River Phoenix

Born:	August 23, 1970 Madras, Oregon
Died:	October 31, 1993 (Age: 23) Hollywood, California

Actor	Year
River Phoenix: The Final 24 His Final Hours	2010
The Adventures Of Indiana Jones Collection	2003
The Thing Called Love	1993
Silent Tongue	1993
Sneakers	1992
My Own Private Idaho	1991
Dogfight	1991
I Love You To Death	1990
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade	1989
A Night In The Life Of Jimmy Reardon	1988
Little Nikita	1988
Running On Empty	1988
Stand By Me	1986
Circle Of Violence: A Family Drama	1986
The Mosquito Coast	1986
Kennedy: Robert Kennedy and His Times	1985
Surviving	1985
Explorers	1985

Profile created on June 20, 2000.

River was a dedicated animal rights activist and environmentalist.
He had four siblings: Joaquin, Summer, Rain and Liberty.
Following his death, various musicians dedicated music or wrote songs in River's memory, such as Red Hot Chili Peppers ("Transcending"), R.E.M. album "Monster," and Natalie Merchant ("River").
Prior to his untimely death, River was given the role of the interviewer in 'Interview With A Vampire.' Christian Slater took over the role and donated his entire paycheck from the movie to River's favorite charities.
He lived in South America until he was seven years old.
River began acting on televsion by age 10 and his first film debut was 'Explorers,' when he was fifteen.
River died outside Johnny Depp's Los Angeles nightclub, The Viper Room. He was 23 years old.
He was born River Jude Bottom, but in 1979 his parents changed their name to Phoenix.
His nickname was 'Rio,' Spanish for River.
River loved music, even more than acting. His band, Aleka's Attic, have a song on the PETA charity album.