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May 7, 2023 · Following several days of binging on cocaine and heroin, 23-year-old actor River Phoenix collapsed outside Hollywood's Viper Room nightclub right in front of his brother, sister, and girlfriend on October 31, 1993. Few movie stars of the early 1990s were as beloved as River Phoenix.
A lesser-known reference to River Phoenix was Final Fantasy VIII 's main protagonist Squall Leonhart. Tetsuya Nomura, the lead character designer for the game, stated he modeled Squall on River's visage during development, and even gave Squall the same birthdate. The scene of Phoenix's death also merits several mentions in William Gibson's book ...
Oct 31, 2023 · But the promising young actor’s career was cut tragically short on Oct. 31, 1993, when Phoenix collapsed outside of the popular West Hollywood nightclub The Viper Room and died from a drug...
Apr 2, 2014 · Considered one of the most talented actors of his generation, River Phoenix had his promising career cut short by his premature death in 1993.
May 14, 2022 · River Phoenix was Hollywood's "It Boy" when tragically, he died at the age of 23. His unexpected death left his fans in mourning, but it was an unfortunate accident that could have ultimately been prevented, according to The Guardian. Phoenix grew up in the limelight.
Nov 13, 2009 · On October 31, 1993, the 23-year-old actor River Phoenix, who appeared in such films as Stand by Me and My Own Private Idaho, dies of a drug overdose outside a West Hollywood nightclub.
Nov 1, 1993 · River Phoenix, who gained fame as a teen-age actor in the film “Stand By Me” and became one of Hollywood’s rising young stars, died early Sunday morning after he suffered seizures and collapsed...
Oct 22, 2013 · It’s been 20 years since the death of River Phoenix at age 23. In Last Night at the Viper Room , out today, Rolling Stone contributor Gavin Edwards tells the story of the actor-musician’s...
Oct 31, 2018 · The actor was just 23 when he died outside the Viper Room in West Hollywood due to a drug overdose on Oct. 31, 1993, but made his mark on the world after starring in beloved films Stand By Me...
Oct 31, 2017 · In the early morning hours on Oct. 31, 1993, tragedy struck when Phoenix died of a drug overdose after he collapsed on the sidewalk outside of the Viper Room in Los Angeles.
