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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brock Peters to Jonathan Prince
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
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CREDITS
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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
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Television Appearances
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Series
- (As Leaf Phoenix) Doug Roberts, Morningstar/Eveningstar, CBS, 1986
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Movies
- (As Leaf Phoenix) Frankie, Kids Don't Tell, CBS, 1985
- (As Leaf Phoenix) Drew Highsmith, Secret Witness, CBS, 1988
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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
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Gladiator Games: The Roman Blood Sport, The Learning Channel, 2000
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The 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2001
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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
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Late Night with David Letterman, CBS, 2000
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The Tonight Show, with Jay Leno, NBC, 2000
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Newsmakers 2000, Issue 4, Gale Group, 2000
Periodicals
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Cosmopolitan, November, 1997, p. 217
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Entertainment Weekly, June 9, 2000, p. 40
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Interview, October, 1995, p. 134; April, 1997, p. 88; August, 2000, p. 70
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People Weekly, September 7, 1998, p. 129
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