Samantha Mathis is opening up about the tragic night her boyfriend, actor River Phoenix, died in 1993 on Halloween at the age of 23.
The American Psycho actress was with Phoenix and his younger brother Joaquin Phoenix when the Running on Empty actor died of a drug overdose outside of the Viper Room in Los Angeles.
Mathis, 48, told The Guardian in a phone interview that she accompanied Phoenix to the Viper Room, a Los Angeles club then-owned by Johnny Depp.
The actress said she thought they were there to drop off his siblings “but when we arrived he said to me, ‘Oh,...
The American Psycho actress was with Phoenix and his younger brother Joaquin Phoenix when the Running on Empty actor died of a drug overdose outside of the Viper Room in Los Angeles.
Mathis, 48, told The Guardian in a phone interview that she accompanied Phoenix to the Viper Room, a Los Angeles club then-owned by Johnny Depp.
The actress said she thought they were there to drop off his siblings “but when we arrived he said to me, ‘Oh,...
- 10/25/2018
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Although siblings Joaquin, River, and Liberty Phoenix were acting as early as 1982 and appeared in several movies and TV shows over the next few years, the world was first properly introduced to the talented family when River starred in the iconic 1986 coming-of-age film <em>Stand By Me</em>. He quickly established himself as one of the hottest "next big thing" actors around, earning an Oscar nomination for 1988's <em>Running on Empty</em> and playing young Indy in <em>Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade</em>.
At the same time, Joaquin was also slowly carving out his own acting career, appearing in Ron Howard's ensemble family comedy <em>Parenthood</em>. Their sisters were also slowly beefing up their resumes with appearances in hit movies and television shows. River was definitely the Phoenix family member to watch-- that is, until his untimely passing at 23 when he succumbed to his hard-partying Hollywood lifestyle.
After taking a break from acting,...
At the same time, Joaquin was also slowly carving out his own acting career, appearing in Ron Howard's ensemble family comedy <em>Parenthood</em>. Their sisters were also slowly beefing up their resumes with appearances in hit movies and television shows. River was definitely the Phoenix family member to watch-- that is, until his untimely passing at 23 when he succumbed to his hard-partying Hollywood lifestyle.
After taking a break from acting,...
- 5/17/2018
- ScreenRant
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