| Joaquin Phoenix joined his co-star Reese Witherspoon picking up a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Johnny Cash in "Walk in The Line." |
| When getting a Golden Globe said, "Whoever thought I would ever win in the comedy/musical category?," |
| Joaquin was in a car accident in January 2006, when his brakes failed. |
| Joaquin Phoenix: I don't walk around like I'm a movie star because I don't think of myself as a movie star. People usually don't even notice me. |
| For his movie Ladder 49, Joaquin spent some time living in a firehouse and doing all the training the firefighters did. |
| Joaquin has been homeschooled throughout his childhood. |
| M. Night Shyamalan: Other actors hand you their performance. Joaquin makes you come to him. It's all there, but you have to search for it, inside his eyes. |
| Joaquin Phoenix: I'm vomiting days before I start shooting a new movie. |
| Joaquin has a tattoo of a circle on his arm. |
| Joaquin Phoenix: When I first heard about [To Die For], I thought, what a terrible idea — a teacher seduces this kid and he kills her husband? That's awful. |
| Joaquin Phoenix: I just have high expectations. Every time I see a movie I'm in, I go, 'F*** it! That scene was supposed to be good, and it's terrible |
| After taking a break from acting, Joaquin was thrust into the limelight when his brother overdosed on drugs at The Viper Room, a nightclub in Los Angeles; Joaquin was the one who called 9-1-1. |
| Joaquin over came his fear of heights during the making of Ladder 49. |
| In 2000, Joaquin won the Best Supporting Actor award for his appearance in Gladiator at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards. |
| In 2000, Joaquin was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award at the Academy Awards for his appearance in Gladiator. |
| In 2000, Joaquin was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award at the British Academy Awards for his appearance in Gladiator. |
| Joaquin appeared in a TV commercial for PETA in 1998. |
| Joaquin Phoenix: The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs. |
| Joaquin Phoenix: As I'm reading a script, I start to see the character. I always seem to do something to my hair. A lot of stuff I do for a part, people don't even notice, but I notice, and it makes the character whole for me. |
| Joaquin Phoenix: I don't know why I always get to play these guys who have few redeeming features. But don't knock it. Villains are much more fun. |
| Joaquin Phoenix: My significant other right now is myself, which is what happens when you suffer from multiple personality disorder and self-obsession. |
| Joaquin Phoenix: I don't have the slightest desire to speak about my dead brother. It gets on my nerves to always be compared with him. My brother was a magnificent person and an outstanding actor. |
| Joaquin Phoenix: After River's death, I felt like I was in an altered state. It took me over a year to get my life back. |
| Joaquin Phoenix: When I go out with the ladies, I don't force them to pronounce my name. I tell them I like to go by the nickname of Kitten. |
| Joaquin did his own vocals on the Walk the Line soundtrack. |
| Joaquin checked himself into rehab to be treated for alcoholism in early April 2005. |
| Joaquin shares a birthday with actress Julia Roberts. |
| Joaquin speaks Spanish fluently. |
| Contrary to popular belief, the scar on Joaquin's lip is not the result of a repaired cleft lip or palate. It is simply a birth mark. He has stated that while pregnant with him, his mother felt a sharp pain one day, and he was born with the mark. |
| Joaquin is a spokesperson for PETA. |
| Joaquin's mother is of Hungarian-Russian descent and his father is of Spanish-Irish descent. |
| Joaquin resides in New York City in the same apartment building as best friend Casey Affleck and sister Summer Phoenix and director Gus Van Sant. |
| Joaquin is a strict vegan and will not wear costumes made out of animal skin. |
| Joaquin once refused to wear shoes during a photo shoot for Prada because they were made out of leather. |
| Joaquin is pronounced "WAA-keen" |
| In 2000, instead of a "regular" date, Joaquin took his mother to the premiere of Gladiator. |
| Joaquin is 5' 8" (1.73 m) tall. |
| Joaquin has also worked as a model. As of late, he's been focusing on acting. |
| In 1982, Joaquin made his acting debut, by appearing on an episode of the short-lived CBS musical adventure series Seven Brides for Seven Brothers; older brother River was a regular; younger sister Summer also appeared. |
| Joaquin once dated Liv Tyler. They met during the filming of Inventing the Abbotts, and broke up in fall of 1998. |
| Joaquin got his first significant film role in 1986's Spacecamp. |
| Joaquin Phoenix: There is a fear about celebrity, but I can always go places where nobody is going to bother me. I just don't ever want to be a 'personality.' I want the freedom to try different things. |
| Joaquin is the younger brother of actress, Rain Phoenix and the late actor, River Phoenix, as well as the older brother of actresses, Liberty Phoenix & Summer Phoenix. |
| Joaquin changed his first name to Leaf when he began acting in order to have it match his earthier-sounding siblings's names. |
| Joaquin's last name was legally changed to Phoenix in 1977. His given last name was Bottom. |
| Joaquin dropped out of school in the ninth grade. He was being homeschooled and was offended when the school system sent him a dead frog to dissect. |
| Joaquin loves to play backgammon. |
| Joaquin enjoys listening to Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, Queen and James Brown. |
| Some of Joaquin's favourite authors are Tennessee Williams, Rilke and Hubert Selby Jr. |
| Joaquin owns and rides a Ducati motorcycle and a yellow '72 Le Mans. |
| You may contact him at: Joaquin Phoenix - c/o United Talent Agency - 9560 Wilshire Blvd. - Suite 500 - Beverly Hills, CA, 90212 |
| Joaquin Phoenix: I had a Catholic girlfriend but she wouldn't, uh, share loving. |
| Joaquin Phoenix: I enjoy humour more than anything, I don't really sit around banging my head and crying all the time. |
| Joaquin Phoenix: (on his family) I remember us being poor, but I never felt embarrassed, or like I was missing anything. I don't remember the hardship of trying to make it, just how my parents always managed to get through. |
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