Joaquin Phoenix news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Joaquin Phoenix performances. According to Wikipedia: Joaquín Rafael Phoenix is an Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe Award winning, American actor. As a child he was...
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Joaquin Phoenix news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Joaquin Phoenix performances. According to Wikipedia: Joaquín Rafael Phoenix is an Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe Award winning, American actor. As a child he was known as Leaf Phoenix. He was born and raised for a time in Puerto Rico, until his family moved to California, where he began a career as a child actor. He is from a family of performers, most notably his brother, the late actor River Phoenix.
(Photo by Photoagency) What happens when the leading man in the most critically acclaimed movie of your career goes off the deep end? If you've seen Joaquin Phoenix 's appearance on Letterman, you know exactly what happens, and Two Lovers director James Gray is not happy about it. ALSO ON ZIMBIO Poll: Do you think Phoenix is for real? Vote here Joaquin Phoenix rap show ends with confrontation 7 Questions with Joaquin Phoenix News of Gray's latest film has been buried in headlines about... Read Full Story
One of the photo agencies we use has a picture of scruffy Joaquin Phoenix on their homepage. Whenever I see it I wonder where the hell he is and if he’s ok. Joaquin, you probably remember, decided to scrap the whole Hollywood star thing in favor of a rap career that rivals K-Fed’s career change in the “most ill-conceived foray into rap” category. He also seems to be on just about the same talent level as K-Fed without the bling-enhanced uncalled-for bravado.
We haven’t heard anything from... Read Full Story
By Katey Rich : I've sat in a room with Joaquin Phoenix, smelled his cigarette smoke and seen through the dark shades to the once-familiar eyes underneath. And no, I still have no idea what the hell is going on with him. But, and I swear I'm not just saying this because I might wind up in his documentary, I'm convinced he's not a hoax. Surely you've heard about it all by now-- the slurred red carpet announcement that he was done acting, the messy Las Vegas rap debut , and especially last... Read Full Story
Director James Gray has moved on to the UK for his “Two Lovers” promo, and he’s speaking out more on the film’s leading actor, Joaquin Phoenix: “crazy person”. Gray said Phoenix is a crazy person with a beard making a fool of himself! Oh, Gray even called Phoenix a clown. Oops!
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For all of you who don’t know, Phoenix quit acting to pursue his rap career and is chronicling his transformation in a Casey Affleck -shot documentary. Cassey is married to... Read Full Story
1. He used to go by the name "Leaf Phoenix" but was born, "Joaquin Rafael Bottom". He's credited as Leaf in one of his early career roles in Ron Howard 's Parenthood in 1989. He doesn't have a rap name yet, but there's much speculation what it would be. Here's what Starcasm.com came up with: 10. Gorillionaire 9. LL Fool J. 8. Yo Hobo and a Bottle of Rum DMC 7. Ludicrous 6. Rip Van Cracker 5. Public Enema 4. The Unabummer 3. Notorious B.I.G.foot (or Notorious Bye! Good) 2. Gruff Daddy 1... Read Full Story
Joaquin Phoenix appears to be getting into the act of being a petulant hip-hop star. He jumped off the stage during a short performance at a Miami Beach nightclub early Thursday morning and confronted an audience member who was heckling him. Security guards dragged him back on stage and escorted him away. It's unknown whether the confrontation — and his pledge to quit acting and start rapping — was real or a put-on, but actor Casey Affleck recorded the performance on camera. In October... Read Full Story
“Two Lovers” is the kind of highbrow movie many actors would consider a great showcase: a small, personal film with a demanding central role opposite an Oscar-winning actress. Joaquin Phoenix, the star of the new drama, sees “Two Lovers” in a very different light — his swan song.
Phoenix’s retirement from acting — which he insists is neither a joke nor a publicity stunt — has transformed the film’s Friday launch into a circus nearly as surreal as anything staged by Fellini or Cirque du... Read Full Story
(Getty Images) ALSO ON ZIMBIO 5 Interesting Facts About Joaquin Pheonix Joaquin Phoenix Sources Say Rap Career Is A Hoax 7 Questions with Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix's own personal Christopher Guess movie continued shooting last night, as the newly hirsute actor wrestled a heckler to the ground at a performance at the LIV night club in the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel. The AP has the full details: He jumped off the stage during a short performance at the LIV nightclub early Thursday... Read Full Story
Entertainment Weekly has officially lifted the lid off of actor Joaquin Phoenix’s satiric attempt to launch a rap career after mysteriously quitting the film business.
As previously reported, the entertainer announced he was abandoning his Hollywood grind to put out a rap album to be produced by Diddy. Actor Casey Affleck, who is married to Phoenix’s sister Summer, has been filming the entire experience for a documentary, but the film is ultimately a joke at the expense of... Read Full Story
So, the "Joaquin Phoenix rap career" experiment/celebrity press fake-out has now reached the point where the "actor to rapper following a dream" has his own MySpace page, complete with streaming jams and a concert listing for a solstice party on March 21. There are three songs: "Pacific Dream" collects all the words that rhyme with "mediate," yet were left out of INXS' coda to "Need You Tonight," over a grimy guitar-and-chimes sample; "Palisade Nights" has a similarly dark feel, with lyrics... Read Full Story
