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  2. Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (/ hw ɑː ˈ k iː n /; né Bottom; born October 28, 1974) 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 Film Award , a Grammy Award , and two ...

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    Joaquin Phoenix was born Joaquin Rafael Bottom in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Arlyn (Dunetz) and John Bottom, and is the middle child in a brood of five. His parents, from the continental United States, were then serving as Children of God missionaries. His mother is from a Jewish family in New York, while his father, from California, is of mostly Br...

    The family moved often, traveling through Central and South America (and adopting the surname \\"Phoenix\\" to celebrate their new beginnings) but, by the time Joaquin was age 6, they had more or less settled in the Los Angeles area. Arlyn found work as a secretary at NBC, and John turned his talents to landscaping. They eventually found an agent who...

    He worked with his brother again on the afterschool special ABC Afterschool Specials: Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (1984), then struck out on his own in other made-for-TV productions. He made his big-screen debut as the youngest crew member in the interstellar romp SpaceCamp (1986), then won his first starring turn in the Cold War-era drama Ru...

    His follow-up turn in Inventing the Abbotts (1997) scored more critical kudos and, perhaps more importantly, introduced him to his one-time fiancée Liv Tyler. (The pair dated for almost three years.) He returned to the big screen later that year with a supporting role in Oliver Stone's U Turn (1997), then played a locked-up drug scapegoat in Return...

    • Actor, Producer, Director
    • October 28, 1974
  3. Nov 22, 2023 · Who Is Joaquin Phoenix? Joaquin Phoenix is an award-winning actor known for his acclaimed and often unconventional performances, as well as his intense preparation for and approach to his...

  4. Joaquin Phoenix. Actor: Walk the Line. Joaquin Phoenix was born Joaquin Rafael Bottom in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Arlyn (Dunetz) and John Bottom, and is the middle child in a brood of five. His parents, from the continental United States, were then serving as Children of God missionaries.

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    • San Juan, Puerto Rico
  5. May 10, 2024 · Joaquin Phoenix, American actor who was regarded as one of the most talented actors of his generation, known for completely immersing himself in the characters he played. His notable movies included Gladiator, Walk the Line, the much-reviled mockumentary I’m Still Here, The Master, and Joker.

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  6. May 4, 2023 · Born Joaquin Rafael Bottom on October 28, 1974 in Puerto Rico, Phoenix had nomadic early years as his parents Arlyn (who goes by Heart) and John were members of the Children of God Christian ...

  7. Apr 9, 2020 · By Stuart McGurk. 9 April 2020. Max Mumby/Indigo. On stage, at the Oscars in February in LA, Joaquin Phoenix quietens the crowd as if embarrassed about the fuss. He’s not a natural public...

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