Award-winning Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Died of apparent drug overdose!

Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead of an apparent drug overdose late Sunday morning in his New York City apartment.

Law-enforcement officials said a hypodermic needle and two glassine envelopes containing what appeared to be heroin were found in the apartment on Bethune Street in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan.

The 46-year-old actor was found in the bathroom of his fourth floor apartment in the Pickwick House around 11:15 a.m. by screenwriter David Katz, who called 911, a law-enforcement official said. Mr. Katz had been concerned after not being able to get in touch with Mr. Hoffman, the official said.

The New York Police Department is investigating, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is working to determine the exact cause of death.

Mr. Hoffman was most recently seen in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," the second installment in the blockbuster "Hunger Games" series from Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

He was set to star in two more installments in the franchise that are scheduled for release. "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1" is set to come out in November, with "Part 2" scheduled for November 2015.

"It's horrible, just horrible," he said. "I think he's the greatest actor of his generation."