Philip Seymour Hoffman, 1967-2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead today in his apartment of a possible drug overdose.  He left behind a wife and three young children, not to mention the indelible mark he left on Hollywood and a generation of excellent roles on stage and screen.   To be totally honest, he was one of my favorite actors.  It didn't matter what role he was in- whether he was playing a good guy or bad guy or whatever- he made movies better just by being in them.  When news broke, last year I think that he had entered rehab, I was surprised.  He seemed like the last person in Hollywood you would have expected to be battling some demons, but I wished him well and hoped that he would beat them.

Sadly, it seems as though his demons might have caught up to him- what a loss- not only to his family, but to the entertainment industry as a whole.   He will be missed- Slate has some good thoughts here and here and here and I threw in some of his most memorable scenes below.  (I'm now wondering why I don't own Almost Famous and Charlie Wilson's War- both fantastic movies!)