JoaquÃÆ'n Rafael Phoenix ( ; born October 28, 1974) is an American actor, producer and activist. For his work as an actor, Phoenix has received a Grammy Award, Golden Globe Award, and has three Academy Awards nominations and a British Academy Film Award nomination.
Phoenix began acting in a television show with his brother River Phoenix and Summer Phoenix's sister. His first major film was released in the comedy-drama Parenthood (1989). During the period as a child actor he is credited as the Phoenix Leaf, his name given his own. He then returned to his birth name, JoaquÃÆ'n, and received positive reviews for his support work in various films, especially in the film adaptation of the novel To Die For (1995) and the period of the film Quills 2000). He received international attention for his role as Commodus in the 2000 epic film Gladiator, earning him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. She later earned Best Actor nomination to portray musician Johnny Cash in the Walk the Line biography film (2005) and for his role as Freddie Quell, a World War II veteran obsessed with the drama The Master (2012), which won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. He and River Phoenix hold the distinction of being the only brother nominated to act as an Academy Awards.
Some other famous films include the Buffalo Soldiers (2001) satire, the science fiction movie Signs (2002), the animated film Brother Bear (2003), historical drama film Hotel Rwanda (2004), psychological thriller The Village (2004), documentary film Earthlings (2005)), romantic drama < i> Two Lovers (2008), drama The Immigrant (2013), romantic science fiction drama Her (2013), comedy drama Inherent Vice (2014) and thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017), where she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor.
Apart from his acting career, he has traveled in directing music videos, as well as producing movies and television shows. He has recorded an album, the soundtrack for Walk the Line, in which he won a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. Phoenix is ​​a social activist, giving his support to a number of charitable and humanitarian organizations. She is on the board of directors for The Lunchbox Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides daily meals for city school students in Soweto, South Africa. Phoenix is ​​also known for its animal rights advocacy. He has been a vegan since the age of three and campaigns for PETA and Defense of Animals.
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Kehidupan dan karier
1974-1994: Awal kehidupan dan pertunjukan
Phoenix was born in JoaquÃÆ'n Rafael Bottom in RÃÆ'o Piedras district, San Juan, Puerto Rico, to parents from the US mainland. He is the third of five children, including the River (1970-1993), Rain (born 1972), Liberty (born 1976) and Summer (born 1978), all of whom have also acted. He also has a half-brother named Jodean (born 1964) from his previous relationship with his father. Phoenix's father, John Lee Bottom, who is from Fontana, California, is a Catholic from English, German, and the French Huguenot ancestor. His mother, Arlyn Dunn, was born in The Bronx, New York, to Jewish parents whose families are from Hungary and Russia. Arlyn left her family in 1968 and moved to California, then met Phoenix's father while riding. They married in 1969, then joined the religious sect, Children of God, and began traveling throughout South America. His parents eventually became disillusioned with the Children of God; they made the decision to leave the group and return to the United States in 1978. They changed their last name to Phoenix, after a mythical bird emerging from its own ashes, symbolizing a new beginning. Around this time, JoaquÃÆ'n started calling himself "Leaf", wanted to have a name related to nature like his brothers, and was inspired by spending time outdoors sweeping leaves with his father. "Leaf" became the name he used as a child actor, until the age of 15, when he turned it back into Joaquin.
To provide food and financial support for families, children perform on the streets and in various talent contests, singing and playing instruments. In Los Angeles, her mother started working as a secretary for NBC, and her father worked as a landscaper. Phoenix and his siblings were eventually found by one of Hollywood's leading children's agencies, Iris Burton, who earned five acting children, mainly doing commercials and television shows. At the age of eight, Phoenix made his acting debut with his brother River in the Seven Brides for Seven Brothers television series in the 1982 episode of "Christmas Song". In his first lead role, Phoenix starred across the River at ABC Afterschool Special Back then: The Riddle of Dyslexia (1984). Also in 1984, Phoenix made guest appearances on the episode of "We Wrote" We Were Killed to Kill the Witch "with his sister Summer, and the individual episodes of The Fall Guy and < i> Hill Street Blues .
