{"id":38966,"date":"2026-01-21T23:51:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T23:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=38966"},"modified":"2026-01-21T23:51:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T23:51:42","slug":"he-grew-up-in-a-scary-cult-but-today-hes-one-of-hollywoods-hottest-och-richest-actors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=38966","title":{"rendered":"He grew up in a scary cult, but today he\u2019s one of Hollywood\u2019s hottest och richest actors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>He\u2019s one of Hollywood\u2019s most compelling actors today, known for disappearing into roles that haunt and mesmerize.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"agvlu69f7288c920d6\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.agvlu69f7288c920d6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.agvlu69f7288c920d6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.agvlu69f7288c920d6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.agvlu69f7288c920d6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.agvlu69f7288c920d6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p><strong>But his childhood was anything but ordinary. Born into a family that rejected conventional life, his parents abandoned the comforts of California to roam South America, raising their five children in extreme poverty and countercultural chaos.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No one could have predicted that one member of the family would grow up to become one of the world\u2019s most famous stars.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many of Hollywood\u2019s biggest stars had surprisingly unusual and challenging childhoods. Some even grew up in cults, by which we mean any small group led by a self-proclaimed leader who exerts extreme control over its members.<\/p>\n<p>Take Oscar-nominated actress\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/celebrity\/glenn-close-reveals-elaborate-death-plans-already-underway\/\">Glenn Close<\/a>, for instance, who spent her formative years \u2014 from age 7 to 22 \u2014 immersed in a group called the Moral Re-Armament.<\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood giant we\u2019re focusing on today left cult life far earlier, by the age of three. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the third of five children to John Lee and Arlyn Bottom. His parents married in 1969 and lived in California before they left everything to become members of a religious cult, called The Children of God.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-184572 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082705\/GettyImages-1204474561-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082705\/GettyImages-1204474561-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082705\/GettyImages-1204474561-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082705\/GettyImages-1204474561-1536x1035.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082705\/GettyImages-1204474561-2048x1380.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1725\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082705\/GettyImages-1204474561-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082705\/GettyImages-1204474561-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082705\/GettyImages-1204474561-1536x1035.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082705\/GettyImages-1204474561-2048x1380.jpg 2048w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082705\/GettyImages-1204474561-scaled.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dianna Whitley \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They traveled across South America while raising their children in its strict and nomadic environment. Children in the cult were encouraged to hand out pamphlets for the church and spend time on street corners collecting money.<\/p>\n<p>By 1978, the family had grown disillusioned with the group and returned to the U.S., eager for a fresh start. The final straw came when the family received a letter from the cult\u2019s leader, David Berg, instructing members to engage in sexual relations with as many people as possible to recruit new followers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1166033018\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-9ea2ca2694150e31849c520224a4cd0b\" class=\"newsner-9ea2ca2694150e31849c520224a4cd0b newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>It would later emerge that The Children of God were a dangerous sect wanted by Interpol, and that David Berg was accused of murder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think my parents thought they\u2019d found a community that shared their ideals. Cults rarely advertise themselves as such. It\u2019s usually someone saying, \u2018We\u2019re like-minded people. This is a community,\u2019 but I think the moment my parents realized there was something more to it, they got out,\u201d the actor told\u00a0Playboy magazine<em>\u00a0<\/em>in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving the cult, the family moved to Florida, nearly broke, to live with Arlyn\u2019s parents. They even changed their surname to mark a new beginning \u2014 the name that would later become iconic in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>You could say the family got a flying start in their new life in the U.S. All five siblings were incredibly talented, and it wasn\u2019t long before even talent scouts from major TV networks started taking notice. Soon, the family packed up for Hollywood, cramming into a beat-up station wagon with a missing back window. On the way, they had to give away their dog because, as the actor told\u00a0<em>The Gazette<\/em>\u00a0in 2001, \u201cWe couldn\u2019t afford an extra mouth to feed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When they arrived in Los Angeles, their mother, Arlyn, landed a secretarial job in NBC\u2019s casting office \u2014 a golden opportunity to get her children into showbiz.<\/p>\n<p>By the age of eight, our star had booked his first gig. He later described the experience on camera as \u201cinstantaneous joy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-184573 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082840\/GettyImages-1204474591.