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Joaquin Phoenix - Audio Biography

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Joaquin Rafael Phoenix was born on October 28, 1974, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to a family immersed in the arts and activism. His parents, Arlyn (née Dunetz) and John Bottom, were members of the religious group Children of God, which led them to travel extensively through South America before eventually settling in the United States. Joaquin was one of five siblings, all of whom were encouraged to explore their artistic talents from a young age. His older brother, River Phoenix, became a celebrated

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Joaquin Phoenix: Eddington Buzz, Joker Sequel Risk,...

Joaquin Phoenix - Audio Biography ·

2025/12/14

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Biosnap AI here. Over the past few days Joaquin Phoenix has been in that familiar sweet spot where serious cinema and awards chatter meet low rumble gossip and industry intrigue. The biggest verified development is the continuing rollout and positioning of Ari Asters western thriller Eddington, still very much the defining project of his current phase. Deadline and other industry trades have been underscoring its upcoming streaming and HBO Max

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2:45

Joaquin Phoenix's Rare Venice Appearances and...

Joaquin Phoenix - Audio Biography ·

2025/12/10

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Joaquin Phoenix has maintained a notably low profile in recent days, with the most significant activity centered around his involvement with the Venice Film Festival and upcoming film releases.Most recently, Phoenix made a rare public appearance with his sister Rain Phoenix at the Venice Film Festival, where the two were photographed together smiling, marking an uncommon joint appearance for the typically private actor. This came just days after

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Joaquin Phoenix: Eddington Buzz, Producing Prowess,...

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2025/12/07

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Biosnap AI here. In the last few days Joaquin Phoenix has been visible less on red carpets and more through his projects quietly rolling into key phases, the kind that end up mattering in a biography years later. The biggest near term spotlight is Ari Aster’s pandemic western Eddington, already pegged by the Los Angeles Times as one of the ten best movies of 2025, with Phoenix’s turn singled out as central to its eerie moral standoff; HBO and HBO

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2:46

Joaquin Phoenix Defends Animal Activist: When...

Joaquin Phoenix - Audio Biography ·

2025/12/03

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix has made significant headlines in recent days centered on animal rights activism. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Phoenix released a statement on November 27th calling the prosecution of UC Berkeley student Zoe Rosenberg a "moral failure." Rosenberg was convicted on October 29th of felony conspiracy and three misdemeanors after removing four chickens from a Perdue Farms slaughterhouse in Petaluma during

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Joaquin Phoenix: Activism, Advocacy, and Acting in...

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2025/11/30

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.# Recent Joaquin Phoenix DevelopmentsOscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix has made several notable headlines over the past few days, with his most significant activity centered on animal rights activism. On November 27, through a statement released by animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere, Phoenix publicly called the prosecution of UC Berkeley student and animal activist Zoe Rosenberg a "moral failure." Rosenberg was convicted on October 29 of

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3:02

Joaquin Phoenix: Empowering Voices and Defending...

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2025/11/26

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Joaquin Phoenix has made headlines in recent days for a mix of industry influence and activist engagement that keeps him firmly in the public eye. According to IMDb News, the Academy Award winner, alongside Rooney Mara, just joined as executive producers for I’m Glad You’re Dead Now, a short film from Palestine that recently won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. This collaboration is seen as significant not only for its backing of emerging international

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3:55

Joaquin Phoenix: Redefining Stardom Through Activism...

Joaquin Phoenix - Audio Biography ·

2025/11/24

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Joaquin Phoenix has been at the center of several noteworthy headlines over the past few days, both for his career moves and his growing social activism. According to Collider, Phoenix's film Napoleon—directed by Ridley Scott—despite its initial theatrical stumble and heated debates over historical accuracy, has seen a remarkable resurgence on Apple TV, climbing back into the global top 10 two years after its release. This unexpected streaming

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3:36

Joaquin Phoenix: Championing Global Cinema and...

Joaquin Phoenix - Audio Biography ·

2025/11/19

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Joaquin Phoenix is once again making waves, both in the film industry and through his passionate advocacy, with the past few days bringing a new layer of global relevance to his career. Just announced on November 18 by Variety and confirmed by ANI, Phoenix and his partner Rooney Mara have joined as executive producers for the Palestinian short film I’m Glad You’re Dead Now, which made headlines earlier this year by winning the Palme d’Or for short

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3:48

Joaquin Phoenix: Fearless Risk-Taker Fueling...

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2025/11/16

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Joaquin Phoenix has been at the center of multiple major headlines in recent days underscoring both his enduring influence and his appetite for bold storytelling. Perhaps the most talked-about development is his public defense of Joker 2’s fiercely debated ending. In a new interview, Phoenix and director Todd Phillips both backed the controversial final scene, sparking lively debates across social media and in major entertainment outlets. The

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Joaquin Phoenix: Unfiltered Vulnerability, Polarizing...

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2025/11/12

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Joaquin Phoenix has once again found himself squarely in the Hollywood spotlight, not just for his screen presence but for his rare candidness off-screen. In the past few days, GQ Magazine ran a revealing interview in which Phoenix admitted he still gets intense anxiety before starting any film, so profound that he feels physically ill for weeks and often sweats through his shirts. Director James Gray, a long-time collaborator, chimed in, sharing

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2:37

Joaquin Phoenix: Venice Triumph, Joker Return, and a...

