Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman (23 Juli 1967 – 2 Februari 2014) adalah seorang aktor, sutradara, dan produser Amerika. Terkenal karena peran pendukung dan karakternya yang khas – biasanya orang rendahan, eksentrik, pengganggu, dan orang aneh — Hoffman berakting di banyak film, termasuk peran utama, dari awal 1990an hingga kematiannya pada tahun 2014. Tertarik ke teater saat remaja, Hoffman belajar akting di Tisch School of the Arts di Universitas New York. Dia memulai karir layarnya di episode Law & Order tahun 1991 dan mulai muncul di film pada tahun 1992. Dia mendapat pengakuan atas karya pendukungnya, terutama di Scent of a Woman (1992), Boogie Nights (1997), Happiness (1998), Patch Adams (1998), The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Almost Famous (2000), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), dan Seiring Datangnya Polly (2004). Dia sesekali mulai memainkan peran utama, dan untuk perannya sebagai penulis Truman Capote di Capote (2005), memenangkan banyak penghargaan, termasuk Academy Award untuk Aktor Terbaik. Profil Hoffman terus berkembang dan dia menerima tiga nominasi Oscar lagi untuk pekerjaan pendukungnya sebagai petugas CIA yang sangat jujur ​​dalam Perang Charlie Wilson (2007), seorang pendeta yang dituduh pedofilia dalam Keraguan (2008), dan pemimpin karismatik dari gerakan tipe Scientology dalam The Master (2012). Meskipun ia terutama bekerja di film-film independen, termasuk The Savages (2007) dan Synecdoche, New York (2008), Hoffman juga muncul di Flawless (1999), dan film laris Hollywood seperti Twister (1996) dan Mission: Impossible III (2006), dan dalam salah satu peran terakhirnya, sebagai Plutarch Heavensbee dalam serial Hunger Games (2013–15). Fitur Jack Goes Boating (2010) menandai debutnya sebagai pembuat film. Hoffman juga seorang aktor dan sutradara teater ulung. Dia bergabung dengan Perusahaan Teater LAByrinth di luar Broadway pada tahun 1995, di mana dia mengarahkan, memproduseri, dan tampil di berbagai produksi panggung. Penampilannya dalam tiga drama Broadway—True West pada tahun 2000, Long Day's Journey into Night pada tahun 2003, dan Death of a Salesman pada tahun 2012—semuanya menghasilkan nominasi Tony Award.

Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor, director, and producer. Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles–typically lowlifes, eccentrics, bullies, and misfits—Hoffman acted in many films, including leading roles, from the early 1990s until his death in 2014. Drawn to theater as a teenager, Hoffman studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He began his screen career in a 1991 episode of Law & Order and started to appear in films in 1992. He gained recognition for his supporting work, notably in Scent of a Woman (1992), Boogie Nights (1997), Happiness (1998), Patch Adams (1998), The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Almost Famous (2000), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), and Along Came Polly (2004). He began to occasionally play leading roles, and for his portrayal of the author Truman Capote in Capote (2005), won multiple accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Hoffman's profile continued to grow and he received three more Oscar nominations for his supporting work as a brutally frank CIA officer in Charlie Wilson's War (2007), a priest accused of pedophilia in Doubt (2008), and the charismatic leader of a Scientology-type movement in The Master (2012). While he mainly worked in independent films, including The Savages (2007) and Synecdoche, New York (2008), Hoffman also appeared in Flawless (1999), and Hollywood blockbusters such as Twister (1996) and Mission: Impossible III (2006), and in one of his final roles, as Plutarch Heavensbee in the Hunger Games series (2013–15). The feature Jack Goes Boating (2010) marked his debut as a filmmaker. Hoffman was also an accomplished theater actor and director. He joined the off-Broadway LAByrinth Theater Company in 1995, where he directed, produced, and appeared in numerous stage productions. His performances in three Broadway plays—True West in 2000, Long Day's Journey into Night in 2003, and Death of a Salesman in 2012—all led to Tony Award nominations.