Joaquin Phoenix

Phoenix is a strict vegan, and will not wear costumes made from animal products. John Ritter has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6631 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. Night Shyamalan's Signs, and stoic Lucius Hunt in Shyamalan's The Village. He is interred in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. He portrayed a troubled teen in Gus Van Sant's To Die For, and has earned positive reviews for adult roles as Commodus in Gladiator (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), a priest in Quills, washed-up baseball player Merrill Hess in M. He passed away the same day as the death of country musician, Johnny Cash. He changed his name from "Leaf" back to his birth name "Joaquin". He collapsed during a taping of his TV series, 8 Simple Rules, on September 11, 2003, and died of an aortic dissection at the hospital in Burbank at the age of only 54.

Joaquin was reluctant to re-enter the world of acting again but, he did so at the insistence of his friends. Ritter's final movie role was as the store manager in Bad Santa (2003), starring Billy Bob Thornton and Bernie Mac. Joaquin came back to the public light under tragic circumstances—he was the person that dialled 9-1-1 when his brother River suffered a fatal drug overdose outside Hollywood nightclub The Viper Room. In 2002, he made a TV comeback with the ABC family sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. He made his big screen debut in the interstellar romp Space Camp (1986), and his first starring role in the drama Russkies (1987), and went on to establish himself as a child actor in Parenthood (1989), before deciding to withdraw from acting for a while and move to Mexico with his father. John Ritter won the Theatre World Award in 2001 for his performance in The Dinner Party. Joaquin's first acting stints were guest appearances on two television shows with his brother River, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982) and Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (1984). It ran for three hundred and sixty-four perfomances.

His parents contracted an agent who eventually got the five children on commercial spots. Ritter played Claude Pichon in The Dinner Party (2000) at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway, which was written by Neil Simon. His mother started working as a secretary for NBC and his father became a landscaper. He and Yasbeck had one daughter, Stella Ritter. The family moved to Los Angeles when Joaquin was 6 years old. He and Morgan had three children, Carly Ritter, Tyler Ritter and Jason Ritter. Since his other siblings changed their names to match their earth monikers, "River"; "Rain" (or "Rainbow"); "Liberty" and "Summer", Joaquin followed and changed his name to "Leaf". Ritter had two wives, actress Nancy Morgan (married 1977-divorced 1996) and actress Amy Yasbeck (married 1999-his death 2003).

His parents were members of the Children of God missionaries, and encouraged their children (Joaquin was the third of five) to develop their creative instincts. He also provided the voice for Clifford in the animated children's show Clifford the Big Red Dog, a role for which he received two Emmy nominations. He often plays supporting roles as conflicted characters plagued with self doubt. He starred in many made-for-TV movies and made guest appearances on shows such as Ally McBeal and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (born October 28, 1974 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is an actor in USA, also known as Leaf Phoenix. After Three's Company, he appeared in a number of movies, notably Problem Child, Academy Award winning Sling Blade and Noises Off. Space Camp (1986). In 1978, he played Ringo Starr's manager on the television special Ringo.

Russkies (1987). Ritter went on to star in several stage performances before he was made a star by appearing in the hit TV series Three's Company in 1977, playing a single ladies man and culinary student, Jack Tripper, who lived with two female roommates. Parenthood (1989). Under Nina Foch, he studied acting with Stella Adler and the Harvey Lembeck Comedy Workshop. To Die For (1995). Ritter soon changed his major to Theater Arts, graduating in 1971 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama. U-Turn (1997). After two years, he was persuaded to join a drama class given by leading drama coach and actress, Nina Foch.

Inventing the Abbotts (1997). He went on to the University of Southern California, where he majored in psychology and minored in architecture. 8 MM (1998). Ritter attended Hollywood High School, where he was Student Body President. Clay Pigeons (1998). He was born Jonathan Southworth Ritter in Burbank, California, the son of Country singer/actor Tex Ritter and former actress Dorothy Fay. Return to Paradise (1998). John Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor.

The Yards (2000). Bad Santa (2003). Quills (2000). Tadpole (2002). Gladiator (2000). Panic (2000). Signs (2002). Terror Tract (2000).

Brother Bear (voice) (2003). Tripfall (2000). Buffalo Soldiers (2003). 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). Ladder 49 (2004). Dead Husbands (1999). The Village (2004). It Came From the Sky (1999).

Hotel Rwanda (2004). The Million Dollar Kid (1999). Bride of Chucky (1998). A Gun, a Car, a Blonde (1997). Sink Or Swim (1997).

Sling Blade (1997). Mercenary (movie) (1996). The Colony (1995). My Brother's Wife (1993).

Prison for Children (1993). Noises Off (1992). Stay Tuned (1992). Problem Child 2 (1991).

Everybody Wins (1990). It (1990). Problem Child (1990). The Last Fling (1989).

Skin Deep (1989). Tricks of the Trade (1988). Real Men (1987). Unnatural Causes (1987).

A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986). Letting Go (1985). Sunset Limousine (1983). In Love With An Older Woman (1982).

Pray TV (1982). They All Laughed (1981). The Comeback Kid (1980). Hero at Large (1980).

Americathon 1998 (1979). The Other (1972). 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002-2003). Scrubs (2002) Guest Appearance.

Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000-2003) voice. Ally McBeal (1998) Guest Appearance. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) Guest Appearance. Hearts Afire (1992-1995).

The Cosby Show (1991) Guest Appearance. Hooperman (1987-1989). Three's a Crowd (1984-1985). Flight of Dragons (1982) voice.

Ringo (1978). Three's Company (1977-1984). The Waltons (1973-1976).