman-Directed 'Ezekiel Moss'

[tblue]

36. He had a family, kids. OHMYGOSH!

Horribly sad. Way way too soon!

[liberalla]

108. Yes, this is so sad. He was to pick his kids up this morning, and when he failed to show

they went to his apartment where they found him.

For the rest of their lives, those children will remember the morning they were waiting for Daddy to pick them up, but instead they learn of his death and losing him from their lives forever.

I hope they are surrounded by people who love them and they have lots of support as they grow up.



from left to right, Cooper Alexander Hoffman 10, Tallulah Hoffman 7, Willa Hoffman 5,
Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Mimi O'Donnell, his partner of 14 years.




RIP, Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

[Arugula Latte]

38. A great talent lost.

[mimi85]

45. ^^^Agreed! nt

[Common Sense Party]

40. Drugs suck.

Don't do drugs, kids.

[closeupready]

82. +1000.

[ellie]

41. That is terrible!

[CFLDem]

44. DAMNIT

[elfin]

48. damn damn damn

Such a talent. If the overdose report is true, so unnecessary with his resources to treat a harmful habit or addiction.

And he had kids! Dammit.

[bucolic_frolic]

49. Charlie Wilson's War

simply one of my favorites

[Paladin]

50. Ah, SHIT. (nt)

[AngryAmish]

52. fuck heroin

[defacto7]

53. a sad day...

He was one of the greatest. Absolutely one of my favorites. I have always looked forward to anything he was participating in.

RIP

[tishaLA]

54. He was almost too believable in Before the Devil Knows You''re Dead

....and it looks like the demons that haunted him in that film might have, to some extent, haunted him in RL too.

[angstlessk]

65. I watched that movie..and loved him in it..it is now not available in any venue

[benld74]

55. RIP

[BootinUp]

56. too young, very talented. RIP

[BeyondGeography]

57. Always found him soulful, refreshingly dark, vulnerable yet potentially dangerous

Such a unique talent. Irreplaceable.

[OKNancy]

58. oh no!

I'm going in the other room and tell my husband. I know he will be shocked because PSH is his favorite actor.

[frazzled]

59. The treadmill won't save you

from a heroin overdose. I know that isn't wholly confirmed yet, but if even the New York Times is reporting that as the probable cause (and given his previous use), that is probably what killed him.

Deadly drugs like heroin do not care how healthy your heart is. It kills indiscriminately.

I wonder if this story is related to the 22 heroin deaths in Western Pennsylvania this past week: tainted heroin.

http://www.npr.org/2014/02/01/269750147/tainted-heroin-blamed-for-overdose-deaths-in-pennsylvania

[LuvNewcastle]

60. Oh no! He was one of my favorites.

I always knew I'd see a good performance from him. He did a good job with every role I saw him in; such a crying shame. If you have to take a dangerous drug, be careful with every dose. It only takes one mistake.

[Swede Atlanta]

62. Way too young......

He was so gifted. I hope there was no foul play.

[Tom_Foolery]

63. RIP...

He always came across as a guy who knew that he had a great talent, but he had a sense of humility about it. In a world of the beautiful people, his talent ascended to a height that others only dream about. What masterpieces would this man have created? We'll never know now.

[MannyGoldstein]

67. Awful.

Sad.

[Cooley Hurd]

68. Shut up!

&app=desktop

Cross gently, Philip.

[morningfog]

69. THis one hurts.

[Hoyt]

70. Damn. Just 46 years old. Loved him in Capote, Twister, etc.

[passiveporcupine]

72. Nooooooooo!

I am in shock. He was my favorite actor. Well...it was a toss up between him and Danial Day Lewis. But he was soooo good. I'd watch anything he's in. One of my favorites of his was "Flawless". It's one of the few VHS tapes I have that I couldn't give to the library.

I didn't know he struggled with drug addiction. This is so sad.

