Tragic Oscar-winner who died of drugs is unrecognizable in high school yearbook photo... who is he?
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A tragic Oscar winner who succumbed to drug addiction can now be seen in his unearthed high school yearbook photo. The beloved actor was born and raised in upstate New York, where he graduated high school in 1985 as senior class vice president. He had already been bitten by the acting bug - the yearbook also contains a photo of him applying makeup for a campus production of Death Of A Salesman.
![[The actor in question is Philip Seymour Hoffman, who is pictured in the Fairport High School yearbook in Fairport, New York in 1985, his senior year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/18/93295501-14207969-The_actor_in_question_is_Philip_Seymour_Hoffman_who_is_pictured_-a-1_1734891879659.jpg)
In the 1990s, he rose to fame as both a critical darling and a bona fide Hollywood star, known for his versatile and layered performances. His Oscar came in 2006 for his portrayal of one of America's most famous authors - but eight years later, he was found dead of an overdose in his bathroom.
![[His Oscar came in 2006 for his portrayal of one of America's most famous authors, Truman Capote; he is pictured at the Academy Awards that year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/18/84008585-14207969-His_Oscar_came_in_2006_for_his_portrayal_of_one_of_America_s_mos-a-2_1734891879660.jpg)
Can you guess who he is?. A tragic Oscar winner who succumbed to drug addiction can now be seen in his unearthed high school yearbook photo. The actor in question is Philip Seymour Hoffman, who is pictured in the Fairport High School yearbook in Fairport, New York in 1985, his senior year.
![[He had already been bitten by the acting bug - the yearbook also contains a photo of him applying makeup for a campus production of Death Of A Salesman]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/18/93295503-14207969-He_had_already_been_bitten_by_the_acting_bug_the_yearbook_also_c-a-6_1734891880722.jpg)
He was known for a staggering variety of movies, from blockbusters like Twister and The Hunger Games series to critical fare like Boogie Nights and Doubt to his Oscar-winning turn as the title character in Capote, a biopic of Truman Capote. Hoffman fell in love with acting as a child when he saw a production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons - and a few years later, he was in his high school production of the playwright's most famous work Death Of A Salesman.
![[Hoffman, pictured right in his high school yearbook fell in love with acting as a child when he saw a production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/18/93295499-14207969-Hoffman_pictured_right_in_his_high_school_yearbook_fell_in_love_-a-4_1734891880438.jpg)
