Brad Renfro

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Don't know who he was, but apprently some sort of actor.

Only 25 years old.

 

Mostly remember him from Apt Pupil and The Client.

 

from what I remember, he had a pretty rough life. 3.

 

Actor Brad Renfro Dead at age 25 . . . Details at 11



I remember this guy from THE CLIENT back in the early 1990's . . . Pretty good movie . . . Hmmm, sounds like an OD to me . . . 3





LAPD officers arrest actor Brad Renfro during a 2005 drug sting on skid row that targeted prospective buyers

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Troubled actor Brad Renfro dies at 25

By JACOB ADELMAN
Associated Press Writer

LOS ANGELES --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."

 

Never heard of him.

 

Only time I ever heard of him was Solarte's post

 

"bully" was alright

 

The Client!

Alcohol and drugs are cool!

 

jb must've scored some major death pool points, didn't ya ? ? ? ?


TBR 2008 Death Pool . . When Famous People Die, You Can Win Big!!!!!!!!

 

Hell no, i would never play that fucking game. Just everyone around here thinks drugs and alcohol are the thing to be doing!