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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies aged 46

The American actor and director was found dead in his New York apartment on Sunday morning US time after a suspected overdose.

3 Feb 2014

Richard Watts

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Performing Arts

Philip Seymour Hoffman’s performance in Capote (2005) won him an Academy Award

Winner of an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Capote, and thrice nominated for a Tony Award for his work on stage (for Death of a Salesman, Long Day’s Journey Into Night and True West), Hoffman was widely regarded as one of the most significant actors of his generation.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts