- When asked who his acting idols were, he named Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Newman, Meryl Streep and Christopher Walken.
- Upon accepting his Oscar for Capote (2005), Hoffman asked everyone to congratulate his mother, because "She brought up four kids alone, and she deserves a congratulations for that.".
- He won 23 awards for his performance in Capote (2005), including the coveted Oscar.
- Did not drink alcohol. He became sober when he was 22 years old and said that he quit because, "I was 22 and I was panicked for my life.".
- Beat Heath Ledger for an Academy Award for Best Actor in 2005 for his title role in Capote (2005), and then lost to the late actor for the Best Supporting Actor in 2008 to Ledger's performance in Kỵ Sĩ Bóng Đêm (2008).
- Was one of 14 actors to have won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe Award and SAG Award for the same performance. The others in chronological order are Geoffrey Rush for Tỏa Sáng (1996), Jamie Foxx for Ray (2004), Forest Whitaker Vị Vua Cuối Cùng Của Scotland (2006), Javier Bardem for Không Chốn Dung Thân (2007), Daniel Day-Lewis for Máu Sẽ Phải Đổ (2007), Heath Ledger for Kỵ Sĩ Bóng Đêm (2008), Christoph Waltz for Định Mệnh (2009), Colin Firth for Nhà Vua Nói Lắp (2010), Christopher Plummer for Lính Mới (2010), Daniel Day-Lewis again for Lincoln (2012), J.K. Simmons for Tay Trống Cự Phách (2014), Leonardo DiCaprio for Người Về Từ Cõi Chết (2015), Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards: Truy Tìm Công Lý (2017), and Gary Oldman for Giờ Đen Tối (2017).
- In May 2013, Hoffman announced that he checked into substance abuse treatment center because he had started snorting heroin.
- His performance as Truman Capote in Capote (2005) is ranked #35 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
- With the exception of Máu Sẽ Phải Đổ (2007), he appeared in all of Paul Thomas Anderson's films.
- Had the flu the entire time he appeared in Gần Như Nổi Tiếng (2000).
- His mother, Marilyn Hoffman Connor, is a judge in Rochester, New York.
- Was a huge fan of the crime drama series Tập Làm Người Xấu (2008).
- Became a father for the 3rd time at age 41 when his girlfriend Mimi O'Donnell gave birth to their daughter Willa Hoffman on October 17, 2008.
- After winning his Oscar for Capote (2005), he had been working with a filmmaker from his former high school in Fairport, New York, helping him with his project.
- Became a father for the 1st time at age 35 when his girlfriend Mimi O'Donnell gave birth to their son Cooper Alexander Hoffman in March 2003.
- Chiến Hữu (1990) was one of his favorite films.
- He initially began acting because he had a crush on a girl in his high school drama club.
- Taught an advanced "Directing the Actor" class for one semester at Columbia University School of the Arts Graduate Film Division during 2003.
- His three Oscar nominations in the Best Supporting Actor category came from films in which he appeared along Amy Adams: Cuộc Chiến Của Charlie Wilson (2007), Ngờ Vực (2008) and Người Áp Chế (2012). Adams was nominated for the two latter films.
- His funeral was held in the Church of St Ignatius Loyola in New York.
- Split from longtime companion Mimi O'Donnell in 2013.
- Received his Bachelor's degree in Drama from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1989).
- Since earning his first nomination in 2005, the longest he had gone without an Oscar nomination was 4 years, between Ngờ Vực (2008) and Người Áp Chế (2012).
- Became a father for the 2nd time at age 39 when his girlfriend Mimi O'Donnell gave birth to their daughter Tallulah Hoffman in November 2006.
- Met his girlfriend Mimi (a costumer designer) in 1999 while they were working on the play "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings".
- Attended McQuaid Jesuit High School where Father William O'Malley S.S.J. directed the school's musical and drama productions, O'Mally played the part of Father Dyer in the movie "The Exorcist".
- Grew up in upstate New York, outside of Rochester, in the village of Fairport.
- Was found dead on the bathroom floor, dressed in a T-shirt and shorts with a hypodermic needle still stuck in his arm and 70 baggies of heroin inside his Greenwich Village apartment.
- Along with Vanessa Redgrave (for Julia (1977)), Kate Winslet (for Iris (2000)), Mare Winningham (for Georgia (1995)), Terence Stamp (for Billy Budd (1962)), Roland Young (for Topper (1937)) and Claude Rains (for Mr. Skeffington (1944)), he is one of the few performers to be nominated for a Supporting Oscar for playing the title role in a movie (for Người Áp Chế (2012)). As of 2013, Redgrave is the only one to win.
