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acute mixed drug intoxication, the New York medical examiner's office said. Click through the gallery for more highlights of his career." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto001" width="640"/>Philip Seymour Hoffman appears in 2013's "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." Hoffman played the role of Plutarch Heavensbee, the head gamemaker in the film. He was expected to appear in more films of the "Hunger Games" franchise, but he was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on February 2. Hoffman died of acute mixed drug intoxication, the New York medical examiner's office said. Click through the gallery for more highlights of his career.
He told the Huffington Post that "I really got into the violin thing, because it's not acting, and I got off on that."" border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto002" width="640"/>Hoffman appears in 2012's "A Late Quartet." He reportedly learned how to play the violin during his role as a member of a string quartet. He told the Huffington Post that "I really got into the violin thing, because it's not acting, and I got off on that."
Hoffman appears with Joaquin Phoenix in "The Master" (2012). He received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations in the supporting actor category for his work in the film.
told TMZ Sports he didn't blame Hoffman. "He was just playing the part he was given," Howe said.
" border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto004" width="640"/>Hoffman plays manager Art Howe in the 2011 hit "Moneyball." The real Art Howe was reportedly not pleased with how he was portrayed in the film but told TMZ Sports he didn't blame Hoffman. "He was just playing the part he was given," Howe said.
Hoffman plays a DJ known as The Count in 2009's "Pirate Radio."
In 2008's "Doubt," Hoffman plays Father Brendan Flynn, a Catholic priest accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a male student. This was yet another film that got Hoffman supporting actor nominations for the Oscars and the Golden Globes.
actor told AOL at the time that while an action film was not usually his type of role, "it was just one of those things where all the ingredients seemed right." " border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto007" width="640"/>Hoffman plays Owen Davian in 2006's "Mission: Impossible III." The actor told AOL at the time that while an action film was not usually his type of role, "it was just one of those things where all the ingredients seemed right."
Hoffman plays the title role in 2005's "Capote." He won the Oscar for best actor in a leading role for his performance as Truman Capote, who wrote "In Cold Blood." Hoffman also won a Golden Globe for the role.
Hoffman plays a phone sex-line supervisor and mattress store owner in 2002's "Punch-Drunk Love."
Hoffman plays Lester Bangs in 2000's "Almost Famous." He delivers one of the film's most memorable scenes when he advises Patrick Fugit's character, William Miller, that "the only true currency in this bankrupt world is what we share with someone else when we're uncool."
Hoffman appears with Rebecca Pidgeon in 2000's "State and Main." He plays a screenwriter suffering from writer's block.
Jude Law and Hoffman share a scene in 1999's "The Talented Mr. Ripley." Hoffman was hailed as a scene stealer in the psychological thriller set in Italy.
Hoffman in 1998's comedy-drama "Happiness."
Hoffman plays Brandt, Mr. Lebowski's personal assistant, in the 1998 cult comedy hit "The Big Lebowski."
Hoffman played the slightly creepy production assistant Scotty in 1997's "Boogie Nights," with Mark Wahlberg and John C. Reilly.
Hoffman plays George Willis Jr. in 1992's "Scent of a Woman." He is credited as Philip S. Hoffman in the movie.
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- Hoffman told lawyer he "did not like the idea of setting up a trust for his children"
- The actor left his entire fortune to his girlfriend, who is the mother of his children
- The lawyer for his children recommends the will be accepted by a judge
- Hoffman died of a heroin overdose in February
(CNN) -- Philip Seymour Hoffman didn't want his children to become "trust fund kids" so he left his fortune to his girlfriend, a court document said.
Hoffman, who died of a heroin overdose in February, wrote in his 2004 will that everything would go to "friend and companion" Mimi O'Donnell, who is the mother of his three children.
'This unfortunately was just one relapse'
His accountant and the lawyer who wrote the will said the actor repeatedly rejected their recommendations to create trusts for the children, according to interviews quoted in a court filing obtained by CNN.
Hoffman told his lawyer that he "did not like the idea of setting up a trust for his children," the lawyer said.
