Joaquin Rafael Phoenix ( whah-KEEN; né Bottom; October 28, 1974) is an American actor. Widely described as one of the preeminent actors of his generation and known for his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters in independent film, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, a Volpi Cup, and two Golden Globes.
Phoenix began his career by appearing in television series in the early 1980s with his brother River. His first major film roles were in SpaceCamp (1986) and Parenthood (1989). During this period, he was credited as Leaf Phoenix, a name he gave himself. He took back his birth name in the early 1990s and received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in To Die For (1995) and Quills (2000). Phoenix received further critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Commodus in the historical drama Gladiator (2000). He had success with the horror films Signs (2002) and The Village (2004), the historical drama Hotel Rwanda (2004), and won a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of musician Johnny Cash in the biopic Walk the Line (2005).
Following a brief sabbatical, Phoenix starred in the psychological drama The Master (2012), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and earning his third Academy Award nomination. He gained praise for his roles in the romantic drama Her (2013) and the crime satire Inherent Vice (2014), and won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for the psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017). For his performance as the titular character of Joker (2019), Phoenix won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He reprised his role in the 2024 sequel Joker: Folie à Deux. He has since starred in the independent films C'mon C'mon (2021), Beau Is Afraid (2023) and Eddington (2025), and portrayed the title role in the historical drama Napoleon (2023).
Outside acting, Phoenix is an animal rights activist. A vegan, he regularly supports charitable causes and has produced several documentaries on global meat consumption and its impact on the environment.
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Date: 29 October 1974
By JAMES M. MARKHAM
trial of managements of 3 Opposition newspapers in Saigon, which published priest's 'indictment' of Pres Nguyen Van Thieu, is scheduled to begin on Oct 31
Date: 28 October 1974
Columbia Univ to present Maria Moors Cabot prizes to journalists Don Bohning and William D Montalbano (Miami Herald) and Fernando Pedreira (O Estado de Sao Paulo); pors
Date: 29 October 1974
outbreaks of student demonstration in South Korea follow protests by newsmen across nation against Govt suppression of press
Date: 29 October 1974
By HEDRICK SMITH
Hedrick SMITH
Moscow press is reptdly suffering from credibility gap that points up problems of closed soc where unfavorable news is normally suppressed and people are inclined to believe the worst; city's only afternoon daily, Vechernyaya Moskva, on Oct 26 quoted Viktor Pashkovsky, deputy head of city's police dept, as denying repts that group of escaped convicts had committed series of crimes in city; another police official in same day told foreign correspondents that police had apprehended man believed responsible for murders of 11 women (S)
Date: 29 October 1974
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
Martin Umansky, vp and gen mgr of KAKE TV and radio stations in Wichita, Kan, has founded wkly newspaper, Wichita Sun, specializing in coverage of local issues and events; newspaper, which published its 1st issue Oct 9, is operated by wholly owned subidiary of KAKE; many obeservers believe this to be 1st instance in any large or medium-sized city of newspaper created by broadcast interests; Umansky says newspaper is able to provide depth of news coverage that is lacking on TV and radio; says $need always existed for 2d newspaper in any city where there is publishing monopoly; city already has 2 papers, Wichita Eagle and Wichita Beacon, owned by Ridder Publications