Out of Curosity Is Joaquin Pheonix Spainish or Native American?!

Question: I know the name Pheonix is Spainish but is he?

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Answers: I know the name Pheonix is Spainish but is he?

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he is known as a Puerto Rican actor. i think that has more to do with his birthplace. i know his mother was jewish.

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uhhmmm actually i dont think either..

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He's Puerto Rican. His birth name is Joaquín Rafael Bottom.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Pho...

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It says he is from Puerto Rico. His parents are Catholic and Jewish.

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I don't think he's either, him and his brother and sisters grew up on a religious commune in south america where they changed their surname to phoenix, the children actually picked their own first names..

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