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Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (born October 28, 1974), formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix, is an American film actor. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and his family returned to the continental United States four years later. Phoenix is from a family of performers, including his older brother, the late River Phoenix.

Phoenix has ventured behind the camera, directing music videos[citation needed] as well as producing movies and television shows, and has recorded an album, the soundtrack to Walk the Line. He is also known for his work as a social activist, particularly as an advocate for animal rights.

This book is your ultimate resource for Joaquin Phoenix. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Joaquin Phoenix, Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia, Kids Don't Tell, SpaceCamp, Parenthood (film), To Die For, U Turn (1997 film), Inventing the Abbotts, 8mm (film), Clay Pigeons, Return to Paradise (1998 film), The Yards, Quills, Gladiator (2000 film), Buffalo Soldiers (film), Signs (film), Brother Bear, It's All About Love, Ladder 49, The Village (2004 film), Hotel Rwanda, Walk the Line, Earthlings (film), We Own the Night, Reservation Road, Two Lovers (film), I'm Still Here (film), The Master (2012 film).

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Date de parution	24 octobre 2012
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Contents

Articles Joaquin Phoenix Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia Kids Don't Tell SpaceCamp Parenthood (film) To Die For U Turn (1997 film)

Inventing the Abbotts 8mm (film) Clay Pigeons Return to Paradise (1998 film) The Yards Quills Gladiator (2000 film) Buffalo Soldiers (film) Signs (film) Brother Bear It's All About Love Ladder 49 The Village (2004 film) Hotel Rwanda Walk the Line Earthlings (film) We Own the Night Reservation Road Two Lovers (film) I'm Still Here (film) The Master (2012 film)

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Joaquin Phoenix

Phoenix at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 2005

Born

Other names

Occupation

Years active

Joaqu n Rafael Bottom October 28, 1974 San Juan, Puerto Rico

Leaf Phoenix

Actor, activist

1982–present

[1] Joaquin Rafael Phoenix( a/hwɑːˈkiːnˈfiːnɪks/; born October 28, 1974), formerly credited asLeaf Phoenix, is an American film actor. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and his family returned to the continental United States four years later. Phoenix is from a family of performers, including his older brother, the late River Phoenix. Phoenix has ventured behind the camera, directing music videos as well as producing movies and television shows, and has recorded an album, the soundtrack toWalk the Line. He is also known for his work as a social activist, particularly as an advocate for animal rights.

Family background and early life Phoenix was bornJoaquín Rafael Bottomin R San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Americano Piedras, located in the city of parents. He is the third of five children, including River (1970–1993), Rain (1972), Liberty (1976), and Summer [2] (1978). He also has a half-sister named Jodean (1964) from a previous relationship of his father's. [3] [4] His father, John Lee Bottom, was a lapsed Catholic from Fontana, California. His mother, Arlyn (nbe Dunetz), [3] was born in the Bronx, New York to Jewish parents whose families emigrated from Russia and Hungary. In 1968, Arlyn left her family and moved to California, later meeting Phoenix's father while hitch-hiking. They married in [4] 1969, then later joined the religious cult the Children of God. They began travelling throughout South America. His parents eventually became disenchanted with the Children of God; they made the decision to leave the cult and returned to the U.S. in 1978. They changed their last name to "Phoenix" to symbolize a new beginning. This was also around the time Joaquin had begun calling himself "Leaf", desiring to have a similar nature-related name like his siblings and inspired by spending time outdoors raking leaves with his father. (In a Jay Leno interview, Joaquin said [5] he had originally called himself Antleaf as a child; it's unclear if he was being serious. ) Leaf became the name he

