Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead Sunday afternoon in his New York City apartment, a law-enforcement official said.

The New York Police Department is investigating, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine exact cause of death. The official said Mr. Hoffman, 46 years old, was found dead at his apartment at 35 Bethune St. in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan.

Mr. Hoffman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 2005 film, "Capote."

SUMBER

Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead Sunday in a New York City apartment of a reported drug overdose.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the actor was found Sunday morning inside of his Greenwich apartment ... and they're still on scene investigating.

Details surrounding his death are unclear ... but the actor had struggled with drug problems ... most recently checking himself into a rehab facility for heroin back in May.

As we previously reported ... Hoffman had been clean for 23 years but fell off the wagon in 2012.

Story developing ...

SUMBER

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been found dead in Manhattan after an apparent drug overdose, the New York Police Department has revealed to U.S. media.

A friend found the 46-year-old at 11.30 a.m. Sunday morning in the bathroom of his 4th floor Greenwich Village apartment with a needle in his arm, sources told The Wall Street Journal.

The Journal said that the New York Police Department is investigating, but the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is yet to determine the exact cause of death.

An official also told The New York Times that Hoffman appeared to have died from a drug overdose.

Hoffman revealed last year that he spent time in rehab to combat a growing problem with heroin.

Hoffman had struggled with substance abuse issues in the past, but had been sober for a reported 23 years before relapsing in 2012. The actor told TMZ last year that he had “a great group of friends and family” who had helped him seek help.

SUMBER