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= Philip Seymour Hoffman =

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 * =__Background__=
 * =Born in Fairport, New York=
 * =2 sisters and a brother, a screenwriter=
 * =Hoffman's parents divorced when he was 9=
 * =His first professional acting experience was at the 1984 Theater School at the New York State Summer School of the Arts=
 * =Received his Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts in 1989 from Tisch School of the Arts=
 * =Started a theatre group with Bennet Miller (director in 2005's Oscar Nominated //Capote//)=
 * =Soon after graduating he was in rehab for drug and alcohol abuse, and has remained sober since.=

=**__Film and Stage Work__**= =**__Acting Style__**=
 * =**Philip started his acting career on //Law & Order// in 1991**=
 * =**His first feature film was in the 1991 film //Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole//**=
 * =**His first big feature role was in 1997's //Boogie Nights// as Scotty J. and was soon starring in many big movies.**=
 * =**His biggest movies are //The Big Lebowski, Flawless, Almost Famous, Capote, Before The Devil Knows You're Dead, Charlie Wilsons War, Doubt, Mission Impossible III//, and 2012's //The Master.//**=
 * =**In 2005, Hoffman won the Academy Award For Best Actor for his role as Truman Capote.**=
 * =**His first stage role was in 1994's //The Striker// and he has continued to perform live in between film roles. He recently starred to critical acclaim in the revival of Arthur Miller's //Death of a Salesman.//**=
 * =Philip is known for his serious, dramatic approach to his roles. I admire his knack for realism, and his ability to make the audience truly believe he is feeling these emotions.=
 * ** Philip evokes moods through his voice and his eyes mainly. He uses his eyes to show what he is really feeling and his voice is loud and booming, even intimidating at times. He is also a man of large stature but he does not use this to choose his roles. He doesn't go for the "goofy overweight friend" role but goes for roles that he likes to play. **
 * =The things I have learned from Philip Seymour Hoffman are that convincing drama on film comes almost exclusively from the eyes and voice. If you do not have the right vocal inflection or no vocal inflection, or your eyes are focused on one spot unnecessarily then your entire performance will seem phony.=
 * ** [[image:slideshow_1002332683_Theater_Death_of_A_Sale2.jpg]] Philip in //Death of a Salesman// **
 * ** [[image:Left-Clifton-Collins-Jr.-as-Perry-Smith-Right-Philip-Seymour-Hoffman-as-Truman-Capote-Photo-by-Attila-Dory-courtesy-of-Sony-Pictures-Classics-all-rights-reserved-9-960x1016.jpg width="560" height="489"]] Philip as Capote in //Capote// **