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River Phoenix

1970 - 1993

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River Jude Phoenix (né Bottom; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor. He was known as a teen actor before taking on leading roles in critically acclaimed films and becoming one of the most preeminent talents of his generation. Phoenix's numerous accolades include the Volpi Cup and the Independent Spirit Award in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award. Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the older brother of Rain, Joaquin, Liberty and Summer Phoenix. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. River Phoenix is the 1,024th most popular actor (down from 850th in 2019), the 2,003rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,525th in 2019) and the 508th most popular American Actor.

River Phoenix is most famous for his role in the movie "Stand By Me" and for his work with the band "Aleka's Attic." He died of a drug overdose in 1993.

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Among actors, River Phoenix ranks 1,024 out of 13,578. Before him are Olof Thunberg, Song Joong-ki, Benicio del Toro, Jean Arthur, Néstor Carbonell, and Lucy Liu. After him are Yuri Nikulin, Janet Gaynor, Mumtaz, Carel Struycken, Daniel Olbrychski, and Mack Sennett.

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Among people born in 1970, River Phoenix ranks 32. Before him are Claudia Schiffer, Ethan Hawke, Fred Durst, Simon Pegg, Paolo Sorrentino, and Erik ten Hag. After him are Beck, Lara Fabian, Frank de Boer, Gabriela Sabatini, Jason Lee, and Halit Ergenç. Among people deceased in 1993, River Phoenix ranks 50. Before him are Horia Sima, Muhammad Khan Junejo, Kakuei Tanaka, Hans Baur, György Sárosi, and Helen Hayes. After him are Bruno Pontecorvo, Dražen Petrović, Don Ameche, Lucia Popp, Rahmon Nabiyev, and Leonid Gaidai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, River Phoenix ranks 2,003 out of 20,380. Before him are Jean Arthur (1900), Néstor Carbonell (1967), Jake LaMotta (1922), Chuck Yeager (1923), Lucy Liu (1968), and James Heckman (1944). After him are Janet Gaynor (1906), Scott Hall (1958), James Patterson (1947), XXXTentacion (1998), Alan Greenspan (1926), and Erskine Caldwell (1903).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, River Phoenix ranks 508. Before him are David Graf (1950), Cloris Leachman (1926), Michael Dudikoff (1954), Jean Arthur (1900), Néstor Carbonell (1967), and Lucy Liu (1968). After him are Janet Gaynor (1906), Scott Wilson (1942), Gillian Anderson (1968), Wes Studi (1947), Joe Mantegna (1947), and Macaulay Culkin (1980).

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