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Philip Seymour Hoffman dead

08:29 am on 3 February 2014

Oscar-winning American actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been found dead in his New York City apartment after an apparent drug overdose.

A New York police source says the actor was found dead at his Manhattan apartment after a 911 emergency call was made from a friend, Reuters reports.

Hoffman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 2005 film, Capote and received three Academy Award nominations as Best Supporting Actor.