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River Phoenix- Stand By Me

River Phoenix was a successful child and teen actor, appearing in movies such as Stand By Me, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Running on Empty (for which he earned an Oscar nomination), and My Own Private Idaho.  While he maintained a rather clean cut public image as an activist and vegetarian, Phoenix suffered privately from drug abuse, reportedly taking combinations of cocaine, and heroin.  He accidentally overdosed at age 23 while at LA club the Viper Room, which was then owned by his friend, Johnny Depp.