River Phoenix Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

Gunda – on which the Oscar-winning star is an executive producer.Explaining the actor’s absence, he said: “He just got a baby, by the way, his name was… a beautiful son named River, so he cannot promote it [the film] now.”The name is a touching tribute to Joaquin’s brother, the Stand by Me actor River Phoenix, who died of a drug overdose aged 23 in 1993.

A few months back, it was revealed that Joquin Pheonix and Rooney Mara were expecting their first child and that the Carol star was already six months pregnant at the time. Now, for some amazing news, the couple, who got engaged in May 2019, reportedly welcomed their first child last month.

Grab your tissues, because this news about Joaquin Phoenix‘s newborn son is going to make you emotional!

The songs will come out in August

Last night, Joaquin Phoenix won big at the 2020 Academy Awards taking home best actor for his role as Arthur Fleck in Joker. Giving an impassioned speech against the dairy industry, and paying tribute to his late brother, River Phoenix, his name quickly began to trend worldwide. With more than one million Google searches yesterday alone, it seems everyone is keen to know more about the actor.

Joaquin Phoenix honored his late brother River Phoenix during his acceptance speech at the Academy Awards on Sunday night (Feb. 9).While accepting the best actor Oscar for his performance in Joker, Phoenix touched on a number of issues including cancel culture, animal activism, racism and gender equality before quoting a song lyric written by his brother, who passed away from a drug overdose outside Los Angeles' famed Viper Room in 1993 at the age of 23.

Joaquin Phoenix is no stranger to the spotlight! The Joker star, 45, got his start in television alongside his late brother, River Phoenix, and sister Summer Phoenix, and quickly rose through the ranks to become one of the most recognized names in Hollywood.

"River was a really substantial actor and movie star, and we didn’t really know it."

Oscar-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix has opened up about his brother River’s death in a heartbreaking and rare interview.

In 1993, at the height of his career, teen idol River Phoenix passed away after a drug overdose at the nightclub in West Hollywood. With him were his 21-year-old sister Rain Phoenix and 19-year-old brother Joaquin Phoenix.