After appearing on the CBS television show Kids Do not Tell (1985), Phoenix made his movie theatrical debut in SpaceCamp (1986) as Max, a 12-year-old boy who went to Kennedy Space Center to learn about NASA's space program and undergo amateur astronaut training. She was guest on the anthology series Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "A Very Happy Ending" of the same year, playing a child who blackmailed a hit man (played by Robert Loggia) into the murder of his father (John Aprea). Phoenix's first major role was in Russkies (1987), about a group of friends who unknowingly made friends with a Russian soldier during the Cold War. Phoenix later appeared in the comedy drama Ron Howard Parenthood (1989), in which he plays a teenage niece drawn from the character of Steve Martin. The film was well received by critics and grossed $ 126 million worldwide. Phoenix was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in Film Feature for his performance in the film.
After establishing himself as a child actor, Phoenix decided to step down from acting for a while and travel to Mexico and South America with his father. On October 31, 1993, three days after Phoenix's 19th birthday, his brother's river suffered a drug overdose and died. The Phoenix call was made to 911 seeking help for his brother repeatedly played on radio and television. In response, Phoenix withdrew from the public eye for about a year.
1995-1999: Back to acting
During the comeback part of his career, Phoenix returns to the name given by JoaquÃÆ'n and often plays a supportive role as an unconfident and conflicted character with the dark side. In 1995, she starred in To Die For, as a disturbed youth, Jimmy, who was seduced by Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) for murder. Directed by Gus Van Sant, the film was screened out of competition at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival and became financially and critically successful, resulting in a $ 21 million domestic box office total. New York Times critic Janet Maslin praised the appearance of the Phoenix, writes "So poor Jimmy pity, played by Mr. Phoenix with a rough expression, the sadness that makes him an actor to watch out for, Jimmy is tempted and frightened by cunning immorality Suzanne, in that case, he speaks for all of us. "
In 1997, Phoenix played as a troublemaker in a small town called Oliver Stone Turn Turn, and a poor man who fell in love with a rich woman in Find Abbotts. The films were received with most of the mixed and negative reviews, respectively, and were not done well at the box office.
The following year, Phoenix starred in Clay Pigeons (1998) as a young man in a small town who befriended a serial killer. Budgeted for $ 8 million, the film was a box office failure, earning only $ 1 million and, like previous Phoenix projects, was not well received by critics.
In the ensuing film, 8mm (1999), Phoenix starred as an employee of an adult video store that helped Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage) penetrate the dark world of illegal pornography. The film turned out to be a success at the box office, raking in $ 96 million worldwide, but found some admirers among critics.
2000-2005: Critical praise and commercial success
In 2000, Phoenix starred in three films. He made his first collaboration with director James Gray at The Yards. The film follows corruption on the Queens rail page. Despite failing to perform at the box office, The Yards was received with positive reviews. In the next film, Phoenix plays the Commodus emperor who kills his father and seizes the throne in the historical epic film Gladiator . Directed by Ridley Scott, star of Russell Crowe as the Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who was reduced to slave by Commodus and climbed through the ranks of the gladiatorial arena to avenge the killing of his family and emperor. The film was a huge financial and critical success, becoming one of the highest-income films of 2000, with a gross box office total of $ 457 million and received universal critical acclaim. The film won an Academy Award for Best Picture. For his performance, critic Lisa Schwarzbaum is described as "a delectable delicacy," Phoenix was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor, Screen Actors Guild Award for Extraordinary Performance by Male Actor in Supporting Role and received his first nomination for an Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actor category. He and his brother, River Phoenix, became the first brothers nominated to act as an Academy Awards. Until now, they are alone in maintaining this distinction. Later, he described the conflicting priest Abbà © de Coulmier in Quillii. Inspired by the life and work of Marquis de Sade, the film premiered in the United States at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2000 and was a modest home art success for a total of $ 17 million at the box office, but was received with critical acclaim, eventually receiving three Academy nominations Award at the 73th Annual Academy Awards and The National Board of Review voted the film as Best Film of 2000. For his combined role, Phoenix won the Film Critics Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actors and the National Award Assessment Board for Best Supporting Actor.
The following year, Phoenix starred in the Buffalo Soldiers satire (2001) as a US Army troop. World premiere was held at the Toronto International Film Festival 2001 in early September. However, as a US military satire, the wider theatrical drama was delayed for about two years because of the September 11 attacks until it was released on July 25, 2003. Although the movie failed at the box office, it was received with most positive reviews. Renowned critic Roger Ebert praised Phoenix for his "live show". Phoenix was nominated for the UK Independent Film Award for Best Actor.
