Phillip Seymour Hoffman found dead

[Pete]

He was only 46.

Looks like a heroin overdose:

Sources: Philip Seymour Hoffman dead of apparent drug overdose - CNN.com

[CaptDave]

Sad - and until today I never realized he was Dusty in 'Twister'.

[Mel]

I really thought he had his act together better than this. What a waste. Left behind 3 children.

[ThomPaine]

What a shame. Great actor. Imagine being wealthy enough to pretty much be able to do whatever you want, and you turn to drugs for escape. What a waste.

[Dustin]

Wonderful actor. RIP

[Achilleslastand]

Sad news indeed.....
Especially for the remaining family.
He was selfish.

[gjl]

Found him with a needle stuck in his arm. No sympathies here. Natures way of thinning the herd.

[zookeeper]

Found him with a needle stuck in his arm. No sympathies here. Natures way of thinning the herd.

Wow. I wish I was as perfect as you apparently are. Many people go down these tough stretches in life, sometimes it beats them before they beat the problem. He did once and was sober for years, he recently openly admitted his problems again and went to rehab. He was fighting his own personal demons and you always hear about the Hollywood stars, most aren't and you don't hear about them. Hoffman left behind three children - ages 11, 8, and 6.

People have problems and they don't deserve to die. We're all trying to learn to be human beings on this Earth, for some it's harder than others.
I find your remarks sad and pathetic for the lack of empathy - not to mention the ignorance and shameful words you chose to use publicly on news of a fellow man's death.

[gjl]

Wow. I wish I was as perfect as you apparently are. Many people go down these tough stretches in life, sometimes it beats them before they beat the problem. He did once and was sober for years, he recently openly admitted his problems again and went to rehab. He was fighting his own personal demons and you always hear about the Hollywood stars, most aren't and you don't hear about them. Hoffman left behind three children - ages 11, 8, and 6.

People have problems and they don't deserve to die. We're all trying to learn to be human beings on this Earth, for some it's harder than others.
I find your remarks sad and pathetic for the lack of empathy - not to mention the ignorance and shameful words you chose to use publicly on news of a fellow man's death.

Found with a needle in his arm and 8 empty bags of what usually contain heroin. Go ahead. Bleed your heart out for him. I won't. He was probably one of those evil rich people too.

[zookeeper]

Found with a needle in his arm and 8 empty bags of what usually contain heroin. Go ahead. Bleed your heart out for him. I won't. He was probably one of those evil rich people too.

"Bleed my heart out" for him? He died - TODAY. Again, posting such glee, I hope you can look in the mirror and see one perfect human being. It may not be heroin, but there's something you've fought in your life. We all have. That's part of what makes us human. If I'm not allowed to publicly state sympathy on the day of a man's death without being attacked on the Internet then maybe he's in a better place than us all right now.

[Dubya61]

"Bleed my heart out" for him? He died - TODAY. Again, posting such glee, I hope you can look in the mirror and see one perfect human being. It may not be heroin, but there's something you've fought in your life. We all have. That's part of what makes us human. If I'm not allowed to publicly state sympathy on the day of a man's death without being attacked on the Internet then maybe he's in a better place than us all right now.

zoo: I appreciate your celebration and affirmation of humanity and life. It is tragic. I find every suicide to be incredibly sad and worthy of introspection. It's so hard to imagine the depression that causes one to decide that everything future is worse than the present.

[gjl]

"Bleed my heart out" for him? He died - TODAY. Again, posting such glee, I hope you can look in the mirror and see one perfect human being. It may not be heroin, but there's something you've fought in your life. We all have. That's part of what makes us human. If I'm not allowed to publicly state sympathy on the day of a man's death without being attacked on the Internet then maybe he's in a better place than us all right now.

What specifically did I post that indicates glee. My lack of sympathy or empathy is not glee. It is simply lack of sympathy for a drug abuser. No more. No less. He had 3 children to live for and he chose heroin. You are the one that attacked me.

[Chadanth]

It's sad because it's obvious talent being wasted. The guy was a great actor but something was clearly wrong with him. Unfortunate.

[mugofbeer]

Just another example of the excesses of Hollywood and how so many there cant resist the allure of drug abuse to cope with the pressures of self importance.

[betts]

I feel sorry for his family, and especially for his children. They lost a father. Life is hard and some people are made of tougher stuff than others. As I've said elsewhere, many people are only in remission from addiction and that's something those of us who have never been addicted cannot really understand. We feel sorry for people who go out of remission from cancer, I feel bad for people who are struggling with any illness. Many of us will die of heart disease, diabetes or hypertension. We're addicted to food or cigarettes. While those are more socially acceptable addictions, and we don't usually look down on people suffering from them, they're really no different.

[Garin]

If you're shooting up that much heroin at once you either want to die or you were murdered. I often wonder if people like the deceased knew what they were doing maybe he didn't want to be rescued , just like a stray dog may not want to be rescued yet people literally drive around the city looking for dogs and people to save. How about leaving them alone and leave them to their vices /happiness.

[MadMonk]

What a waste of a huge talent.

[Prunepicker]

What a waste of a huge talent.

He was an actor, right? Which movies?

[ljbab728]

He was an actor, right? Which movies?

He won an Oscar for "Copote" and was here in Oklahoma to film a supporting role in "Twister". There were numerous other notable roles.

[Prunepicker]

I'm not familiar with him. Some people believe they are invincible.

Wrong.

[Ginkasa]

His IMDb page

[kevinpate]

I think the role I enjoyed best was his supporting role in Charlie Wilson's war.
Reminded me of a friend and former co-worker.

[Just the facts]

I think the role I enjoyed best was his supporting role in Charlie Wilson's war.
Reminded me of a friend and former co-worker.

Even though it was a small role, I thought he did a good job in Moneyball.

[kelroy55]

He was a great talent and will be missed. Addiction is a strange beast and bites you when you least expect it. RIP

[stick47]

The Hollywood culture is just as sick as he was. Hard to swim in those waters and keep your values. RIP & prayers to his family.