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Philip Seymour Hoffman

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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 Fast Facts:

Because union rules require a unique name, added Seymour, which was his grandfather's name, to his stage name.
Neck injury removed him from the high-school wrestling team (he also played baseball); dramatic roles he played while in high school included Radar (M*A*S*H) and Willy Loman (Death of a Salesman).
Between junior and senior years in high school, attended a Saratoga Springs (NY) drama camp, where he met and became friends with Bennett Miller and Dan Futterman, the director and screenwriter for Capote (2005) respectively.
Earliest TV acting role was during first season of Law & Order ("The Violence of Summer"); broke into film the following year with a small but significant part in Scent of a Woman (1992).
Breakthrough role was as film technician Scotty who carries a torch for porn star Dirk Diggler in 1997's Boogie Nights.
Starred in Love Liza (2002), a film scripted by his brother Gordy Hoffman.
Co-artistic director for Manhattan's LABrynith Theater Company, where he directed productions including In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings. During that run, met his partner, costume designer Mimi O'Donnell.
After directing numerous theater productions, release his feature film directorial debut, Jack Goes Boating, in 2010.

Philip Seymour Hoffman Relationships:
Cooper Alexander Hoffman - Son
Emily Barr - Sister
Gordy Hoffman - Brother
Gordon S. Hoffman - Father
Jill DelVecchio - Sister
Marilyn Hoffman O'Connor - Mother
Mimi O'Donnell - Significant Other
Talluhlah Hoffman - Daughter
Willa Hoffman - Daughter
Philip Seymour Hoffman Awards:
2008 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Nominee
2007 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Nominee
2005 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
2003 Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2006 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
2011 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Nominee
2012 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
2005 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
2005 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
2003 Tony: Actor (Featured Role--Play) - Nominee
2000 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
2008 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
2008 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2007 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2009 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2008 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
College:
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY (BFA in Drama, 1989)