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| Stars pay tribute 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. | 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. |
| Robert De Niro was among many fellow actors expressing their sorrow, describing him as "a wonderful actor" | |
| "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. | |
| 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. |
| "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." | 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. | "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." | 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." | 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." | 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. | 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. | "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." | 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. | 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." | 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." |
| 'Unspeakable loss' | |
| Gary Oldman told Sky News: "He was on a list of mine as an actor to work with and hoped to be directing. | 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." | "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." | 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." |
| Hoffman won a best actor Oscar in 2005 for Capote and was nominated a further three times - for The Master, Doubt and Charlie Wilson's War. | |
| He also picked up three Tony nominations for his work on Broadway, including Death of a Salesman. | |
| One of his earliest movies was Scent of a Woman in 1992 and he had a breakthrough role as a gay member of a porn film crew in Boogie Nights, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, who he also collaborated with on other films including The Master. |