Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in NYC apartment The Associated Press - By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press 29 minutes ago FILE - This file film image released by The Weinstein Company shows Joaquin Phoenix, left, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in a scene from The Master. Police say Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, File) 1 of 9 Police stand guard outside the apartment builiding in New York Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, where actor Philip Seymour Hoffman who was found dead. The oscar-winning actor was found dead Sunday. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) 2 of 9 FILE - This Nov. 18, 2013 file photo shows Philip Seymour Hoffman at the Los Angeles premiere of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire at Nokia Theatre LA Live. Police say Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) 3 of 9 Police stand guard outside the home of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman who was found dead in his Greenwich village apartment, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York. He was 46. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) 4 of 9 FILE - In a Sunday, March 5, 2006, file photo, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman poses with the Oscar he won for best actor for his work in Capote at the 78th Academy Awards, in Los Angeles. Police say Hoffman has been found dead in his apartment. Sunday Feb. 2014. HE WAS 46.(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File) 5 of 9 FILE - In this undated publicity photo released by Sony Pictures Classics, Philip Seymour Hoffman portrays author Truman Capote in a scene from the film Capote. Police say Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been found dead in his New York apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (AP Photo/Attila Doroy, Sony Pictures Classics, File) 6 of 9 In this image released by Colombia Pictures, Philip Seymour Hoffman, left, and Ryan Gosling are shown in a scene from Ides of March. Police say Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures - Sony, Saeed Adyani, File) 7 of 9 FILE - In this undated file image released by Miramax Film Corp., Philip Seymour Hoffman portrays Father Flynn, right, and Meryl Streep portrays Sister Aloysius in a scene from Doubt. Police say Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (AP Photo/Miramax Film Corp, Andrew Schwartz, File) 8 of 9 Police stand guard as barricades are set up outside the home of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York. Hoffman was found dead in his Greenwich Village apartment on Sunday. He was 46. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) 9 of 9 FILE - This file film image released by The Weinstein Company shows Joaquin Phoenix, left, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in a scene from The Master. Police say Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, File) 1 of 9 Police stand guard outside the apartment builiding in New York Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, where actor Philip Seymour Hoffman who was found dead. The oscar-winning actor was found dead Sunday. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) 2 of 9 FILE - This Nov. 18, 2013 file photo shows Philip Seymour Hoffman at the Los Angeles premiere of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire at Nokia Theatre LA Live. Police say Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) 3 of 9 Police stand guard outside the home of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman who was found dead in his Greenwich village apartment, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York. He was 46. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) 4 of 9 FILE - In a Sunday, March 5, 2006, file photo, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman poses with the Oscar he won for best actor for his work in Capote at the 78th Academy Awards, in Los Angeles. Police say Hoffman has been found dead in his apartment. Sunday Feb. 2014. HE WAS 46.(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File) 5 of 9 FILE - In this undated publicity photo released by Sony Pictures Classics, Philip Seymour Hoffman portrays author Truman Capote in a scene from the film Capote. Police say Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been found dead in his New York apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (AP Photo/Attila Doroy, Sony Pictures Classics, File) 6 of 9 In this image released by Colombia Pictures, Philip Seymour Hoffman, left, and Ryan Gosling are shown in a scene from Ides of March. Police say Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures - Sony, Saeed Adyani, File) 7 of 9 FILE - In this undated file image released by Miramax Film Corp., Philip Seymour Hoffman portrays Father Flynn, right, and Meryl Streep portrays Sister Aloysius in a scene from Doubt. Police say Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (AP Photo/Miramax Film Corp, Andrew Schwartz, File) 8 of 9 Police stand guard as barricades are set up outside the home of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York. Hoffman was found dead in his Greenwich Village apartment on Sunday. He was 46. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) 9 of 9 FILE - This file film image released by The Weinstein Company shows Joaquin Phoenix, left, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in a scene from The Master. Police say Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, File) 1 of 9 Police stand guard outside the apartment builiding in New York Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, where actor Philip Seymour Hoffman who was found dead. The oscar-winning actor was found dead Sunday. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) 2 of 9 FILE - This Nov. 18, 2013 file photo shows Philip Seymour Hoffman at the Los Angeles premiere of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire at Nokia Theatre LA Live. Police say Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) 3 of 9 Police stand guard outside the home of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman who was found dead in his Greenwich village apartment, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York. He was 46. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) 4 of 9 FILE - In a Sunday, March 5, 2006, file photo, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman poses with the Oscar he won for best actor for his work in Capote at the 78th Academy Awards, in Los Angeles. Police say Hoffman has been found dead in his apartment. Sunday Feb. 2014. HE WAS 46.(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File) 5 of 9 FILE - In this undated publicity photo released by Sony Pictures Classics, Philip Seymour Hoffman portrays author Truman Capote in a scene from the film Capote. Police say Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been found dead in his New York apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (AP Photo/Attila Doroy, Sony Pictures Classics, File) 6 of 9 In this image released by Colombia Pictures, Philip Seymour Hoffman, left, and Ryan Gosling are shown in a scene from Ides of March. Police say Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures - Sony, Saeed Adyani, File) 7 of 9 FILE - In this undated file image released by Miramax Film Corp., Philip Seymour Hoffman portrays Father Flynn, right, and Meryl Streep portrays Sister Aloysius in a scene from Doubt. Police say Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (AP Photo/Miramax Film Corp, Andrew Schwartz, File) 8 of 9 Police stand guard as barricades are set up outside the home of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York. Hoffman was found dead in his Greenwich Village apartment on Sunday. He was 46. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) 9 of 9 NEW YORK (AP) — Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in Capote and created a gallery of other vivid characters, many of them slovenly and slightly dissipated figures, was found dead Sunday in his apartment with what law enforcement officials said was a syringe in his arm. He was 46. The two officials told The Associated Press that glassine envelopes containing what was believed to be heroin were also found with the actor. The law enforcement officials, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk about the evidence at the scene, said the cause of death was believed to be a drug overdose. Hoffman — no matinee-idol figure with his lumpy build and limp blond hair — made his career mostly as a character actor, and was one of the most prolific in the business, plying his craft with a rumpled naturalism that also made him one of the most admired performers of his generation. The stage-trained actor was nominated for Academy Awards four times in all: for Capote, The Master, Doubt and Charlie Wilsons War. He also received three Tony nominations for his work on Broadway. Hoffman spoke candidly over the years about past struggles with drug addiction. After 23 years sober, he admitted in interviews last year to falling off the wagon and developing a heroin problem that led to a stint in rehab. The law enforcement officials said Hoffmans body was discovered in a bathroom at his Greenwich Village apartment by a friend who made the 911 call and his assistant. Late Sunday, a police crime-scene van was parked out front, and technicians carrying brown paper bags went in and out. Police kept a growing crowd of onlookers back. A single red daisy had been placed in front of the lobby door. Hoffmans family called the news tragic and sudden.
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