lebowski received two years ago in recognition of his various civic -- oh.e los angeles chamber of commerce business achiever award. >> reporter: he often played characters wound so tight they seemed ready to burst. and sometimes they did burst. >> can i kiss you? >> scottie, i -- >> please? can i kiss you on the mouth? >> no! >> reporter: in "boogie nights" he was the stage hand nursing a secret crush on a male porn star. >> i'm a [ bleep ] idiot. >> reporter: in "charlie wilson's war" the aging overweight cia agent railing against his button-down ivy league bosses. >> my loyalty? >> for 24 years people have been trying to kill me. people that know how. now, do you think that's because my dad was a great soda pop maker or because i'm an american spy? go [ bleep ] yourself, you [ bleep ] child. >> reporter: that performance earned hoffman one of his four oscar nominations. >> how was i? >> reporter: his talent widely celebrated. he was an actor's actor, like meryl streep, who starred opposite him in "doubt." >> you've got it in your head that i corrupted thi

. >> to "charlie wilson's war," "the big lebowski." >> indeed, that is mr. lebowski with the first lady. >> we're not helpless. >> reporter: and "the master," a role for which he was nominated an oscar, golden globe and bathta last year. hoffman was also active in theater, having starred and directed numerous plays, including most recently the broadway revival of "death of a salesman" that won him rave reviews. >> it's exciting. it's really exciting. >> reporter: he recently won young fans of the "hunger games" in "catching fire," a role he was reprising in the final film. in a statement his family said we are devastated by the loss of our beloved phil. this is a tragic and sudden loss and we ask that you respect our privacy during this time of grieving. please keep phil in your thoughts and prayers. throughout the day, celebrities have been taking to twitter and expressing their condolences. we also just got a statement from tom hanks, who co-starred with hoffman. he said this is a horrible day for those who worked with philip. he was a giant talent. our he

big lebowski, "moneyball." >> i forego about "moneyball." >> he's the kind of actor, even if his roleas small, he had such command of the screen, the camera, his role, his part was memorable, even if supporting, even if a blip on the screen comparatively to others who may be in that project. >> i agree. i think some people don't realize how many roles he's had because he has been able to seem so different and play so many types of characters. he had a unique look to him. there was something a little uneasy, a little disheveled. frankly, that's pretty refreshing sometimes to see from actors. it's something that's special that pops on screen. >> i saw this one tweet coming from jim carrey, which really seems to tug at the heart strings knowing what police are saying about the heroin possibly located in the house and that a needle was in his arm. we know publicly he's talked about his struggles with addictions. most notably last year seeing rehabilitation help because of a week's use of heroin. jim carrey tweeting, "dear philip, a dear, beautiful soul. for the most sensitive among us, th

playing the tender and confused man trial to cope with in he had performances in films like big lebowsky. despite that, hoffman had no problem scoring big roles. he played trumanan capote, mimicking capote's body language and signature lisp. it was his interpretation of the character'sing soal and emotional self-that earned him an academy award. other acclaimed performses -- performance followed. >> what? >> and as the cia agent in charlie wilson's war. hoffman, which struggled with substance abuse early in his career, had spent decades clean. last year he checked himself into a detox facility. he died at hit home in greenwich village of an apparent overdose. he was just 46. >> next on world news with david muir, the long list of philip seymour hoffman roz remarkable roles and what he saw at 12 that ignited his passion. that's at 5:30. >>> chp officers are looking for answers tonight after a one-car crash killed a driver. photographers found a jeep cherokee in flames at the side of the road. the chp says the jeep was traveling south when the driver drift off the road and hit a tree. >>>

you mentioned "the big lebowski." he was in so many films.was in that film as well. >> that's what i was so, you know, in a way inspired by on facebook and twitter today, on youtube. people were all sharing different favorite video clips. it's almost as if everybody had a different favorite movie or a different favorite moment of philip seymour hoffman. that might be a great tribute to him that there are so many different clips to pick from. and of course, in this day and age, that's how people do try to pay tribute. they do try to find their most favorite line whether it was long ago or most recently. >> thank you very much, brian stelter. we mentioned that interview from "60 minutes" is in 2006 and not 2011. brian stelter, the host of "reliable sources" here on cnn. >>> we want to take a moment and give you other big stories that cnn is following at this hour. first, this one. film director woody allen has released a statement strongly denying claims by his adopted daughter that he sexually assaulted her when she was just 7 years old. dylan

