Death of a salesman philip seymour hoffman

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Hoffman developed a love for the theater, and proceeded to attend regularly with his mother, who was a lifelong enthusiast. He recalled in 2008, 'I was changedВ вЂ“ permanently changedВ вЂ“ by that experience. Hoffman's childhood passion was sports, particularly wrestling and baseball, but at age 12, he saw a stage production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons and was transfixed. His parents divorced when he was nine, and the children were raised primarily by their mother. Hoffman was baptized a Catholic and attended Mass as a child, but did not have a heavily religious upbringing. The village of Fairport, New York, Hoffman's hometown Remembered for his fearlessness in playing reprehensible characters, and for bringing depth and humanity to such roles, Hoffman was described in his New York Times obituary as 'perhaps the most ambitious and widely admired American actor of his generation'. In February 2014, he died of combined drug intoxication. Hoffman struggled with drug addiction as a young adult and relapsed in 2012 after many years of abstinence. His performances in three Broadway plays- True West in 2000, Long Day's Journey into Night in 2003, and Death of a Salesman in 2012-all led to Tony Award nominations. He joined the off-Broadway LAByrinth Theater Company in 1995, where he directed, produced, and appeared in numerous stage productions.

Hoffman was also an accomplished theater actor and director. The feature Jack Goes Boating (2010) marked his debut as a filmmaker.

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While he mainly worked in independent films, including The Savages (2007) and Synecdoche, New York (2008), Hoffman also appeared in Flawless (1999), and Hollywood blockbusters such as Twister (1996), Mission: Impossible III (2006), and in one of his final roles, as Plutarch Heavensbee in the Hunger Games series (2013вЂ“15).

Hoffman's profile continued to grow and he received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances as a brutally frank CIA officer in Charlie Wilson's War (2007), a Catholic priest accused of pedophilia in Doubt (2008), and the charismatic leader of a Scientology-type movement in The Master (2012). He began to occasionally play leading roles, and for his portrayal of the author Truman Capote in Capote (2005) won multiple accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor.

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He gained recognition for his supporting work, notably in Scent of a Woman (1992), Twister (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Happiness (1998), Patch Adams (1998), The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Hoffman studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, began his screen career in a 1991 episode of Law & Order, and started to appear in films in 1992. Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles-typically lowlifes, eccentrics, bullies, and misfits-he acted in many films, including leading roles, from the early 1990s until his death in 2014.Д«orn and raised in Fairport, New York, Hoffman was drawn to theater in his youth after attending a stage production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons at age 12. Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967В вЂ“ February 2, 2014) was an American actor, director, and producer.