River Phoenix

Age: 23 (passed away Oct. 31st, 1993)
Height: 5' 10"

Birth Place: Madras, Oregon, USA
Born: Aug. 23rd, 1970

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River Phoenix's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
It's Your Move	Brian
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers	Guthrie McF…

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

His father John had been a carpenter, his mother Arlyn was a secretary in the Bronx. They met in California in 1968 where they worked as itinerant fruit pickers. By the time River was two, they were members of the Children of God, living in South America, where John was the sect's Archbishop of Venezuela. In 1977, they moved to Los Angeles, and changed their last name to Phoenix. His parents encouraged all of their children to get into movies and, by age ten, River was acting professionally on TV. His film debut was in Explorers (1985), followed rapidly by box-office successes with Stand by Me (1986) and The Mosquito Coast (1986), and as young Indiana in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). His role as Danny Pope in Running on Empty (1988) earned him an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor. His best role was probably Mike, the hustler in My Own Private Idaho (1991). He died at age 23 outside the Viper Room, Johnny Depp's Los Angeles club.

TRIVIA:

Had a very close bond with Harrison Ford.
Mentioned by Norwegian Pop-Rocker Morten Abel in the song "River Phoenix".
Was a classmate of singer 'Anastacia (I)' (qv)
He was supposed to be the interviewer in _Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)_ (qv) but died. 'Christian Slater' (qv) took his place, and donated his entire paycheck from the movie to all of River's favorite charities.
Ashes scattered at family's Florida Ranch.
Was an involved environmentalist and bought up several hundred acres of rain forest in Costa Rica and Brazil, not to develop them, but to just keep them so they would not be cut down.
Was fluent in Spanish.
_My Own Private Idaho (1991)_ (qv) director (and close friend of River) 'Gus Van Sant' (qv) published a novel in 1997 titled "Pink," which is a loosely disguised fantasy homage to his late friend. Van Sant's movie _Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)_ (qv) includes a dedication of to River during the opening credits.

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