thousand and five portrayal of writer truman capote the b also featured in films including the big lebowski almost famous boogie nights and most recently in the hunger games series of films. the actor who previously struggled with drug addiction and over sixty film credits his name. i the news on him on. move lula er. eu. each expression and tone stuart said to make a much anticipated return to tv three months after he was forced off the at the same he said is set to return to friday night tv this week up to any deal was signed with attention channel nbc the renowned sharon who was called off the ever night then but by satellite channels cpc following an episode which mocks general chief of health at lcc. he said show is set to return as the man that rewrites government continues to crack down on the muslim brotherhood and its post is mostly in fourteen of the defendants are currently on trial. the comedian is accused of representatives and auntie led by telstra's business kristin mohamad will see. ironically he said was subject to an investigation of the most is the closest accused him of

. >> reporter: to charlie wilson's war, the big lebowski, and the mast, a role for which he was nominated for an oscar, a golden globe and bastia last year. he won young fans at the hunger games in "catching fire," a role he was reprising in the final films. in a statement, his family said, we are devastated by the loss of our beloved phil. this is a tragic and sudden loss. and we ask that you respect our privacy during this time of grieving. please keep phil in your thoughts and prayers. >> and that was nbc's kristen dahlgren reporting there. >>> back to the super bowl. you might have noticed some of the hardest hits came before kickoff. president obama sat down for a live interview before the game. the ten-minute exchange with fox's bill o'reilly got testy and started with obamacare. >> was it the biggest mistake of your presidency to tell the nation over and over if you like your insurance you can keep your insurance? >> bill, you got a long list of my mistakes in my presidency. >> for you, wasn't that the biggest one? >> this is one i regret and i said i regretted. >> they discussed t

. >> oh, come on, yes. >> the nervous assistant of the big lebowski himself. >> when you think best -- is there one moment, one scene, one role, tony, that -- >> it is hard. >> rose: that came to mind. >> it is hard to pick it out. >> when you the thought of this guy. >> i thought of him talking on the phone and falling apart in happiness, i mean the happiness is such a propoundly unpleasant movie in a way, and how deep he goes into the unhappiness of that character is still something that haunts me. i think of that and he i also think of him among others in the 25th hour moo movie where he plays one of the friends of the main characters who is a school teacher who has got, you know, a terrible tormenting inappropriate crush on one of his young students, and that is another, you know, he is playing another nerd, and i don't know what it is, those are small moments in those films and i probably haven't, you know, seen those films in ten or fifteen years but there they are, there he is. >> that is remarkable. in capote, is that truman is a master of social scene, his atmosphere and also

films like "moneyball," "the hunger games," "the big lebowski," "the talented mr. ripley," "scent of a woman," "boogie nights" and "almost famous." >> because we are uncool. women will always be a problem for guys like us. >> he was born in a suburb of rochester, new york to a father who worked for xerox and a mother that was a family court judge. he discovered new york city and put down roots there. he was a greenwich village fixture and with his long-time partner, mimi o'donnell, a theater costume designer, hoffman had three young children's, ages 10, 7, and 5. for all his power on film, he could be devastating on stage. after directing him just two years ago as willy loman in "death of a salesman" on broadway, mike nickels said, simply, no words for this. he was too great and we are too shattered. and wednesday night on broadway here in new york, the lights will dim at curtain time as they do only when a big star is gone. and for nothing but terrible reasons. the death of this star philip seymour hoffman at 46 is bringing attention to a heroin problem that is ex

. >> reporter: from almost famous to charley wilson's war, the big lebo lebo lebowski. he was also active in theater, having starred and directed in many plays, including death of a salesman that won him rave reviews. >> it's exciting. >> reporter: he recently won young fans in the hunger games. his family says they are devastated by the loss of our beloved phil. we ask that you respect our privacy during our time of grieving. please keep phil in your thoughts and prayers. >>> well, if you have ever had your doubts about electric car, tesla hopes it can change your mind. a pair of vans just completed a cross country journey. they were able to make the pace because of the turbo stations they built across the country. the trip took about 76 hours. the charging stations are limited right thousanow with ju across the country compared with thousands of traditional gas stations. >>> a bay area startup that urges girls to build their own dreams made history today during the super bowl. goldiblox won a national condition test and became the first small business to air during th

