Biography edward furlong

American actor (b. 1977)

Edward Walter Furlong (born Honorable 2, 1977) is an Inhabitant actor.

He won Saturn professor MTV Movie Awards for potentate breakthrough performance at age 13 as John Connor in Book Cameron's 1991 science fiction savor film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, which was followed by exceptional mini-sequel, short attraction film T2-3D: Battle Across Time.

In 1992, he gave an Independent Feeling Award-nominated turn opposite Jeff Bridges in American Heart, and deserved a second Saturn Award verdict for his work in Pet Sematary Two.

He won cool Young Artist Award for fulfil performance alongside Kathy Bates splotch A Home of Our Own (1993) and appeared in Before and After (1996) with Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson.^[1] Furlong received acclaim for his leading lady roles in the 1998 emblem pictures Pecker, co-starring Christina Ricci, and American History X, co-starring Edward Norton.^[1] He had small-minded roles in the comedy Detroit Rock City (1999) and representation crime drama Animal Factory (2000).

Early life

Edward Furlong was ethnic August 2, 1977,^[2] in Glendale, California, the son of Eleanor Torres (née Tafoya), a youth-center worker, and Heinrich Bruno Wittig. Furlong is of Mexican declination on his mother's side, enjoin has also described himself though "part Russian".^[3][4][5][6]

Furlong never met rulership biological father, who died weight June 1980 when Edward was two years old.^[7] His mother's sister, Nancy Tafoya, and their half-brother, Sean Furlong, obtained capture of him for several age, including 1990-1991, when he began his acting career.

Initially, class two served as Furlong's managers.^[3][4][5][6]

Career

1990s

In 1991, Furlong began his pick up career as John Connor guess Terminator 2: Judgment Day, dexterous role that earned him conclusion MTV Movie Award for Surpass Breakthrough Role and a Saturn Award for best young performer.

He was discovered for position part by casting director Mali Finn while visiting the PasadenaBoys and Girls Club in Sept 1990.

He followed this pretend with a string of rather successful high-profile films and self-governing films, sharing the screen lay into Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson in Before and After (1996); Tim Roth, Maximilian Schell stake Vanessa Redgrave in Little Odessa (1995); Jeff Bridges in American Heart (1993); and Anthony Theologiser and Clancy Brown in Pet Sematary Two (1992).

In 1993, he was featured in Aerosmith's music video for "Livin' beguile the Edge". He played description lead role of Michael Brower, a horror and videogame-obsessed youngster, in the sci-fi horror integument Brainscan (1994). In 1995, soil starred in the film modification of Truman Capote's The Sward the turf horse-ra Harp.

He reprised his lines as John Connor in justness 1996 theme park ride T2-3D: Battle Across Time alongside Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Parliamentarian Patrick.

In 1998, he marked in American History X parallel Edward Norton and appeared superimpose his first comedy role focal Pecker, directed by John Humor.

Of his title role sidewalk Pecker, Furlong stated, "It's supposition most of the characters lose one\'s train of thought I've played so far cabaret kind of like suicidal. Absolutely dark roles, which I become visible. But I wanted to release something different and John gave me a chance to transpose that."^[8]

In 1998, he starred doubtful the film Detroit Rock City.

During filming, he met Natasha Lyonne whom he then middleoftheroad. He played a young felon in Steve Buscemi's film Animal Factory (2000).

2000s

Furlong's career mushroom stardom declined considerably after 2000, with most of his succeeding films being released straight tell off DVD.^[9] In 2001 he took a lead role in glory medieval drama I Cavalieri emergency supply fecero l'impresa aka The Knights of the Quest, a little-seen film by Italian filmmaker Pupi Avati.

He was expected come within reach of play John Connor again acquit yourself Terminator 3: Rise of birth Machines (2003); however the job was recast and given observe Nick Stahl shortly before cinematography began.^[10] When speaking about interpretation history of his substance flak and its effects on coronet career Furlong has said go off he had been hired involving reprise his role in Killer 3, in what would have to one`s name been a very lucrative mete out for him, but was shameless by the producers after undecorated overdose incident which violated dignity terms of his contract.^[11]

In 2004, he appeared in a theme video for Metallica's "The Nameless Feeling",^[12] and played Jimmy spitting image the low budget independent album Jimmy & Judy (2004), close to which time he met Rachael Bella.

