Philip Seymour Hoffman has died

normnorm Posts: 31,146
edited February 2014 in All Encompassing Trip
Wall Street Journal

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."

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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    edited February 2014
    Son of a...

    Phillip, you were probably my favorite contemporary actor. From "Charlie Wilson's War" to "The Master", your characters were made memorable by your significant talent. You will be missed.
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,280
    Wow!

    He was a hell of an actor and seemed like a cool dude.
  • jervin007jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    Wow, a great loss to the acting community.
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 41,773
    fine we'll use your thread even though mine was first (by a minute ;)

    still shocked. I thought he was older than 46 though, like in his mid 50's.
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  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,710
    Yeah, that really sucks. Some of my favorite movies.

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  • LizardLizard Posts: 12,091
    sad. RIP Philip
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  • Chief BroomChief Broom Posts: 2,036
    So sad....Guy was amazing...
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    God Bless + prayers for his loved ones.
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  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 9,775
    Just saw

    Bummed out on an otherwise joyous day

    Terrific actor
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,889
    edited February 2014
    I don't feel this sad about an actor dying very often. He was one of my favorite actors ever. So so talented. How fucking sad. :(

    There is this man who gets on the same train with me most mornings, and he is a spitting image of Philip Seymour Hoffman. At first i actually thought that it WAS him, maybe working on a character study of a man who takes the train a lot, hahaha. It took several mornings worth of trying to stare without him noticing to confirm that it wasn't him, haha. So every morning i kind of humourously think to myself, "Good morning Philip Seymour Hoffman!" Lol..... that's definitely never going to be the same now!
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  • terrible news, such a good actor, he will be missed..
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  • :( sad news, great actor.
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  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,710
    norm said:

    Yeah, man. What the fuck. The god damn devil
  • EnkiduEnkidu Posts: 2,996
    Damn. So sad. "What the fuck" is about all I can say.
  • pjradiopjradio Posts: 6,704
    PSH as Lester Bangs in "Almost Famous" - "The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what we share with someone else when we're uncool."

    Sad Loss
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  • LongueuilLongueuil Posts: 2,224
    edited February 2014
    What an actor he was. 46 years old is too young to die especially when you have three kids.
    So sad.
    RIP M. Hoffman
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  • SD48277SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    Holy fuck. I just saw this. I'm stunned. What a loss.
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  • LoulouLoulou Posts: 6,247
    Awesome actor! I know it was only a small part but I really liked him in Boogie Nights. Sad, sad, sad!
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  • Shocking news, great actor, huge loss...
    RIP
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  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Years ago, just before he became "famous", we chatted a bit at a local car wash here in LA.

    Sitting on a bench together in the morning sunshine, seemed a nice enough guy. Down to earth.

    I really liked his work, its purity and honesty. Don't come across that all too often, especially (ironically?) in that industry.

    The fuck? Three children...and only 46.

    Read this news, thought about it, him, while having a smoke with our balcony door open, clean cold air coming in. Absolutely gorgeous out, Kitten Bowl on tv, enjoying this afternoon with my husband, our cats, good food, warmth.

    I'm thankful for this.

    And part of me feels like Marge at the end of Fargo.

    "And here ya are, and it's a beautiful day".

  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,638
    Second thread but... Damn damn damn. I hate hearing this. Hoffman was a great talent. Very sad to hear this.

    Nice story, Hedonist.^^ I can picture PSH being a very nice man. Sad to loose him.
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