Philip Seymour Hoffman

Name: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Date of Birth: July 23, 1967
Place of Birth: Fairport, New York, USA

Biography: Film and stage actor and theater director Philip Seymour Hoffman was born in the Rochester, New York, suburb of Fairport on July 23, 1967. After becoming involved in high school theatrics, he attended...( read more

) New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating with a B.F.A. degree in Drama in 1989. He made his feature film debut in the indie production Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole (1991) as Phil Hoffman, and his first role in a major release came the next year in My New Gun (1992). While he had supporting roles in some other major productions, his breakthrough role came in Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights (1997). He quickly became an icon of indie cinema, establishing a reputation as one of the screen's finest actors, in a variety of supporting and second leads in indie and major features, including Todd Solondz's Happiness (1998), Flawless (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia (1999), Almost Famous (2000) and State and Main (2000). He also appeared in supporting roles in such mainstream, big-budget features as Red Dragon (2002), Cold Mountain (2003) and the upcoming Mission: Impossible III (2006).

Hoffman is also quite active on the stage. On Broadway, he has earned two Tony nominations, as Best Actor (Play) in 2000 for a revival of Sam Shepard's "True West" and as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) in 2003 for a revival of Eugene O'Neill (I)'s "Long Day's Journey into Night". His other acting credits in the New York theater include "The Seagull" (directed by Mike Nichols for The New York Shakespeare Festival), "Defying Gravity", "The Merchant of Venice" (directed by Peter Sellars), "Shopping and F*@%ing" and "The Author's Voice" (Drama Desk nomination). He is the Co-Artistic Director of the LAByrinth Theater Company in New York, for which he directed "Our Lady of 121st Street" by Stephen Adly Guirgis. He also has directed "In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings" and "Jesus Hopped the A Train" by Guirgis for LAByrinth, and "The Glory of Living" by Rebecca Gilman at the Manhattan Class Company.

Hoffman consolidated his reputation as one of the finest actors under the age of 40 with his turn in the title role of Capote (2005), for which he won the Los Angeles Film Critics Award as Best Actor. In 2006, he was awarded the Best Actor Oscar for the same role.

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ladyphoenixxev

THIS man is amazing. I saw him first in Scent of a Woman and I hated him because.. well he was supposed to be a hated character.. LoL I guess he fooled me pretty good.. now I see him in CAPOTE an AMAZING film.. and also in Charlies War.. OMG... if he were just baby faced like the other hollywood stars today women would lovvvvvvvve him. hehehee. I see the comment not far from me and she already does. Good taste. Not my taste but WOW WHAT A MIND!!!!!!!

posted 74 days ago
loveozzyosbourne

Not only is he an amazing actor, I find him highly attractive.

posted 139 days ago
cgraz7ca

He was also in Twister. He says "That's no moon, that's a space station!".....about the twister.

posted 509 days ago
asymmetric

he played in boogie nights too!!

posted 541 days ago