Phoenix also starred in the science fiction thriller M. Night Shyamalan Signs (2002). The story focuses on a former Episcopal priest named Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) who discovered a series of crop circles in his cornfield. Hess gradually became convinced that the phenomenon was the result of extraterrestrial life. The film was a huge success financially, earning $ 408 million on a $ 72 million budget, and was received with positive reviews. Rolling Stone fans Peter Travers praised Phoenix's performance, wrote "Phoenix recorded it impressively, finding the humor and pain of this prodigal son".
In 2003, Phoenix played an undeniable husband from a superstar-skater at It's All About Love , and voiced Kenai in the Disney animated movie, Brother Bear . The film earned $ 250 million worldwide and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. It was replaced by Patrick Dempsey in the sequel Brother Bear 2 .
In 2004, Phoenix paired up with Shyamalan again, playing love hitting farmers in The Village . It received mixed reviews but was a financial success, the best-selling $ 256 million worldwide on a $ 60 million budget. For his second film of the year, Phoenix starred in the drama film Ladder 49 as a Baltimore firefighter. The film earned $ 102 million at the box office despite receiving generally mixed reviews. Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, praising the show in the film. The last Phoenix film of 2004 was Terry George's Rwanda Hotel , acting as photographer Jack Daglish. The film is a moderate financial success but is a critical success, receiving positive reviews from critics. For her performance in the film, Phoenix was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Extraordinary Performance by Cast in Motion Picture along with the player.
In 2005, Phoenix starred in the James Mangold film directed by Walk the Line, a biopic Johnny Cash, after Cash himself approved of Phoenix. All of Cash's vocal songs in the movie and on the accompanying soundtrack are played and sung by Phoenix. The film was released on November 18, 2005, eventually generating $ 186 million. The Phoenix show was warmly received by critics and it inspired film critic Roger Ebert to write, "Knowing Johnny Cash's albums more or less with heart, I closed my eyes to focus on the soundtrack and decided that, yes, that's Johnny Cash's voice I'm listening to. cover made it clear that Joaquin Phoenix did the singing, and I'm gob-smacked ". For his role as Johnny Cash, Phoenix was nominated for his second Academy Award, in the Best Actor category and BAFTA Award for Best Actor, Film Critics Award for Best Actor and Screen Actors Guild Award for Extraordinary Performance by Male Actor in Main Role. She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Ã, - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for movie soundtrack. Earlier that year, he narrated Earthlings (2005), a documentary about investigating animal torture at factory farms, pet plants and for scientific research. He was awarded the Humanitarian Award at the San Diego Film Festival in 2005, for his work and contributions to Earthlings.
2006-2010: Generate and enforce breaks
In 2006, Phoenix was invited to join the Academy of Art and Image Movement Science.
In 2007, Phoenix reunited with director James Gray for the movie We Own the Night, which he also produced. In the film, Phoenix plays the New York nightclub manager who tries to save his brother and father from the Russian mafia. The film premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, receiving mixed reviews from critics and earning a total of $ 54.5 million worldwide. Critically Peter Travers described the Phoenix as "electrifying and then some", and he was awarded the People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Favorite for the show. For their second film in 2007, Phoenix also reunited with director Terry George for the Reservation Road movie. In it, Phoenix plays an obsessed father by finding out who killed his son in a hit-and-run accident. The film failed at the box office and received negative reviews from critics, with film critic Peter Travers writing "Even the best actors - and I rank Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo among their best generations - can not save movies aimed at tragedies but stalls in opera soap. "
Phoenix made his third collaboration with director James Gray in the movie Two Lovers (2008), where he played a split bachelor between a family friend whose parents he wanted to marry and his new, yet volatile neighbor. Two lovers initially in competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in May, received most of the positive reviews, notably Phoenix who was praised by film critic David Edelstein who wrote "He [Phoenix] is , again, extraordinary, and extraordinary in a way he has never done before "and Roger Ebert described his appearance as" perfect pitch ". Two Lovers earned $ 16 million worldwide.
The Phoenix mockumentary film 2010 was aired at the 67th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2010. The film was directed by Phoenix then brother-in-law Casey Affleck and also written by Affleck and Phoenix himself. The film is intended to follow the life of Phoenix, from the announcement of his retirement from acting, through the transition to a career as a hip hop artist. Filming officially began on January 16, 2009 at Las Vegas nightclub. During the filming period, Phoenix remained characterized for public appearances, giving many an impression that he was really pursuing a new career. Though widely suspected of being a "mockumentary," the fact that the film's events were deliberately staged was not revealed until after the film was released. The film received mixed reviews and failed at the box office. After the release of the film, Phoenix took a break from acting.
