"Stand By Me" star River Phoenix joined the list of celebrities who died before age 30 at the height of his career on ...

Ethan Hawke met river River ... with Phoenix nabbing most of the roles, the two stayed close friends up until Phoenix's sudden death. The young actor overdosed in 1993 on a night out in Los ...

As part of PEOPLE's latest cover story, the retired actor opened up about his unexpected brush with Southern hospitality courtesy of late costar River Phoenix ... to interview a long list of ...

River Phoenix's sister ... Strip in West Hollywood on Oct. 31, 1993. He was 23 years old. Two of his four younger siblings, ...