Philip Seymour Hoffman's Sudden Death

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Throughout his long career, Philip Seymour Hoffman became best known as an Academy Award winning actor, director and Broadway star. But after Hoffman’s recent death, the Tony nominated actor has become known for a different role: a drug addict.

On Feb. 2, Philip Seymour Hoffman was discovered dead in his Manhattan apartment with a needle in his arm and multiple bags of heroin. Though the New York medical examiner’s office said autopsy results of the actor were “inconclusive,” police suspect the actor fell victim to his addictions.

According to DrugFreeWorld.org, heroin is a “ highly addictive, illegal drug” and “is used by millions of addicts around the world who are unable to overcome the urge to continue taking this drug every day of their lives.”

The New York Daily News reported Hoffman had gone to rehab for his addictions but turned to drugs and alcohol shortly after he returned home.

Although CNN.com reported a passerby claimed Hoffman appeared “out of it” the day of his death, his career leading up to that fateful day should not be overshadowed. In 2005, Hoffman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the biographical film “Capote” and was nominated three times for Best Supporting Actor. He also received three Tony Award nominations for his work in theater. He most recently had a role in “Moneyball” and “The Hunger Games” and was set to appear in the series’ next two films.

It is these accomplishments that fans choose to remember as they set memorials for his honor in New York City. And as family and friends continue to honor the late actor’s accomplishments, police continue to investigate who is responsible for dimming one of Hollywood’s brightest stars.