Full name: River Jude (Bottom) Phoenix
Nickname: Rio, Riv
Born: 23rd August 1970 at 12:03 PM in Metolius, OR
Died: 31st October 1993 (Halloween), at 1:51 AM in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Drug-induced heart failure
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Eyes: Green
Hair: Blonde/brown
Profession: Actor, musician
Known relationships: Martha Plimpton (actress, born on November 16, 1970), Samantha Mathis (actress, born on May 12, 1970), Suzanne Solgot (actress)
Family:
Father: John Lee Bottom Amram, born 14th June 1947 - Former landscaper; former Children of God archbishop of Venezuela and the Caribbean Islands
Mother: Arlyn Sharon (Heart) Dunetz Jochebed, born 31st December 1944 - A secretary for NBC in 1978; former migrant fruit picker; former independent Christian missionary
Siblings: Rain (Rainbow) Joan of Arc, born February 1973 Actress, musician
Joaquin (Leaf) Raphael, born 28th October 1974 - Actor
Libertad Mariposa (Liberty Butterfly), born 5th July 1976 - Used to be an actress
Summer Joy, born December 1978 - Actress and musician
Random facts:
He was a vegan and memeber of PETA.
He was an animal rights activist and environmentalist.
He could play guitar.
River Phoenix - Much more than just a cute face ...
River in Dark Blood which wasn't released as River died before the film was finished.
I love this - The campfire scene from My Own Private Idaho
River formed a band called Aleka's Attic when he settled in Gainesville, with his sister Rain Phoenix and fellow musicians Josh Mckay and Josh Greenbaum.
Over the years, some band members left and were replaced, they signed a deal with Island Records that was later abandoned.
However, despite his movie schedule River never gave up the project to have his music released.
Only a few of his musical legacy can be found now, but here's some info about it:
"Tame Yourself", a benefit album for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
The song entitled "Across The Way" was written by River Phoenix and Josh McKay and performed by their band, Aleka's Attic. The album came out in 1989.
There's been a LP version of "Tame Yourself" released in Germany, with a different cover and a slightly different track list, but still featuring Aleka's Attic's song.
In concerts on the east coast between 1989 and 1990, Aleka's Attic sold tapes of four songs:
Across The Way
Too Many Colors
Gold Mine
Blue Period
In 1991, Gus Van Sant included one of these songs in "My Own Private Idaho": "Too Many Colors"
"In Defense of Animals Vol.2". An album released in 1996 by Caroline Records, catalogue number CAR 7536-2.
Aleka's Attic perform a short song written by River entitled "Note to a Friend". Flea plays bass, River and Rain on vocals.
During the year of 1993, River had been working on an Aleka's Attic album.
Unfortunately that album was never achieved, though most of the recording was done.
This album was recorded at his private studio in Micanopy, FL and Pro Media Studios in Gainesville, FL.
In hope that one day this album will be completed and released, here's the track list for that album, that was to be called "NEVER ODD OR EVEN" (this title is a palindrome, which means that it reads the same backwards - as are two song titles of the album):
Alone We Elope
Below Beloved
Bliss Is...
DogGod
Get Anything
Note to a Friend
Safety Pins and Army Boots
Scales and Fishnails
Senile Felines
Solo 2x4
You're So Ostentatious
Aleka's Attic
'Scales and Fishnails': Vocals, Guitar and Piano River Phoenix, Vocals Rain Phoenix, Backing Vocals Liberty Phoenix
'Where I'd Gone': Vocals and Guitars River Phoenix, Harmony Vocal Rain Phoenix, Drums Josh Greenbaum, Bass Michael Perfitt
'senilefelines': Vocals and Guitars River Phoenix, Vocals Rain Phoenix, Drums Josh Greenbaum, Bass Michael Perfitt
'In The Corner Dunce': Vocals and Guitars River Phoenix, Drums Josh Greenbaum, Bass Josh McKay
Albums and songs River is involved in:
In the movie "The Thing Called Love", River performs several songs, including one of his own.
However, the CD soundtrack only features versions performed by the original artists, none by River or his costars in the movie - Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney and Sandra Bullock.
"Until Now"
"Standing on a Rock"
"Blame it on your heart" (once performed with Samantha Mathis).
River wrote and played a song, "Lone Star State Of Mine", for the movie, that doesn't feature on the CD at all.
Apparently, he wrote another one on set, called "Bus Picture Window".
"Lone Star State Of Mine"
River is on "smile from the streets you hold", the second John Frusciante album.
River contributes vocals/guitar on a song called "height down" and the backwards monologue on one called "well, I've been".
"TXAI", an album by Milton Nascimento.
Released in 1991, the album features different indigenous tribes of Brazil and their songs. River performed a spoken word piece called "Curi Curi" for the album.
River's films:
Silent Tongue (1993) - Talbot Roe
aka Gardien des esprits, Le (France)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) (uncredited)- Pilgrim
The Thing Called Love (1993) - James Wright
Dark Blood (1993) - Boy
Sneakers (1992) - Carl Arbegast
Dogfight (1991) - Eddie Birdlace
My Own Private Idaho (1991) - Mike Waters
I Love You to Death (1990) - Devo Nod
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - Young Indy
Running on Empty (1988) - Danny Pope/Michael Manfield
Little Nikita (1988) - Jeff Grant
aka The Sleepers
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988) - Jimmy Reardon
aka Aren't You Even Gonna Kiss Me Goodbye? (USA: alternative title)
Running on Empty: The Life and Career of River Phoenix by John L. Barker
The Hollywood Book of Death: The Bizarre, Often Sordid, Passings of Over 125 American Movie and TV Idols - From Rudolph Valentino and Clara Bow to James ... Monroe to River Phoenix and Phil Hartman by James Robert Parish
The River Phoenix Album by Penelope Dening
River Phoenix: Hero and Heartthrob by Grace Catalano
River Phoenix (They Died Too Young) by Penny Stempel
Lost in Hollywood: The Fast Times and Short Life of River Phoenix by John Glatt
Hollywood Death and Scandal Sites: Fifteen Driving Tours with Directions and the Full Story, from Tallulah Bankhead to River Phoenix by E.J. Fleming
In Search of River Phoenix: The Truth Behind the Myth
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hope our hero will is resting in peace . we never forgot him god bless him . this is a really sad day a terrible mistake made 14 years ago. i wish he would still be alive
GOSH did we miss you guys!
sorry we haven't been around a lot lately, both busy with life and college and all that jazz, but we NEVER forgot about our friends, we love you guys *hugs*
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Happy birthday River,missing you very much!!
Cheers
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Thanks for the add!!Kisses!!! Love River!
Ciao,
what's your name?Thanks for the add,River life forever in my heart!!!
HAPPY HOLIDAY;-)
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