IIRC, his entire family is a bunch of "whack-a-doos," but you're right he is a good actor, as was his late brother, River Phoenix. The family were members of some sort of commune that had ties to some sort of cult allegations.
Mark
The parents named their kids River, Joaquin, Summer, Liberty and Rain.
Yes. The cult was called "Children of God." The allegations included sanctioned sex with children. Some victims commited suicide; one of them created a video of his last days. Can't remember the title or source of the video. HollyWEIRD indeed.