Life and work
Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor. Born: 23 July 1967. Died: 2 February 2014. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · 1967–2014
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor. Born on 23 July 1967, this profile follows Philip Seymour Hoffman through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Boogie Nights (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998), The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome (1999) and Almost Famous (2000). The location trail reaches Reseda Theatre, Former Reseda Country Club and Palace Theatre, with existing stories in Rome. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Boogie Nights · Reseda Theatre
Philip Seymour Hoffman is credited as cast member on Boogie Nights. The work’s existing location story leads to Reseda Theatre. The Reseda Theatre marquee appears in the opening. It establishes the local streetscape before the camera carries us toward the night’s social centre.
The Big Lebowski · Palace Theatre
Philip Seymour Hoffman is credited as cast member on The Big Lebowski. The work’s existing location story leads to Palace Theatre. The Palace Theatre hosts the landlord’s dance performance in the film. Its ornate auditorium gives this small theatrical interlude a wonderfully oversized setting.
The Big Lebowski — credits ↗︎Palace Theater (Los Angeles) ↗︎Palace Theatre — filming ↗︎The Big Lebowski · Johnie’s Coffee Shop ↗︎
The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome · Piazza Navona
Philip Seymour Hoffman is credited as cast member on The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome. The work’s existing location story leads to Piazza Navona. Piazza Navona is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome — credits ↗︎The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome — location reference ↗︎
Almost Famous · Ambassador Hotel — former site
Philip Seymour Hoffman is credited as cast member on Almost Famous. The work’s existing location story leads to Ambassador Hotel — former site. The former Ambassador Hotel was used for Almost Famous. The hotel has been demolished; this record marks the former site, not a surviving set or visitor attraction.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 13 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Palace Theatre ↗︎
Filming location · Marty’s performance
The Palace Theatre hosts the landlord’s dance performance in the film. Its ornate auditorium gives this small theatrical interlude a wonderfully oversized setting.
Palace Theater (Los Angeles) ↗︎Palace Theatre — filming ↗︎The Big Lebowski · Johnie’s Coffee Shop ↗︎
630 S Broadway
Open street map ↗︎Johnie’s Coffee Shop ↗︎
Filming location · diner conversation
Johnie’s is the coffee shop where the Dude and Walter debate the severed toe. Its sweeping roof is part of the city’s roadside design history.
Johnie's Coffee Shop ↗︎The Big Lebowski · Johnie’s Coffee Shop ↗︎
6101 Wilshire Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Point Dume ↗︎
A screen location
Point Dume is documented as a location associated with The Big Lebowski (1998). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Point Dume State Beach and Preserve
Open street map ↗︎Greystone Mansion ↗︎
Filming location · the other Lebowski
Greystone supplied interiors for the wealthy Lebowski’s home. The screen mansion combines different real places, so the grounds alone will not reproduce the complete scene.
905 Loma Vista Drive
Open street map ↗︎Sunken City ↗︎
A screen location
Sunken City is documented as a location associated with The Big Lebowski (1998). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Paseo Del Mar near Point Fermin
Open street map ↗︎Ambassador Hotel — former site ↗︎
The former location
The former Ambassador Hotel was used for Almost Famous. The hotel has been demolished; this record marks the former site, not a surviving set or visitor attraction.
3400 Wilshire Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Former Reseda Country Club ↗︎
Former filming location · Hot Traxx
The Reseda Country Club becomes Hot Traxx, the club where the film’s characters converge. The building’s later use is separate from its screen nightclub identity.
18419 Sherman Way, Reseda
Open street map ↗︎Reseda Theatre ↗︎
Filming location · the opening streetscape
The Reseda Theatre marquee appears in the opening. It establishes the local streetscape before the camera carries us toward the night’s social centre.
18443 Sherman Way, Reseda
Open street map ↗︎Spanish Steps ↗︎
The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome — Spanish Steps
Spanish Steps is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Piazza di Spagna, 00187 Roma RM
Open street map ↗︎Pantheon ↗︎
The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome — Pantheon
Pantheon is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Piazza della Rotonda, Roma
Open street map ↗︎Piazza Navona ↗︎
The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome — Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Piazza Navona, Roma
Open street map ↗︎Via Vittorio Veneto ↗︎
The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome — Via Vittorio Veneto
Via Vittorio Veneto is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Via Vittorio Veneto, Roma
Open street map ↗︎Piazza Mattei ↗︎
The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome — Piazza Mattei
Piazza Mattei is retained as city orientation only; the current citation does not establish a title-specific event at this address.
Piazza Mattei, Roma
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1967-07-23 2014-02-02
Born 23 July 1967
Died 2 February 2014
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Boogie Nights ↗︎
Paul Thomas Anderson
The Big Lebowski ↗︎
Joel and Ethan Coen
The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome ↗︎
The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome
Almost Famous
Cameron Crowe
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Rome ↗︎
Cinema, fountains, studios and midnight streets. Follow the city where antiquity and modern image-making share the frame.
Boogie Nights ↗︎
Sherman Way’s theatre and former country club trace a world built around performance, ambition and the promise of another night.
The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome ↗︎
Follow The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome through 5 real places in Rome. Ripley’s borrowed identity passes through palazzi, cafés and public squares where performance is everything.
The Big Lebowski ↗︎
Lanes: bowl the Dude’s week as ten frames, each a real place scored by whether you can still visit it.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Gwyneth Paltrow ↗︎
Gwyneth Paltrow is an American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer. Born on 27 September 1972, this profile follows Gwyneth Paltrow through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Se7en (1995), The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome (1999), Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010). The location trail reaches Alexandria Hotel, Piazza Navona and Pantheon, with existing stories in Rome. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Julianne Moore ↗︎
Julianne Moore is a British-American actress and author. Born on 3 December 1960, this profile follows Julianne Moore through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Fugitive (1993), Boogie Nights (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998) and Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011). The location trail reaches Mr. Beef, Chicago City Hall and Vittum Theater, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
John Goodman ↗︎
John Goodman is an American actor. Born on 20 June 1952, this profile follows John Goodman through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Big Lebowski (1998), The Artist (2011) and Atomic Blonde (2017). The location trail reaches Palace Theatre, Johnie’s Coffee Shop and Point Dume, with existing stories in Berlin. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Mark Wahlberg ↗︎
Mark Wahlberg is an American actor. Born on 5 June 1971, this profile follows Mark Wahlberg through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Boogie Nights (1997) and The Italian Job (2003). The location trail reaches Reseda Theatre, Former Reseda Country Club and Union Station. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Jude Law ↗︎
Jude Law is an English actor. Born on 29 December 1972, this profile follows Jude Law through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Gattaca (1997), The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome (1999) and The Aviator (2004). The location trail reaches Los Angeles Theatre, Sepulveda Dam and Piazza Navona, with existing stories in Rome. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Jeff Bridges ↗︎
Jeff Bridges is an American actor. Born on 4 December 1949, this profile follows Jeff Bridges through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Big Lebowski (1998), Seabiscuit (2003) and Iron Man (2008). The location trail reaches Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Palace Theatre and Johnie’s Coffee Shop. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.