The casket carrying Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman leaves the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola after Hoffman's private funeral service Friday, February 7, in New York City. Hoffman, 46, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment February 1.
Hoffman's longtime partner, Mimi O'Donnell, watches Hoffman's casket as it is loaded into the back of a hearse.
Actress Cate Blanchett and her husband, Andrew Upton, leave the funeral service. Hoffman and Blanchett co-starred in "The Talented Mr. Ripley."
Director Mike Nichols and his wife, Diane Sawyer, attended the service. Nichols directed Hoffman on Broadway in "Death of a Salesman."
Actor Ethan Hawke hugs another mourner after the service.
Actor Joaquin Phoenix, left, exits the church. Phoenix appeared with Hoffman in "The Master."
Pallbearers lift Hoffman's casket into the back of a hearse.
Writer David Bar Katz, wearing glasses, is embraced as he arrives at the church. Katz found Hoffman's body.
Actress Meryl Streep, left, starred with Hoffman in "Doubt."
Actress Michelle Williams, wearing glasses, worked with Hoffman in "Synecdoche, New York."
Actress Ellen Burstyn and comedian Louis C.K. attended the funeral.
A man cleans the steps of the church.
Philip Seymour Hoffman's funeral
Philip Seymour Hoffman's funeral
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Accountant David Friedman said Hoffman told him he "did not want a trust in any form for his children," according to the court filing. Friedman recalled conversations in which Hoffman told him "he did not want his children to be considered 'trust fund' kids."
It was a decision that Hoffman reaffirmed as recently as a year before his death, the accountant said.
Philip Seymour Hoffman in his own words
Philip Seymour Hoffman in his own words
Philip Seymour Hoffman in his own words
Philip Seymour Hoffman in his own words
Philip Seymour Hoffman in his own words
Philip Seymour Hoffman in his own words
Philip Seymour Hoffman in his own words
Philip Seymour Hoffman in his own words
Hoffman told his accountant that "Mimi would take care of the children," he said.
Philip Seymour Hoffman's will guides son away from Hollywood
The quotes were in a report filed by the lawyer appointed by the court to represent the children's interest. That report to the New York judge overseeing the probate of Hoffman's estate recommended that the will be accepted.
The will, which named O'Donnell as executor of the estate, did provide for a trust fund for the oldest son in the event his mother was not living when Hoffman died. It was signed by Hoffman in October 2004, when his son, Cooper, now 10, was just a year old and before daughters Tallulah and Willa were born.
Although Hoffman and O'Donnell never married, she is the mother of all three of his children and he treated her "in the same manner as if she were a spouse," the filing said.
Hoffman "simply did not believe in marriage but that did not affect his affinity or relationship with Ms. O'Donnell," the report said.
Hoffman's lawyer said when he wrote the will that the actor instructed him to make sure "his son would be raised in a city with art and culture," which led him to include a clause that asked that he be "raised in certain geographic locales."
"It is my strong desire, and not direction to my guardian, that my son, Cooper Hoffman be raised and reside in or near the borough of Manhattan in the State of New York, or Chicago Illinois, or San Francisco, California," Hoffman stated in the 13-page will.
That provision was in a section that applied only if O'Donnell was not living at the time of his death and if a guardian was to be appointed for his children.
If living in his preferred three cities was not possible, Hoffman requested that his son at least visit there twice a year.
"The purpose of this request is so that my son will be exposed to the culture, arts and architecture that such cities offer," Hoffman's will said.
Noticeably absent from his list is Los Angeles, given Hoffman's fame as a Hollywood actor.
Hoffman, 46, was found on the bathroom floor of his apartment, a needle in his arm. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators discovered close to 50 envelopes of what they believed was heroin in the apartment, law enforcement sources said. They also found used syringes, prescription drugs and empty plastic bags of a type commonly used to hold drugs, the sources said.
Hoffman, who was nominated for Academy Awards four times, won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote." He earned Academy Award nominations for roles in "Charlie Wilson's War," "Doubt," and "The Master."
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CNN's Joan Yeam contributed to this report.
