Philip Seymour Hoffman Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography, Family
Philip Seymour Hoffman Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 9½ in |
Weight | 105 kg |
Date of Birth | July 23, 1967 |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Date of Death | February 2, 2014 |
Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor, stage artist, producer, voice actor, and theatre director. He made his film debut in the 1991 independent crime film Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole and went on to appear in a number of films, including Capote, Charlie Wilson’s War, Doubt, The Ides of March, The Master, Moneyball, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Magnolia, Almost Famous, and Synecdoche, New York. For his performance in the biographical drama film Capote, he bagged the Academy Award for “Best Actor” in 2006. In his New York Times obituary, Hoffman was described as “perhaps the most ambitious and widely admired American actor of his generation”.
Born Name
Philip Hoffman
Other Names
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Phil
Age
He was born on July 23, 1967.
Died
On February 2, 2014, Hoffman died at 46 due to acute mixed drug intoxication in Manhattan, New York, United States.
Sun Sign
Leo
Born Place
Fairport, Monroe County, New York, United States
Residence
He resided in New York City, New York, United States.
Nationality
Education
Hoffman studied at Fairport High School. He attended the New York State Summer School of the Arts in Saratoga Springs in 1984.
He also studied at New York University‘s (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts as well as trained at the Circle in the Square Theatre‘s summer program.
Occupation
Actor, Stage Artist, Producer, Voice Actor, Theatre Director
Family
- Father – Gordon Stowell Hoffman (Worked for the Xerox Corporation)
- Mother – Marilyn O’Connor (née Loucks) (Served as an elementary school teacher before becoming a lawyer and eventually a family court judge)
- Siblings – Gordon Richard Hoffman (Older Brother) (Screenwriter, Director), Jill (Sister), Emily (Sister)
- Others – Gordon Orville Hoffman (Paternal Grandfather), Geraldine J. Stowell (Paternal Grandmother), Seymour N. Loucks (Maternal Grandfather), Helen Louise O’Conner/O’Connor (Maternal Grandmother)
Net Worth
According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, his net worth was $25 Million at the time of his death.
Build
Large
Height
5 ft 9½ in or 176.5 cm
Weight
105 kg or 231.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Philip Seymour Hoffman had dated –
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hoffman was of Irish, English, German, Dutch, and Polish descent.
Hair Color
Blonde
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Often played typically lowlifes, eccentrics, bullies, and misfits
- Frequently worked with director Paul Thomas Anderson
- Listless way of talking
Religion
He was baptized a Catholic.
Philip Seymour Hoffman Favorite Things
- Film – Goodfellas (1990)
- Personal Favorite Film – Magnolia (1999)
Philip Seymour Hoffman Facts
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