Joaquin Phoenix

Born to missionary parents in 1974, Joaquin Phoenix (nee Bottom) was the middle child among five talented siblings in a creative, counter-culture family.

Joaquin’s acting career began with a guest spot on the TV series Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (where his brother River was a regular cast member) and reached a pinnacle when he won a Golden Globe Best Actor award for his starring role in Walk the Line. Joaquin also received BAFTA and Oscar nominations for his portrayal of Johnny Cash opposite Reese Witherspoon’s June Carter Cash in that film.

In October 2008, following the release of his latest film, Two Lovers, Phoenix announced he was through with acting. The following January he announced his new career as a hip-hop artist. His disheveled appearance, slurred speech and detached manner during a February guest appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman had bloggers wondering if Phoenix was seriously disturbed or if it was all just a hoax.

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• Joaquin Phoenix - then and now

  
  The Life of an Everyday BBW — Authority: 114
  Recent Picture of Joaquin Phoenix Picture of Joaquin Phoenix from "Walk the Line". Ive been a fan of Joaquin Phoenix since he made the Johnny Cash movie, Walk the Line. With his dark hair, dark eyes, and deep voice, I always thought he was a handsome little s**t. So thats why I was so surprised to ...
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• Hollywood actress Eva Mendes has said she once cried before filming a sex scene as she was so nervous

  
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  Hollywood actress Eva Mendes has said she once cried before filming a sex scene as she was so nervous. The 35-year-old admitted that she was upset before filming the scene with Joaquin Phoenix in movie We Own The Night as she was so nervous. She said to UK magazine Reveal: “He had to kiss my bare breast and put ...
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• Oh Father.

  
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  Jose here. Last night after watching Two Lovers (my review here ) there was one plea I kept repeating in my mind: please Joaquin Phoenix dont stop acting. A lot was said earlier during the year about his retirement from acting and foray into rapping (Im still trying to erase from my mind that unfunny, ...
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• Hollywood’s Best P-P-P-Poker Face

  
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• Holy (Eat Me) Hottie

  
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  Words cannot express how badly I wish this leg was mine: I also wish he still looked this blazingly sexy, as opposed to the bloated hobo look he was rocking earlier this year… via debauchette Read more like this... that’s a body) Hottie"> that’s a body) Hottie>Holy (now that’s a ...
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• Celebrity Birthdays For October 28th, 2009

  
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  Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuuuu Happy Birthday to you! The Star Celeb would like to wish the following people a very happy birthday completely free of sarcasm this October 28th 2009: Joaquin Phoenix who turns 35 born October 28th, 1974 and; Julia Roberts who ...
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• Celebrity Backseat Birthdays - Julia Robert, Joaquin Phoenix & More!

  
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• Robert Pattinson wants to do gigs

  
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  London, Oct 28 (ANI): Brit actor Robert Pattinson has revealed he is looking for a change of career, and would like to follow in the footsteps of movies-to-music stars like Joaquin Phoenix and Jared Leto.Pattinson, 23, who plays Edward Cullen on the Twilight series, would like to take some time out from the silver ...
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• Actors who are (surprisingly) good singers

  
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  As is often the case when I’m on YouTube, when I was browsing around to find Keira Knightley’s clip for yesterday’s post, I got sidetracked watching other similar clips. She’s just one of a handful of actors who surprisingly has a pretty decent singing voice. So I decided to list 10 of them that I [...]
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• Culture Warrior: Good and Bad Biopics

  
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• Will These Guys Ever Win Oscars? Part III, The Under 35 Crowd

  
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