[Tx4obama]

109. I watched 'Flawless' last night before going to sleep, and woke up today hearing he died.

Very sad.

R.I.P.

[skypilot]

73. Oh, HELL no!!!!

NO!!! Just fucking NO!!!!

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

74. My god, no....

Brilliant actor. Tremendous loss.

[nirvana555]

81. This is heartbreaking... N/T

[dipsydoodle]

77. He was a few years younger than I had realised

Sad loss.

RIP.

[Miles Archer]

78. Brandt can't watch though. Or he has to pay a hundred.

...in a movie filled with great actors playing outrageous parts, he managed to stand his own ground. R.I.P. Mr. Hoffman.

[red dog 1]

113. That photo is from one of my favorite films of all time, The Big Lebowski

and Philip Seymour Hoffman was awesome in it, as usual.

[TNNurse]

79. Addiction

Is a horrible problem. For many it is too hard.

This is a great loss to film and theatre.

I am so sad.

[tblue37]

80. Too bad. He was terrifically talented. nt

[handmade34]

83. sad...

always think of the movie "Flawless" when I think of him... genius actor

[Hell Hath No Fury]

84. He was an amazing talent --

Truly one of my very favorite actors.

[bucolic_frolic]

85. Sad

Moneyed folks in NYC can get just about anything they want

This seemed to me to be a theme of a recent book

"The Buy Side: A Wall Street Trader's Tale of Spectacular Excess" by
Turney Duff

He's an excellent writer. Just marvelous with words, sort of stream of
consciousness, short clipped sentences. A Wordsmith i'd call him.

He fought addiction and won.

Too bad Mr. Hoffman didn't conquer his problems.

He was a really good actor.

[blkmusclmachine]

87. Sad.

[SheilaT]

88. Wait. He died of a drug overdose one day after

a hoax report that he died of a drug overdose?

[1000words]

90. Damn.

One of the finest of my generation. When I saw him in "Happiness," I knew he'd be a star.

Rest in Peace, Mr. Hoffman.

[Aldo Leopold]

91. God damn it!

He was such a talented actor! It's not fair.

[Kennah]

92. Extremely talented actor. A young family. We were the same age. So sad. RIP.

[red dog 1]

93. What a loss!

He was such a great actor, and CAPOTE was probably his best film (seen it a dozen times)

But he also made other great films such as THE BIG LEBOWSKI.....LEAP OF FAITH...... FLAWLESS.........BOOGIE NIGHTS.....
THE GETAWAY..and others as well.

Probably my favorite, (right behind "Capote&quot was..'ALMOST FAMOUS..(God he was good in that film.)

He will be missed.

[LibDemAlways]

111. He delivered one of the best lines in Almost Famous.

"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."

What a terrific actor. What a terrible loss.

[red dog 1]

114. That is a great line!

Damn!

[texanwitch]

94. Maybe he had problems that he thought drugs could help.

You never what pain someone is having.

I had a friend who passed away from drug use.

He had a overdose.

Rest in peace Philip.

[diabeticman]

95. He was an acting genius.

Why is talent like that gone so soon

[bkanderson76]

96. A Beautiful Contribution to His Craft....RIP

[Solly Mack]

97. Oman. I hate that. Just horrible.

My heartfelt sympathy to his family.

[Douglas Carpenter]

99. one of my favorite actors -- very sad

[Judi Lynn]

100. He left the world wanting far, far more of him. No one can fill his shoes. n/t

[kentauros]

101. Oh no!

I had to come here to look this up after confirming an odd FB post where it was "announced" almost in passing, as if the death of such a wonderful actor was a ho-hum moment.

Fuck. I always liked him, especially as Truman Capote. That scene where they're all making fun of his accent still makes me laugh, even now!

Rest in peace, Philip

[ButterflyBlood]

102. This one hit hard

Brilliant actor, amazing in every role he did. One of the few celebrity deaths that hit me like this, especially since his role in a movie would make me more likely to see it. RIP.

