Joaquin Phoenix's biography

Joaquin Phoenix is 48 years old actor born at San Juan. He was born on Monday 28th of October 1974. He is often nicknamed as KittenJoaqLeaf. According to year of birth 1974 he belongs to Generation X. Birthday on 28th of October means he is Scorpio. Scorpio is a watery sign. These people are very intense in their thoughts. They always learn from the transformatory phase of their life.

He is native english speaker. He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be actor. You can know him also as television actor, film actor, street artist, film producer, screenwriter, voice actor, singer, rapper, environmentalist, television producer, animal rights advocate, activist, music video director. He is recently known as film director.

Joaquin Phoenix's dad

Joaquin Phoenix's father's name is John Lee Phoenix.

Joaquin Phoenix's mom

Joaquin Phoenix's mother's name is Arlyn Phoenix.

Joaquin Phoenix's career

His main focus is to be actor. He is famous thanks to Gladiator. You could see him also in Joker.

Joaquin Phoenix's partner

Rooney Mara

Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara have been together. Patricia is known as actor. His partner was born on Wednesday 17th of April 1985 in Bedford.

Awards and competitions

Joaquin Phoenix's Awards

Took his mother to the Academy Awards (2001).
Often brings his mother or any of his three sisters as his date to movie premieres or award shows.
He and River Phoenix are the first brothers to be nominated for acting Academy Awards.
Joaquin has been nominated for three categories in the Music Video Production Association Awards (2006), Directorial Debut, Direction of a New Artist, and Adult Contemporary.
He is the second actor to win an Academy Award for playing a comic book character.
He is the the second actor to win an Academy Award for playing the Joker. The first was Heath Ledger.
Second actor born in Puerto Rico to have won the Academy Award for Best Actor. The first was JosÃ© Ferrer.

Joaquin Phoenix's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Gladiator in 2000
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Walk the Line in 2005
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work The Master in 2012

What Joaquin Phoenix has done for a first time

His first name is pronounced "Wha-keen".
He and River Phoenix are the first brothers to be nominated for acting Academy Awards.
He is the the second actor to win an Academy Award for playing the Joker. The first was Heath Ledger.

Joaquin Phoenix's Donations

Donated $2,000 to Dennis Kucinich's (DSA) campaign for president - along with such other famous contributors as Willie Nelson, Danny Glover and Edward Asner (2003).

Joaquin Phoenix's quotes

I had a Catholic girlfriend but she wouldn't, uh, share loving.
After River's death, I felt like I was in an altered state. It took me over a year to get my life back.
I don't have the slightest desire to speak about my dead brother. It gets on my nerves to always be compared with him. My brother was a magnificent person and an outstanding actor.
My significant other right now is myself, which is what happens when you suffer from multiple personality disorder and self-obsession.
[on relationship with Liv Tyler] I was in awe. Every once in a while you find an actor that, with one word, can sum up eight different emotions. She absolutely nailed that.
I don't know why I always get to play these guys who have few redeeming features. But don't knock it. Villains are much more fun.
As I'm reading a script, I start to see the character. I always seem to do something to my hair. A lot of stuff I do for a part, people don't even notice, but I notice, and it makes the character whole for me.
The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs.
I enjoy humour more than anything, I don't really sit around banging my head and crying all the time.
I never think that I'm good at anything I do. I can always do it better, I know my weakness. I've never been perfect.
[on maintaining a lower profile than some of his other Hollywood peers] The less someone knows about me, the better, because my intention is to play a variety of characters.
[on his childhood and his live on the land with his family] I remember us being poor, but I never felt embarrassed, or like I was missing anything. I don't remember the hardship of trying to make it, just how my parents always managed to get through.
If you can come in, say your lines brilliantly, and be thinking "What's for lunch?". The whole time you're doing it and it works for the audience, who cares?
I don't know Shakespeare! I'm not a serious actor. Directors always make references, and I go: "Ah, I'll check it out," and I never, ever do. I'm incredibly lazy.
I'm going to sound a little weird here, but I like to spend a lot of time on my own in the woods. I don't exactly sneak off in the middle of the night, but I like to be in a place where no one can reach me by phone or e-mail.
It's a bad idea for actors to grow accustomed to seeing themselves on camera, because inevitably you start doing things and become too self-conscious. The only way to prevent it is by not being aware of yourself in that way or at least trying not to be.
[on Paul Thomas Anderson, director of The Master (2012)] He called me "Bubbles"on the set. Bubbles was Michael Jackson's pet monkey, and I was Paul's pet monkey. I didn't mind I at all. I love having a master.
I'm Jewish... But I don't think I've ever been very religious, no, though I do consider myself a spiritual person. I appreciate a lot of traditions from various faiths. I'm on a path.
I'm inherently a blubbering slob. I'm like a shaved hamster.
We should always shake up the system, even if it's a system that we think is working. I've always loved the rebel element.
Flying is something I just can't bear. I hate the powerlessness.
[to interviewer] You're willing this not to work. My lighter worked fine until you came in. [both giggle]
I get butterflies every time. I'm vomiting days before we start shooting.
I don't have a lot of secrets.
Trumpet is beautiful, even just one note of it. Thing is, I bitched to my teacher about playing scales. I just wanted to learn songs. But this friend of mine said, 'Hey, just get into the sound of it,' and I was like, cured within a day.
[on his role in Signs] I'm so not a baseball player! Oh, my God, forget it. I've no idea. I've never played an athlete. Not even a failed athlete!
I stayed [in LA] because I just wanted to drive it [the first car he's ever owned, a '72 Le Mans]. And yeah, it's yellow, but you know how much a paint job costs? I don't care how many times I hear someone yell 'TAXI!'
[on M. Night Shyamalan] I think all of his films ask, What is our purpose as humans? Night is a believer in fate.
I didn't realise until much later, when journalists told me that I wasn't normal, that I didn't have a 'normal' upbringing. "I was like, 'Oh, really?' It was news to me.
The Oscars, to me, was a recognition of my work, and in a way it was saying, 'You're not alone.' I think you have multiple extended families, and I'll always feel close to people I work with. I think that's when I work best. It's important to feel safe.
I don't really know where I am. [pauses] That's going to be a great quote.
[on the tattoo on the inside of his arm] It's just a circle. I got it to represent nothing because I hate the idea of people having a symbol of wisdom or love in Gaelic on their bodies.
When you're not on-set, you don't even want to tie your shoes.
I've accomplished what I've set out to accomplish. I do some crazy things sometimes, but I've been pretty good.
[on self confidence and performance anxiety issues] I threw up because of nervousness.

Joaquin Phoenix's body shape

Lets describe how Joaquin Phoenix looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.

Joaquin Phoenix