Feb 12 2009Joaquin Phoenix sits next to David Letterman

first

he LOOKS like a crazy homeless guy.........

Matisyahu is gonna sue him.

Just publicity

Weak, but successful

That appearance is sure to win him whole armies of new fans.

He gives vegans a bad name.

Done before, and done way better. He needs somebody to tell him that this project isn't working and he should drop it instead of digging a deeper hole for himself.

Dear Mr. Funny Man 2009,

You're not fucking funny, and your little dumbass act that isn't funny at all is retarded. Prepared to get fucked by the long dick of the Press when you fail and everyone drops your ass from movies.

-Best,
DON COLONIC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IrvkOlRqYA

I don't buy his "rap gangsta" act, but it's certainly an excellent impression of Kim Kardashian's pussy before she waxes.

He eats his felines.

This is sad...i feel really bad for him...

Didn't this moron learn anything from watching his brother die?

Joaquin, you ignorant jackass, get a f***ing clue!

He deserves an Academy Award nomination for that act.

It's all a big hoax -- one of his buddies is filming everything so they can act all smug when he admits it.

gangsta rap: so easy a caveman can do it

We have a semi-homeless guy in our town who is called Shaky Dave. He looks JUST like this. Except he has a nicer suit.

David Letterman's awesome. He doesn't even flinch, he's a pro. Joaquin got p4wned repeatedly

#13 no, he sucks at pretending to be crazy. So obvious. What he deserves is a kick in the eye and a good point and laugh..

Fucking tool

is this publicity?obviously for Joaquin it is..... i wonder tho, is letterman in on it?

I'm sorry you couldn't be here tonight.
AHHAHAHAAHAHA!!

LOVE David Letterman!

If he wanted to do something different, instead of this he could have pretended to convert to a globe-trotting do-gooder like George Clooney or Angelina Jolie, making Borat-style statements - earnest, but completely inappropriate - along the way. And film THAT, complete with the struggle the media would have to cover it. I think he'd be totally believable as a sincere dolt.

That's the funniest thing I have seen all day. What a loser!

It reminds me of the Crispin Glover interview from a few years ago. Two total loonies.

Sorry fucking jackhole. I would have kicked him off the show right then and there. But then, Letterman made him look like a bitch!

Damn I wish there was an alternative to Hollywood. Something for real Americans, European derived.

Retards,
This is an act, what he thinks of as performance art. Dave is in on it.
WaKeen thinks he is pulling one over on us but he just looks like a fool.

He's pretty much re-living Johnny Cash's early life.

QUICK GET REESE WITHERSPOON.

Give it up, Joaqoff.

"So when you come up with these rap songs, do you write it all down as sheet music, with clefts and everything? Oh, hey, sorry about that..."

Somebody needs to put a Rihanna mask on him and then invite Chris Brown over.

It's just a bad outfit for him.

So first off, this whole thing is definitely an act. Joaquin Phoenix is not actually crazy. Whether or not he is going to come out and admit that afterwards (that it was all a hoax) I'm not sure, but he is most assuredly making a 100% conscious decision to act like a weirdo. Granted he probably has more than a few deep seeded emotional problems (stemming from such events as witnessing at the age of 19 his older brother die of a drug overdose outside of a club in LA), but I still don't buy that he has just all of the sudden lost his mind.

And one other thing. News sites and blogs keep reporting that Joaquin got mad at Dave because Dave shot down his request to perform his musical act on the Late Show. This is not what Dave says at all. If you watch it again, when Dave says "I think that is highly unlikely" he is responding to Joaquin saying that he was "working on" his music. I think it is a reference to how lazy, detached, and unresponsive Joaquin was acting. This, I think, is what Dave was referring to, and I think Joaquin knew that too.

anyone who doesn't find this funny has zero sense of humor. this crap was as funny as mallrats, clerks, grandmas boy etc.

Also, if you think he was acting.. he wasn't. Did you see the clip of his film? His acting was horrific. The guy is constantly drugged out of his mind.

Oh my God he looks like a wayward Blues Brother

#31 - you put more energy into that than Joaquin has put into his entire life.

He looks extremely shy and uncomfortable. This interview just made me feel bad for him, I certainly didn't feel like laughing at his expense. I thought this interview was mean and insensitive.

Ok, this is starting to read like a Kim Kardashian story or a Tom Cruise/scientology story. Joaquin's (or Casey Affleck's) staff are writing the gullible comments. Sad.

If you haven't seen the crispin glover interview on letterman from like 20 years ago, you have to check it out. Dude goes fuckin' crazy and is even more drugged out than Joaquin appears to be here (I know, he's not crazy, it's just an act, yadda yadda...who the fuck cares). Still, this is pretty good stuff.

i thought it was funny.

That guy is RIPPED off his ASS! "Did you feed them nitras before the show?" Hahaha, he shouldn't get so stoned before a show if he can't cover himself.

