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River Phoenix

  • Name: River Phoenix
  • Date of Birth: August 23, 1970
  • Place of Birth: Madras, Oregon, USA
Mini-bio: His father John had been a carpenter, his mother Arlyn was a secretary in the Bronx. They met in California in 1968 where they worked as itinerant fruit pickers. By the time River was two, they were m...( read more)embers of the Children of God, living in South America, where John was the sect's Archbishop of Venezuela. In 1977, they moved to Los Angeles, and changed their last name to Phoenix. His parents encouraged all of their children to get into movies and, by age ten, River was acting professionally on TV. His film debut was in Explorers (1985), followed rapidly by box-office successes with Stand by Me (1986) and The Mosquito Coast (1986), and as young Indiana in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). His role as Danny Pope in Running on Empty (1988) earned him an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor. His best role was probably Mike, the hustler in My Own Private Idaho (1991). He died at age 23 outside the Viper Room, Johnny Depp's Los Angeles club.
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  • riverphoenixgurl
    riverphoenixgurl
    I love you. <3
    posted 11 days ago
  • harrypotterchic11
    harrypotterchic11
    wow he was such an incredible actor and a great person it's so sad that he died I love him soo much I always will Stand By Me is one of my all time favorite movies it taught me so much and changed my life its terrible that I'll never get to tell him that well R.I.P River Phoenix
    posted 28 days ago
  • danielle304365
    danielle304365
    hi how are you xx
    posted 39 days ago
  • riverphoenixgurl
    riverphoenixgurl
    Happy birthday sweetheart! May you rest in peace forever and eternity. :)
    posted 43 days ago
  • orianaskye
    orianaskye
    such a beautiful actor, it's a shame he left us so early :(
    posted 73 days ago
  • girlbirdhouse
    girlbirdhouse
    i find river phoenix very intersting
    wish i knew a lot about him
    posted 88 days ago
  • gih3
    gih3
    Play in the new Indiana movie, Secret of the Crystal Skulls...
    posted 196 days ago
  • chlo07
    chlo07
    RIver Phoenix is sooo COool.. I saw only one of his movies but i can tell he's a good actor!! Soo bad he's now deaD:( i'm sure he could of done a super career... in acting or music cause i know he really liked playing guitar.

    XXxxXxxXxxXXxxXxxx

    REpose en paix
    posted 209 days ago
  • riverphoenixgurl
    riverphoenixgurl
    I'll always love you <3
    posted 229 days ago
  • 123mariana
    123mariana
    River was a real good acrtor you will be on my heart always rest in pease. :(
    posted 237 days ago
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