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January 15, 2008
Brad Renfro Dead at 25
Actor Brad Renfro has died at age 25, PEOPLE has confirmed.Renfro died Tuesday at a Los Angeles apartment where he spent the night with friends, Craig Harvey, chief investigator for the Los Angeles county coroner, tells PEOPLE.
Renfro was heard snoring overnight, but found not breathing later Tuesday morning, and the friends called 911. Paramedics declared him dead at the scene at about 9 a.m., Harvey says.
A cause of death was not immediately determined, but Renfro had a history of drug problems.
Drug overdose is "obviously it's a possibility considering his history, but right now all we have is the history of his drinking the previous night," Harvey says. "All that we have is that he was last known to be alive during the morning hours and he was snoring."
The actor, who starred in The Client and Apt Pupil, had recently completed a movie with Winona Ryder and Billy Bob Thornton.
Film director Joel Schumacher discovered Renfro at age 12 and cast him in the 1994 John Grisham movie The Client (which also starred Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones). The following year, PEOPLE named the young screen hopeful one of its "Top 30 Under 30." The actor's other credits include Tom and Huck, Ghost World and Deuces Wild.
Brad was starting to make a name for himself as a child actor around the time I was thinking of leaving Knoxville. I actually knew some of his family, though I never met him. This is truly sad. He seemed like such a lost soul.
Found via People.com.
Posted by Dianne at January 15, 2008 9:17 PM
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i think this is truly sad. it seems he had such a major problem at such a young age.
Posted by: gorillabuns at January 18, 2008 1:39 AM
I know. My heart always goes out to these kids. Hollywood seems to attract those who seek adoration, but then the reality of Hollywood itself just tears them apart.
Posted by: Dianne at January 18, 2008 8:47 AM