themovie-fanatic.com - 1/16/2008
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Some of today's top talents started young- quite young in fact. Before Christian Bale became Batman, he was Jamie, the young kid in Spielberg's much underrated movie, Empire of the Sun. Then there's Nic Cage and Matthew Modine (Birdy), Jodie Foster (Taxi Driver), Ethan Hawke (Dead Poet's Society) and the late River Phoenix (Stand by Me) to name just a few who started very young in the biz...
It’s A Boy For Casey Affleck!!
celebritymound.com 1/15/2008 —
Casey Affleck and wife Summer Phoenix welcomed a second child, a son, the actor’s rep says.
No other details have been announced.
Affleck, 32, and Phoenix, 30, who were married in June 2006, also have 3-year-old son Indiana August.
Affleck stars in Gone, Baby, Gone, directed by brother Ben Affleck. Phoenix is the younger sister of actors Joaquin and the late River Phoenix.
Oh My God! —
Gingers is the Watchword
Heath Ledger is dead . I've not always been very kind to him on this site, but he really is (or was) a talented actor and this is just sad. Kinda reminds me of when River Phoenix died...so much talent wasted (like Brad Renfro, his death appears to be drug related). As Dave said, this is gonna make watching the new Batman movie really weird. Also, they say these things happen in threes...so ...
My f**ked up brain recalls creepy Brad Renfro/River Phoenix connection —
Oh No They Didn't!
Since hearing the news of Brad Renfro 's death, I've had this feeling of having once read a comparison of him to the late River Phoenix . Well, I did a bit of a search on the old interweb and actually found the exact article that I was remembering (though, not exactly how I remembered it). Thank heavens for Google! The piece is from the February 2000 issue of Exclaim! magazine, when Brad was ...
Casey Affleck Made Another Baby —
CelebWarship
Congrats to Casey Affleck and wife Summer Phoenix: the couple welcomed their second child together. Although they did not release any other details, source said the baby was a boy.
Casey and Summer (sister of River and Joaquin Phoenix) also have a three year old son, Indiana August.
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It's Better to Fade Away [Celebrity] —
Gawker
It’s conventional wisdom that, by dying young, you at least get to stay pretty. Lots of stars burned out too fast: from Heath to Jimi, Janis and John Belushi, River Phoenix, Kurt, Anna Nicole. The consolation prize of an early death is that you get to avoid the indignities of age. Dead celebrities traditionally become more famous, more than they would have had they managed to stay alive, kind ...
Casey Affleck a Dad for the Second Time —
The Insider Online
It's a second boy for Casey and Summer. CASEY AFFLECK and his wife SUMMER PHOENIX have welcomed their second child, according to the actor's Web site . According to People magazine, the baby is a boy and joins big brother INDIANA , ...