Phoenix's father, John Lee Bottom, is originally from California, and is of mostly English, some German, and remote French ancestry.[8][9][10] His mother, Arlyn (née Dunetz), was born in New York City to Ashkenazi Jewish parents, whose families were from Russia and Hungary.[11][12][13][14] Arlyn moved to California, meeting Phoenix's father while hitchhiking. They married in 1969, years later joined a religious cult, the Children of God, and began traveling throughout South America.
Phoenix's father, John Lee Bottom, is originally from California, and is of mostly English, some German, and remote French ancestry.[8][9][10] His mother, Arlyn (née Dunetz), was born in New York City to Ashkenazi Jewish parents, whose families were from Russia and Hungary.[11][12][13][14] Arlyn moved to California, meeting Phoenix's father while hitchhiking. They married in 1969, years later joined a religious cult, the Children of God, and began traveling throughout South America.
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