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Philip Seymour Hoffman

フィリップ・シーモア・ホフマン　/　ふぃりっぷ・しーもあ・ほふまん

American film director

July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014　・　Fairport, New York, United States

New York
film director
film producer
voice actor

My Take

I consider Philip Seymour Hoffman the finest screen actor of his generation, and I do not say that lightly. He had no vanity whatsoever — he played weaklings, creeps, blowhards, and lonely men with total commitment, and somehow made each one achingly human. The Academy Award was deserved, but his genius lived in the supporting turns, where he could shift a film's entire gravity in two scenes. His death in 2014 at forty-six still feels like an open wound for cinema; I genuinely wonder what late-career masterpieces we lost. When The Independent named him the century's greatest actor, I simply nodded.

Overview

Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor. He was known for his distinctive supporting character roles and his memorable leading roles in many films and theatrical productions from the early 1990s until his death in 2014. He was voted the greatest actor of the 21st century in a 2024 ranking by The Independent.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Philip Seymour Hoffman
Name (Japanese): フィリップ・シーモア・ホフマン
Reading: ふぃりっぷ・しーもあ・ほふまん
Born: July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Goat
Origin: Fairport, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film director / film producer / voice actor / character actor / stage actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Fairport High School
University: New York University Tisch School of the Arts

Awards & achievements

2001 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play
2003 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play
2006 Academy Award for Best Actor
2000 Theatre World Award
2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
2012 Volpi Cup for Best Actor
2006 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A2%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%95%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3

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