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OT/MB - Phillip Seymour Hoffman, AKA Art Howe, has passed away

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in Manhattan apartment. wsj.com @WSJbreakingnews pic.twitter.com/rQYbOvZwpL

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I am afraid I got some bad news guys. Per the WSJ:

Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead of an apparent drug overdose late Sunday morning in his New York City apartment, police said.

The New York Police Department is investigating, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is working to determine the exact cause of death. Mr. Hoffman, 46 years old, was found dead at his apartment on Bethune Street in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan, police said.

Hoffman, as AN will know, recently portrayed Art Howe in the Moneyball movie, along with a few other lesser known roles.