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Philip Seymour Hoffman: Biography

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Birth Name: Philip Hoffman
Birth Place: Fairport, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/23/1967, Cancer
Profession: Actor

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Philip Seymour Hoffman: TV Guide News

Oscar Surprises, Part 2: Blanchett, Mortensen, Hal Holbrook and More! | Ask FlickChick | 1/22/2008
A surprising number of movies had to make do with single nominations in the major categories:Viggo Mortensen picked up a best-actor nom as an icy Russian Gangster in David Cronenberg's brutal thriller Eastern Promises, ditto Johnny Depp for Tim Burton's gothic adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Sentimental favorite Hal Holbrook, 82 (he'll be 83 by the time the ceremony takes place), took a best supporting actor nomination for Sean Penn's Into the Wild, based on Jon Krakauer's nonfiction account of a troubled young man's search for meaning that eventually takes him deep into the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness. It was also ignored in all other major categories despite strong reviews for Penn's direction and adapted screenplay, as well as Emile Hirsch's performance in the lead role. Audiences failed to warm to the film. Much-loved veteran character actress Ruby Dee, 83, got the only nomination — for best-supporting actress... read more
Short Cuts: Meryl Goes from Devil to Nunsense | Today's News: Our Take | 4/20/2007
Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman have been cast as the leads in Doubt, the Miramax adaptation of the John Patrick Shanley play about a priest accused of pedophilia by a nun.... Ocean's Umpteen BFFs George Clooney and Brad Pitt will reteam in the Coen brother's hush-hush comedy Burn After Reading, about a CIA agent who misplaces the disc of the book he's been writing.... Did Louis Gossett Jr. accept nearly $40,000 in Lakers tickets without ponying up the dough? Not on your life, he tells TMZ.com, maintaining that someone forged his signature.... Erik Estrada has been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Which means the only people left who don't have one are Jan Smithers and that dog from Frasier. read more
At the Movies: Streep Goes from Prada to Mamma | Today's News: Our Take | 1/11/2007
Well, this film seems to be coming together quickly and promisingly. The big-screen take on Broadway's Mamma Mia! that I told you about just yesterday? Variety reports that Meryl Streep is already set to star as the mother of an altar-bound young girl determined to meet her biological dad. Yes, Streep sings, though Mamma Mia! will be her first full-blown musical.... Acclaimed crime novelist Michael Connelly (Love. Him.) and his longtime collaborator Terrill Lee Lankford (I'm sure he's nice, too) are penning the screenplay for a feature remake of the '80s series The Equalizer.... Per the Hollywood Reporter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener and Michelle Williams are in talks to star in Synecdoche, New York, the directing debut of Oscar-winning scribe Charlie Kaufman. Hoffman will play a theater director, and Keener and Williams his first and second wives. read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 7/7/2006
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TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/28/2006
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Philip Seymour Hoffman: Photos

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Philip Seymour Hoffman: TV Listings

Philip Seymour Hoffman: Credits

Title	Year	Type	Video
Before The Devil Knows You're Dead (Actor - Andy)	2007	Movie	Available
Charlie Wilson's War (Actor - Gust)	2007	Movie
The Savages (Actor - Jon Savage)	2007	Movie
Mission: Impossible III (Actor - Owen Davian)	2006	Movie
Screen Actors Guild Awards (Appearing)	2006	TV Show Series	Available