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I don't bring my life into a character at all.

Joaquin Phoenix

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Joaquin Phoenix
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: October 28
Activist
Actor
Animal Rights Advocate
Environmentalist
Film Actor
Film Producer
Music Video Director
Rapper
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Puerto Rico
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