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RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman

#1 Post by Bob Juch » Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:55 pm

According to the Wall Street Journal, Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his apartment Sunday afternoon.

The police have not released a cause of death yet.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/02/a ... apartment/
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#2 Post by SportsFan68 » Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:58 pm

Noooooooooooooo!! He was only 46.

He had more Oscar-worthy performances in him. I'm so sorry to hear this bad news.
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#3 Post by Ritterskoop » Sun Feb 02, 2014 1:34 pm

I appreciated him most in Capote and Doubt, but I've never seen him turn in anything other than perfection.

It's too bad that so many of our arts and sports performers feel such pressure that they can't handle it without help from strong drugs.
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#4 Post by silverscreenselect » Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:05 pm

According to the USA Today, he was found with a syringe in his arm and had been through an unpublicized rehab in the spring.

What a horrible waste of talent and a sad end to a brilliant actor's career.
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#5 Post by BackInTex » Sun Feb 02, 2014 6:54 pm

Wow. Just wow.
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#6 Post by silverscreenselect » Sun Feb 02, 2014 11:53 pm

My favorite Hoffman performance. An overrated movie that was quite boring when he wasn't in a scene and absolutely mesmerizing when he was, even when he's spouting absolute nonsense (R-rated language in this clip):

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#7 Post by Bob Juch » Mon Feb 03, 2014 8:14 am

silverscreenselect wrote:According to the USA Today, he was found with a syringe in his arm and had been through an unpublicized rehab in the spring.

What a horrible waste of talent and a sad end to a brilliant actor's career.
I was just reading that there's an especially strong heroin going around that's causing O.D.s. Guess he got that. :(
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#8 Post by silverscreenselect » Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:16 am

A bizarre sidenote to this tragedy is that for the second time in three months, an actor's death is going to disrupt filming of a movie here in Atlanta (following Paul Walker's death while making the Fast and Furious film). Shooting was scheduled to resume this week on the Hunger Games sequel with Hoffman. Supposedly, most of his role has been filmed but he had several days of shooting left. No word on how that's going to be handled.
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#9 Post by Bob Juch » Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:37 am

silverscreenselect wrote:A bizarre sidenote to this tragedy is that for the second time in three months, an actor's death is going to disrupt filming of a movie here in Atlanta (following Paul Walker's death while making the Fast and Furious film). Shooting was scheduled to resume this week on the Hunger Games sequel with Hoffman. Supposedly, most of his role has been filmed but he had several days of shooting left. No word on how that's going to be handled.
The producers said they will be able to complete the film without him.
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#10 Post by macrae1234 » Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:02 pm

What a tragic ending to a fine talent. I think I first remember him as the preacher in 'Cold Mountain' where he again gave a masterful performance.
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#11 Post by Bob Juch » Mon Feb 03, 2014 1:12 pm

Variety wrote:A search of the home of Philip Seymour Hoffman home turned up used syringes and approximately 50 bags of heroin, this according to law enforcement officials.

Police also found drug paraphernalia and prescription drugs. An autopsy is expected to be performed on Monday.
Wow, he was either dealing or hoarding it.
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#12 Post by Estonut » Mon Feb 03, 2014 5:52 pm

Bob Juch wrote:
silverscreenselect wrote:According to the USA Today, he was found with a syringe in his arm and had been through an unpublicized rehab in the spring.

What a horrible waste of talent and a sad end to a brilliant actor's career.
I was just reading that there's an especially strong heroin going around that's causing O.D.s. Guess he got that. :(
Updated info:
Philip Seymour Hoffman Had 5 Empty And 65 Full Bags of Heroin
The author of the article linked above wrote:Detectives are using the stamps on the bags and checking with nearby jurisdictions to track the origins of the heroin. They are also trying to determine the purity of the heroin and whether there were any additives. They said that it does not appear that Hoffman had the heroin-fentanyl combination that has been linked to deaths throughout the Northeast.
The author of the article linked above wrote:Investigators are also looking into the possibility that Hoffman's May detox stint would have affected his tolerance for the drug.
This happens a lot. Addicts get cleaned up in rehab and then, when they back-slip, they use the same dosages as they did prior to rehab, but their tolerance is down.
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#13 Post by Vandal » Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:20 pm

No trust fund for kids:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2014 ... 28792033=1
Court documents show Philip Seymour Hoffman rejected his accountant's suggestion that he set aside money for his three children because he didn't want them to be "trust fund" kids.

The New York Post says the children's court-appointed lawyer recently interviewed the actor's accountant, David Friedman.

In a July 18 filing in Manhattan Surrogate Court, Friedman recalled conversations with Hoffman where the topic of a trust for his children was raised. He said Hoffman wanted his estimated $35 million fortune to go his longtime partner and the children's mother, Mimi O'Donnell.
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#14 Post by Beebs52 » Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:29 pm

Boy. All sorts of things one could say about this. Difficult.
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#15 Post by BackInTex » Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:49 pm

Beebs52 wrote:Boy. All sorts of things one could say about this. Difficult.
I think his death said it all...."I'm a fucking moron!"

The proof continues to come in.
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#16 Post by BackInTex » Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:49 pm

Sorry for the curse words. I was in character.
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#17 Post by Vandal » Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:09 pm

BackInTex wrote:Sorry for the curse words. I was in character.

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#18 Post by Beebs52 » Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:17 pm

Vandal wrote:
BackInTex wrote:Sorry for the curse words. I was in character.

You made Beebs blush. She's sensitive.
That made me blush? You jest. Surely.
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#19 Post by tlynn78 » Wed Jul 23, 2014 10:07 am

On a related note, Peaches Geldof apparently od'd on heroin, as well. I hadn't heard the official cod until today.
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#20 Post by BackInTex » Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:02 pm

tlynn78 wrote:On a related note, Peaches Geldof apparently od'd on heroin, as well. I hadn't heard the official cod until today.
Yeah, that was a shocker.

Fun non-ironic but coincidental fact: She died on a Monday, a day her father sings he doesn't like.
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#21 Post by TheConfessor » Thu Jul 24, 2014 2:22 am

BackInTex wrote:
tlynn78 wrote:On a related note, Peaches Geldof apparently od'd on heroin, as well. I hadn't heard the official cod until today.
Yeah, that was a shocker.

Fun non-ironic but coincidental fact: She died on a Monday, a day her father sings he doesn't like.
It was even more fun when I mentioned that in April.
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#22 Post by BackInTex » Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:33 am

TheConfessor wrote:
BackInTex wrote:
tlynn78 wrote:On a related note, Peaches Geldof apparently od'd on heroin, as well. I hadn't heard the official cod until today.
Yeah, that was a shocker.

Fun non-ironic but coincidental fact: She died on a Monday, a day her father sings he doesn't like.
It was even more fun when I mentioned that in April.
http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 1&p=481043
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