The 80s - River Phoenix #8:“I’d like to play every type of character, but only once. I like to experience things.” - Page 6

**Melis** · 06-11-2017, 11:31 AM

Great shadow

**My Kind Of Crazy** · 06-11-2017, 05:07 PM

**Melis** · 06-11-2017, 05:32 PM

brother?

**My Kind Of Crazy** · 06-11-2017, 06:11 PM

yeah Joaquin

**Melis** · 06-11-2017, 06:36 PM

Oh, duh. I should have known.

**Barrybgb** · 06-12-2017, 08:58 AM

Although for a while early on in his career Joaquin was going by Leif.

**My Kind Of Crazy** · 06-12-2017, 07:00 PM

oh yeah i forgot about that

**Melis** · 06-12-2017, 07:28 PM

Why did he change?

**My Kind Of Crazy** · 06-13-2017, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Melis (View Post)

Why did he change?

Was born Joaquin Rafael, but at the age of four, he decided that he wanted a more earthy name, like his elder siblings River and Rain, so while he was raking leaves with his father he decided on Leaf. In the early 1990s, he took back his birth name.

**Melis** · 06-13-2017, 05:24 PM

Oh cool. That's interesting

**My Kind Of Crazy** · 06-13-2017, 06:12 PM

yea it is

**Melis** · 06-13-2017, 06:30 PM

I always forget they are brothers.

**My Kind Of Crazy** · 06-14-2017, 01:15 PM

those two i remember are related, its the rest of the family i forget about

**Melis** · 06-14-2017, 01:56 PM

I don't know about them.

**My Kind Of Crazy** · 06-14-2017, 07:29 PM

they are less popular and i dont think are in the business anymore

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