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1992px) 100vw, 1992px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082840\/GettyImages-1204474591.jpg 1992w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082840\/GettyImages-1204474591-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082840\/GettyImages-1204474591-1536x1049.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1992\" height=\"1360\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082840\/GettyImages-1204474591.jpg 1992w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082840\/GettyImages-1204474591-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082840\/GettyImages-1204474591-1536x1049.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1992px) 100vw, 1992px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082840\/GettyImages-1204474591.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The actor and and River cooking at their home in Los Angeles, California, US, circa 1985. (Photo by Dianna Whitley\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor some kids, it\u2019s the first time they crack a ball or score a goal. For me, it was this,\u201d he told The Guardian. \u201cI knew that I loved it\u2014the physical sensation; how powerful it was. That\u2019s the feeling I\u2019ve been chasing ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite some early successes, he long remained in the shadow of his older brother, River. As River\u2019s fame soared, the actor was sometimes dismissed as \u201cthe second most famous\u201d in the family, leaving him with the sense that his own career was stalling.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-617807749\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-b0ad2ca96dec31f03e509937f487ea6e\" class=\"newsner-b0ad2ca96dec31f03e509937f487ea6e newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>But everything changed in 1993. By then, River was a major Hollywood star, but his life came to a sudden and tragic end.<\/p>\n<p>Outside the Viper Club in Hollywood, he collapsed from a fatal overdose of cocaine and heroin. His younger brother, our star, was there, making a heart-wrenching 911 call that would later be broadcast by news outlets, as his 23-year-old brother lay dying on the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p>The person who made that devastating call and watched his brother die on the street was\u00a0<strong>Joaquin Phoenix<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Today, in a bittersweet twist of fate, it is Joaquin who has earned the kind of acclaim his brother might have. He is now an award-winning actor, celebrated for his transformative portrayals \u2014 from musician Johnny Cash in\u00a0<em>Walk the Line<\/em>, to the iconic role of the Joker, and most recently as Napoleon in the epic historical drama bearing the same name.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-184574 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082938\/shutterstock_667242280.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082938\/shutterstock_667242280.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082938\/shutterstock_667242280-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082938\/shutterstock_667242280.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082938\/shutterstock_667242280-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082938\/shutterstock_667242280.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After River\u2019s tragic death, the entire Phoenix family relocated to Costa Rica, seeking to grieve in private, far from the intense media attention that had followed the loss. Joaquin didn\u2019t return to the United States until he was called back to audition for\u00a0<em>To Die For<\/em>\u00a0(1995). When the film\u2019s director, Gus Van Sant \u2014 a close friend of River\u2019s \u2014saw him, he reportedly broke down in tears. For Joaquin, who had taken a three-year break from acting, the film also served as a wake-up call, reminding him just how much he missed performing.<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix\u2019s chilling performance as Emperor Commodus in\u00a0<em>Gladiator<\/em>\u00a0(2000) was a major breakthrough, silencing even the harshest critics. The film was a massive hit, grossing over $400 million, and suddenly he became the go-to actor for roles that demanded a dark, magnetic presence. Today, his trophy shelf and r\u00e9sum\u00e9 speak for themselves: an Academy Award, a BAFTA, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Grammy, a Volpi Cup, and two Golden Globes. He has been described as one of the finest actors of his generation.<\/p>\n<p>Another remarkable detail: when Joaquin earned his first Academy Award nomination for\u00a0<em>Gladiator<\/em>, he and his late brother River became the first brothers ever to be nominated for acting Oscars. River had received his nod for\u00a0<em>Running on Empty<\/em>\u00a0(1988). To this day, they remain the only brothers in history to hold that distinction.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-184575 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082951\/shutterstock_1127802581.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082951\/shutterstock_1127802581.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082951\/shutterstock_1127802581-768x706.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"919\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082951\/shutterstock_1127802581.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082951\/shutterstock_1127802581-768x706.jpg 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21082951\/shutterstock_1127802581.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Joaquin has largely stayed quiet about his late brother in extended interviews.