I’m not one to get all starstruck or fall in love with movie stars, but I have to admit I’ve always had a little crush on Joaquin Phoenix. He’s in a bunch of my favorite guilty pleasure films (Clay Pigeons, Inventing the Abbots, Quills, U-Turn ), films that are genuinely really good (To Die For, Hotel Rwanda, It’s All About Love) and he’s vegan and proud of it.

To celebrate his 34th birthday try going vegan today and watch his vegan supermarket ad below:

takepart with PETA and go after the jump for some of my fav Joaquin movie clips.

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The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Check out some of our most popular stories of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites!

TakePart Gang:

Chasing the DNC Flame by Fonda Berosini

TakePart at Slow Food Nation by Wendy Cohen

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Nicole Hughes:

State Fair Having Trouble Keeping It Green

TOMS Wrap Boot: Shoe Addicts Saving Lives

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Andy Kondrat:

Mexican Gov Spends $16M to Save Endangered Porpoise

Wilco Offers Section on Website for Carpooling to Shows

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Jon Popham:

Portland Gym Utilizes Human Energy

Angkor Wat Threatened by Tourism Boom

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Gina Telaroli:

10 Powerful Women Using Their Power for Good

10 A+ Worthy Movie and TV Teachers

Just ran into Samantha Power – foreign policy expert, human rights advocate and one of my personal heroes.

Samantha was one of the first journalists in the US to talk about Darfur and has worked tirelessly to raise awareness about it. She is often credited with bringing Obama up to speed on the issue – if you notice he mentions it often now. It’s hard to believe sometimes that this is still going on. Actually, it’s heartbreaking. takepart with our Darfur Now campaign.

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1) President Clinton Breaks Ground on a New Hospital in Burera

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The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Check out some of our most popular stories of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites!

TakePart Gang:

Sudan Leader Charged with Genocide: What Are the Reactions? by Wendy Cohen

Inconvenient Truth of the Day: Al Gore Speaks on Climate Change by Joshua Tremblay

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Nicole Hughes:

“Farms in the Sky” a Solution to Global Food Crisis?

Wal-Mart Launches Eco-Bling Project

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Andy Kondrat:

NYC To Bring in 300 Hybrid Taxis Per Month

Coolio To Educate Students On Climate Change

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Jon Popham:

Pickens’ Plan for Energy Independence

On “Rent” Closing, the East Village, and Gentrification

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Gina Telaroli:

Batman Morals: Top 5 Lessons from the Capped Crusader’s Films

Emmy Nominations Kick “The Wire” to the Curb

For anyone who didn’t catch American Idol Gives Back last night, here is a PSA from Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly, Hotel Rwanda director Terry George and award-winning cinematographer Ellen Kuras donated their time to film this for charity: water.

Donate $20 to charity: water and give 1 person safe drinking water for 20 YEARS