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[6] would use as a child actor; at fifteen, he changed it back to 'Joaquin'. In order to provide food and financial support for the family, the children performed on the streets and at various talent contests, singing and playing instruments. In Los Angeles his mother started working as a secretary for NBC, and his father worked as a landscaper. Phoenix and his siblings were eventually discovered by one of Hollywood's leading children's agents, Iris Burton, who got the five children acting work, mainly doing commercials and [7] television show appearances. Joaquin went on to establish himself a child actor before deciding to withdraw from acting for a while and travel to Mexico and South America with his father. Phoenix came back into public view under tragic circumstances: on October 31, 1993, his brother, River Phoenix, suffered a drug overdose and died, outside the famed Hollywood nightclub The Viper Room, which was co-owned by Johnny Depp at the time. Joaquin's call to 911 to save his brother was recorded and repeatedly played over the airwaves and on television. The sudden media intrusion into his life proved to be overwhelming; once again, he retreated from the public eye. A year later, at the insistence of his friends, Phoenix reluctantly re-entered the world of [8] acting.

Film career

Acting Phoenix's first acting jobs were guest appearances on two television shows with his brother River inSeven Brides for Seven Brothers(1982), andBackwards: The Riddle Of Dyslexia(1984) as well as an episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote (We're Off to Kill the Wizard) on his own. In 1985, he appeared with JoBeth Williams in the CBS television movieKids Don't Tell. He made his big-screen debut inSpace Camp(1986), playing the role of Max, after starring in anAlfred Hitchcock Presentsepisode "A very happy ending" the same year. His first starring role was inRusskies(1987). He later co-starred in Ron Howard'sParenthood(1989), in which he was credited as Leaf Phoenix. During the comeback portion of his career, Phoenix went back to his birth-given name "Joaquin", and was often cast in supporting roles as conflicted, insecure characters with a dark side. He has earned positive reviews for his portrayals of various individuals: a troubled teen in Gus Van Sant'sTo Die For(1995) co-starring with Nicole Kidman, a small-town troublemaker in Oliver Stone'sU Turn,Inventing the Abbotts(1997), the cruel Roman emperor Commodus in Ridley Scott'sGladiator(2000) (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), a conflicted priest inQuills(2000), a washed-up baseball player in M. Night Shyamalan's Signs(2002), the irresolute husband of a superstar-skater in the widely pannedIt's All About Lovein 2003, a lovestruck farmer in Shyamalan'sThe Village(2004), a disillusioned cameraman in Terry George'sHotel Rwanda [9] (2004), and heroic firefighter inLadder 49(2004). Upon being cast as Johnny Cash inWalk the Lineafter Cash himself approved, Phoenix responded by buying a guitar and learning how to play. Reese Witherspoon, who portrayed June Carter Cash in the film and won a Best [10] Actress Oscar for her performance, stated during an interview that when they first performed in-character before a live audience, she was so impressed with his impersonation that she knew she "had to step it up a notch". All of Cash and Carter's vocal tracks in the movie and on the accompanying soundtrack are played and sung by Phoenix and [10] Witherspoon. In 2006, he was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar, and won a Golden Globe in the same category. [11] In 2006, Phoenix was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Phoenix's film,I'm Still Here, debuted at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival in 2010. [12] Phoenix will make his return to acting in the upcoming Paul Thomas Anderson filmThe Master.

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Directing [13] [14] [15] He has directed music videos for the following bands: Ringside, She Wants Revenge, People in Planes, [16] [17] [18] Arckid, Albert Hammond Jr., and Silversun Pickups.

Producing Phoenix served as one of the executive producers of a television show called4Real, a half-hour series which showcase celebrity guests on global adventures "in order to connect with young leaders who are creating social and [19] economic change." He is also listed as a producer on the movieWe Own the Night.

Social initiatives Phoenix has long been a social activist, lending his support to a number of charities and humanitarian organizations, [20] notably Amnesty International, The Art of Elysium, HEART, The Peace Alliance (an organization which [21] campaigns for a United States Department of Peace), . Phoenix is also on the board of directors for The Lunchbox Fund, a non-profit organization which provides daily meals to students of township schools in Soweto of South Africa. He is a member of P.E.T.A. and the organization In Defense of Animals, and has actively campaigned on their [21] behalf. He narrated the filmEarthlingsforNation Earth, a video about the investigation of animal abuse in factory farms, pet mills, in industry and research. In 2005, he was awarded the "Humanitarian Award" at the San [22] Diego Film Festival for his work and contribution toEarthlings. In 2005, he participated in the documentaryI'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the [23] Holocaust.

