Joaquin Phoenix
Although his early years were more dramatic than any of his film roles, Phoenix's life seems to have stabilized in adulthood. As children, the Phoenix siblings — including Summer and the late Ri...
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10/27/1974
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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| Dated Liv Tyler for several years (reportedly broke up in 1998). The two met on the set of Inventing the Abbotts. |
| Starred in two M. Night Shyamalan movies: Signs, in which he replaced the ailing Mark Ruffalo, and The Village. |
| Performed his own vocals in the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line. |
| Changed his first name to Leaf as a child partially because few people properly pronounced Joaquin; changed it back in the early '90s. |
| Spent childhood traveling through Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Mexico with his Christian missionary parents. |
| Broke into acting on brother River Phoenix's TV series Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. |
| Voluntarily checked himself into a rehab facility in April 2005 to treat his alcoholism. |
