Joaquin is pronounced like WAH-keen. It's also the name of
Kelly Ripa's youngest son (she's from Live with
Regis &
Kelly). I have heard, however, that he sometimes goes by the nn of "
Joe". lol
Joaquin Phoenix is the younger brother of the late
River Phoenix. Some of you here might be too young to remember him but he was in a ton of movies, including Stand By Me. When
Joaquin was very young, he decided to change his name. I read that he thought his name was "Walking" because his siblings had very nature-y names (
River,
Rain,
Liberty &
Summer) so he decided to go by the name Leaf. He was billed by the name Leaf
Phoenix as a child actor in the movies "Space Camp" and "Russkies". If you couldn't tell, I know a lot about the
Phoenix family. :b I was a huge
River Phoenix fan from age 12 on and I've been fascinated by the family ever since, and I
LOVE Joaquin. BTW, I loved "Ladder 49" too. :)
ETA:
Joaquin Phoenix goes by "
Joe", not
Kelly Ripa's son. lol
This message was edited 7/12/2005, 1:23 PM