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Post by kimberlysghost on Jan 15, 2008 20:23:17 GMT -5
Brad Renfro, the troubled young actor whose film career began at age 12 with "The Client," has died. He was 25.
His body was found in his Los Angeles home early Tuesday, his lawyer Richard Kaplan said.
Renfro served 10 days in jail in May 2006 after pleading no contest to driving while intoxicated and pleading guilty to attempted possession of heroin.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2008 20:25:00 GMT -5
He was like a brother to me!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2008 20:28:05 GMT -5
Well that sucks, I'm a big fan of Bully.
Attempted possession of heroin? "I might have some, officer."
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Post by Mr. Show on Jan 15, 2008 20:29:26 GMT -5
He was great in Bully and Ghost World.
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Post by fair2flair on Jan 15, 2008 20:34:49 GMT -5
He just wanted to get a head start setting up shop for Britney.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2008 20:36:13 GMT -5
nopixnoproof
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Post by jake_317 on Jan 15, 2008 20:54:00 GMT -5
Who is this guy?
Attempted possesion of Heroin problay means he bought his dope off an undercover.
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Post by Suckasays on Jan 15, 2008 21:10:00 GMT -5
I've liked some of his flicks. Especially Bully. But I can't stay I'm suprised that this happened to him.
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Post by slappy on Jan 15, 2008 21:13:45 GMT -5
Holy crap
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Post by Stinger TNA on Jan 15, 2008 21:32:58 GMT -5
Never seen him.
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Post by J Sylar on Jan 15, 2008 22:10:02 GMT -5
This is no a shock. He had a pretty rocky career
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2008 22:11:35 GMT -5
He was also in Ton and Huck as a child. Good flick.
Im honestly suprised as I thought hed outlive Eddie Furlong
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Jan 15, 2008 22:18:49 GMT -5
Damn, that's too bad. Way too young to go.
R.I.P.
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Post by PWC-NYG on Jan 15, 2008 22:21:24 GMT -5
Actor Brad Renfro, whose career began promisingly with a childhood role in "The Client" but rapidly faded as he struggled with drugs and alcohol, was found dead Tuesday in his home. He was 25.
Paramedics pronounced him dead at 9 a.m., said Craig Harvey, chief investigator for the Los Angeles County coroner's office. The cause of death was not immediately determined, Harvey said, but an autopsy could be conducted as early as Wednesday.
Renfro had reportedly been drinking with friends the evening before his death, Harvey said.
Renfro's lawyer, Richard Kaplan, said he did not know whether the death was connected to any problems with addiction.
"He was working hard on his sobriety," Kaplan said. "He was doing well. He was a nice person."
Renfro recently completed a role in "The Informers," a film adaptation of a Bret Easton Ellis novel that stars Winona Ryder, Brandon Routh and Billy Bob Thornton.
"Brad was an exceptionally talented young actor and our time spent with him was thoroughly enjoyable," Marco Weber, president of the film's production house, Senator Entertainment, said in a statement.
The actor served 10 days in jail in May 2006 after pleading no contest to driving while intoxicated and guilty to attempted possession of heroin.
The latter charge stemmed from his arrest in Los Angeles' Skid Row area, when he attempted to buy heroin from an undercover officer in 2005.
For several years he was better known for that drug bust and the resulting criminal case than for acting.
After one court appearance, he talked to reporters about drug rehabilitation, saying he was "tired of paying the consequences" for drinking and drug use and eager to get clean.
"It's definitely been an eye-opener," he said of his rehabilitation program.
Other run-ins with the law included a 1998 charge of cocaine and marijuana possession, for which he avoided jail time in a plea deal. He was also placed on probation in January 2001 and ordered to pay $4,000 for repairs to a 45-foot yacht he and a friend tried to steal in Florida in August 2000.
He was arrested again in May 2001 and charged with underage drinking, violating the terms of his probation, and was ordered into alcohol rehabilitation the following March.
A native of Knoxville, Tenn., Renfro's film career began when he was 12, acting opposite Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones in "The Client." His other credits included "Sleepers," "Deuces Wild," "Apt Pupil" and "The Jacket."
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Post by bjd on Jan 15, 2008 22:54:52 GMT -5
Bully is like the worst ing movie ever. The only actor that did anything close to a credible job in that crap heap is Nick Stahl.
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Post by amxfiles on Jan 15, 2008 22:56:14 GMT -5
Bully is like the worst ing movie ever. The only actor that did anything close to a credible job in that **** heap is Nick Stahl. THANK YOU!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2008 22:57:43 GMT -5
He's crapty in it, but I liked the movie. Stahl's the man.
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Post by 3Lephant (Naptown Icon) on Jan 15, 2008 23:03:34 GMT -5
Tom and Huck...I guess we'll never see a sequel...
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Post by carly1988 on Jan 16, 2008 0:04:40 GMT -5
wow i didnt know he was from Knoxville, Im sure they'll make a HUGE deal about this tomorrow
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Post by Razor on Jan 16, 2008 1:18:38 GMT -5
Damn, I just watched The Cure and Tom and Huck with him starring in both. He wasn't all that bad of a child actor, what a shame...
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