Yet, another gem from the acting industry has succumbed to an untimely death. "Hunger Games" actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who plays the role of Plutarch Heavensbee in the best selling fantasy trilogy was found dead in his Manhattan apartment, according to reports.

Friends decided to check up on the Oscar-award winning actor after he failed to pick up his children from longtime partner, Mimi O'Donell, a costume designer. The pair who went to check on him found the actor just in his underwear, with a needle till stuck in his arm. The police also found five empty glassine envelopes which was labeled as "Ace of Spade," a phased-out brand of heroin.

Hoffman is the recent celebrity to have succumbed to substance abuse. Late this year, Hoffman was seen during the Sundance Film Festival promoting his new film "God's Pocket" with a very "disheveled and pasty" looking appearance.

Hoffman was also busy taping for the third installment of the "Hunger Games," in which Lionsgate announced was close to being finished. According to the company, the demise of Hoffman shall not delay the release of the movie-which is set to be released on Nov. 21 2014 and Nov. 20 2015 respectively.

Below is a list of some of the A-listers destroyed by substance abuse.

Legendary Singer Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse, 27, was a famous singer who died due to alcohol overdose. Reuters
Anna Nicole Smith
Playbol model Anna Nicole Smith died due to drug intoxication, with the sleep inducing drug chloral hydrate being the major cause. Reuters
Cory Monteith
Cory Monteith, 31, the lead actor in the critically acclaimed musical series "Glee" succumbed to death in his Vancouver hotel after having a lethal dose of heroin and booze. Reuters
Heath Ledger
“The Dark Knight” star Heath Ledger died in 2008 of a toxic combination of six prescription drugs. Reuters
The Hunger Games Catching Fire Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Found Dead at 46 in NYC with Hypodermic Needle in Arm, Reactions on Twitter
Hunger Games Actor dies due to alleged heroin overdose. Reuters
Nelson Mandela, Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston shocked the whole world when she was found unconscious in her bathtub in her suite in Beverly HIlls. The coroner ruled her death accidental. However, large traces of cocaine and other drugs were found in Houston's body. Reuters
Drug Overdose
A recent report has revealed that deaths due to overdose of drugs such as heroin are becoming exceedingly common among the teenagers and young adults. In Picture: Michael Jackson allegedly developed an addiction for an anesthetic called Propofol, which ultimately caused the King of Pop's demise. Jackson was just days away from his world tour when he succumbed to a drug overdose. Reuters