River Phoenix in Sneakers | 1992

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River Phoenix in Sneakers | 1992

Starring: Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier and Jo Marr
Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson
About this actor

River Jude Phoenix (August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American film actor and teen icon. He was the oldest brother of actors Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. Phoenix began acting at age 10. He appeared in diverse roles, making his first notable appearance in the 1986 film Stand by Me, a well-received coming-of-age film based on a novella by Stephen King. Phoenix made a transition into more adult-oriented roles with Running on Empty (1988), playing the son of fugitive parents in a well-received performance that earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and My Own Private Idaho (1991), playing a gay hustler in search for his estranged mother. For his performance in the latter, Phoenix garnered enormous praise and won a Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival, along with Best Actor from the National Society of Film Critics. He was listed by John Willis as one of twelve "promising new actors of 1986" and was hailed as...