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Philip Seymour Hoffman: Biography

Philip Seymour Hoffman
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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:
  • A neck injury forced him to leave his high-school wrestling team (he also played baseball).
  • Played Radar in M*A*S*H and Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman in his high school.
  • Between junior and senior years in high school, attended a Saratoga Springs (NY) drama camp, where he met and became friends with Bennett Miller (director of Capote) and Dan Futterman (screenwriter for Capote).
  • Earliest TV acting role was during first season of Law & Order ("The Violence of Summer," 2/5/91); later played a small role during the series' third season ("Jurisdiction," 4/7/93).
  • Co-artistic director for Manhattan's LAByrinth Theater Company, where he directed productions including In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings. During that run, met costume designer Mimi O'Donnell, with whom he had a son, Cooper, in 2003.
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman Relationships:
  • Cooper Alexander Hoffman - Son
  • Emily Barr - Sister
  • Gordon S. Hoffman - Father
  • Gordy Hoffman - Brother
  • Jill DelVecchio - Sister
  • Marilyn Hoffman O'Connor - Mother
  • Mimi O'Donnell - Significant Other
  • Talluhlah Hoffman - Daughter
  • Willa Hoffman - Daughter
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman Awards:
  • 2006 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
  • 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)
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