Age: 51
male
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (born October 28, 1974) is an American actor. Known for his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters, particularly in period dramas, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named him one of the greatest actors of the 21st century. Phoenix began his career by appearing in a television series in the early 1980s with his older brother River. His first major film roles were in SpaceCamp (1986) and Parenthood (1989). During this period, he was credited as Leaf Phoenix. He began being credited as Joaquin Phoenix in To Die For, his first adult role. He received critical acclaim for his supporting roles in the comedy-drama To Die For (1995) and the period film Quills (2000). Phoenix received further critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Commodus in the historical drama Gladiator (2000). He had success with the horror films Signs (2002), The Village (2004) and the historical drama Hotel Rwanda (2004). He won a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of musician Johnny Cash in the biopic Walk the Line (2005). Following a brief sabbatical, Phoenix starred in the psychological drama The Master (2012), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and earning his third Academy Award nomination. He gained praise for his roles in the romantic drama Her (2013) and the crime satire Inherent Vice (2014) and won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for the psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here (2017). For his performance as the titular character of Joker (2019), Phoenix won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has since starred in the independent films C'mon C'mon (2021), and Beau Is Afraid (2023) and portrayed the title role in the historical drama Napoleon (2023). Outside of acting, Phoenix is an animal rights activist. A vegan, he regularly supports charitable causes and has produced several documentaries on global meat consumption and its impact on the environment.
Joaquin Phoenix
Bartolomeo Venzetti
for Bartolomeo Venzetti in Sacco And Vanzetti
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After coming to America, Sacco married Rosina Zambelli and they had a daughter named Ines from this marriage. He worked in a shoe factory six days a week, ten hours a day. He participated in the struggle for workers' rights. He became known for his speeches for improving working conditions and increasing salaries. He was arrested in 1916 for these speeches. Vanzetti has been involved in many businesses since he came to America. He was fired because of the mass strike he launched against the Plymouth company. So when no one would give him a job again, he started selling fish at a stall. The two began to engage in politics in an anarchist community founded by Italians living in America. All members of this community fled to Mexico for fear of being drafted into the First World War. After the war, Sacco and Vanzetti also returned to America and settled in the city of Massachusetts. At the end of the trial, which lasted seven years, on August 23, 1927 at 00:19, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Venzetti were executed by being seated in the electric chair, seven minutes apart. After the news was heard, protests were held in big cities of many countries, especially in London, Paris and Berlin.
