What is Joaquin Phoenix?
{{Infobox actor | name = Joaquin Phoenix | image = Joaquin Phoenix-1325.jpg (cropped).jpg | imagesize = 250px | caption = Joaquin Phoenix | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|10|28}} | birth_place = [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] | height = | birthname = Joaquín Rafael Bottom | othername = | known_for = Acting roles:<br>'''[[Commodus]]''' in ''[[Gladiator (2000 movie)|Gladiator]]''<br />'''Merrill Hess''' in ''[[Signs (movie)|Signs]]''<br />'''[[Johnny Cash]]''' in ''[[Walk the Line]]''<br />'''Lucius Hunt''' in ''[[The Village (movie)|The Village]]''<br>'''[[Joker (comics)|Arthur Fleck / Joker]]''' in ''[[Joker (2019 movie)|Joker]]'' }} '''Joaquín Rafael Phoenix''' ({{IPA2| hwakiːn / ra.fa.ˈe̞l / fiːnɪks}}) (born October 28, 1973), originally called '''Leaf Phoenix''', is an [[United States|American]] actor. He is from a family of actors, like his brother, the late actor [[River Phoenix]]. He has been nominated four times for the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]], winning once in 2020. He also won the [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]], [[Screen Actors Guild Award|Screen Actors Guild]], [[BAFTA Award|BAFTA]] and [[Grammy Award]]s. Phoenix is popular for his roles as [[Commodus]] in ''[[Gladiator (movie)|Gladiator]]'', as [[Johnny Cash]] in ''[[Walk the Line]]'' and as [[Joker (comics)|the main character]] in ''[[Joker (2019 movie)|Joker]]''. He is also known for portraying firefighter Jack Morrison in ''[[Ladder 49]]''. He has recently begun directing [[music video]]s, as well as [[Film producer|producing]] movies and television shows. He also sang and recorded an album, the [[soundtrack]] ''[[Walk the Line (soundtrack)|Walk The Line]]'', which won a [[Grammy Award]]. He has been a social activist for a long time, especially for [[animal rights]]. He is a [[Veganism|vegan]]. == Other websites == {{commons}} * {{imdb name|0001618}} * [http://www.moviehole.net/interviews/20051111_interview_joaquin_phoenix.html Joaquin Phoenix interview for Walk the Line] {{Web