Photos: Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead at 46
Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote and created a gallery of other vivid characters, many of them slovenly and somewhat dissipated, was found dead Sunday in his apartment with what officials said was a needle in his arm. He was 46. AP
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Police are seen outside the home of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York. Hoffman, who won an Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote", was found dead Sunday in his apartment. He was 46. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Police stand guard outside the home of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman who was found dead in his Greenwich village apartment, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York. He was 46. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Police stand guard outside the apartment builiding in New York Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, where actor Philip Seymour Hoffman who was found dead. The oscar-winning actor was found dead Sunday. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Police stand guard as barricades are set up outside the home of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York. Hoffman was found dead in his Greenwich Village apartment on Sunday. He was 46. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
A woman with flowers walks outside the home of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York. Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote" was found dead Sunday in his apartment. He was 46. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Police are seen outside the home of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York. Hoffman, who won an Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote", was found dead Sunday in his apartment. He was 46. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Police are seen outside the home of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York. Hoffman, who won an Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote", was found dead Sunday in his apartment. He was 46. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Police are seen outside the home of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York. Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote", was found dead Sunday in his apartment. He was 46. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Flowers are seen outside the home of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York. Hoffman, who won an Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote", was found dead Sunday in his apartment. He was 46. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Police are seen outside the home of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York . Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote" and created a gallery of other vivid characters, many of them slovenly and slightly dissipated figures, was found dead Sunday in his apartment. He was 46. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
People look toward the home of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in New York . Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote" and created a gallery of other vivid characters, many of them slovenly and slightly dissipated figures, was found dead Sunday in his apartment. He was 46. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Photo from the Motion Picture: "Flawless" featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman as Rusty, a street-tough drag queen. 11/18/99. C
Philip Seymour Hoffman
In a Sunday, March 5, 2006, file photo, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman poses with the Oscar he won for best actor for his work in "Capote" at the 78th Academy Awards, in Los Angeles. Police say Hoffman has been found dead in his apartment. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
In this undated publicity photo released by Sony Pictures Classics, Philip Seymour Hoffman portrays author Truman Capote in a scene from the film "Capote." Police say Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been found dead in his NYC apartment. (AP Photo/Attila Doroy, Sony Pictures Classics, File)
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In this image released by Colombia Pictures, Philip Seymour Hoffman, left, and Ryan Gosling are shown in a scene from "Ides of March." Police say Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures - Sony, Saeed Adyani, File)
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In this undated file image released by Miramax Film Corp., Philip Seymour Hoffman portrays Father Flynn, right, and Meryl Streep portrays Sister Aloysius in a scene from "Doubt." Police say Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (AP Photo/Miramax Film Corp, Andrew Schwartz, File)
Philip Seymour Hoffman
This Nov. 18, 2013 file photo shows Philip Seymour Hoffman at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" at Nokia Theatre LA Live. Police say Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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In a Jan. 19, 2014 photo Phillip Seymour Hoffman poses for a portrait at The Collective and Gibson Lounge Powered by CEG, during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote" was found dead Sunday in his apartment in New York with what law enforcement officials said was a syringe in his arm. He was 46. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
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This file film image released by The Weinstein Company shows Joaquin Phoenix, left, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in a scene from "The Master." Police say Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46. (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, File)
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This film image released by The Weinstein Company shows Amy Adams, left, and Philip Seymour Hoffman, center, in a scene from "The Master." (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company)
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Phillip Seymour Hoffman, center, in the documentary "The Party's Over" Film Movement NOVEMBER 28, 2003
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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and girlfriend Mimi O'Donnell attend the premiere of "Ides of March" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman attends a news conference for the film "Moneyball" at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto Friday, Sept. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese)
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Photo of "Allen," Philip Seymour Hoffman and "Helen," Lara Flynn Boyle, in a scene from "Happiness." 11/17/98.
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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman answers question after the special preview screening of "Capote" at the LACMA Museum on September 20, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Getty Images)
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(L-R) Actors Yul Vasquez, John Ortiz, Justin Theroux, Philip Seymour Hoffman and director George C. Wolfe attend the 3rd Annual Benefit for Labyrinth Theater Company at St. Patrick's Youth Center September 26, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)
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(L-R) Producer William Vince, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and producer Michael Ohoven attend the New York Film Festival premiere of "Capote" at Alice Tully Hall September 27, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)
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In this Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 file photo, cast member Philip Seymour Hoffman poses at the premiere of the film "A Most Wanted Man" during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP, File)
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From left, US actors Evan Rachel Wood, Philip Seymour Hoffman, director George Clooney and actors Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti arrive on the red carpet for the premiere of their movie 'The Ides of March', which opens the 68th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Medechini)
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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman attends The Labyrinth Theater Company's 9th Annual Gala Benefit at The Highline Ballroom in New York on Nov. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Eric Reichbaum)