- Birthday
- 1970-08-23
- Deathday
- 1993-10-31
- Place of Birth
- Metolius, Oregon USA
River Phoenix
ActingBiography
River Jude Phoenix (né Bottom) was an American actor, musician, and activist. Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. He had no formal schooling, but he showed an instinctive talent for the guitar. He began his acting career at age 10 in television commercials. He starred in the science fiction adventure film Explorers (1985) and had his breakthrough role in 1986's Stand by Me, a coming-of-age film based on the novella The Body by Stephen King. Phoenix made a transition into more adult-oriented roles ...
