[Lil'freeper]

Hippy Parents. Joaquin was named something else - like Leaf or Rainbow or something hippy-ish - but changed it to a real name.

Army of Darkness is on UniversalHD. Hah!

[Cinnamon Girl]

I think you're thinking of Joaquin's other siblings.

Can someone give me an update of the awards so far? I don't have a t.v. so it's easy to boycott the show.

[Dashing Dasher]

He was born Leaf Phoenix.

[altura]

You're kidding? He changed his name to that? I absolutely adored him in Walk the Line.

Lauren Bacall walks like I do. She's old too.

[Gumdrop]

Joachim is a legitimate Christian name. Church tradition says that it was the name of the father of the Blessed Virgin Mary, hence he would be the grandfather of Jesus! That's a really close relationship to the Savior!

[Cinnamon Girl]

Born in Puerto Rico to Children of God missionaries John Bottom Amram and Arlyn Dunitz Jochebed (a.k.a. Heart), Joaquin was the middle child in a brood of five. As a youngster he took his cues from older siblings River Phoenix and Rain Phoenix, changing his name to Leaf to match their earthier monikers. When the children were encouraged to develop their creative instincts, he followed their lead into acting. Younger sisters Liberty Phoenix and Summer Phoenix rounded out the talented troupe. The family moved often, traveling through Central and South America (and adopting the surname "Phoenix" to celebrate their new beginnings), but by the time Joaquin was 6 they had more or less settled in the Los Angeles area. Heart found work as a secretary at NBC, and John turned his talents to landscaping. They eventually found an agent who was willing to represent all five children, and the younger generation dove into TV work. Commercials for meat, milk, and junk food were off-limits (the kids were all raised as strict vegans), but they managed to find plenty of work pushing other, less sinister products. Joaquin's first real acting gig was a guest appearance on River's sitcom "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1982)

A LOT of name changing going on in that family apparently.