River Phoenix’s first film was the 1985 children’s sci-fi adventure “Explorers.” Phoenix starred alongside Ethan Hawke in the movie, and while the two young actors became friends ...

It’s been 30 years since the tragic death of River Phoenix, the young actor best known for his roles in "Stand By Me" and "My Own Private Idaho." Phoenix was just 23 years old when he died in ...

She captioned the post simply, "Happy Birthday River," punctuated with ... Reiner referred to Phoenix as "a brilliant, brilliant young actor," who was "like a James Dean" in that he left behind ...

River Phoenix may have been destined to be a great ... Phoenix drew no small amount of acclaim during his time as a young actor, but nothing compared to his breakout role as troubled child Chris ...

And because we never saw River fighting wrinkles or fat rolls, he remains immortalized as a young hunk ... The jobs Phoenix did finish have influenced generations of actors, including Leonardo ...

Speaking about working with Phoenix once again, the elder Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) reflected about the young actor’s role in a 2019 interview with Entertainment Weekly: “"I thought River ...