just a little info:
Hoffman was born in Fairport, New York to a former Xerox executive and Marilyn O'Connor, a family court judge. His father was Protestant and his mother was Catholic, but he was not raised heavily in either religion.
His brother is screenwriter Gordy Hoffman, who scripted the 2002 film Love Liza, in which Philip starred.
He entered the prestigious undergraduate training program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and received his BFA in drama in 1989.
Hoffman is in a relationship with costume designer Mimi Ohahaha180;Donnell. The couple have a son, Cooper Alexander, born in 2003.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Seymour_Hoffman