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. >> he landed a supporting role in "the big lebowski." he acted in star studded ensembles.his way to earning a reputation as one of the finest character actors of his generation. >> these people are not your friends. >> as the bombastic rock critic in 2002's "25th hour." in 2005, hoffman got his biggest role yet as author truman capote. >> when can we arrange an interview? >> his acceptance speech, he thanked his mom for taking him to his first play. a famously private man, he was known as a doting father to the three children he had with his long time girlfriend. just last year there were warning signs in his fight to stay sober, he revealed to several news outlets he had checked into a rehab facility for prescription drug and heroin use. as we mourn and reflect on his impressive body of work, more than 50 movies and tonys on broadway, it seems like he was just getting started. we did not lose just a very good actor, we may have lost the best one we had. that's it for us, thanks again for watching. see you again one hour from now for ac 360 later. "piers morgan live" start

incredible actor with wonderful range in so many other supporting roles, twister, boogie nights, the big lebowskia really public struggle, many knew about his struggle over the years, in and out of rehab as susan indicated but at the same time remarkably able to work a lot. he was very much sought-after. >> there's two films in post production right now that he starred in, of course, whenever there's the death of an actor tragic like this, there are questions about what's going to happen to those films. that's for the future. right now so many people are in shock hearing this news for the first time. i'm reminded about the fact he's been pretty public about his struggle with drugs. he spoke to tmz last year after he got out of rehab. he said he went to a facility for about 10 days. this was may of last year. he said he realized quickly he needed help after using heroin for about a week. quote, a great group of friends and family helped him seek the treatment he needed to get better. then he flew off to europe, flew off to film one of those movies i just mentioned. at that moment he was feeling be

i was reading earlier jeff bridges on his facebook page, because they were in the big lebowski together, was talking about what a huge talent philip was and how they became friends on the film. such a sad loss. thank you very much. we'll be right back. [ female announcer hands were made for playing. ♪ legs, for crossing. ♪ et...splashing. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. if you're trying to manage your ra, now may be the time to ask about xeljanz xeljanz (tofacitinib) is a small pill, not an injection or infusion, for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz is an ra medicine that can enter cells and disrupt jak pathways, thought to play a role in the inflammation that comes with ra. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections andancers have happened in patients taking xeljanz. don't start xeljanz if youe any kind of infection, unless ok with your doctor. tears in the stomach or intestines, low blood cell counts and highe

his films too numerous to name ranging from "magnolia" to "mission: impossible" to "big lebowski," "charlieat earned him academy award for best actor. he was comfortable on the stage as he was on the screen, drawing rave reviews in "death of a salesman." hoffman's life was marked by alcohol and drug dependence and struggles to get sober at a young age. >> i got sober when i was 22 years old. yeah. >> so this was drugs or alcohol or both? >> yeah, it was all that stuff, yeah. anything i could get my hands on, man. yeah. yeah, i liked it all. yeah. >> and why did you decide to stop? >> you get panicked. you get panicked. i was 22, and i got panicked for my life. it really was, it was just that. >> very sad. >> yeah, he claimed to be clean for years, but reportedly went through a stint in lee hab last year. hoffman was found unconscious in his apartment with small bags of what is believed to be heroin nearby, and a needle in his arm. a family statement says, we are devastated by the loss of our beloved phil and appreciate the outpouring of love and support we have received from everybody. phil

even, you know, the classic, the cult film, "the big lebowski," he has a fairly mine role in that. >> he was -- he made me laugh -- very funny. yeah, he was a treasure. >> yeah. >> all right, john, thank you so much for coming in. >> your movie is getting rave reviews. "the monuments men" is in theaters tomorrow. john goodman, thank you for coming on. will you come back? >> thanks for having me. please, i'll come back in a couple of minutes -- >> that would be nice. >> you know what i want to hear from you? >> what? >> some of your favorite college football stories, those i know, maybe as a -- >> yeah, well, i still limp. >> yeah? >> do that. >> okay. >> all right. >>> coming up next, donald trump talks about his latest and greatest, greatest, greatest, greatest ever project. >> ever. >> and politics in new york state, as well. he'll talk about that, too. that's next on "morning joe." john goodman, thank you so much. >> thank you, john. life's an adventure when you're with her. and it always has been. but your erectile dysfunction - it could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalaf