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}} Joaquín Rafael Phoenix (; born Joaquín Rafael Bottom, October 28, 1974), known formerly as Leaf Phoenix, is an American actor, producer, music video director, musician and activist. For his work as an artist, Phoenix has received a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award and three Academy Award nominations. Phoenix started his career by appearing in episodes on television shows with his brother River Phoenix and sister Summer Phoenix. His first major film release was in the comedy-drama film ''Parenthood'' (1989). During his period as a child actor he was credited as Leaf Phoenix, his self-given name. He later went back to his birth name, Joaquin, and received positive reviews for his supporting work in a wide range of films, most notably in the film adaptation of the novel ''To Die For'' (1995) and the period film ''Quills'' (2000). He received international attention for his portrayal of Commodus in the 2000 historical epic film ''Gladiator'', which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has subsequently earned Best Actor nominations for portraying musician Johnny Cash in the biopic ''Walk the Line'' (2005) and for his role as Freddie Quell, a sex-obsessed alcoholic World War II veteran in the drama film ''The Master'' (2012). To this date, he and River Phoenix hold the distinction of being the first and only brothers to get nominated for acting Academy Awards. Some of his other notable films include the satire film ''Buffalo Soldiers'' (2001), the science fiction thriller ''Signs'' (2002), the animated film ''Brother Bear'' (2003), the historical drama film ''Hotel Rwanda'' (2004), the psychological thriller ''The Village'' (2004), the documentary ''Earthlings'' (2005), the romantic drama ''Two Lovers'' (2008), the drama ''The Immigrant'' (2013), the romantic science fiction drama ''Her'' (2013) and the crime comedy-drama film ''Inherent Vice'' (2014). Aside from his acting career, he has also ventured into directing music videos, as well as producing films and television shows. He has recorded an album, the soundtrack to ''Walk The Line'', for which he won the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. Phoenix is a social activist, lending his support to a number of charities and humanitarian organizations. He is also widely known for his animal rights advocacy. He has been a vegan since the age of three, and actively campaigns for PETA and In Defense of Animals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Joaquin Phoenix's Charity Work )〕 ==Early life== Phoenix was born Joaquín Rafael Bottom in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico to parents from the U.S. mainland. He is the third of five children, including River (1970–1993), Rain (b. 1972), Liberty (b. 1976) and Summer (b. 1978). He also has a half-sister named Jodean (b. 1964) from a previous relationship of his father's.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Phoenix Family )〕 Phoenix's father, John Lee Bottom, originally from Fontana, California, was a lapsed Catholic of English, as well as German and French, ancestry.〔http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001618/bio〕 Phoenix's mother, Arlyn (née Dunetz), was born in the Bronx, New York, to Jewish parents whose families emigrated from Russia and Hungary.〔 Arlyn left her family in 1968 and moved to California, later meeting Phoenix's father while hitchhiking. They married in 1969, then later joined a religious group, the Children of God, and began traveling throughout South America.〔 His parents eventually became disenchanted with the Children of God; they made the decision to leave the group and returned to the U.S. in 1978. They changed their last name to Phoenix, after the mythical bird that rises from its own ashes, symbolizing a new beginning. Around this time, Phoenix began calling himself Leaf, desiring to have a nature-related name like his siblings, and inspired by spending time outdoors raking leaves with his father. Leaf became the name he used as a child actor, until at age 15, when he changed it back to Joaquin. In order to provide food and financial support for the family, the children performed on the streets and at various talent contests, singing and playing instruments.〔 In Los Angeles, his mother started working as a secretary for NBC, and his father worked as a landscaper. Phoenix and his siblings were eventually discovered by one of Hollywood's leading children's agents, Iris Burton, who got the five children acting work, mainly doing commercials and television show appearances. He went on to establish himself as a child actor before deciding to withdraw from acting for a while and travel to Mexico and South America with his father.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://movies.yahoo.com/person/joaquin-phoenix/biography.html;_ylt=AwrB302drNRRUxAAygX3TssF;_ylu=X3oDMTI2ajBnaDlrBG1pdANQZXJzb24gRW50aXR5IEFib3V0BHBvcwMxBHNlYwNNZWRpYUVudGl0eUFib3V0TGlua3NQYWNrYWdlQXNzZW1ibHk-;_ylg=X3oDMTE2Z2ppM3RwBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQD;_ylv=3 )〕 Three days after his 19th birthday, Joaquín's older brother River suffered a fatal drug overdose on October 31, 1993. Joaquín's call to 911 seeking help for his brother was repeatedly played on radio and television.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.franksreelreviews.com/shorttakes/viperroom.htm )〕 In response, he retreated from the public eye for about a year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joaquin Phoenix )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joaquin Phoenix」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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