He went by this new name until he was about 15, when he went back to Joaquin. After Parenthood, he took a break from acting. In 1993, just a few days after his 19th birthday, Phoenix went through ...

Joaquin Phoenix is currently nominated for best performance by an actor in a leading role for playing Arthur Fleck in "Joker." The actor is also known for movies like "Her" and "Inherent Vice.

The little one’s name is a tribute to the Oscar winner’s late brother, River Phoenix, who died of a drug overdose at the age of 23 in 1993 and has always been one of Joaquin’s biggest ...

Joaquin Phoenix has played some iconic roles ... to see what some of your favorite actors looked like years earlier? Parenthood is one of those movies for us with its star-studded cast ...

Joaquin (then known as Leaf Phoenix) starred in Parenthood as a young teen in 1989, then took a break from acting, making his comeback in the 1995 Nicole Kidman film To Die For. “When I was 15 ...

Before he played Johnny Cash in "Walk the Line," most moviegoers probably thought of Joaquin Phoenix as the troubled adolescent from "Parenthood" or the not-too-bright high schooler who murders ...

Joaquin Phoenix has charted an unlikely path from ... An early role in the 80s comedy Parenthood showcased just how much talent for gravitas the young actor had, creating a road map of sorts ...

An uncle (Joaquin Phoenix) connects with his nephew (Woody ... drama owes much of that warmth to an understanding that parenthood can be vexatious and unrelenting as well as sublime and transcendent.

Summer and Liberty (Joaquin once went by the name Leaf). Phoenix’s childhood film roles include “Space Camp” and Ron Howard’s “Parenthood.” His older brother River paved the way ...

Like River, Phoenix began acting when he was a child and still went by Leaf before changing his name to Joaquin. He famously appeared in films such as Parenthood (1989) and Anything for Love (1985).

Though his birth name was Joaquin, the actor has not always used that name in Hollywood. Many of his childhood roles (including SpaceCamp and Parenthood) are credited under the name "Leaf Phoenix ...