(August 23, 1970-October 31, 1993)
Birth name is River Jude Bottom
Starred in 'Stand by Me,' 'Mosquito Coast,' 'Little Nikita,' 'The Thing Called Love,' 'Dogfight' and 'My Own Private Idaho'
The Red Hot Chili Peppers song 'One Hot Minute' and REM's 'Monster' are dedicated to him

He was a vegetarian.
He died of a drug overdose at 23 years old, during a Halloween night party.
Blood tests from the autopsy confirmed lethal levels of heroin, cocaine, alcohol and valium (October, 1993).
He was slated to star in 'Interview with the Vampire' and 'The Crucible' but was replaced by Christian Slater
and Daniel Day Lewis, respectively.
He dated Martha Plimpton and Samantha Mathis.
His parents gave him a hippy name and his siblings are Joaquin, Rain, Liberty and Summer.
He was a high school drop out.
He was a member of PETA.
He claimed he lost his virginity at 4 years old.

He was nominated for an Oscar for his role in 'Running on Empty.'
He was well spoken, despite the fact that he never finished high school.
His parents were from The Bronx, New York.
He ranked #86, in Empire Magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time.

Credit: Debby

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