Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York apartment on Feb. 2. Police officials claim that his death was due to heroin overdose, according to The Guardian.
Hoffman, 46, was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor of his Greenwich apartment by police responding to a 911 call at around 11 a.m. Emergency Medical Service workers immediately pronounced him dead at the scene. A thorough investigation is still being conducted. In a statement, Hoffman's family said: "We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil and appreciate the outpouring of love and support we ask that you respect our privacy during this time of grieving. Please keep Phil in your thoughts and prayers."
"He was one of the people you associate with New York as opposed to California," Aaron Kinney, 32, who lives in Manhattan and had travelled to the area to pay his respects with friend Sharlota Kay. "He was a true actor. Not Hollywood style, not pompous," Kay said. Hoffman, who was from Fairport, New York, was one of the best actors in the United States. He has won an Academy Award for his role in the movie Capote - a film based on the life of the novelist Truman Capote.
Philip is survived by his three children and their mother, Mimi O'Donnell, a costume designer with whom he had been in a long-term relationship. Several actors have expressed their sadness for the loss of Hoffman. Ellen DeGeneres tweeted: "Philip Seymour Hoffman was a brilliant, talented man. The news this morning is shocking an sad. My heart goes out to his loved ones."
