Joaquin Phoenix

Phoenix is a strict vegan, and will not wear costumes made from animal products. Romano at the 2000 Golden Globe Awards. Night Shyamalan's Signs, and stoic Lucius Hunt in Shyamalan's The Village. "I feel like this is a dream -- and I apologize for how I dressed some of you." - Mr. He portrayed a troubled teen in Gus Van Sant's To Die For, and has earned positive reviews for adult roles as Commodus in Gladiator (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), a priest in Quills, washed-up baseball player Merrill Hess in M. His salary in 2001 was $19,000,000. He changed his name from "Leaf" back to his birth name "Joaquin". He recently became the highest paid television actor in history as the star of CBS's Everybody Loves Raymond.

Joaquin was reluctant to re-enter the world of acting again but, he did so at the insistence of his friends. In the same year, he was featured with his brother (a sergeant in the NYPD) on a New York Police Department recruiting poster. Joaquin came back to the public light under tragic circumstances—he was the person that dialled 9-1-1 when his brother River suffered a fatal drug overdose outside Hollywood nightclub The Viper Room. In 2001, he was named one of E!'s top 20 entertainers of the year. He made his big screen debut in the interstellar romp Space Camp (1986), and his first starring role in the drama Russkies (1987), and went on to establish himself as a child actor in Parenthood (1989), before deciding to withdraw from acting for a while and move to Mexico with his father. Unit. Joaquin's first acting stints were guest appearances on two television shows with his brother River, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982) and Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (1984). Ray was featured on a 2000 episode of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, on which he won $125,000 (USD) for the NYPD's D.A.R.E.

His parents contracted an agent who eventually got the five children on commercial spots. He is currently married to Anna Scarpula, and they have four children, including one pair of twins. His mother started working as a secretary for NBC and his father became a landscaper. Before breaking into show business, he had planned to become an accountant. The family moved to Los Angeles when Joaquin was 6 years old. Ray Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an Italian-American actor and comedian who was born in Queens, New York. Since his other siblings changed their names to match their earth monikers, "River"; "Rain" (or "Rainbow"); "Liberty" and "Summer", Joaquin followed and changed his name to "Leaf". Everybody Loves Raymond (1996- ).

His parents were members of the Children of God missionaries, and encouraged their children (Joaquin was the third of five) to develop their creative instincts. The King of Queens (1998– ) (guest star) TV series – Raymond Barone. He often plays supporting roles as conflicted characters plagued with self doubt. Everybody Loves Raymond (1996– ) TV Series – Raymond Barone. Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (born October 28, 1974 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is an actor in USA, also known as Leaf Phoenix. Ice Age (2002) (voice) movie – Manfred. Space Camp (1986). Welcome to Mooseport (2004) movie – Handy Harrison.

Russkies (1987). Eulogy (2004) movie – Skip Collins. Parenthood (1989). To Die For (1995). U-Turn (1997).

Inventing the Abbotts (1997). 8 MM (1998). Clay Pigeons (1998). Return to Paradise (1998).

The Yards (2000). Quills (2000). Gladiator (2000). Signs (2002).

Brother Bear (voice) (2003). Buffalo Soldiers (2003). Ladder 49 (2004). The Village (2004).

Hotel Rwanda (2004).