Philip seymour hoffman biography

Philip Seymour Hoffman (23. srpnja1967. – 2. veljače2014.) bio je američkiglumac, redatelj inom producent na filmu inom u kazalištu. Najviše poznat po karakternim ulogama koje su obično uključivale likove s dna društva, Hoffman je snimio brojne filmove od ranih 90-ih godina prošlog stoljeća pa sve do svoje smrti u 46-oj godini života.

Opčinjen kazalištem još od tinejdžerskih dana, Hoffman je studirao glumu na njujorškom sveučilištu Tisch School of the Arts. Svoju je televizijsku karijeru započeo 1991. godine u epizodi serije Zakon i red, a u filmovima titta započeo pojavljivati godinu dana kasnije. Za nastupe u sporednim ulogama bio je izrazito cijenjen, a ponajprije se to odnosi na uloge u filmovima kao što su Kralj pornića (1997.), Sreća (1998.), Patch Adams (1998.), Veliki Lebowski (1998.), Magnolija (1999.), Talentirani gospodin Ripley (1999.), Korak do slave (2000.), Pijani od ljubavi (2002.) inom Napokon Polly (2004.). Povremeno se pojavljivao i u glavnim u

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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. 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,

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

American actor (1967–2014)

Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive supporting and character roles—eccentrics, underdogs, and misfits—he acted in many films and theatrical productions, including leading roles, from the early 1990s until his death in 2014. He was voted the greatest actor of the 21st century in a 2024 ranking by The Independent.^[1]

Hoffman studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He gained recognition for his supporting work, notably in Scent of a Woman (1992), Boogie Nights (1997), Happiness (1998), The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), and Almost Famous (2000). He began to occasionally play leading roles, and for his portrayal of the author Truman Capote in Capote (2005), won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Further Oscar nominations came for playing a brutally frank CIA officer in