Mini biography:
                              His father John had been a carpenter, his mother
                              Arlyn a secretary in the Bronx. They met in California
                              in 1968 where they worked as itinerant fruit pickers.
                              By the time River was two they were members of the
                              Children of God, living in South America, where John
                              was the sect's "Archbishop of Venezuela". In 1977
                              they moved to Los Angeles and changed their name
                              to Phoenix. His parents encouraged all their children
                              to get into movies, and by age ten River was acting
                              professionally on TV. His film debut was in
                              "Explorers" (1985), followed rapidly by box-office
                              successes with "Stand by Me" and "The Mosquito
                              Coast" (1986) and as young Indiana in "Indiana Jones
                              and the Last Crusade" (1989). His role as Danny
                              Pope in "Running on Empty" (1988) earned him an
                              Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting
                              Actor. His best role was probably Mike, the hustler in
                              "My Own Private Idaho" (1991). He died aged 23
                              outside Johnny Depp's Los Angeles club, the Viper
                              Room.
 
                              IMDb mini-biography by
                              Ed Stephan <[email protected]>

Mini biography(2):
                              A dedicated animal rights activist and
                              environmentalist, River was a strict vegetarian and a
                              member of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of
                              Animals). River was a talented musician as well as an
                              actor and he played Aniguitar, sang, and wrote songs
                              for his band, Aleka's Attic, which also included his
                              sister Rain. While living in Gainsville, Florida, he
                              formed a band with his friends called "Aleka's Attic".
                              Although they never released their own album, their
                              song "Across The Way" can be found on PETA's
                              Tame Yourself album, used to fight animal abuse.
                              River was in the middle of filming "Dark Blood",
                              playing the character "Boy" when he died. The film
                              couldn't have been finished due to too many unfilmed
                              crucial scenes. His mother was later sued.

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