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Philip Seymour Hoffman dead at 46: Actor found in his New York City apartment with needle in arm after using heroin, sources say
'I really thought this chapter was over,' said David Katz, the actor's friend who had just seen him a week before his death. Hoffman enjoyed an extensive Hollywood career, highlighted by a Best Actor Oscar win for his 2005 film 'Capote.'
Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead Sunday morning on the bathroom floor of his West Village apartment with a hypodermic needle stuck in his left arm and bags of heroin strewn about his home, law enforcement sources said. He was 46.
The sources called the shocking death of Hoffman, who had struggled with addiction and reportedly did a 10-day rehab stint in May, an apparent overdose.
Hoffman, who in 2006 won the Best Actor Academy Award for playing the title role in “Capote,” was found by a friend, screenwriter David Katz, about 11:30 a.m. in the fourth-floor apartment on Bethune St. He was wearing boxers and a T-shirt.
'I really thought this chapter was over,' said David Katz, the actor's friend who had just seen him a week before his death. Hoffman enjoyed an extensive Hollywood career, highlighted by a Best Actor Oscar win for his 2005 film 'Capote.'
Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead Sunday morning on the bathroom floor of his West Village apartment with a hypodermic needle stuck in his left arm and bags of heroin strewn about his home, law enforcement sources said. He was 46.
The sources called the shocking death of Hoffman, who had struggled with addiction and reportedly did a 10-day rehab stint in May, an apparent overdose.
Hoffman, who in 2006 won the Best Actor Academy Award for playing the title role in “Capote,” was found by a friend, screenwriter David Katz, about 11:30 a.m. in the fourth-floor apartment on Bethune St. He was wearing boxers and a T-shirt.
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