Philip Seymour Hoffman was an award winning Actor and producer in film
and an accomplished theater actor and director until February 2nd, 2014
when he was discovered dead from a drug overdose in his Manhattan, New
York apartment. Mr. Hoffman had struggled with drug addiction for much of
his adult life but had sought treatment and remained sober for many years
until relapsing in 2012.
Philip was born into a loving family on July 23, 1967 in Rochester, New York.
He was raised just east of Rochester in Fairport, New York along with his
two sisters and brother. His parents divorced when Philip was nine and the
children were raised primarily by their elementary school teacher mother,
Marilyn. Philip attended school in the village
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In 2013 Mr. Hoffman joined the hugely successful Hunger Games
films and starred in Catching Fire and the soon to be released Mocking Jay
– part 1. At the time of his death, Mr. Hoffman was filming Mocking Jay –
part 2 which was almost finished. The producers have stated that they will
digitally recreate Mr. Hoffman for any scenes that were not yet finished.
Mr. Hoffman leaves behind his partner of 14 years, Mimi O’Donnell and their
3 children, ten year old son Cooper and daughters, Tallulah, age seven and
five year old Willa. Although Mimi and Philip had separated just months
before his death, they remained close. Hoffman was extremely loving and
protective of his family. He refused to discuss his family with the press
saying that he would "rather not because my family doesn't have any choice.
If I talk about them in the press, I'm giving them no choice. So I choose
not to." Mr. Hoffman is survived by his entire immediate family, his sisters
Jill and Emily and brother Gordy, parents Marilyn O’Connor and Gordon
Hoffman. He is predeceased by his grandparents Sarah and Tom Hoffman.
Mr. Hoffman was a caring, loving man to his wife and 3 children. He
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He kept himself grounded as an actor
by appearing on stage or Broadway once a year as a break from film.
Hoffman often changed his hair and lost or gained weight for parts, and he
went to great lengths to reveal the worst in his characters. In an interview
with The New York Times, he explained how deeply he loved acting but
added, "that deep kind of love comes at a price: for me, acting is torturous,
and it's torturous because you know it's a beautiful thing. I was young once,
and I said, That’s beautiful and I want that. Wanting it is easy, but trying
to be great—well, that's absolutely torturous." He was highly respected
by actors, producers and directors. He was a marvelous actor who worked
incredibly hard to perfect the characters that he played.
A private funeral was held for 400 people at the Church of St Ignatius Loyola
in Manhattan, New York, on February 7, 2014. On Thursday evening, family
and close friends gathered for a private wake at the Frank E. Campbell
Funeral Home in Manhattan. A larger memorial service is being planned for
later in February.
Donations are being accepted to Mr. Hoffman’s favourite charities,