Personal life [24] Phoenix checked into rehab to be treated for alcoholism in early April 2005. On January 26, 2006, while driving down a winding canyon road in Hollywood, Phoenix ran off the road and rolled his car. The crash reportedly was caused by brake failure. Shaken and confused, Phoenix heard a tapping on his window and a voice say, "Just relax." Unable to see the man, Phoenix replied, "I'm fine. I am relaxed." The man replied, "No, you're not," and stopped Phoenix from lighting a cigarette while gas was leaking into the car cabin. Phoenix then realized that the man was famed German film director Werner Herzog. While Herzog helped Phoenix out of the wreckage by breaking the back window of the car, bystanders phoned in an ambulance. Phoenix approached Herzog to express gratitude, but [25] [26] Herzog downplayed his heroism and returned to his home nearby.

Music career hoax Phoenix unexpectedly announced in late 2008 that he had retired from acting to pursue a rapping career, and that the forthcomingTwo Loverswould be his last film. On February 11, 2009, Phoenix appeared on theLate Show with David Lettermanto promoteTwo Lovers. He seemed incoherent and was largely unresponsive towards David [27] [28] [29] Letterman's questions about the film and his career plans. Phoenix appeared onLate Showagain on September 22, 2010 and revealed that his "retirement" and eccentric behavior were for a mockumentary,I'm Still Here(2010), that he and Casey Affleck were filming.

Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Family Film Made for Television shared with River Phoenix As Leaf Phoenix

As Leaf Phoenix

Signs

2002

Brother Bear

Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

As Leaf Phoenix

It's All About Love

2003

8mm

1998

Russkies

1987

1995

Parenthood

1989

To Die For

Clay Pigeons

Inventing the Abbotts

Joaquin Phoenix

Nominateda—British Independent Film Award

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor San Diego Film Critics Society - Body of Work Award Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor–Motion Picture Nominated—Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor–Motion Picture Drama Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor San Diego Film Critics Society - Body of Work Award Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor San Diego Film Critics Society - Body of Work Award

Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor

Frankie

Role

Robby Ellsworth

Garry Buckman

Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture as Leaf Phoenix

Jimmy Emmett

Clay Bidwell

Kid's Don't Tell

1984

1985

Ray Elwood

Notes

John

Merrill Hess

Kenai

Willie Gutierrez

Abbb de Coulmier

U Turn

1997

Return to Paradise

SpaceCamp

1986

Max

Filmography

Film

Danny

Year

Max California

The Yards

2000

Quills

Toby N. Tucker a.k.a. TNT

Doug Holt

Nominated—Csapnivalo Award for Best Male Performance

Commodus

2001

Buffalo Soldiers

Gladiator

Lewis McBride

Voice

Joaquin Phoenix

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2010

2012

Ladder 49

The Village

Hotel Rwanda

Walk the Line

Earthlings

We Own the Night

Reservation Road

Two Lovers

I'm Still Here

The Master

References

Jack Morrison

Lucius Hunt

Jack Daglish

Johnny Cash

Narrator

Bobby Green

Ethan Learner

Leonard

Himself

[12] Freddie Sutton

Nominateda—Movie Guide Award for Most Inspiring Movie Acting Nominateda—Teen Choice Award for Movie Actor: Drama

Nominateda—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Actor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor–Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

