A look back at River Phoenix’s incredible career as his brother Joaquin pays tribute
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evoke.ieStand By Me at 15 which propelled him to become a household name.Next came a role in Peter Weir’s The Mosquito Coast in which he played the child of A-listers Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, and the director earmarked him for stardom.
Around this time, he started a band called Aleka’s Attic which included his sister Rain.In 1988, he did Little Nikita next to Academy Award-winner Sidney Poitier, and then came Running on Empty for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He then starred as a young Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.Known for embodying the characters he played, the indie flick Dogfight was where his troubles with addiction really began to surface.
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