Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead 'After Overdose'

[The_Flash 1,144]

I couldn't see this posted anywhere, such tragic news. He was a fantastic actor, so sad.


SKY NEWS

The Hollywood star, who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the 2005 film Capote, was 46 years old.

The father-of-three was found dead with a needle in his arm, according to law enforcement sources.

Police were called by a friend of the actor to his home in the city's Greenwich Village area at 11.30am local time, a spokesman for the NYPD said.

The actor John Hurt - who starred with Seymour Hoffman in 2003 film Owning Mahowny - said: "It's a devastating loss. His contribution was massive."

Hoffman's other film credits included The Big Lebowski, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Mission: Impossible III, and The Talented Mr Ripley.

Last year he revealed he was forced to check himself into rehab after taking prescription pills and snorting heroin, having managed to stay clean for 23 years.

He reportedly admitted he "started off taking prescription pills which escalated to snorting heroin".

The star was apparently concerned he was about to lose control and so checked himself into a detox facility on the East Coast.

On leaving the centre after 10 days, Hoffman credited "a great group of friends and family" for the support and encouragement to get help.

Born in 1967, in Fairport, New York, Hoffman became involved in acting at high school.

He went on to study at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he graduated with a degree in Drama in 1989.

He got his first acting role in a 1991 episode of the long-running police drama Law and Order, but his big break came in the 1997 film Boogie Nights.

In addition to his screen work, Hoffman was also a talented stage actor, gaining plaudits for his roles on Broadway.

He was currently working on the last instalment of The Hunger Games franchise, in which he played the role of head gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee.

He leaves behind his long-term partner and costume designer Mimi O'Donnell and their two daughters and son.

[Laylabelle 9,351]

Yeah just saw that.RIP.Only 46 such a waste really :(

[Wolfe_21 21]

Great actor, one of my favorites.

[Yeboii 1,844]

Yeah was a great actor

Doesn't strike me as a drug abuser either.. Guess they all (famous people) do this kinda shit

[manpe 10,861]

Why do those seemingly intelligent and successful people do hard drugs? I mean you can't go much further than heroin, this is pretty much the end stop for most junkies. What the fuck is going on with them? Do greedy doctors get them hooked on opioids on purpose? How often do you hear those stories begin with prescription medicines? Pretty much every time.

[Fulham Broadway 16,845]

I have absolutely no idea who he is, but heroin addiction has risks if buying from 'dealers'. All it takes is a batch that has been cut with something dodgy, or more probably he was mixing it with other substances such as alcohol, and the body cant cope. Pure heroin by itself, is probably one of the safest substances on earth. Many doctors use it because they have free access.

[nyikolajevics 2,576]

Great actor, such a waste..