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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies aged 46

The American actor and director was found dead in his New York apartment on Sunday morning US time after a suspected overdose.

3 Feb 2014 12:00

Richard Watts

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Performing Arts

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s performance in Capote (2005) won him an Academy Award

Winner of an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Capote, and thrice nominated for a Tony Award for his work on stage (for Death of a Salesman, Long Day’s Journey Into Night and True West), Hoffman was widely regarded as one of the most significant actors of his generation.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts