BIRTH NAME: Joaquin Rafael Bottom
BIRTH DATE: October 28, 1974
AKA: Leaf Phoenix (c. 1978-1990), Kitten
HEIGHT: approximately 5’8”
BIRTHPLACE: San Juan, Puerto Rico
HAIR: Previously dirty blonde, now black, occasionally blue
EYES: Very green, Black Contacts for “Walk the Line”
OCCUPATIONS: Gold-besuited busker, PETA spokesman, actor, model, music video director
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Long eyelashes, heavy eyebrows, birth scar on upper lip
TATTOOS: One, a circle on his arm. According to Joaquin, the seemingly easy concept of drawing a circle was too much for the tattooist, who made a mess of the design, but Joaquin was crying too much to stop him. Casey Affleck allegedly has the whole episode on video. (You can see the tattoo in “Buffalo Soldiers”)
PARENTS: Aryln Phoenix (aka Arlyn Dunetz, Heart Phoenix), b. December 31, 1944 in New York. John Phoenix (aka John Lee Bottom), b. June 14, 1947. Married in California, 1969. Now separated.
BROTHER: River Jude Phoenix, b. August 23, 1970 in Oregon. Actor, singer, songwriter & musician. Died Halloween night, 1993, aged 23.
SISTERS: Rain Joan of Arc Phoenix (aka Rainbow), b. March 31, 1973 in Texas. Actress, singer, songwriter & musician. Liberty Butterfly Phoenix (aka Libertad Mariposa), b. July 5, 1976 in Venezuela. Former actress, mother to Rio. Summer Joy Phoenix, b. 10 days late on December 10, 1978. Actress, quickly gaining acclaim.
Filmography:Walk The Line (2005)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
The Village (2004)
Ladder 49 (2004)
Brother Bear (2003)
Buffalo Soldiers (2003)
It’s All About Love (2003)
Signs (2002)
Quills (2000)
The Yards (2000)
Gladiator (2000)
8mm (1999)
Clay Pigeons (1998)
Return To Paradise (1998)
U-Turn (1997)
Inventing The Abbotts (1997)
To Die For (1995)
Cancelled Lives: Letters From The Inside (1991)
Walking The Dog (1991)
Parenthood (1989)
Russkies (1987)
Spacecamp (1986)
TELEVISION WORK
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (1984)
Kids Don’t Tell (1985)
Morningstar/Eveningstar (1986)
Secret Witness (1986)
Two twelve-year-old boys play spies and investigate around their neighbourhood. But on one of their excursions they discover one of the boys’ father with another woman…
GUEST APPEARANCES
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1982)
Drama series based on the famous musical of 1954, locating events on a modern-day California cattle ranch instead of Oregon mountains in 1850. Joaquin made a guest appearance as Travis, ostensibly because brother River was playing Guthrie McFadden (Gideon Pontipee in the original).
Episode: Christmas Song
Mr. Smith (1983)
Mr. Smith was a talking orangutan with an IQ of 256 that worked as a political advisor in Washington, D.C.
Hill Street Blues (1984)
Joaquin played Daniel Flowers.
Episode: The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Joaquin and sister Summer played siblings in an episode.
Episode: We’re Off to Kill the Wizard
The Fall Guy (1984)
Colt Seaver is a combination bounty hunter and stunt man. He drives a big Chevy truck with a eagle painted on its hood, chasing after “bad guys” and returning them to the LA area.
Episode: Terror U
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1986)
A deaf rich boy (Joaquin) witnesses a murder, then blackmails the hit man into doing a job for him.
Episode: A Very Happy Ending
The Adventures of Superboy (1990)
The title probably gives the premise away.
Episode: Little Hercules
Joaquin has also appeared on Dave Letterman, Conan O’Brien, and Jay Lenos’ shows and received a Golden Globe for “Walk the Line”