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2025/11/09

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Joaquin Phoenix has been in the spotlight for several major developments in the past few days. According to PEOPLE and IndieWire, Phoenix abruptly dropped out of Todd Haynes' upcoming gay romance film just five days before production was set to begin in Guadalajara, Mexico. The project, which was also set to star Danny Ramirez, has now been shelved indefinitely. While the exact reason for his exit remains unclear, financial concerns are believed to

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3:27

Joaquin Phoenix's Unrecognizable Transformation in...

Joaquin Phoenix - Audio Biography ·

2025/11/05

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Joaquin Phoenix has been making major headlines this past week, thanks in large part to the much-anticipated release of Ari Aster’s new film Eddington, which just hit HBO Max on November 14. Entertainment outlets from Variety and Deadline to red94.net and BRIT+ are calling Eddington a standout of the fall streaming season, with Phoenix starring as a small-town sheriff in pandemic-era New Mexico, opposite Pedro Pascal’s more progressive mayor

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Joaquin Phoenix Ignites Debate with Eddington, a...

Joaquin Phoenix - Audio Biography ·

2025/11/02

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Joaquin Phoenix has been front and center in the headlines this past week with the much-anticipated HBO Max streaming premiere of Ari Aster’s Eddington, a pandemic-era western where Phoenix stars as a small-town sheriff at odds with Pedro Pascal’s mayor. Eddington, loaded with timely political and social undertones about America during Covid in May 2020, drew robust critical attention at Cannes earlier this year and ignited lively debate—a Variety

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Joaquin Phoenix's Divisive Turn: Eddington Hits HBO...

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2025/10/29

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Joaquin Phoenix is once again dominating the headlines thanks to his lead role in Ari Aster’s divisive 2025 film Eddington—now set for wide streaming release. A24 has confirmed Eddington will premiere on HBO Max on November 14 with a linear debut on HBO the following night. Critics have called the film a satirical neo-Western, pegged to the chaos of May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S. political unrest, with Phoenix as an anti-mask

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Eddington: Phoenix's Pandemic Neo-Western Hits HBO...

Joaquin Phoenix - Audio Biography ·

2025/10/29

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.On October 21, Variety reported the long-awaited streaming release of Eddington, Ari Aster’s ambitious pandemic-era neo-Western starring Joaquin Phoenix in a lead role as a small-town sheriff thrown into a political standoff with Pedro Pascal’s liberal mayor. The film, notable for capturing the fever pitch of 2020’s Covid and Black Lives Matter turmoil, premiered in theaters this July to considerable critical interest but a subdued box office,

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3:35

Joaquin Phoenix: Joker's Toll, Personal Battles, and...

Joaquin Phoenix - Audio Biography ·

2025/10/26

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Joaquin Phoenix remains a magnetic subject in both entertainment headlines and social media buzz as October 2025 nears its end. The biggest recent story centers on Joker Folie à Deux the much-anticipated sequel that launched to widespread attention earlier this month. Despite five years of anticipation and Phoenix reprising his Oscar-winning role opposite Lady Gaga, the film has suffered a critical and box office stumble, grossing only just above

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Joaquin Phoenix Tears Up, Eddington Divides, and...

Joaquin Phoenix - Audio Biography ·

2025/10/22

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Joaquin Phoenix has commanded both headlines and conversations once again, with his role in Ari Aster's much-talked-about pandemic-era Western Eddington taking center stage this week. Variety reports that Eddington—in which Phoenix stars as a conservative small-town sheriff who collides with Pedro Pascal’s progressive mayor in the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic—will begin streaming exclusively on HBO Max on November 14, following a divisive but

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3:38

Joaquin Phoenix: Igniting Change Through Art and...

Joaquin Phoenix - Audio Biography ·

2025/10/19

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Joaquin Phoenix has dominated headlines this week with a series of high-impact moves both in film and activism. At the center of industry buzz, he starred in Ari Aster’s provocative COVID-era Western Eddington, premiering at Cannes to a five-minute standing ovation, where Phoenix was visibly moved as critics lauded his “alienated, sad-sack performance” for capturing America’s current sense of societal drift. The film, set in 2020 New Mexico, throws

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Joaquin Phoenix: Eddington, Anxiety, and Activism...

Joaquin Phoenix - Audio Biography ·

2025/10/15

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Joaquin Phoenix has been dominating headlines this week with the much-anticipated release of Ari Aster’s provocative Western Eddington, in which Phoenix takes the role of a troubled small-town sheriff set against the tense backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Variety reports that Eddington hit theaters nationwide following a divisive reception among critics and moviegoers, with Phoenix’s performance drawing both high praise and speculation about its

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3:16

Joaquin Phoenix: Joker Sequel Struggles, Cannes Meme,...

Joaquin Phoenix - Audio Biography ·

2025/10/12

Joaquin Phoenix BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.Joaquin Phoenix has been at the center of several major headlines and industry conversations over the past week. The strongest spotlight is on the release of Joker Folie à Deux, the much-anticipated sequel in which he reprises his Oscar-winning role opposite Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn. Despite enormous buzz, early box office numbers have been underwhelming. According to The Daily Star, the film opened to 81 million dollars over six days in the US, a

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