Sources: Philip Seymour Hoffman dead of apparent drug overdose
February 2, 2014 -- Updated 1914 GMT (0314 HKT)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his apartment, two law enforcement sources say
- He won an Oscar for the film "Capote"
- He got his break in the 1992 film "Scent of a Woman"
Hoffman, 46, was found in the bathroom of the fourth-floor apartment, the sources told CNN.
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Hoffman won an Academy Award for best actor for the 2005 biopic "Capote."
He also appeared in "Charlie Wilson's War," "Doubt," and "The Master," for which he was nominated as best supporting actor.
According to a biography
of the actor posted on the Turner Classic Movies website, last year
Hoffman revealed he was seeking treatment for drug abuse, and "seemed to
be confident that he was getting a handle on the situation."
Hoffman's father was a salesman and his mother was a family court judge, the biography says.
He landed his first
professional stage role before graduating from high school and went on
to study acting at New York University.
In Hollywood, his big break came with a small role as Chris O'Donnell's classmate in the 1992 film "Scent of a Woman."
Hoffman appeared last month at the Sundance Film Festival, where a movie he starred in, "God's Pocket," premiered.
After his Oscar win at the Academy Awards in 2006, Hoffman thanked his mother for taking him to his first play.
"She brought up four
kids alone and she deserves a congratulations for that. Ah, we're at the
party, Ma, you know? And she took me to my first play and she stayed up
with me and watched the NCAA Final Four, and my passions, her passions
became my passions. And, you know, be proud, Mom, because I'm proud of
you and we're here tonight and it's so good," he said in his acceptance
speech.
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