For his portrayal of which real life character did Philip Seymour Hoffman win the 2006 Best Actor Oscar?
Philip Seymour Hoffman leave [the role]. Phil carried it with him." Hoffman received his second Tony Award nomination, this time for Best Featured Actor in a Play. In 2004, he appeared as the crude, has-been actor friend of Ben Stiller's character in the box-office hit "Along Came Polly". Reflecting on the role, "People" said it proved that "Hoffman could deliver comedic performances with the best of them". A turning point in Hoffman's career came with the biographical film "Capote" (2005), which dramatized Truman Capote's experience of writing his true crime novel "In Cold Blood" (1966). Hoffman took the title role for a project
Philip Seymour Hoffman career, starring in ten and directing 19 stage productions (predominantly in New York). He received three Tony Award nominations for his Broadway performances: two for Best Leading Actor, in "True West" (2000) and "Death of a Salesman" (2012), and one for Best Featured Actor in "Long Day's Journey into Night" (2003). Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor, director, and producer. Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles – typically lowlifes, eccentrics, bullies, and misfits – Hoffman acted in many films from the early 1990s until his death