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I've worked with a lot of characters that are unhinged. I've played characters that are unhinged. That's, like, my job.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Age: 46 †
Born: 1967
Born: July 23
Died: 2014
Died: February 2
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