Philip Seymour Hoffman

Because union rules require a unique name, added Seymour, which was his grandfather's name, to his stage name. Neck injury removed him from the high-school wrestling team (he also played baseball); dramatic roles he played while in high school included Radar ( M*A*S*H ) and Willy Loman ( Death of a Salesman ). Between junior and senior years in high school, attended a Saratoga Springs (NY) drama camp, where he met and became friends with Bennett Miller and Dan Futterman, the director and screenwriter… Show more for Capote (2005) respectively. Earliest TV acting role was during first season of Law & Order ("The Violence of Summer"); broke into film the following year with a small but significant part in Scent of a Woman (1992). Breakthrough role was as film technician Scotty who carries a torch for porn star Dirk Diggler in 1997's Boogie Nights . Starred in Love Liza (2002), a film scripted by his brother Gordy Hoffman. Co-artistic director for Manhattan's LABrynith Theater Company, where he directed productions including In Arabia, We'd All Be Kings . During that run, met his partner, costume designer Mimi O'Donnell. After directing numerous theater productions, release his feature film directorial debut, Jack Goes Boating, in 2010. ~ Rovi

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