Personal life of philip seymour hoffman

(1967-2014)

Synopsis

Born in 1967 in Rochester, New York, actor and director Philip Seymour Hoffman was known for films such as Scent of a Woman, Boogie Nights, The Big Lebowski and Capote, for which he won an Academy Award.

He was also successful in theater, winning three Tony Award nominations for True West, Long Day's Journey into Night and Death of a Salesman. Hoffman died of acute mixed drug intoxication in New York City on February 2, 2014, at age 46.

Early Life

Philip Seymour Hoffman was born on July 23, 1967, in Rochester, New York, the second of four children.

His father worked for Xerox and his mother was a lawyer.

Personal life of philip seymour hoffman cause of death

His mother liked to take him to see local theatrical productions. Hoffman was especially moved by the play All My Sons, which he saw when he was 12. "When I saw All My Sons, I was changed—permanently changed—by that experience.

It was like a miracle to me," he later told The New York Times.

At first,