Today, the hero of our story will be the famous American actor Joaquin Phoenix. To most viewers, he is familiar from his brilliant works in such paintings as “Gladiator” and “Signs”.
The future star of Hollywood was born 28October 1974 in a town called San Juan in Puerto Rico. His mother Arlene Phoenix and father John Lee Butt were members of a religious sect and engaged in missionary activities, and therefore traveled a lot with their five children in South America. In the late 70s, Joaquin's parents left the sect, changed their last name to Phoenix, and settled in Los Angeles, USA. Arlene got a job in the casting department of the NBC channel, thanks to which she was always aware of what auditions are and where. She, like her husband, was full of confidence that her children would definitely become popular actors. The parents also took care of finding their own agent for Joaquin and his brothers and sisters. They became a specialist in finding young talents from Hollywood - Iris Burton, who quickly put all of her five young clients into shooting TV shows and commercials.
On blue screens, Joaquin Phoenix first appearedin 1982. It was a sitcom called "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", and the main character was played by his elder brother - River. Then, Joaquin was often invited to play minor roles in various TV shows, including “Blues Hill Street,” “She wrote Murder,” and others. Cinematographers very quickly noticed a young talented actor and soon offered him a job in a full-length film.
So, the Phoenix debut on the big screen was held in1985, when two full pictures with his participation “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “Children Don't Speak” were released. The next time Joaquin appeared before the audience in 1986 in the film "Picnic in Space."
The first truly significant film rolethe young actor performed in 1987 in the tape "Russian". Joaquin brilliantly played the Russian sailor, who was on the American coast due to shipwreck. This was followed by another great role of Phoenix in the movie “Parents”, where he worked in tandem with his older brother River. Also, his partners in the shooting were such first-rate stars as Steve Martin and Keanu Reeves. However, despite the fact that films with Joaquin Phoenix regularly appeared on the screens and enjoyed great popularity, the young actor did not succeed in reaching the kinolimp. For several years he was in the shadow of his elder brother, whose career was developing much more successfully.
Joaquin Phoenix, whose filmography is constantlyreplenished with new works, continued his way to the top. So, in 1991, he took part in the shooting of the tape “My own Idaho state”. The role of Joaquin in this project, according to many viewers and critics, is one of the best in his career. Two years later, in 1993, there was a great misfortune: the brother of the hero of our story, River, died of a drug overdose. Joaquin loved him very much and was very depressed because of what had happened. He even wanted to break with cinema forever. However, two years later, Joaquin succumbed to the entreaties of friends and began to read the scenarios offered to him.
So, in 1995, the actor returned to triumphbig screens, brilliantly playing in the movie "Die for". This was followed by his participation in films such as The Abbot Family (1997), Turning (1997), Return To Paradise (1998), Targets (1998) and Eight Millimeters (1999).
Joaquin Phoenix, whose filmography has already includeda number of successful works, continued to roll with the beginning of the new millennium. So, in 2000, the picture with his participation called “Yards” by director James Gray was released. Joaquin brilliantly played his hero in a duet with the most talented actor Mark Wahlberg. In the same year, a film was released that made Phoenix a star of the first magnitude. We are talking about the most popular painting "Gladiator". For his role as Emperor Commodus, Joaquin was nominated for a number of prestigious film awards.
Two years later, Joaquin Phoenix starred in anothersensational film "Signs". Partners of the actor on the set became celebrities such as Mel Gibson and Rory Culkin. In 2003, another phoenix picture entitled “All About Love” was released on the screens.
In the following years, Joaquin also starred a lot,however, none of the films with his participation could not repeat the success of "Gladiator". Phoenix can be seen in such paintings as “Buffalo Soldiers” (2003), “Team 49: Fire Ladder” (2004), “Hotel Rwanda” (2004), “Mysterious Forest” (2004), “Cross the Line” (2005 ), “Preserved Road” (2007), “Night Masters” (2007), “Lovers” (2008), “I'm still here” (2010), “Master” (2012). Last year, two films were screened with the actor: “She” and “Fatal Passion”. In 2014, the release of another tape is expected, in which the hero of our story is involved. It is about the painting "Congenital Defect".
The actor does not like to talk about intimatedetails of his biography. However, the public is aware of his three novels. The first beloved actor was a girl named Acacia, which is difficult to find any information. Then for three years, Joaquin had a serious relationship with Hollywood beauty Liv Tyler, whom he met on the set of the film “Abbot Family”. They could make a great family, especially since Phoenix's beloved even shared his passion for vegetarianism. However, Liz was tired of the complex nature of Joaquin, and the couple broke up. Today, actors are just good friends.
As for the third novel by Joaquin,recently it became known that he broke up with the model Topaz. Thus, today Phoenix can surely be called one of the most enviable suitors in Hollywood.
