Tag: Philip Seymour Hoffman
'Mike Nichols, Nine-Time Tony Award Winner, Dead at 83
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'Philip Seymour Hoffman's Drug Dealer, Saxophonist Robert Vineberg, Sentenced to Five Years Probation After Plea Bargain
After famed late-actor Philip Seymour Hoffman passed away earlier this year, many were astounded to find out it was from a heroin overdose, per the coroner. When authorities arrested his dealer, Robert Aaron Vineberg, they wanted to lock him away but now, Vineberg has avoided jail time via a plea deal. -
'UPDATE: Jazz Saxophonist Rob Vineberg Implicated in Selling Heroin that Killed Philip Seymour Hoffman
The presence of heroin in the jazz has always proved staggering. It claimed the life of greats like Charlie Parker, and now, less than great saxophonist Robert Vineberg is suspected to have sold the lethal dose of heroin that took Philip Seymour Hoffman's life.