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May 7, 2023 · Updated March 12, 2024. Following several days of binging on cocaine and heroin, 23-year-old actor River Phoenix collapsed outside Hollywood's Viper Room nightclub right in front of his brother, sister, and girlfriend on October 31, 1993. Few movie stars of the early 1990s were as beloved as River Phoenix.
Oct 31, 2023 · River Phoenix died from a drug overdose on Oct. 31, 1993, at the age of 23. Here’s everything to know about his tragic passing.
Phoenix died at age 23 from combined drug intoxication in West Hollywood in the early hours of Halloween, 1993, having overdosed on cocaine and heroin (a mixture commonly known as speedball) at The Viper Room. [3] Early life. Phoenix was born on August 23, 1970, in Madras, Oregon, the first child of Arlyn Dunetz and John Lee Bottom. [4] .
Apr 2, 2014 · Phoenix died of a drug overdose outside West Hollywood's Viper Room in 1993. Early Life. Born River Jude Bottom on August 23, 1970, in Madras, Oregon. Considered one of the most talented actors...
Nov 13, 2009 · On October 31, 1993, the 23-year-old actor River Phoenix, who appeared in such films as Stand by Me and My Own Private Idaho, dies of a drug overdose outside a West Hollywood nightclub.
Nov 1, 1993 · Nov. 1, 1993 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITERS. River Phoenix, who gained fame as a teen-age actor in the film “Stand By Me” and became one of Hollywood’s rising young stars, died early Sunday...
May 14, 2022 · By Allison Matyus and Matt Reigle / Updated: May 14, 2022 3:04 pm EST. River Phoenix was Hollywood's "It Boy" when tragically, he died at the age of 23. His unexpected death left his fans in mourning, but it was an unfortunate accident that could have ultimately been prevented, according to The Guardian. Phoenix grew up in the limelight.