2012-present: Comeback and critical acclaim
In 2011, it was announced that Phoenix will return to acting in the drama film of Paul Thomas Anderson The Master (2012). Phoenix plays Freddie Quell, an alcohol-obsessed World War II veteran from Lynn, Massachusetts who struggles to adjust to postwar society. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival where Phoenix won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. The home art film only grossed $ 28 million but was received with universal critical acclaim, with acting performances receiving high praise, especially Phoenix. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave Phoenix a high praise stating "Joaquin Phoenix in his career appearance.P Phoenix uses a second leather-like role: he volcano with a full eruption You can not take him off." His performance was touted by the public by fellow actors Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Chastain and Robert Duvall. Phoenix received his third Academy Award nomination, the second for Best Actor, and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Drama Drama and BAFTA Award for Best Actor.
In 2013, Phoenix starred in the science fiction comedy drama Her directed by Spike Jonze. In it, Phoenix plays Theodore Twombly, a man who developed a relationship with Samantha (Scarlett Johansson), a smart computer operating system personified through a female voice. It premiered at the New York Film Festival on October 12, 2013. He has a worldwide gross of $ 47 million and received widespread critical recognition, along with the Phoenix performance. Film critics Manohla Dargis and David Edelstein agree that no other actor can do that role but Phoenix, stating "'Her' is harder to imagine without Mr. Phoenix, an actor who excels in beautiful isolation" and "It's hard to imagine someone more influential from Phoenix in a row "in a row, and Phoenix received his fourth nomination for the Golden Globe Award. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Also in 2013, Phoenix collaborated with director James Gray for the fourth time in the drama The Immigrant . She starred as Bruno Weiss, a pimp who is a Polish immigrant prostitute Ewa (Marion Cotillard) and finally falls in love with her. It was screened at the Cannes Film Festival 2013 as well as in the 2013 New York Film Festival. The film was released in the United States on May 16, 2014. The Immigrant did not succeed at the box office but received positive reviews from critics.
In 2014, Phoenix reunited with director Paul Thomas Anderson for the Inherent Vice crime drama film, the first adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's book. Phoenix played the role of Doc, a private detective and hippie/dope head who tried to help his ex-girlfriend solve a crime. Vice Inherent was aired at the center of the New York Film Festival on 4 October 2014 and became national on January 9, 2015. It met with most positive reviews with many critics praising the film for her acting performances. , while some were frustrated by his elaborate plot, but only earned $ 11.1 million at the box office. Phoenix was nominated for a fifth Golden Globe Award for his performance.
Phoenix starred in the 2015 mystery comedy drama Irrational Man . Directed by Woody Allen, the film is screened out of competition at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, receiving mixed and positive reviews, and starting a theatrical broadcast on July 17, 2015. Phoenix tells the second documentary for Nation Earth about animal rights called Unity (2015). It was released on August 12, 2015.
Phoenix starred as Joe, a former FBI agent and Gulf War veteran suffering from PTSD, in the thriller Amazon Studios You Say Really Here (2017), written and directed by Lynne Ramsay. The film premiered in a competition at the Cannes Film Festival, where it received widespread critical acclaim, and won Phoenix in the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. The film kicked off its launch in the US on April 6, 2018. Many critics agree that this show is one of the Phoenix movies. 'best for dating, with Justin Chang from The Los Angeles Times which describes him as "the most advanced job" of his career.
Upcoming movies
Phoenix will star as Jesus in Mary Magdalene's biographical film, written by Helen Edmundson and directed by Garth Davis. She will star in Jacques Audiard's English debut in the adaptation of Patrick deWitt's historical novel, The Sisters Brothers. Phoenix will play cartoonist John Callahan in a biopic of Do not Worry, He Will not Stay Away at the Feet, which will reunite him with director Gus Van Sant. She is bound to reunite with Casey Affleck in the upcoming Western movie Far Bright Star.
Redirecting
He has directed music videos for Ringside, He Wants Revenge, People in Aircraft, Arckid, Albert Hammond Jr. and Silversun Pickup.
Producing
Phoenix served as one of the executive producers of a television show called 4Real , a half-hour series featuring celebrity guests in a global adventure "to connect with young leaders who create social and economic change." He is also listed as a producer in the movie We Own the Night . In music, he is said to have produced the opening song for the album My Name Is My Name Pusha T with Kanye West. This song is called "King Push". Phoenix later denied in a statement to XXL have produced a note, saying "Although it is widely reported that Pusha T is using my knock and that I produce his song, I can not take credit, my child's friends play the music, and all I did was make an introduction to Kanye [West] camp. ". He is set to produce a documentary about LGBT teens in summer camps.
