Joaquin Phoenix
American actor
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix is an American actor. Known for his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters in independent film, in particular period dramas, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy... Wikipedia
Born: October 28, 1974 (age 49 years), Río Piedras
Children: 1
Siblings: River Phoenix, Rain Phoenix, Jodean Bottom, and more
Partner: Rooney Mara (2016–)
Height: 5′ 8″
Parents: Arlyn Phoenix and John Lee Bottom
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What ethnicity is Joaquin Phoenix?
Phoenix was born at the Hospital Metropolitano San Francisco in the Río Piedras district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, to John Lee Bottom, the founder of a landscape gardening company, and Arlyn "Heart" Bottom (née Dunetz), an executive secretary at NBC and whose connection to an agent provided her children with acting ...
Why did Joaquin Phoenix stop acting?
The Gladiator actor stunned fans in 2008 when he announced he was retiring from Hollywood to become a hip-hop artist. Though Phoenix stayed in character for public appearances for two years, he later confirmed that the whole scenario was a stunt set up for the 2010 mockumentary parody directed by Casey Affleck.
Are River Phoenix and Joaquin Phoenix related?
Early life. Phoenix was born on August 23, 1970, in Madras, Oregon, the first child of Arlyn Dunetz and John Lee Bottom. He had four younger siblings, Rain (born 1972), Joaquin (born 1974), Liberty (born 1976) and Summer (born 1978), as well as a paternal half-sister, Jodean (born 1964).
Why did Joaquin Phoenix change his last name?
At the time of his birth, Phoenix's parents were missionaries in a millenarian Christian religious cult called the Children of God. When he was a young child, they returned to the United States, left the cult, and changed the family name from Bottom to Phoenix.
May 13, 2024
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