Ben Stiller made a memorable appearance at the 2009 Oscars, spoofing Joaquin Phoenix’s infamous David Letterman interview. Watch video and photos here. Alongside Natalie Portman, his co-presenter for Best Cinematography Academy Award, the actor hilariously mimicked Phoenix’s scruffy, bearded appearance and vacant, disoriented mannerisms.
Phoenix made headlines with his February 11, 2009 appearance on Letterman and the video went viral. The Oscar nominated (‘Walk the Line’) actor was ostensibly on the program to promote his most movie, James Gray’s Two Lovers, which costars Gwyneth Paltrow. The actor has famously “retired” to pursue his career as a rapper, although speculation is rampant that it is all an elaborate prank, and part of a documentary (mockumentary?) that Casey Affleck is filming chronicling the (former?) actor’s career change. (See Letterman Phoenix: Joaquin Phoenix David Letterman Video 2-11-09)
Stiller, spoofing Phoenix went into a disjointed presentation on the Oscar nominees for Best Cinematography, claiming Slumdog Millionaire was shot using a cell phone camera.
“I just want to retire from being the funny guy,” Stiller mumbled, as the audience guffawed. “You look like you work at a Hasidic meth lab,” said Portman.
Meanwhile, Phoenix continues to claim that his career change is not a prank.
“There’s not a hoax. Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that’s possible, but that’s certainly not my intention.”
Source: Oscars 2009: Presenter Ben Stiller spoofs Joaquin Phoenix
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Here is the Ben Stiller Joaquin Phoenix video parody. Another Oscars picture is below.
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Natalia Portman with Ben Stiller who spoofs Joaquin Phoenix at the 2009 Oscars, February 22, 2009
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