Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterNYU Tisch School of the Arts has established a scholarship in honor of alumnus Philip Seymour Hoffman.The $50,000 grant will support Tisch drama students who demonstrate financial need, academic merit and artistic talent.
Initial funding was provided by James Declan Tobin, an Irish producer who was inspired by spending time with the Hoffman family.“Philip Seymour Hoffman is one of the greatest actors of our generation,” Tobin said. “This scholarship will inspire Tisch Drama students to follow his enchanted ways on both the screen and the stage, embodying those moments that are so truthfully evocative of the human experience, and give them the opportunity to thrive.
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