From 2008 'retirement to become a rapper' to Oscar for Joker, Joaquin Phoenix still here

anuncement for Best Actor at Acemy Awards did t throw a major surprise as Joaquin Phoenix took 'expected' trophy home for Joker. actor’s victory became a topic of discussion across globe, and even those t very familiar about him would w be keen to kw more about him. Thus, several lesser-kwn and interesting facts about To Die For star are w emerging. 

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Among many such facts, is how Joaquin Phoenix h ‘anunced’ that he was quitting films in 2008.  45-year-old h anunced in October 2008 that he is retiring from acting to pursue a career as a rapper. He h n revealed that Two Lovers, also starring Gwyneth Paltrow, would be his last film. 

Around this time, Phoenix grew a heavy beard and started wearing sunglasses. Was he really trying to be a rapper? His debut rapping performance was so unimpressive that forget incomprehensible raps, he even fell off st. 

That was t all, his behaviour was unusual and it was best witnessed during his appearance on Late Show with David Letterman. Phoenix hardly spoke and majorly gave mosyllable answers during one of latter’s most uncomfortable interviews ever. Media went berserk over actor facing a downfall both personally and professionally. 

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However, two years later, turned out, big ‘retirement’ anuncement, was only an experiment. Phoenix was enacting role of a rapper in his bror-in-law Casey Affleck’s documentary, also termed ‘mockumentary’ later, I’m Still Here. His eccentric behaviour at that time was all a part of film, that released in September 2010.   

Snippets of infamous interview to David Letterman and chaotic rap performances, were all used for filming of I’m Still Here. 

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After Affleck called Phoenix’s act as "performance of his career," latter me an appearance once again on one of those used for I’m Still Here, Late Show with David Letterman.

Master star was sans his bushy beard and sunglasses, and finally mitted that his uninterested behaviour during his previous appearance was all a spoof for documentary. He h ded that he spent two years in ‘fooling’ media and audiences because movie explored various facets of relationship between celebrities and media. 

Despite two years of dedication, I’m Still Here collected a mere $400,000 at box office. Cut to 2020, Phoenix’s Joker t just collected over $ 1 billion at ticket windows, it also gave Joaquin Phoenix his first Acemy Award for Best Actor. 

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