River Phoenix Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 5, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

River Phoenix Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

River Phoenix Facts

Full Name	River Phoenix
Birthdate	August 23, 1970
Birth Place	Madras, OR
Age (in 2024)	54 Years Old
Zodiac	Virgo
Occupation	Movie Actor

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River Phoenix Age & Birthday

River Phoenix is best known as Movie Actor who has born on August 23, 1970 in Madras, OR. Currently, River Phoenix is 54 years, 2 months and 13 days old. River Phoenix will celebrate 55th birthday on Saturday, 23rd of August 2025. Below the countdown to River Phoenix upcoming birthday.

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River Phoenix Biography

About

Former child actor who starred in Stand by Me and earned an Academy Award nomination for his role in Running on Empty. He also played young Indiana Jones in the 1989 blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. He tragically died of a drug overdose at the young age of 23.

Before Fame

Growing up, he and his family spent time living with a religious cult called the Children of God. At age ten, he began acting in TV commercials.

Trivia

His last film was the drama feature Dark Blood. Filming wasn't completed due to his death and the feature remained incomplete for 19 years before it was finally pieced together and shown at the Netherlands Film Festival in September 2012.

Family Life

His mother, Arlyn Sharon Phoenix, served as the board president of the River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding. His siblings are Rain, Joaquin, Liberty, and Summer Phoenix.

Associated With

He and Ethan Hawke both made their film debuts in the 1985 sci-fi fantasy feature Explorers.

Top Asked Questions about River Phoenix

How old is River Phoenix in 2024?

River Phoenix is 54 years old today.

When was River Phoenix born?

River Phoenix was born on August 23, 1970 in Madras, OR.

What is River Phoenix zodiac sign?

River Phoenix zodiac sign is Virgo.

What was River Phoenix best known for?

River Phoenix was best known as Movie Actor.

Fun Facts about River Phoenix's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about River Phoenix's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

River Phoenix was born on Sunday, 235^th day / 34^th week of 1970
River Phoenix has Virgo zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of River Phoenix birthday is XXIII.VIII.MCMLXX
River Phoenix's birthstone is Peridot
River Phoenix's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
River Phoenix age in year is 54 years old
River Phoenix age in month is 650 months old
River Phoenix age in day is 19798 days old
River Phoenix age in hour is 475152 hours old
River Phoenix age in minute is 28509120 minutes old
River Phoenix age in second is 1710547200 seconds old
Next River Phoenix birthday is on Saturday, August 23rd 2025
River Phoenix age in next birthday (2025) is 55 years old
Learn more interesting facts about August 23, 1970 birthday

Historical Events on River Phoenix Birthday (August 23)

Below are historical events that coincided with River Phoenix's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1985	Hans Tiedge, top counter-spy of West Germany, defects to East Germany.
1989	Singing Revolution: Two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stand on the Vilnius-Tallinn road, holding hands.
1990	Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War.
1990	Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
1990	West and East Germany announce that they will reunite on October 3.
1991	The World Wide Web is opened to the public.
1994	Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
2000	Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143.
2006	Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity.
2007	The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.
2010	The Manila hostage crisis occurred near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines killing 9 people including the perpetrator while injuring 9 others.
2011	A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington, D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at 200 million-300 million USD.
2011	Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the Libyan Civil War.
2012	A hot-air balloon crashes near the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, killing six people and injuring 28 others.
2013	A riot at the Palmasola prison complex in Santa Cruz, Bolivia kills 31 people.
1988	The birth of Olga Govortsova, Belarusian tennis player
1988	The birth of Carl Hagelin, Swedish ice hockey player
1988	The birth of Jeremy Lin, American basketball player
1989	The birth of Lianne La Havas, British singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
1989	The birth of Trixie Mattel, American drag queen, actor, and country singer
1989	The birth of Heiko Schwarz, German footballer
1989	The birth of TeddyLoid, Japanese musician
1990	The birth of Seth Curry, American basketball player
1990	The birth of Mike Yastrzemski, American baseball player
1992	The birth of Nicola Docherty, Scottish footballer
1993	The birth of Iván López, Spanish professional footballer
1994	The birth of August Ames, Canadian pornographic actress (d. 2017)
1995	The birth of Gabriela Lee, Romanian tennis player
1995	The birth of Cameron Norrie, British tennis player
1997	The birth of Lil Yachty, American rapper and singer
2013	The death of Richard J. Corman, American businessman, founded the R.J. Corman Railroad Group (b. 1955)
2013	The death of William Glasser, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1925)
2013	The death of Charles Lisanby, American production designer and set director (b. 1924)
2013	The death of Konstanty Miodowicz, Polish ethnographer and politician (b. 1951)
2013	The death of Vesna Rožič, Slovenian chess player (b. 1987)
2013	The death of Tatyana Zaslavskaya, Russian sociologist and economist (b. 1927)
2014	The death of Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian footballer (b. 1989)
2014	The death of Annefleur Kalvenhaar, Dutch cyclist (b. 1994)
2014	The death of Birgitta Stenberg, Swedish author and illustrator (b. 1932)
2014	The death of Jaume Vallcorba Plana, Spanish philologist and publisher (b. 1949)
2015	The death of Augusta Chiwy, Congolese-Belgian nurse (b. 1921)
2015	The death of Guy Ligier, French rugby player and race car driver (b. 1930)
2015	The death of Enrique Reneau, Honduran footballer (b. 1971)
2015	The death of Paul Royle, Australian lieutenant and pilot (b. 1914)
2021	The death of Elizabeth Blackadder, Scottish painter and printmaker (b. 1931)

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