San Diego Film Festival Humanitarian Award

Also Producer People's Choice Award for Favorite Leading Man

Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor

Mockumentary Also Producer/Writer

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[15] "If you Talk Too Much (My Head Will Explode)" (http:/ /www.myspace.com/peopleinplanes). People In Planes. . Retrieved 2007-08-22. [16] "I'll Stick Around" (http://www.myspace.com/arckid). Arckid. . Retrieved 2007-08-22. [17] "In Transit" (http://www.myspace.com/alberthammondjr). Albert Hammond Jr. . Retrieved 2007-08-22. [18] "Little Lovers so Polite" (http:/ /www.myspace.com/silversunpickups). Silversun Pickups. . Retrieved 2008-03-10. [19] "4 Real" (http://www.directcurrentmedia.com). Direct Current Media. . Retrieved 2007-08-22. [20] "End The Crisis In Darfur" (http:/ /www.change.org/changes/list_videos/60?main_page=1&video_id=380). Amnesty International. . Retrieved 2007-08-22. [21] "Joaquin Phoenix's Charity Work" (http:/ /www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/115-joaquin-phoenix). Look To The Stars. . Retrieved 2007-08-22. [22] "I Saw Earthlings.com Cast and Crew" (http:/ /isawearthlings.com/). Isawearthlings.com. . Retrieved 2010-03-17. [23] "I'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust (2005) (TV)" (http:/ /www.imdb.com/title/tt0464062/). IMDb.com. . Retrieved 2010-09-18. [24] "Joaquin Phoenix Checks Into Rehab" (http:/ /www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/13/entertainment/main687706.shtml).CBS News. 2005-04-13. . Retrieved 2 January 2009. [25] "Joaquin Phoenix Rescued from Car Crash by Director Werner Herzog" (http:/ /news.softpedia.com/news/ Joaquin-Phoenix-rescued-from-car-crash-by-director-Werner-Herzog-17481. shtml). . Retrieved 2 January 2009. [26] Interview of Herzog about Phoenix incident (http:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQzvpnmh4H8) [27] Thomson, Katherine. (2009-2-11),Joaquin Phoenix's Bizarre Letterman Appearance: (VIDEO)(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/ 02/11/joaquin-phoenixs-bizarre_n_166229.html), The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2009-2-11. [28] Ryan, Maureen. (2009-2-11),Weird star alert: Joaquin Phoenix mystifies David Letterman(http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/ entertainment_tv/2009/02/joaquin-pheonix-letterman.html), Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2009-2-12. [29] Goodlett, Matt. (2009-2-13),Joaquin Phoenix and David Letterman Get Awkward(http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/02/ joquinn-phoenix-bombs-letterman-no-rap.html), Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2009-2-15.

External links c Joaquin Phoenix (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1618/) at the Internet Movie Database Joaquin Phoenix (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018579) at Yahoo! Movies Joaquin Phoenix interview for Walk the Line (http://movies.about.com/od/walktheline/a/walkline111505. htm)

Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia Directed byAlexander Grasshoff

Produced by

Written by

Starring

Music by

Cinematography

Editing by

Distributed by

Release date(s)

Running time

Country

Language

John D. Backe Shirley J. Eaton Philip D. Fehrle

Arthur Heinemann Franklin Thompson Guy Fraumeni

River Phoenix Leaf Phoenix

Tony Berg

Gregory M. Cummins

Michael J. Lynch

ABC Afterschool Special

7 March 1984

60 min

United States

English

Backwards: The Riddle Of Dyslexiais a 1984 ABC Afterschool Special about dyslexia. It stars 13 year old River [1] Phoenix in "one of his first major roles" as Brian Ellsworth. Joaquin Phoenix (then Leaf Phoenix) also stars as his younger brother Robby. According to allmovie, Brian Ellsworth is a junior high student "who has a habit of writing his words -- and the letters -- backwards. Brian's friends think he's kidding, his teachers think he's lazy, and his [1] parents think he's slow. In truth, Brian suffers from dyslexia."

Awards c Nominated: Young Artist Award: Best Young Actor in a film made for television (shared by River Phoenix and Joaquin Phoenix).

References [1] http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:319839

External links cBackwards: The Riddle Of Dyslexia(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233278/) at the Internet Movie Database cBackwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia(http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v319839) at AllRovi VH1 Overview (http://www.vh1.com/movies/movie/269393/moviemain.jhtml)