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While living in New York, he dated a girl named Acacia but the relationship didn't last long as he met Liv Tyler in 1995. Off-screen, Joaquin's love life was equally interesting. Fell one time but stand up two times, Joaquin could see the end of the tunnel. He didn't make any comeback until another two years when he became Nicole Kidman's object of seduction in 'To Die For'. He was ready to act again two years later but the incident on his brother's death had left him devastated. He decided to change back his name to Joaquin and take a break from acting.

#Joaquin phoenix movie

My brother was a magnificent person and an outstanding actor.' Still high-spirited he continued filming his next movie 'Walking the Dog' (1991), but it wasn't that successful. This huge gap didn't make Leaf jealous of his brother 'It gets on my nerves to always be compared with him. Not wanting to be left behind, Leaf scored his biggest movie yet in 'Parenthood' (1989) opposite Steve Martin, but again his brother's career was many steps ahead by being teenage Indy in 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' (1989). By the time he starred in 'SpaceCamp' (1986), River had starred in Oscar nominated flick 'Stand by Me' (1986). Not as good-looking as his brother, it took a harder path for Leaf to unravel fame. They did splendid performance that Young Artist Awards nominated both of them Best Young Actor in a Family Film Made for Television in 1985. Possessing a natural talent, River was promptly set as the lead role of 'Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia' (1984) where Leaf played his brother.

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That was how River and Leaf started to appear in TV series 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' in 1982. Arlyn got a job as a secretary in NBC and she was introduced to a child-casting director. Their luck there wasn't fast growing, but slowly their condition turned upside down. With no further thought, the whole family moved to LA. Somehow, River and Joaquin's name traveled to actress and producer, Penny Marshall who then suggested that they came over to her studio if they happened to visit LA. Seeing aptitude within their children, John and Arlyn encouraged them to join a local talent contest. They were poor but hadn't lost the optimism. With five children under the care, John who was working as a carpenter couldn't provide much for his family. Even I can't say it.' Thus, for the next eleven years he was credited as Leaf.

All kids in my family had gorgeous names & I got 'Joaquin'. 'I changed my name because no one in the States could pronounce 'Joaquin' and I used to get really embarrassed about it as a kid. Joaquin too, decided to change his first name to Leaf because he was irritated on how people kept mispronouncing his name. After Summer's birth in 1978, they changed their surname to Phoenix. The other three children, Rain, Liberty and Summer were also each born in different cities. In 1970, they had their first child River Jude Bottom in Madras, Oregon before having the second son, Joaquin Raphael Bottom in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They discovered that they shared mutual interest so they got married and traveled across the US. Her Russian/Hungarian mother, Arlyn Dunetz left her first husband and headed for West Coast where she met John Lee Bottom who was an Irish/Spanish decent. Joaquin made it true.īorn on October 28, 1974, Joaquin came from a unique family. Unfortunately, in the late 1993 River died of overdose, leaving his younger brother to preserve their family name in Hollywood's showbiz. Together they struggled through the hardship of life and career until they could taste fame and money a decade later. Those kids were none other than the Phoenix brothers, River and Joaquin.

People passed by and none of them knew then what they would become someday: the next big thing in Hollywood. Wearing Kmart shirts, they would happily sing The Beatles' songs with no slightest shame. In early 1980s, two small boys were singing and dancing on the streets of North Hollywood for the sake of a little money on the hand.