The Letterman interview was hilarious...You'll notice a few Phoenix snickers when Letterman trips him up with a line. Great stunt especially when acting crazy is so "in" (brit, cruise, winehouse etc.) and you stupid asses who are spending so much time reading, watching and buying these crazy fool's crap.

he looks like 'teen wolf'

also i would love to know what he said to dave at the very end when he took off his sunglasses and leaned in...

Wow,..what a crappy actor, you can TELL that he's acting "Dark and broody" and his yelling tantrum is complete with hollywood body acting (doing things that normal people DONT but that sell good on the camera.."

The worst part of this is, it's hollywood and he's got affleck working with him so no matter how it goes down at the end the news will be reporting on "How they fooled america, the press and the fans" when in fact they fooled no one.

I think this is all joke. Must be trying to pull off a role.

I totally believe the mockumentary ploy. When he was interviewed about playing Johnny Cash he said that before then music and singing was something completly foriegn to him. Now he wants to be a rapper? Plus, he is an incredible actor, so I believe he is able to pull off this going crazy bit. And he's actually really funny, too. I think this shit is hilarious, I can't wait to see more!

He's playing the role of David-Darlene's boyfriend on Roseanne.

He is one nasty looking man. The hair and beard have got to go.

It was like watching an unfunny Zack Galifianakis. I'm all for hoaxes, but at least give it some kind of substance.

#31,

Dude, WAY too much free time on your hands.

#41,

I wondered the same thing at the end.

this guy is drugged outta his mind

What a douche.

You are all retarded. This is a big giant thing he's doin as part of a FILM ala Borat. Dumbasses.

#31

Tim, buddy, you sound like a moron when you try to be serious about this celebrity carp.

You lost any credibilty at all with your "deep seeded" comment. For your future reference, it is "deep seated". I know they sound the about the same, but they are not.

JFC

Crap, not carp. I meant crap.

JFC, now who sounds like a moron?

I noticed he took the gum back from underneath the desk, and then I couldn't help but to wonder if it's the same gum he was chewing in the movie as well.

He was on Letterman before a few years ago and knew what to expect, he went along with everything then, telling funny stories, being likable so people will go see his new movie then.....

I'm wondering who is profiting from all of this???? Remember Anna Nicole Smith? Howard Stern kept her drugged up because people were interested in her because of how she was when on drugs. Look how that one ended up. He made a TON of money off of all that. Who is doing this to Joaquin????? He was fine and dandy before.

Then there's the Andy Kaufman theory. This could all be a hoax. What I don't understand is how he can memorize and act out a script and not wig out during filming, but get him in a real moment and he can't help himself.

@31- Dave was definately telling him he would not be performing on the show. That's why he followed with "we'll keep you in the rolodex".

David Letterman is my hero. Absolutely my hero. "And Joaquin, sorry you couldn't be with us tonight."

Great moment was Phoenix sticking gum under Letterman's desk. Act or no, what a dick.

dude i would say it's fake but honestly i don't see the joke, what would he say "hey i fooled you into thinking that i'm kind of crazy and dont talk much", if it was fake i feel like it would be a little more crazy, so im sayin genuine just cuz even if we're fooled its not a very good joke

Just your typical obama libtard voter. (both he and letterman equal the mental capacity of a bag of hammers)

funy as hell.
gotta give dave mad props for beings so cool.
why did joaquin only take off his glasses at the end?

i wanna see your soul joaquin!

I really can't wait to see casey's documentary. Borat was good and it would be great to see a great actor like joaquin tackle the genre. I enjoy everything that he is in and he is such a unique presence. Although if he really wanted to be successful in the music world, he should have pursued a rock or country career.

"What can you tell me about your days with the Unabomber?"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!

Um..I think Joaquin is actually mentally ill and no one is doing anything about it. Just like everyone let Britney hit rock bottom before someone helped her. It's really upsetting.

@62
don't put joaquin and britney in the same category you dumb fuck.

joaquin actually is good at what he does. britney is not. joaquin is clearly putting on an act, its been mentioned many times even on THIS BLOG.

"We will keep you in our ROLODEX". If that's not Dave shooting down his request to perform his musical act on the Late Show, the what is it?

Very funny. And Joaquin is only playing a role.

The BEST part was when Dave said, "We owe an apology to Farrah Fawcett!"
BWAH HA HA! (though Farrah actually IS fucking looney)
And I also remember the Crispin Glover incident...he had these fugly boots on with platform heels...almost kicked Dave in the face! (wait, just how fucking old am I?!)
I think Joaquin is brilliant, but he definitely came from a seriously fucked up family. poor kid. I was pulling for him to win an Oscar for Gladiator.

This is really frightening. I hope he gets some help. Why on earth did he agree to be on the show?? They should not have shown this on TV.

I'd love to know what Joaquin was saying at the very end, when he took his glasses off & was shaking hands with Dave. Maybe something like ...

"I know where you live Dave & tonight you;re going to go visit my bro Phoenix - IN HELL!"

LMAO! hahahaha Joaquin is great, I love him. It looks like his acting from time to time but I'm worried that he did lost his mind. And @31 tim, he not only witnessed his brother's death but like his brother he grew up in that creepy cult children of whatnot that affected river's life so much. I would not blame him for being screwed up. But this is freaking hilarious hahahaha, "what do you have them on?" hahahahahah that was awesome!!! It is weird to see him like this, he always looked so shy.

