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In this case, the fanlisting is for the late American actor River Phoenix, and was created by Sasha. If you're still not sure what a fanlisting is, please read Fanlistings 101 for more information!

About River Phoenix

River was a startlingly mature, gifted young actor who made a major impact on screen before drugs ended his life at the age of 23. His all-American looks and pensive manner made him appealing to teenage fans, but his dedication to the craft of acting set him apart from other youthful heartthrobs. Born to unconventional parents (who named their other children Leaf, Rainbow, Summer, and Liberty), he landed his first steady job as a cast member in the shortlived TV series "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1982-83), and had a notable part in the telefilm Surviving (1985). He made his big-screen debut in Explorers (1985), but it was his role as Wil Wheaton's pal from the wrong side of the tracks in Stand by Me (1986) that established him as a comer. He had a meaty part as Harrison Ford's son in The Mosquito Coast (1986), and then earned an Oscar nomination for his heartrending performance as the son of radicals-on-the-run Judd Hirsch and Christine Lahti in Running on Empty (1988). His other films include Little Nikita, A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (both also 1988), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, as young Indy), and I Love You to Death (1990). He gave knockout performances in a pair of 1991 movies, Dogfight (as a Vietnam-bound Marine) and My Own Private Idaho (as a narcoleptic male hustler). He had costarring roles in Sneakers (1992), The Thing Called Love (1993), and Sam Shepard's Silent Tongue (1994). He was in production on a movie called Dark Blood and was scheduled to begin production on Interview With the Vampire (both 1994) when he collapsed from a drug overdose and died.

River was also a dedicated animal rights activist and environmentalist, a strict vegetarian and a member of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). River was a talented musician as well as an actor and he played Aniguitar, sang, and wrote songs for his band, Aleka's Attic, which also included his sister Rain. While living in Gainsville, Florida, he formed a band with his friends called "Aleka's Attic". Although they never released their own album, their song "Across The Way" can be found on PETA's Tame Yourself album, used to fight animal abuse.

Filmography

Dark Blood (1993) .... Boy
Silent Tongue (1993) .... Talbot Roe
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) (uncredited) .... Pilgrim
Thing Called Love, The (1993) .... James Wright
Sneakers (1992) .... Carl Arbegast
Dogfight (1991) .... Eddie Birdlace
My Own Private Idaho (1991) .... Mike Waters
I Love You to Death (1990) .... Devo Nod
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) .... Young Indy
Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, A (1988) .... Jimmy Reardon
Running on Empty (1988) .... Danny Pope
Little Nikita (1988) .... Jeff Grant
Mosquito Coast, The (1986) .... Charlie
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986) (TV) .... Chris Benfield
Stand by Me (1986) .... Chris Chambers
Explorers (1985) .... Wolfgang M¸ller
Surviving (1985) (TV) .... Philip Brogan
"Robert Kennedy & His Times" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Robert Kennedy Jr. (Part 3)
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (1984) (TV) .... Brian Ellsworth
"Celebrity" (1984) (mini) TV Series .... Jeffie - age 11
"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1982) TV Series .... Guthrie McFadden

Trivia

The song "Transcending" on The Red Hot Chili Peppers album "One Hot Minute" is dedicated to River.
The 1994 R.E.M. album "Monster" is dedicated "for River" in the liner notes (lead singer Michael Stipe was friends with him).
Natalie Merchant wrote a song, "River", which is in memory of him.
Delivers a monologue on John Frusciante's album "Smile from the Streets You Hold."
Ranked #86 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 38.
Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in Sidney Lumet's Running on Empty (1988), Phoenix lost out to Kevin Kline for his performance in Fish Called Wanda, A (1988). Kline and Phoenix would work together two years later in the film I Love You to Death (1990).
Born in a log cabin in Oregon at 12.10 pm-PDT
He was supposed to be the interviewer in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, which was filmed in 1994. When he passed away, Christian Slater took his place, and donated his entire paycheck from the movie to all of River's favorite charities.
He was almost defintely set to star as Izzy Singer in Safe Passage. Sean Astin got the part after River's death.
Was set to star in Total Eclipse (1995), the story of a young gay poet. After River died the part was given to Leonardo DiCaprio.
Brother of Joaquin Phoenix, Summer Phoenix, Rain Phoenix and Liberty Phoenix.
A dedicated animal rights activist and environmentalist, River was a strict vegetarian and a member of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
Dated actresses Martha Plimpton and Samantha Mathis and dated Suzanne Solgot.
His date to Johnny Depp's club the evening he died was actress Samantha Mathis.
His ashes were scattered at family's Florida Ranch.
The famous Brazilian singer and song writer Milton Nascimento wrote a song called "River Phoenix," years before River's death. Milton was quite impressed with his performance in Stand by Me and decided to write a song in reverence of River's talent. When he got to know about the song, he came to Brazil and spent some days in Milton Nascimento's country home. After that first contact, they became good friends.
He disliked flying and traveled everywhere by car or train.
Phoenix, who'd been playing the guitar since childhood, had his own band with his sister Rain called Aleka's Attic.
My Own Private Idaho (1991) director (and close friend of River) Gus Van Sant 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) also includes a dedication of "For River" during the opening credits.
River recorded an album the summer before his death titled 'Never Odd Or Even' (the title is a palindrome) which has never been released. A friend of his named Sasa Raphael (who worked with River on the album and played bass in River's band Aleka's Attic) almost succeeded in making the album available for free download on the internet in the summer of 2000 (on the anniversary of what would've been River's 30th birthday), but was later sued by the River Phoenix Estate for copyright reasons.
His parents named him River after the river of life in Hermann Hesse's classic spiritual novel 'Siddhartha', and Jude (his middle name) after the Beatles song 'Hey Jude'.

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