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Personal life
Since 2006, he has lived on Hollywood Hills.
In early April 2005, Phoenix was checked into rehab for treatment for alcoholism. On January 26, 2006, while driving on a winding canyon road in Hollywood, Phoenix ran out of the way and spun his car. The accident was reportedly caused by brake failure. Shaken and bewildered, Phoenix heard a knock at the window and a voice said, "Relax." Unable to see the man, Phoenix replied, "I'm fine, I'm relaxed." The man replied, "No, you do not," and stopped Phoenix from lighting a cigarette while gasoline leaked into the car cabin. Phoenix later realized that the man was a famous German film director, Werner Herzog. While Herzog helped Phoenix out of the wreck by breaking the rear window of the car, the observers called the ambulance. Phoenix approached Herzog to thank him, but Herzog played down his hero and returned to his home nearby.
Phoenix suddenly announced in late 2008 that he had retired from acting to pursue a rap career, and that coming Two Lovers would be his last film. On February 11, 2009, Phoenix appeared on Late Show with David Letterman to promote Two Lovers . He seems incoherent and largely unresponsive to David Letterman's questions about his film and career plans. Phoenix appeared on the Late Show again on September 22, 2010, and revealed that his "retirement" and eccentric behavior were for the mockumentary, I'm Still Here (2010), that he and Casey Affleck is filming.
In October 2012, Phoenix proclaimed the Academy Awards as "nonsense". He then gave the interview a change of previous comments and acknowledged that Oscar provides an important platform for many decent filmmakers. He added more topics at Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2015, saying that he was uncomfortable accepting awards for his work in films when he considered the film-making process to be collaborative.
Relationships
Phoenix dated his Discover Abbotts co-star Liv Tyler 1995-1998, and the South African model Topaz Page-Green 2001-2005. He is in a relationship with DJ Allie Teilz from late 2013 to early 2015. Since late 2016, he has been dating actress Rooney Mara. She is currently in Hollywood Hills with Mara.
Social activism
Phoenix has long been a social activist, providing support to a number of charitable and humanitarian organizations, notably Amnesty International, The Art of Elysium, HEART and the Peace Alliance (which campaigned for the US Department of Peace). Phoenix is ​​also on the board of directors for The Lunchbox Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides daily meals for city school students in Soweto, South Africa, founded by former boyfriend, Topaz South Africa Page-Green.
Politics
Phoenix authorized US Sen. Bernie Sanders from Vermont to the President of the United States during the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries.
Animal rights activism
Phoenix is ​​widely known for its animal rights advocacy. He's vegan. Over the years, he has collaborated with animal rights organizations to spread awareness about animal abuse and to promote veganism. Phoenix is ​​a member of In Defense of Animals and PETA and has campaigned for both. She does not wear clothes made from animal skins. In his films, he requested that leather costumes be made from synthetic materials. However, in the 2014 Playboy interview, he stated otherwise, saying that the boots on "Walk the Line" are "vintage".
For Nation Earth he narrated Earthlings (2005), a documentary about investigating animal torture at factory farms, pet plants and for scientific research. He was awarded the Humanitarian Award at the San Diego Film Festival in 2005, for his work and contributions to Earthlings. He narrated his second documentary for Nation Earth called Unity (2015), along with other renowned vegan celebrities such as actress Jessica Chastain and comedian Ellen DeGeneres.
He has helped spread awareness about Walmart retail companies and their alleged support for the brutal pig's cruel and industrial dogs.
In 2013, she starred in a short film of PETA promoting veganism, suggesting the Phoenix "drowned" when she recounted, "In water, humans drown like fish suffocating on land, place yourself in their place. ABC refused to broadcast the film during the Academy Awards broadcast, citing the controversial nature of the advertisement. In 2016, Phoenix starred in the campaign, taking a wart-hitting stance to PETA. In 2017, he produced the documentary What's Health, which premiered on June 16, 2017 on Netflix. The film claims "exposing collusion and corruption in governments and big businesses that cost us trillions of dollars in health, and making us sick".
Movieography
Awards and nominations
See also
- List of Puerto Ricanes
- Award winning list and Puerto Rican Academy nominee
- List of vegans
- Earthlings
References
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External links
- Joaquin Phoenix on IMDb
- Joaquin Phoenix in the TCM Movie Database
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