Philip Seymour Hoffman: Broadway dims lights
The Broadway community mourns the loss of stage, screen and television actor and theatre director Philip Seymour Hoffman, who passed away on Sunday at age 46. The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in his memory on 05 Feb 2014, at exactly 7:45pm for one minute.
Philip Seymour Hoffman's performances in three Broadway plays led to three Tony Award nominations, most recently for portraying the symbolic traveling salesman 'Willy Loman' in the 2012 revival of Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman.' He was also nominated for best Leading Actor in Sam Shepard's 'True West' in 2000 and was nominated for Best Featured Actor in Eugene O'Neill's 'Long Day's Journey into Night' in 2003.
Charlotte St. Martin, Executive Director of the Broadway League said,
Philip Seymour Hoffman, a three-time Tony Award nominee, was a true artist who loved the theatre. His prolific body of work encompassed various mediums including theatre, film, and television, and we'll always be grateful for his boundless and profound talent that he shared with us on the Broadway stage. Our thoughts go out to his family, friends, and fans.Hoffman appeared in more than 50 films, appearing in both big-budget Hollywood films and critically praised independent films. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2005 for the biographical film "Capote." He gained recognition for his supporting work in a series of notable films and received another three Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor in "Charlie Wilson's War" (2007), "Doubt" (2008) and "The Master" (2012).
In addition to being an actor, he was a former Artistic Director of the off-Broadway LAByrinth Theater Company where he directed and performed in numerous stage productions.
Hoffman is survived by three children and his long-time partner Mimi O'Donnell.
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