John Lee Bottom Wiki, Death, Bio, Age, Son ,Wife , Obituary, Height , Family

John Lee Bottom: Biography , Wiki

John Lee Bottom popularly known as John Phoenix was an American missionary and a member of the ” The Children of God”. Lee was born to parents Robert Merrill Bottom (1917-1993) and Beulah Ernstine Ingram (1918-1980) in Stanislaus County, California. John is the father to River Phoenix and Joaquin Phoenix.

John Lee Bottom: Age , Birthday

John Bottom was born on 5th April 1947 to parents Robert Merrill Bottom ( father ) and Beulah Ernestine Ingram ( mother ) in Stanislaus County, California. Unfortunately, he later passed away in 2015 due to cancer at the age of 68 years old. He celebrated his birthday on 5th April every year.

John Lee Bottom: Height , Weight

John Lee had a standing height of 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 50 kg.

John Lee Bottom: Education Background

Talking about his academic qualifications, Lee chose to drop out of school and began working since he had a for working with his hands. He first worked as a gardener.

However, Lee couldn’t stay in that section for long due to his uneasiness. Due to this reason, he went on the road. He became a haphazard traveler who attempted to see practically every destination he could reach.

John Lee Bottom: Family, Siblings

John Bottom was born to parents Robert Merrill Bottom ( father ) and Beulah Ernestine Ingram ( mother ) in Stanislaus County, California.

There are no details talking about his siblings thus making it hard to tell whether he has any brother or sister. However, John had unhappy childhood, being a high-school dropout turned gardener, he became restless in his twenties and hit the road.

John Lee Bottom: Wife , Kids

Talking about his love life, Lee was married to Arlyn Phoenix who was born on 31st December 1994. She was born to her parents Meyer Dunetz ( father ) and Margaret ( mother ) in New York before moving to California where she met John in 1968. The two started dating and later tied knots back in 1968.

They named their first son River who was born on 23rd August 1970. He was a talented singer and an actor who starred in movies like ” My Own Private Idaho ” , Stand by Me ” and ” Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade”.

Unfortunately, Lee’s first son River died at the age of 23 due to drug overdose back on 31st , October 1993.

**Photo of John Lee Bottom and his Kids**

The couple was later blessed with a daughter whom they named Rain Phoenix who was born in 1972. Their third child was Joaquin Phoenix who was born on 28th October 1974 in San Juan , Puerto Rico.

Following the footstep of his late brother, Joaquin grew to become a very talented actor who was very successful in the Hollywood industry. He was among the people who won an Oscar for his role in Joker in 2020.

The couple was blessed with their second daughter , Liberty who was born in 1976. After two years , they gave birth to a third child who was named Summer , who also became an American actress who starred in movies like ” The Believer ” , “Arresting Gena ” , “Esther” Kahn” and ” SLC Punk”.

John Lee Bottom: Cause of Death

John was blessed with some of the most talented kids whose efforts have contributed to make name for himself. His sudden death shocked many since it left many of his fans in disbelieve. He once suffered an injury to the spine , which took time to heal. He succumbed to death after he lost the battle to cancer back in 2015.

John Lee Bottom: Net worth , Salary

Unfortunately, Lee has never set a record of living a luxurious life or being rich, in fact John worked as a carpenter for many years. He is also a school drop out hence has no history in academic qualifications.