Joaquin Phoenix Biography (1974-)

Original name, Joaquin Raphael Bottom; born October 28, 1974, in San Juan, PR; son of John Bottom Amram (a fruit picker, missionary, and manager) and Arlyn Dunetz Jochebed (a fruit picker, missionary, and manager); brother of RiverPhoenix (an actor and musician; died), Rain Phoenix (an actress), Summer Phoenix (an actress), and Liberty Phoenix (an actress). Addresses: Agent:Iris Burton Agency, 8916 Ashcroft Ave., Los Angeles, CA 91148; Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Patricola/Lust Public Relations, 8271 Melrose Ave., Suite 110, Los Angeles, CA 90046.

Nationality: Puerto Rican
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: October 28, 1974; San Juan, Puerto Rico

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(As Leaf Phoenix) Max, SpaceCamp, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
(As Leaf Phoenix) Danny, Russkies, New Century/Vista, 1987
(As Leaf Phoenix) Garry Buckman-Lampkin, Parenthood, Universal, 1989
(As Leaf Phoenix) Walking the Dog, 1991
Voice of himself, Canceled Lives: Letters from the Inside, 1993
Jimmy Emmett, To Die For, Columbia, 1995
Doug Holt, Inventing the Abbotts, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Toby N. "TNT" Tucker, U Turn (also known as Stray Dogs), Columbia/TriStar, 1997
Lewis, Return to Paradise (also known as Force Majeure, All for One, and A Long Way to Paradise), PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1998
Clay Birdwell, Clay Pigeons (also known as In Too Deep andLebende Ziele), Gramercy, 1998
Willie Gutierrez, The Yards, Miramax, 1999
Max, 8MM (also known as 8 Millimeter and 8mm-Acht Millemeter), Columbia, 1999
Emperor Commodus, Gladiator, DreamWorks, 1999
The Abbe du Coulmier, Quills (also known as Quills--Macht der Besessenheit), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
Ray Elwood, Buffalo Soldiers, Miramax, 2001

John, It's All about Love, Trust Film Sales, 2002
Merrill Hess, Signs, Buena Vista, 2002
Television Appearances
Series
(As Leaf Phoenix) Doug Roberts, Morningstar/Eveningstar, CBS, 1986
Movies
(As Leaf Phoenix) Frankie, Kids Don't Tell, CBS, 1985
(As Leaf Phoenix) Drew Highsmith, Secret Witness, CBS, 1988
Specials
(As Leaf Phoenix) Tad Akins, Six Pack, NBC, 1983
(As Leaf Phoenix) Robby Ellsworth, Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia, ABC, 1984
(As Leaf Phoenix) Timmy Bailey, Anything for Love, NBC, 1985
Gladiator Games: The Roman Blood Sport, The Learning Channel, 2000
The 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2001
Episodic
(As Leaf Phoenix) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, CBS, 1983
(As Leaf Phoenix) Billy Donavan, "We're Off to Kill the Wizard," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1984
(As Leaf Phoenix) Boy, "Terror U," The Fall Guy, 1984
Daniel Flowers, "The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall," Hill Street Blues, 1984
(As Leaf Phoenix) "A Very Happy Ending," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 1986
(As Leaf Phoenix) Billy Hercules, "Little Hercules," Superboy, 1989
Late Night with David Letterman, CBS, 2000
The Tonight Show, with Jay Leno, NBC, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Newsmakers 2000, Issue 4, Gale Group, 2000

Periodicals

Cosmopolitan, November, 1997, p. 217
Entertainment Weekly, June 9, 2000, p. 40
Interview, October, 1995, p. 134; April, 1997, p. 88; August, 2000, p. 70
People Weekly, September 7, 1998, p. 129

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