

As the corrupt ruler Commodus, he was nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe.

Nonetheless, in 2000 his role in Gladiator did just that. His parents joined a cult-like sect of soul searchers known as Children of God and moved around in South America and the Caribbean islands acting as missionaries before finally settling back in Los Angeles where they determined their children's future was in the movies. Joaquin Phoenix was born on October 28, 1974, in Puerto Rico as the middle child of parents who gave their children anything but a traditional upbringing. See much more Joaquin Phoenix pics & vids You'll find out what was happening in his life in that period - what was going on before he went on (sic), what was going on afterwards,” he added.Male Celebrities: 2Pac Amaru shakur 50 cent Aaron Carter Adam Sandler Akon Alec Baldwin Alex Dimitriades Andre Agassi Antonio Banderas Antonio Sabato jr Armand Assante Arnold Schwarzenegger Ashton Kutcher Backstreet Boys Ben Affleck Benjamin Bratt Bill Campbell Billy Zane Brad Pitt Brendan Fraser Brewer Twins Brian Austin Green Brian Bloom Bruce Willis Casper van Dien Chad Allen Chris Isaak Chris O'Donnell Christian Bale Christian Slater Christopher Atkins Clay Aiken Colin Farrell Colin Firth Cristiano Ronaldo Daniel Radcliffe David Arquette David Beckham David Boreanaz David Chokachi David Duchovny Dean Cain Dennis Rodman Denzel Washington Edward Norton Elijah Wood Emilio Estevez Eminem Enrique Iglesias Eric Bana Eric Nies George Clooney Harry Connick Jr Heath Ledger Jake Gyllenhaal James Franco Jason Priestley Jean Claude Van Damme Jeremy Jordan Joaquin Phoenix John Stamos John Travolta Johnny Depp Josh Hartnett Jude Law Justin Timberlake Keanu Reeves Kevin Bacon Kiefer Sutherland Leonardo DiCaprio Luke Perry Luke Wilson Malcolm McDowell Marcus Schenkenberg Mark Paul Gosselaar Mark Wahlberg Matt Damon Matt Dillon Matt LeBlanc Matthew Broderick Matthew McConaughey Maxwell Caulfield Mel Gibson Michael J Fox Nelly Nick Carter Nick Lachey Nicolas Cage Noah Wyle Orlando Bloom Oscar De La Hoya Patrick Swayze Paul Walker Pete Sampras Pierce Brosnan Prince William Richard Gere Rick Schroder Ricky Martin Rob Lowe Robert Downey Jr Robert Pattinson Rupert Everett Russell Crowe Ryan Phillippe Ryan Reynolds Sam Worthington Santiago Hernan Solari Scott Bakula Scott Caan Scott Wolf Sean Astin Sean Bean Simon Rex Stephen Baldwin Stephen Dorff Steve Burton Sylvester Stallone Taylor Lautner Thomas Gibson Tobey Maguire Tom Cruise Tom Sizemore Tom Welling Tony Danza Tyrese Gibson Usher Viggo Mortensen Vin Diesel Will Smith William Baldwin Willie Aames Zac Efron It made for this unbelievable, one-of-a-kind movie. It ended up being more and more fascinating, more and more things happened that were both in the public spectacle and a very private internal implosion that I got to witness. "I had no idea what exactly was going to happen and all that would unfold and every day I spent with him on this journey. He said he didn't want to act anymore, he wanted to try doing music, and that, right there, says something's going to happen.” the Daily Star quoted him as telling America's ABC News. "I wanted to explore what I thought would be an interesting period in his life. Reports indicate that the tell-all tale features shocking scenes of the star apparently snorting cocaine, ordering call girls and having oral sex with a publicist - fuelling gossip the film is in fact a 'mockumentary'.īut Affleck is adamant the footage is real. This further fuelled rumours of an elaborate hoax - even though the Oscar-nominated actor insisted he was serious about becoming a rapper.Īffleck has now completed his film, titled I'm Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix, and has previewed the footage in a bid to find a distributor.


Then, Phoenix's brother-in-law Affleck announced he would be filming his friend's burgeoning hip-hop career for a documentary. He grew a straggly beard and waded through a string of bizarre public appearances, which led many to believe his career-change was little more than a practical joke.
