Name: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Birth Name: Philip Seymour Hoffman
Birthdate: July 23, 1967
Birthplace: Fairport, N.Y.
1-MINUTE RESUME FOR PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN
A trained actor of stage and screen, Hoffman worked steadily since his 1991 film debut in
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole. But nobody noticed until director Paul Thomas Anderson cast him as creepy lackey Scotty in 1997's
Boogie Nights. He followed that acclaimed performance with a string of oddball characters in
Flawless,
Magnolia,
The Talented Mr. Ripley,
Almost Famous and 2005's
Capote, which earned the actor his first Best Actor Oscar.
5 Things:
1. He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating with a BFA in drama in 1989.
2. Hoffman earned two Tony nominations for True West and Long Day's Journey into Night.
3. That's Professor Hoffman to you! The thesp taught an advanced
graduate course on "Directing the Actor" at Columbia University in 2003.
4. He lists Meryl Streep as one of his acting mentors.
5. He was sick with the flu during the entire Almost Famous shoot, in which he played nasally music critic Lester Bangs.
Quote:
On his flip-flopping from stage to screen: "Sometimes I have a great
day of filming and sometimes the theater strikes me better. It just
depends."
Family:
Girlfriend: Mimi O'Donnell, actor
Son: Cooper Alexander, born 2003
Awards:
2006: Academy Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Capote
2006: Golden Globe: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Capote
FILMS
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - (2007 ) - Actor
Charlie Wilson's War - (2007) - Actor
The Savages - (2007) - Actor
Strangers With Candy - (2006) - Actor
Mission: Impossible III - (2006) - Actor
Empire Falls - (2005) - Actor
Capote - (2005)
- Actor
Capote/Pollack (Special Edition) - (2005) - Actor
Along Came Polly - (2004) - Actor
Owning Mahowny - (2003) - Actor
Cold Mountain - (2003) - Actor
25th Hour - (2002) - Actor
Love Liza - (2002) - Actor
Punch-Drunk Love - (2002) - Actor
Red Dragon - (2002) - Actor
Almost Famous - (2000) - Actor
State and Main - (2000) - Actor
Magnolia - (1999) - Actor
Flawless - (1999) - Actor
The Talented Mr. Ripley - (1999) - Actor
The Big Lebowski - (1998) - Actor
Patch Adams - (1998) - Actor
Happiness - (1998) - Actor
Hard Eight - (1997) - Actor
Boogie Nights - (1997) - Actor
Montana - (1997) - Actor
Next Stop, Wonderland - (1997) - Actor
Twister - (1996) - Actor
The Getaway - (1994) - Actor
The Yearling - (1994) - Actor
My Boyfriend's Back - (1993) - Actor
Scent of a Woman - (1992) - Actor
Joey Breaker - (1992) - Actor
