It was a surprising headline that broke across Hollywood. News actor Philip Seymor Hoffman’s death overdose that clearly sent shock waves through the industry. Only a few weeks before the Academy Award ceremony in Hollywood, one of the most famous actors in his generation died. Hoffman’s body was found in his Western village apartment at around 11:30 February 2. There was a syringe that was still in his arm when the authorities entered the house. Only a year ago he announced he had examined it at the drug abuse clinic because he had begun to snort heroin. He died at the age of 46 just two weeks after his latest film God hit theaters. He just finished recording two sequels to the hungry game and two other films. Philip Seymor Hoffman’s net worth was $ 30 million in 2014.

Philip was born not far from Alma Mater New York University in Fairport New York. His mother is a judge. He lifted Philip and his third sister after him and their father divorced when Philip was 9 years old. During his Oscar speech in 2005, he took a moment to thank his mother “because she raised her own four children.” Theater was his passion at an early age. Hoffman has an audition for dozens of school games and even writes and directs when he is a senior. He excelled academically graduating from school with GPA 3.9. Hoffman attended the prestigious New York University Tisch Art School. He was very active in the school and founded Ensemble Bullstoi with his roommate Steven Schubb. Schubb then formed a stone group called Fenwicks with He and Philip’s College Roommate Jimmi College College. With b.f.f.a. With A degree in drama lodging he landed several roles in indie films.

Hoffman’s career in the 90s was filled with a small role in cheap films. But almost a decade after his film debut in my new pistol, he landed the role in Boogie Nights which catapulted his career. The film described the rise of the porn industry in the 1970s and followed a young Naif Star Eddie Adams played by Mark Wahlberg. The film was nominated for the three Academy Awards and won countless numbers that pay attention to Hoffman.

In 2003 was a turning point in his career. The decade is filled with an Oscar nomination and a large salary request for $ 2 million per role. In the same year he became a father for the first time. He and his girlfriend Mimi O’donnell finally had three children, Cooper, Tallulah, and Willa.

Beginner actors continue to star in countless classics including Magnolia, Lebowski large, cold mountains and almost famous. In 2005 Hoffman won more than 20 awards including the Academy Award for the best actors as Capote Truman. He expanded his career direction, and produced film, television shows and theater productions.