The Most Tragic Celebrity Deaths of All Time

River Phoenix

River Phoenix was the older brother of Rain, Joaquin, Liberty, and Summer Phoenix. He reached the status of "teen idol" throughout the span of his life after appearing in films like Stand By Me (1986) and My Own Private Idaho (1991). On October 31, 1993, Phoenix collapsed on the sidewalk outside of The Viper Room in West Hollywood, dying of combined drug intoxication following a drug overdose. He was 23.

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