[pacalo]

103. I loved him.

[Beacool]

105. Damn drugs!!!

He was only 46 and had 3 children. What a shame.........

Rest in peace.

[progressoid]

106. Damn damn damn.

[DinahMoeHum]

107. Fuck fuck fuck

I was so looking forward to seeing him in Hunger Games: Mockingjay

As it is, my favorite clip of him acting is from Charlie Wilson's War:

[Babel_17]

110. Philip K. Dick on drugs killing his friends (and himself)

A SCANNER DARKLY

Author's Note

This has been a novel about some people who were punished entirely too much for what they did. They wanted to have a good time, but they were like children playing in the street; they could see one after another of them being killed -- run over, maimed, destroyed -- but they continued to play anyhow. We really all were very happy for a while, sitting around not toiling but just bullshitting and playing, but it was for such a terrible brief time, and then the punishment was beyond belief: even when we could see it, we could not believe it. For example, while I was writing this I learned that the person on whom the character Jerry Fabin is based killed himself. My friend on whom I based the character Ernie Luckman died before I began the novel. For a while I myself was one of these children playing in the street; I was, like the rest of them, trying to play instead of being grown up, and I was punished. I am on the list below, which is a list of those to whom this novel is dedicated, and what became of each.

Drug misuse is not a disease, it is a decision, like the decision to step out in front of a moving car. You would call that not a disease but an error in judgment. When a bunch of people begin to do it, it is a social error, a life-style. In this particular life-style the motto is "Be happy now because tomorrow you are dying," but the dying begins almost at once, and the happiness is a memory. It is, then, only a speeding up, an intensifying, of the ordinary human existence. It is not different from your life-style, it is only faster. It all takes place in days or weeks or months instead of years. "Take the cash and let the credit go," as Villon said in 1460. But that is a mistake if the cash is a penny and the credit a whole lifetime.

There is no moral in this novel; it is not bourgeois; it does not say they were wrong to play when they should have toiled; it just tells what the consequences were. In Greek drama they were beginning, as a society, to discover science, which means causal law. Here in this novel there is Nemesis: not fate, because anyone of us could have chosen to stop playing in the street, but, as I narrate from the deepest part of my life and heart, a dreadful Nemesis for those who kept on playing. I myself, I am not a character in this novel; I am the novel. So, though, was our entire nation at this time. This novel is about more people than I knew personally. Some we all read about in the newspapers. It was, this sitting around with our buddies and bullshitting while making tape recordings, the bad decision of the decade, the sixties, both in and out of the establishment. And nature cracked down on us. We were forced to stop by things dreadful.

If there was any "sin," it was that these people wanted to keep on having a good time forever, and were punished for that, but, as I say, I feel that, if so, the punishment was far too great, and I prefer to think of it only in a Greek or morally neutral way, as mere science, as deterministic impartial cause-and-effect. I loved them all. Here is the list, to whom I dedicate my love:

To Gaylene deceased
To Ray deceased
To Francy permanent psychosis
To Kathy permanent brain damage
To Jim deceased
To Val massive permanent brain damage
To Nancy permanent psychosis
To Joanne permanent brain damage
To Maren deceased
To Nick deceased
To Terry deceased
To Dennis deceased
To Phil permanent pancreatic damage
To Sue permanent vascular damage
To Jerri permanent psychosis and vascular
damage

...and so forth.

In Memoriam. These were comrades whom I had; there are no better. They remain in my mind, and the enemy will never be forgiven. The "enemy" was their mistake in playing. Let them all play again, in some other way, and let them be happy.

[jsr]

112. Amazing talent.

R.I.P.

[valerief]

115. Damn. So young. nt

[geardaddy]

116. One of my favorite actors

He left three young children and a long-term partner behind. I can't even begin how to comprehend how that must feel to them.

[RedRoses323]

117. Excellent Actor

RIP