’60 Minutes’ to Air 2006 Interview with Dead Celebrity Philip Seymour Hoffman
Posted: February 6, 2014 Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: 60 Minutes, media, New York City, New York University, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Steve Kroft, Substance dependence, Variety Leave a commentThe re-edited story will air on “60 Minutes” Feb. 9 on CBS
For Variety, Francesca Bacardi reports: In the wake of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death, “60 Minutes” will rebroadcast a 2006 interview conducted by Steve Kroft in which Hoffman discusses his problems with drug addiction. It will be re-edited to include previously un-broadcast material, including more from the actor about the rehabilitation he underwent as a young man that he credited with saving his life.