Joaquin Phoenix
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About
Renowned actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his starring role in the 2019 film Joker. He also received Academy Award nominations for his portrayals of the evil Commodus in Gladiator, country star Johnny Cash in Walk the Line and Freddie Quell in The Master.
Before Fame
As a child actor, he and his siblings were featured on a variety of commercials and television shows. He and his siblings provided for the family by performing on the street and playing musical instruments.
Trivia
After filming Two Lovers, he formulated a hoax that he was giving up acting to pursue a career as a rapper, then he returned to screens in the 2012 film The Master.
Family Life
His siblings are River, Rain, Liberty and Summer Phoenix. His mother Arlyn Phoenix named him Leaf Phoenix. His father John identified himself as a lapsed Catholic. He began dating Rooney Mara in late 2016 and they got engaged in 2019. In 2020, they welcomed their first child together, a son named River. They secretly wed in 2022 and welcomed their second child in 2024. He has previously dated Liv Tyler, Topaz Page-Green and Allie Teilz.
Associated With
He starred opposite Reese Witherspoon in the film Walk the Line.
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