Hoffman was an accomplished theater actor and director. He joined the [[LAByrinth Theater Company]] in 1995, and directed and performed in numerous stage productions. His performances in three [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] plays led to three Tony Award nominations: two for [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play|Best Leading Actor]], in ''[[True West (play)|True West]]'' (2000) and ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' (2012), and one for [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play|Best Featured Actor]] in ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'' (2003). In their front-page obituary following his sudden death at age 46, ''[[The New York Times]]'' referred to Hoffman as "perhaps the most ambitious and widely admired American actor of his generation".<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |first1=Bruce |last1=Weber |first2=J. David |last2=Goodman |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/movies/philip-seymour-hoffman-actor-dies-at-46.html |title=Philip Seymour Hoffman, Actor, Dies at 46 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=2 February 2014}}</ref>
==Death==
On February 2, 2014, Hoffman was found dead in the bathroom of his [[West Village, Manhattan]] office apartment by a friend, playwright and screenwriter [[David Bar Katz]].<ref name="Final">{{cite news|title=Piecing together Philip Seymour Hoffman's final hours| url=http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/04/showbiz/philip-seymour-hoffman-final-hours/| accessdate=5 February 2014|publisher=CNN|date=4 February 2014|author=Shimon Prokupecz|author2=Jethro Mullen|author3=Jason Carroll}}</ref><ref name="Bruce">{{cite news|title=Philip Seymour Hoffman, Actor of Depth, Dies at 46| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/movies/philip-seymour-hoffman-actor-dies-at-46.html?_r=0|accessdate= February 5, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date= 2 February 2014|first=Bruce | last = Weber}}</ref> As of February 4, 2014, the medical examiner's office has not stated an official cause of death.<ref name="Four">{{cite news|title=Four People Arrested as Part of Inquiry Into Hoffman’s Death|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/nyregion/test-of-substance-in-hoffmans-home-finds-heroin-without-additive.html |accessdate= 5 February 2014|newspaper=The New York Times |date= 4 February 2014|first=J. David| last= Goodman | coauthor = Emma G. Fitzsimmons}}</ref> Investigators searching his apartment found heroin and prescription drugs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schram|first=Jamie|title=NYPD hunting for Hoffman’s heroin dealer|url=http://nypost.com/2014/02/03/nypd-launches-intense-hunt-for-hoffmans-heroin-dealer/|newspaper=[[New York Post]]|date=3 Feburary 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1=Prokupecz | first1=Shimon | last2=Almasy | first2=Steve | last3=Shoichet | first3=Catherine E. | title=Sources: Nearly 50 envelopes of suspected heroin in Hoffman's apartment | url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/03/showbiz/philip-seymour-hoffman-death/ | publisher=CNN | date=3 February 2014 | accessdate=3 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Good | first1=Dan | last2=Fields | first2=Liz | last3=Katersky | first3=Aaron | url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/philip-seymour-hoffman-50-bags-heroin-police/story?id=22342702 | publisher=ABC News | title=Philip Seymour Hoffman Had 5 Empty And 65 Full Bags of Heroin | date=February 3, 2014 | accessdate=3 February 2014 | quote=Investigators found roughly 50 bags of heroin and used syringes in Philip Seymour Hoffman's West Village apartment, police told ABC News.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://raymondmagee.weebly.com/1/post/2014/02/rip-philip-seymour-hoffman.html | publisher=RaymondMagee.com | title=R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman | date=8 February 2014 | accessdate=8 February 2014 | quote= Police found bags of heroin and prescription drugs at the apartment.}}</ref>
Hoffman's funeral was held at [[Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (New York City)|St. Ignatius Loyola]] church in Manhattan, on February 7, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Francescani|first=Chris|title=Family, actors mourn Philip Seymour Hoffman at private funeral|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/08/us-philipseymourhoffman-idUSBREA1604A20140208|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=8 February 2014}}</ref>