- Had appeared in five films with Julianne Moore: Đêm Ăn Chơi (1997) Bá Tước Lebowski (1998) Hương Mộc Lan (1999) Đấu Trường Sinh Tử 3: Húng Nhại - Phần 1 (2014). Đấu Trường Sinh Tử 3: Húng Nhại - Phần 2 (2015) They each then went on to appear in separate film in the Hannibal Lecter series. Moore played Clarice Starling in Hannibal: Kẻ Ăn Thịt Người (2001), and Hoffman played Freddie Lounds in Rồng Đỏ (2002).
- Was a huge fan of the New York Jets.
- Had appeared in Quý Ông Đa Tài (1999) and Rồng Đỏ (2002). Both are remakes of earlier films (Trưa Tím (1960) and Manhunter (1986)), and both feature him as a character named Freddie who is killed by the villain/title character.
- Had twice been nominated for Broadway's Tony Award: as Best Actor (Play) in 2000 for a revival of Sam Shepard's "True West"; and as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) in 2003 for a revival of Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey into Night".
- Auditioned for the role of Cubby Barnes in Tiền Chuộc (1996), which went to Donnie Wahlberg.
- Had Dutch, English, German, Irish, and remote Polish, ancestry. His paternal great-grandfather, Orville Hoffman, was the son of German immigrants, Johann Adam Hoffman and Barbara Kleinhans.
- As of 2014, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Hương Đàn Bà (1992), Capote (2005) and Tiền Bi (2011).
- Was one of 8 actors who have received an Oscar nomination for their performance as a priest. The others, in chronological order, are: Spencer Tracy for San Francisco (1936) and Boys Town (1938); Charles Bickford for The Song of Bernadette (1943); Bing Crosby for Con Đường Tôi Chọn (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945); Barry Fitzgerald for Con Đường Tôi Chọn (1944); Gregory Peck for The Keys of the Kingdom (1944); Karl Malden for Trên Bến Cảng (1954); and Jason Miller for Quỷ Ám (1973). Tracy, Crosby and Fitzgerald all won Oscars for their performances.
- As of 2008, he and Dustin Hoffman are the only two winners of a Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar to share a last name. Philip won for Capote (2005) and Dustin won for Gà Trống Nuôi Con (1979) and Người Đàn Ông Trong Mưa (1988).
- Hoffman was found dead, reportedly from a drug overdose, in his Manhattan apartment on February 2, 2014, one day after the death from pneumonia of another Best Actor Oscar winner, 83-year-old Maximilian Schell (for Tòa Án Chiến Tranh (1961)).
- The Violence of Summer (1991), in which he appeared, also featured another actor named Philip Hoffman.
- At New York University, he was a founding member of the notoriously short-lived and volatile theater company the Bullstoi Ensemble with actor Steven Schub and director Bennett Miller.
- His parents divorced when he was 9.
- In 2002, he appeared in Đường Đến Tội Ác (2002), opposite Edward Norton and Brian Cox; and in Punch-Drunk Love (2002), opposite Emily Watson. That same year, he appeared with both Norton and Watson in Rồng Đỏ (2002), which was a remake of Manhunter (1986), in which Cox had appeared.
- While working as a lifeguard, he once met musician Miles Davis. Davis appeared in an episode of the television series Crime Story (1986), and shared a scene with Stephen Lang. Lang appeared in Manhunter (1986) as Freddy Lounds, the character Hoffman played in Rồng Đỏ (2002).
- Besides playing the role of Truman Capote, he and Toby Jones both had in common of the distinction of appearing on films adapted from John Le Carre's novels. Jones was in Trò Chơi Nội Gián (2011) while Hoffman was in A Most Wanted Man (2014). They co-starred in Đấu Trường Sinh Tử 2: Bắt Lửa (2013). Another interesting fact is that both actors were part of film franchises whose final films were split in two parts: Jones in the Harry Potter franchise and Hoffman in The Hunger Games franchise.
- College roommates at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with actor 'Steven Schub' (lead singer of ska band The Fenwicks) and Jimmie Corrieri (guitarist of The Fenwicks).
- He was active in sports as a child, particularly wrestling.
- Parents were Gordon S. Hoffman and Marilyn Hoffman Connor.
- Had a younger sister named Emily Hoffman and an older sister named Jill Hoffman.
- No relation to Dustin Hoffman, although both have played Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman." In addition, in the production with Dustin Hoffman, one of his sons was played by Stephen Lang, who also played Freddie Lounds in Manhunter (1986). Philip Seymour Hoffman played that same role in Rồng Đỏ (2002).
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