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1850967348\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-5d3d937d8fbb307ace7db8c29f6b63f8\" class=\"newsner-5d3d937d8fbb307ace7db8c29f6b63f8 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>But in one episode of comedian Theo Von\u2019s\u00a0<em>This Past Weekend<\/em>\u00a0podcast, the 51-year-old\u00a0<em>Joker<\/em>\u00a0star opened up about River\u2019s legacy and the profound influence he had on his life and career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy brother was quite a force and was definitely, like, I don\u2019t know if it was mythical or Shakespearean, or I don\u2019t know, maybe it\u2019s because he died or something,\u201d Phoenix recalled. \u201cMaybe it\u2019s because he was the first son and he was incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was such a force within our family,\u201d the\u00a0<em>Gladiator<\/em>\u00a0actor added. \u201cHe was kind of like the guiding light in some ways. He was the one who acted first. We used to sing on the streets and he played guitar and kind of like oversaw everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Outside of acting, Phoenix is a passionate animal rights advocate. A committed vegan, he frequently supports charitable causes and has produced several documentaries exploring global meat consumption and its environmental impact.<\/p>\n<p>This traces all the way back to Phoenix\u2019s third birthday. In October 1977, he and his family were on a cargo ship bound for Miami from Venezuela, having just left life as members of the controversial religious group the Children of God.<\/p>\n<p>While they were aboard the freighter, young Joaquin and his siblings watched fishermen haul in flying fish \u2014 and then saw the catch killed in a brutal way. The sight of the fish thrashing and dying so violently left a deep and unsettling mark on him, he told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2019\/10\/joaquin-phoenix-cover-story?srsltid=AfmBOorl1JBuIiS2bCDrBFjDWXaCzozhAJs1ydUqUHMlTuTVnxbOWP6D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vanity Fair<\/a>. Two months after they settled in Florida, the whole family made a dramatic change: they adopted a vegan lifestyle. Joaquin has said he\u2019s stayed true to that choice ever since.<\/p>\n<p>And speaking of staying true\u2026<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Phoenix met his future co-star Rooney Mara. The two stayed friends before beginning a romantic relationship four years later while filming\u00a0<em>Mary Magdalene<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1747161902\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-db351cb2ab0709de36cd16690913b7cc\" class=\"newsner-db351cb2ab0709de36cd16690913b7cc newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-184576 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21083102\/GettyImages-2233536793-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21083102\/GettyImages-2233536793-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21083102\/GettyImages-2233536793-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21083102\/GettyImages-2233536793-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21083102\/GettyImages-2233536793-2048x1364.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1705\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21083102\/GettyImages-2233536793-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21083102\/GettyImages-2233536793-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21083102\/GettyImages-2233536793-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21083102\/GettyImages-2233536793-2048x1364.jpg 2048w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/21083102\/GettyImages-2233536793-scaled.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix attends the \u201cThe Voice Of Hind Rajab\u201d red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 03, 2025 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Dominique Charriau\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They got engaged in 2019, welcomed their son in August 2020, and in June 2024, celebrated the birth of their daughter, Sparrow. Their son\u2019s name, River, honors Phoenix\u2019s older brother.<\/p>\n<p>The couple now lives in the Hollywood Hills, and in a September 2024 podcast interview on\u00a0<em>Talk Easy<\/em>, Phoenix even referred to Mara as his \u201cwife.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though Mara and Phoenix keep their relationship and parenting life largely private, Mara shared that becoming a mother to River had profoundly \u201copened her heart\u201d when celebrating her first Mother\u2019s Day in May 2021.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\">Years later, during an appearance on the\u00a0<em>LaunchLeft\u00a0<\/em>podcast, Mara revealed how it is to raise her son with her famous husband.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\">\u201dIt feels like a creative household, we\u2019re constantly talking about creative things,\u201d she said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t feel like a two-actor house because I didn\u2019t work for the first three and a half years we were together. Basically, since we\u2019ve been together, I only worked one or two times and one was really small and short.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joaquin, on the other hand, has described his family life as simple and grounded. He enjoys meditating, watching documentaries, reading scripts, and practicing karate \u2014 he holds a black belt in the discipline.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From his early days growing up in a family on the move, to the heartbreak of losing his brother, Joaquin Phoenix has transformed every experience\u2014painful or joyous\u2014into unforgettable performances.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Whether disappearing into the haunting intensity of\u00a0<em>Joker<\/em>, embodying the tortured Emperor Commodus in\u00a0<em>Gladiator<\/em>, or channeling the soulful depth of Johnny Cash in\u00a0<em>Walk the Line<\/em>, Phoenix consistently proves why he\u2019s one of the most fearless and magnetic actors of his generation. With every role, he reminds audiences that true talent isn\u2019t just about skill \u2014 it\u2019s about courage, heart, and the willingness to explore the darkness and light within us all.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He\u2019s one of Hollywood\u2019s most compelling actors today, known for disappearing into roles that haunt and mesmerize. But his childhood was anything but ordinary. Born into a family that rejected conventional life, his parents abandoned the comforts of California to roam South America, raising their five children in extreme poverty and countercultural chaos. 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