Brad Renfro
Brad Renfro was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States on July 25th, 1982 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 25, Brad Renfro biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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Brad Barron Renfro (July 25, 1982 – January 15, 2008) was an American actor.
He made his film debut at the age of 11 in the lead role in The Client, and went on to star in 21 feature films.
His career faded rapidly because of alcoholism and substance abuse.
He died from a heroin overdose at the age of 25.Prior to being cast in The Client, Renfro had no acting background and had been living with his grandmother in a trailer park.
Director Joel Schumacher cast him after looking around the country for a "tough kid" who had the necessary life experiences to understand his character.
He soon attracted a large fanbase as he continued to star in movies like Tom and Huck and Sleepers.
After 1998's Apt Pupil, a series of criminal arrests and stints in drug treatment limited his choice of roles. Renfro's early death has raised questions as to whether Hollywood's systems for protecting child actors' welfare are adequate for at-risk youth acting in films.
Early childhood
Renfro was born on July 25, 1982, in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of Angela Denise Olsen (née McCrory) and Mark Renfro, a factory worker. He was raised from the age of five by his paternal grandmother, Joanne Renfro, a church secretary, after his parents divorced. He reportedly did not have a close relationship with his father.
Personal life
Renfro had one child, a son born in 2003 in Japan, and raised there by his mother, a Japanese citizen. Prior to Renfro's death, the public had been unaware he had a son, and mention of him did not appear in his obituary, though his son was eventually named in the obituary of Renfro's mother, Angela, who died in 2012.
Renfro's abuse of alcohol and drugs began at an early age.
On June 3, 1998, Renfro, then 15, and his 19-year-old cousin were arrested and charged with drug possession. He was carrying two small bags of cocaine in a cigarette box and a bag of marijuana in his sock. He entered into a plea bargain in which he agreed to random drug tests.
By the age of 18, Renfro had already been in drug rehabilitation more than once.
On August 28, 2000, Renfro and a friend attempted to steal a yacht from the Fort Lauderdale harbor. Renfro was charged with grand theft and criminal mischief; in January 2001, he was sentenced to two years' probation and ordered to pay investigative costs and yacht repair costs. Renfro violated his probation in May 2001 when he was arrested for underage drinking. On January 14, 2002, Renfro violated his probation again and was arrested on charges of public intoxication and driving without a valid license in Knoxville. He was placed into a three-month substance abuse treatment program as a result.
On November 24, 2005, Renfro was charged with a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence and two counts of driving with a suspended license, leading to 10 days in jail and 18 months of alcohol education classes. He was arrested by LAPD officers on December 22, 2005, during an undercover drug sweep of Skid Row. Following that arrest, he was charged with attempted possession of heroin. A photograph showing him in handcuffs made the front page of the Los Angeles Times. Renfro admitted to a detective that he was using heroin and methadone. He pleaded guilty, was sentenced to three years' probation, and was fined $450. In May 2006, he spent 10 days in jail for driving while under the influence and attempted heroin possession.
In June 2007, Renfro was found to have violated his probation by failing to enroll in a long-term drug treatment program. A judge warned him that if he violated probation two more times, he could be sentenced to a live-in rehabilitation program or to jail.
Following Renfro's death in January 2008, Hasek stated that Renfro and his son had visited him several days earlier and that Renfro had made positive changes in his life. According to Hasek, "He had hit rock bottom and had come way back up."
Acting career
Renfro was discovered by Mali Finn, a casting director for Joel Schumacher, when he was ten years old. A former D.A.R.E. recommended Renfro to Finn. He was captivated by his beauty and street intelligence, and he was captivated by his intelligence and street smarts. At the time, he had no prior acting experience or preparation. Finn had called many youth services; she was looking for a "tough" child and ended up on Renfro after seeing five thousand boys all over the United States. Renfro and his grandmother were living in a trailer park outside Knoxville at the time. "I wanted a kid who understood in the marrow of his psyche what it was like to grow up too quickly," Schumacher later told The New York Times.
In The Client of Schumacher's The Client, Renfro was played by Finn in the lead role of Mark Sway. His role was announced in May 1993 and the film was shot in the summer of that year. The Client, based on the bestselling John Grisham book, became one of 1994's top-grossing films. Renfro received the "Young Star" award in 1995 and was named as one of People magazine's "Top 30 Under 30."
In 1995's Tom and Huck, Renfro played Huckleberry Finn. He also received his second "Young Star" award as well as a "Young Artist" award for his role in The Cure.
Renfro appeared in Sleepers, a Renfro-based on Lorenzo Carcaterra's book of the same name. Barry Levinson and Renfro directed the film, which was based on Brad Pitt's younger version.
He appeared in Telling Lies in America, directed by Guy Ferland in 1997.
He appeared in Apt Pupil, directed by Bryan Singer, for which he received the Best Actor award at the Tokyo International Film Festival and was also nominated for a Saturn Award. With the majority going straight to video, the many films he appeared in that followed received no notice. In a live-action commercial for Resident Evil 2, which aired in Japan, Leon S. Kennedy played Leon S. Kennedy. Renfro went on to appear in other films, including 2001's Ghost World, Bully, Happy Campers, and Tart, 2002's American Girl, as well as 2005's The Jacket. He appeared in "Watch" and finished filming on the film The Informers in 2006.
Renfro appeared in the first version of the ten-year song "Wasteland"; his cousin, Jesse Hasek, is the band's lead singer. He appeared in the film "Provider" by the N.E.R.D., portraying a petty heroin dealer.