Causes of death, although according to New York Post would have been death by overdose is not known. Last year, the actor had admitted he was addicted to heroin. The newspaper notes that a personal assistant found the actor in the tub around noon with a needle in his arm, so he called 911 .
Hoffman, 46, had won an Oscar for his portrayal of journalist and writer Truman Capote. Couples was in 1999 with the seamstress Mimi O'Donnell and had three children.
Death has come to him as he finished filming The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 and was still unworn happyish the TV series, the pay channel Showtime, for which he executive produced , as in Capote and other projects .
The actor and director was born on July 23, 1967 in Rochester (New York) and rose to fame in the 90s as one of the favorite side of American cinema, especially independent. Hoffman was also very active in New York theater and had two Tony Award nominations.
The robust figure, his broad face, his deep voice, with a peculiar way of talking and function conferred an special personality on screen, which was highly appreciated by successive directors of quality, like the Coen Brothers, Paul Thomas Anderson, Anthony Minghella and Mike Nichols.
Stand his performances in Magnolia, Happiness, Scent of a Woman or Boogie Nights In his films,. Another of his most memorable films are Almoust Famous (2000), Could Mountain (2003), Allong Came Polly (2004), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Moneyball (2011) and The Ides of March (2011).