#53-It's "deep-seated" if you're really going to be a grammar Nazi.

This whole act is not funny or amusing in the slightest. It's so obvious what he is doing, you would think he and the producers would abandon the whole idea while he still has some semblance of respect as an artist. It just seems desperate and detrimental to everyone involved, at this point.

It's too bad, because he was a really talented actor and now he is just making himself look like an ungrateful prick.

props to dave for being able to keep it up, he's a master

#67 ... By "Phoenix" you really meant to write 'River'- right? ... Yeah, RIVER- I thought so. :O)

Go away, Joaquin, you annoying, stupid rich man with your stupid appearance and your fake dumb act. You're not entertaining anyone. The novelty was gone before it started, dude, and now you're gonna find out what it's really like to be living on the street because no one will ever hire you again.

He's haunted by the gost of a better looking, more talented brother... who he killed...

I wonder what Joaquim says to Dave when he takes his glasses off. Perhaps "thanks for playing along, this clip should go viral easily!"

^&)()Who cares! Just saw him appear on the FREE and HOT celebrities/rich men seeking affairs site ~~~ *******su g a rmingle. c o m ~~~ where you can meet many famous people and beauties. I have met my soul mate there. It is worthy of having a try.

@ 29 ; that was real funny

This vexes me. I am vexed.

hairlip

That was pretty funny, albeit in a sad way.

Whether he's on drugs, crazy or just pretending, he really needs to stop this gangsta rap shit & get his ass back to acting.

FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm buying his schtick. He is a fantastic actor & is a fuckin mystery man. GO Wackuin!

He is already DISINFECTED, folks?

David letterman gave this guy what he deserves, Joaquin acted like an ass and im 99.9% sure hes on drugs, should just stay at home and smoke more crack, what a waste of space blah!

Are you people nuts? The man is stoned out of his mind. Joaquin Phoenix is the new Amy Winehouse! Wish I had picked him in the pool...damm...

Funniest fucking thing I've seen in a long time. The anti-drug people need to plaster this idiot's image all over the place. Don't do drugs kiddies, or you'll end up like this asshole.

Die Obama Die!

the whole bizarre interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5338Dl62bU

Wow~~This guy was once a vip member of Richromances.com. It is said he is interested in dati*ng supermodels over there. Who hnows>

:(

Mental illness is not funny folks.

Letterman is a prick, exploiting him for a few cheap laughs. I am amazed Pheonix was even let on the show in his condition.

Anyway, hope he pulls through, he's a really great actor.

Maybe he's actually going method for his role in Teenwolf 3.

Also to be found here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/11/joaquin-phoenixs-bizarre_n_166229.html

#69

Vanessa, you are a stupid cunt.

It is proper to write "deep seated" without the hyphen. Next time check before you open your mouth unless it is to suck some strange cock.

Furthermore, I would be a "punctuation Nazi" rather than a "grammar Naxi" in this case.

Thank you and I hope you get to sit next to Mason in third period!

Remember those old drug commercials that showed an egg frying...and then stated, "This is your brain on drugs"....

Well Captain Blackbeard Joaquin is living proof that those adds were 100% CORRECT!

It's pretty likely the only reason he came on letterman was to show that he is serious about retiring from the world of acting and wants to be left alone. Possibly showing the general public that he's moved on from acting and is serious about not coming back for now. Give the guy a break, it's people like him who make the world interesting.

great publicity for dave. everyone is talking about it, watching the vid on utube and generating interest in the show. a lot better imho than interviewing another celeb about their new movie and hearing their normal gushing about how great it is, how so and so is sooooo amazing to work with, how they love life blah blah blah

Letterman, the audience, Shaffer- wtf? All were acting like jerks. You don't kick somebody when they're down. Phoenix clearly has PTSD or a drug problem (probably both). Yet they showed no graciousness toward an actor who has contributed good films the the world, and whose going through a rough patch and probably only doing one last interview under a contract.

Letterman shows obvious contempt for Joaquin from the moment he shakes his hand, then first thing he does is act disgusted by his beard. If he hadn't opened the conversation that way I doubt he'd of gotten such a disinterested Phoenix. I wouldn't be interested in performing for immediately-jerkish Letterman, the monkeys in the audience or the idiot on the sidelines either.

Crazy or not I was entertained and in the end isn't that the point?

i feel kind of sorry for Joaquin Phoenix because he does seem genuinely disoriented and Letterman gave him a hard time about it

"The wrong son died"

Just kidding Joaquin - we love you too.

Yes, "deep-seated" should be hyphenated!

i said iit once ill say it again , "COCiNE iS A HELL OF A DRUG"~!

Phoenix got OWNED by Letterman, after thinking he would pop in, be disrespectful and gain "street cred" in the process.
Letterman saw right through him and made him look like the FOOL he is - he'll be lucky to work AT ALL after his "rap" career is over!

Oh Pojojuniper.....I'm gonna get you!