Joaquin Phoenix is an awarding-winning American actor who found success at a young age with the film Parenthood. On the heels of his early successes, he starred in Gladiator and Walk the Line, for which he earned a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. Following a hiatus, Phoenix returned to the big screen with The Master. He went on to acclaimed roles in Her and Inherent Vice, before nabbing his first Oscar win for his performance in Joker. Actually, 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 from New York, while his father, from California, is of mostly British Isles descent. As a youngster, Joaquin took his cues from older siblings River Phoenix and Rain Phoenix, changing his name to Leaf to match their earthier monikers. When the children were encouraged to develop their creative instincts, he followed their lead into acting. Younger sisters Liberty Phoenix and Summer Phoenix rounded out the talented troupe.
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FanfictionJoaquin Rafael Phoenix is an American actor, producer, and animal rights activist. He has often played dark and unconventional characters in independent film and has received many accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award...
