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River Phoenix

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River Phoenix

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River Phoenix (English: River Phoenix, August 23, 1970 - October 31, 1993) was an American film actor who was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, and was considered one of the most talented actors by Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel. In 1991, he won the Venice Best Actor for "My Own Private Idaho". He died suddenly of a heroin and cocaine overdose on Halloween in 1993. His younger brother Joaquin Phoenix is ​​also an actor.

Category
Musicians
Nationality
United States
Born
1970-08-23
Died
1993-10-31
Wikidata
Q106514
Occupations actortelevision actormovie actorstreet performermusiciansinger-songwriterenvironmentalistguitarist
Aliases River Jude PhoenixRiver PhoenixRiver Phoenixriver phoenixLihua Feng Lishi

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