Sideshow: Stars mourn Hoffman
Stars mourn Hoffman Hollywood and Broadway royalty showed up in force Friday to mourn Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman at a funeral service at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hoffman, 46, died Sunday of an apparent drug overdose.
Stars mourn Hoffman
Hollywood and Broadway royalty showed up in force Friday to mourn Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman at a funeral service at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hoffman, 46, died Sunday of an apparent drug overdose.
Paul Thomas Anderson, who directed Hoffman in three films, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and The Master, delivered a eulogy, as did Cate Blanchett and Spike Lee.
"Phil was a lovely guy, a great artist," said Lee, who directed Hoffman in The 25th Hour.
Playwright Jose Rivera, whose work has been produced by Hoffman's LAByrinth Theatre Company, said Hoffman "left an enormous amount of love behind. It's a terrible loss."
Among more than 400 mourners were Ethan Hawke, Diane Sawyer, Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Joaquin Phoenix, Mary Louise Parker, and Chris Rock.
Police kept fans and reporters away from the church entrance.
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