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| Tributes paid to actor Philip Seymour Hoffman | Tributes paid to actor Philip Seymour Hoffman |
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| Tributes are pouring in following the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman at his home in New York on Sunday. | |
| The Oscar-winning actor, 46, was found by a friend who called emergency services. He was declared dead at the scene. | The Oscar-winning actor, 46, was found by a friend who called emergency services. He was declared dead at the scene. |
| A police spokesman said investigators found two small plastic bags and a substance suspected of being heroin. | A police spokesman said investigators found two small plastic bags and a substance suspected of being heroin. |
| In a statement, his family said: "We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil." | In a statement, his family said: "We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil." |
| Hoffman is survived by his partner Mimi O'Donnell, and their three children. | Hoffman is survived by his partner Mimi O'Donnell, and their three children. |
| Robert De Niro was among many fellow actors expressing their sorrow. "I'm very, very saddened by the passing of Phil. He was a wonderful actor. This is one of those times where you say: 'This just shouldn't be'," he said. | Robert De Niro was among many fellow actors expressing their sorrow. "I'm very, very saddened by the passing of Phil. He was a wonderful actor. This is one of those times where you say: 'This just shouldn't be'," he said. |
| "He was so young and gifted and had so much going, so much to live for. My family and I send our deepest condolences to his family," he added. | "He was so young and gifted and had so much going, so much to live for. My family and I send our deepest condolences to his family," he added. |
| Jennifer Lawrence, who starred with Hoffman in The Hunger Games, described him as an "such a incredible actor." | |
| "You played an excellent Plutarch. So sad," she wrote on Twitter. | |
| Julianne Moore, who co-starred with Hoffman in Boogie Nights, Magnolia and The Big Lebowski, said: "I feel so fortunate to have known and worked with the extraordinary Philip Seymour Hoffman, and am deeply saddened by his passing." | |
| George Clooney, who appeared alongside Hoffman in The Ides of March, said: "There are no words... It's just terrible." | |
| Director Mike Nichols, who directed Hoffman in Charlie Wilson's War and in Death of a Salesman, said: "No words for this. He was too great and we're too shattered." | |
| Kevin Costner told the Associated Press: "Philip was a very important actor and really takes his place among the real great actors. It's a shame. | |
| "Who knows what he would have been able to do? But we're left with the legacy of the work he's done and it all speaks for itself," he added. | |
| Hoffman has candidly spoken in the past of his struggle against drug addiction, including a 2006 interview in which he told CBS he had at times abused "anything I could get my hands on. I liked it all." | |
| Comedian and actor Steve Martin praised Hoffman's 2012 Broadway performance in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. | |
| He said: "Shocked to hear of Phillip Seymour Hoffman's death. If you missed him as Willy Loman, you missed a Willy Loman for all time." | |
| Gary Oldman told Sky News: "He was on a list of mine as an actor to work with and hoped to be directing. | |
| "He had that little bit of danger to him and vulnerability to him all those qualities that I think make somebody watchable and very special." | |
| Kevin Spacey tweeted: "A tragedy to lose as supremely talented an actor as Philip Seymour Hoffman. An unspeakable loss for film, theatre & all who knew him. RIP." |