Philip Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman as Phil Parma in New Line's Magnolia - 1999

Biography

Born 07/23/1967

Widely recognized as one of the strongest stage and film actors of his generation, Philip Seymour Hoffman delivered knockout supporting roles in films like “Boogie Nights” (1997), “Magnolia” (1999) and “Almost Famous” (2000), before breaking out with an Oscar-winning lead as the famed...
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Awards

  • In 2008, received National Board of Review Award for Best Ensemble Cast
  • In 2008, received Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
  • In 2007, received Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble Cast

Highlights

  • In 2009, Cast as Iago in a joint production of the Public Theater and LAByrinth Theater Company's "Othello" at the NYU Skirball Center
  • In 2008, Co-starred in Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut, "Synecdoche, New York"
  • In 2008, Directed the West End premiere of Andrew Upton's "Riflemind"

Family & Companions

  • Mimi O'Donnell: Companion (Met while working on the 1999 play "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings," which Hoffman directed)
  • Marilyn Hoffman Connor: mother (Divorced from Hoffman's father)
  • Jill Hoffman: sister (Older)

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