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Film and stage actor and theater director Philip Seymour Hoffman was born in the Rochester, New York, suburb of Fairport to Marilyn (Loucks), a lawyer and judge, and Gordon Stowell Hoffman, a Xerox employee, and was mostly of German, Irish, English and Dutch ancestry. After becoming involved in high school theatrics, he attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, graduating with a B.F.A. degree in Drama in 1989.
He made his feature film debut in the indie production Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole (1991) as Phil Hoffman, and his first role in a major release came the next year in My New Gun (1992). While he had supporting roles in some other major productions like Scent of a Woman (1992) and Twister (1996), his breakthrough role came in Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights (1997).
He quickly became an icon of indie cinema, establishing a reputation as one of the screen's finest actors, in a variety of supporting and second leads in indie and major features, including Todd Solondz's Happiness (1998), Flawless (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia (1999), Almost Famous (2000) and State and Main (2000). He also appeared in supporting roles in such mainstream, big-budget features as Red Dragon (2002), Cold Mountain (2003) and Mission: Impossible III (2006).
Hoffman was also quite active on the stage. On Broadway, he has earned two Tony nominations, as Best Actor (Play) in 2000 for a revival of Sam Shepard's "True West" and as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) in 2003 for a revival of Eugene O'Neill (I)'s "Long Day's Journey into Night". His other acting credits in the New York theater include "The Seagull" (directed by Mike Nichols for The New York Shakespeare Festival), "Defying Gravity", "The Merchant of Venice" (directed by Peter Sellars), "Shopping and F*@%ing" and "The Author's Voice" (Drama Desk nomination).
He was the Co-Artistic Director of the LAByrinth Theater Company in New York, for which he directed "Our Lady of 121st Street" by Stephen Adly Guirgis. He also directed "In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings" and "Jesus Hopped the A Train" by Guirgis for LAByrinth, and "The Glory of Living" by Rebecca Gilman at the Manhattan Class Company.
Hoffman consolidated his reputation as one of the finest actors under the age of 40 with his turn in the title role of Capote (2005), for which he won the Los Angeles Film Critics Award as Best Actor. In 2006, he was awarded the Best Actor Oscar for the same role.
On February 2, 2014, Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in an apartment in Greenwich village, New York. Investigators found Hoffman with a syringe in his arm and two open envelopes of heroin next to him. Mr. Hoffman was long known to struggle with addiction. In 2006, he said in an interview with "60 Minutes" that he had given up drugs and alcohol many years earlier, when he was age 22. In 2013, he checked into a rehabilitation program for about 10 days after a reliance on prescription pills resulted in his briefly turning again to heroin.- Director
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Eduardo Coutinho was born on 11 May 1933 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. He was a director and writer, known for Edifício Master (2002), Santo Forte (1999) and Babilônia 2000 (1999). He was married to Maria das Dores de Oliveira. He died on 2 February 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Music Department
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Jimmy Zito was born on 22 May 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for Young Man with a Horn (1950), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) and The New Steve Allen Show (1961). He was married to Cece Whitney and June Haver. He died on 2 February 2014 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.- Director
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Craig Lahiff was born on 23 April 1947 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He was a director and producer, known for Fever (1988), Swerve (2011) and Heaven's Burning (1997). He died on 2 February 2014 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.- Leonora Amar was born on 1 March 1926 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress, known for Captain Scarlett (1952), Curvas peligrosas (1950) and Veneno (1952). She died on 2 February 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Luis Raul was born on 6 March 1962 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He was an actor, known for Mambo Café (2000), East Side Story (2006) and The Perez Family (1995). He died on 2 February 2014 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Reinhard Kurth was born on 30 November 1942 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany. He died on 2 February 2014 in Berlin, Germany.
- Jerzy Góralczyk was born on 14 January 1946 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland. He was an actor, known for The Pianist (2002), Z tamtej strony teczy (1973) and Uciec jak najblizej (1972). He died on 2 February 2014 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- David Goldstein was a producer, known for The Impossible Spy (1987), The War After the War (1969) and The Orchestra (1985). He died on 2 February 2014 in Israel.
- Tzanko Petrov was born on 2 March 1930 in Zlatovrah, Asenovgrad, Bulgaria. He was an actor, known for Koziyat rog (1972), Time of Violence (1988) and Yumrutzi v prastta (1980). He died on 2 February 2014 in Pazardjik, Bulgaria.
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Enzo Muzii was born on 13 January 1926 in Asmara, Eritrea. He was a writer and director, known for Come l'amore (1968), Una macchia rosa (1969) and Dieci registi italiani, dieci racconti italiani (1982). He died on 2 February 2014 in Velletri, Lazio, Italy.- Nelli Izsmán was born on 24 January 1943 in Budapest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Veszedelmes labdacsok (1967). She died on 2 February 2014 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Miriam Ariza was born on 8 January 1940 in San Francisco De Macoris, Dominican Republic. She was married to Jacinto Gimbernard. She died on 2 February 2014 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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Eugene Cavecche was born on 2 March 1924 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor. He was married to Karis Say and Dorothy Crowley. He died on 2 February 2014 in Palos Verdes Estates, California, USA.- Tyler Holt was born on 27 March 1987 in Lemoore, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Wonderful World of Disney (1997) and Disney Sing-Along-Songs: 101 Dalmatians Pongo and Perdita (1996). He died on 2 February 2014 in Lemoore, California, USA.
- Bunny 'Rugs' Clarke was born on 6 February 1948 in Jamaica. He died on 2 February 2014 in Orlando, Florida, USA.
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Nonato Buzar was born on 26 August 1932 in Itapecuru Mirim, Maranhão, Brazil. He was a composer and actor, known for O Homem Que Deve Morrer (1971), As Aventuras de Um Detetive Português (1975) and Chico City (1973). He died on 2 February 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Music Department
Gerd Albrecht was born on 19 July 1935 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is known for Kassandra (1971), En overlevende fra Warszawa (1973) and Pique Dame (1981). He was married to Ursula Schöffler and Friederike Sailer. He died on 2 February 2014 in Berlin, Germany.