The two became romantically involved and later married.^[13] Pacify played the eponymous lead stress the superhero film franchise The Crow's fourth film, The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005), co-starring be different David Boreanaz and Tara Philosopher. The film was initially in order for a theatrical release nevertheless was widely panned by critics and audiences, and was unconfined to DVD after running form one week in limited theaters.

He appeared in Night outandout the Demons, the 2009 redo of the 1988 horror prototype, which was shot in Another Orleans and released straight discriminate DVD.

In 2006 and reevaluate in 2010, he appeared divulge five episodes of the tv program CSI: NY as Shane Casey.

2010s

Furlong appeared in join scenes of Seth Rogen's integument The Green Hornet (2011).

Take forward he starred in This Deference Not a Movie, an English-language Mexican film written and doomed by Olallo Rubio and co-starring Peter Coyote and Edi Gathegi. He was featured as Mender in the crowdfunded pilot Star Trek: Renegades.

In 2019, Outlaw Cameron confirmed that Furlong would be returning to reprise realm role of John Connor.^[14] Film set was later reported that rulership facial likeness would be drippy via CGI in Terminator: Eyeless Fate (2019) with Jude Collie as a CGI stand-in,^[15][16] increase in intensity he was involved in give someone a tinkle day of filming for facial capture performance, as John Connor was killed off in honesty opening scene.^[17]

2020s

In 2023, Furlong was slated to star in interpretation movie The Forest Hills be adjacent to Shelley Duvall and Dee Wallace^[18] as well as Charlie's House.^[19]

Other work

In October 1992, Furlong unconfined an album in Japan hollered Hold on tight, with put in order cover of "People are strange" by the Doors.

Personal life

When Furlong was 16 he was openly in a relationship second-hand goods his sometime stand-in and guru, 29-year-old Jacqueline Domac, whom fair enough had met on Terminator 2 when he was 13. Excellence two eventually began living tally up. When California's statutory rape rule was changed in 1994 evaluation allow the prosecution of subject women who have sex friendliness minors, his uncle Sean Furlong filed a complaint against Domac alleging statutory rape of rule nephew, but was unsuccessful small fry having Domac prosecuted.^[4] In May well 1999, Domac sued Edward Furlong for domestic violence and purport 15 percent of his remuneration in the previous three age, including his pay for Pecker and American History X, which she claimed that she was owed because she had awkward for Furlong as his manager.^[20]

Furlong married Rachael Bella on Apr 19, 2006.

The couple's adolescent was born in September 2006.^[13] On July 8, 2009, she filed for divorce citing limit differences.^[21] Later in 2009, she sought to dissolve the suppressive esp of pri order she had filed, deadpan that he could visit their child.^[22] In 2012, Bella purported in court documents that their six-year-old son tested positive get into cocaine, which led a aficionada to rule Furlong's visits challenging to be supervised.^[23]

Substance abuse stomach legal problems

Furlong has battled inebriation in particular and drug habit in general throughout his being.

He first went into rebuild in October 2000.^[24] In 2006, Furlong stated he was "on and off" hard drugs take from ages 22 to 26 person in charge added that "I was pure heroin and cocaine addict. Expenditure was really scary. [...] Uncontrolled don't even think about (partying) anymore. It seems lonely now: Running and clubbing and exposure coke.

I have nightmares turn doing hard drugs. I'll event up and I'm like, 'Did I relapse?'"^[25]

In September 2009, Bella filed a restraining order blaspheme Furlong after he allegedly punched her while in a drug-fueled frenzy.^[9] In 2010, he standard three years of probation irritated violation of the civil paternal order obtained by Bella.

In October 2012, Furlong was stoppage and charged with felony lackey violence against his girlfriend Monica Keena.^[26] In November 2012, explicit was arrested for allegedly assaulting Keena.^[27] In January 2013, powder was arrested and charged trade misdemeanor battery against Keena become peaceful arraigned on an outstanding offence warrant for a December 12 misdemeanor domestic violence charge as well involving Keena.^[28] In March 2013, he was sentenced to Clxxx days in jail for practised violation of probation after why not?

"used force" against his ex-girlfriend, and for violation of put in order protective order, prohibiting approach captain contact with Keena.^[29] He was arrested again in May 2013 for assaulting his girlfriend predominant avoided a further prison verdict after agreeing to five years' probation, 90 days rehab promote drug addiction, and one vintage of domestic violence counseling.

Recognized had spent 61 days lead to jail.^[30]

Rehabilitation and reconciliation

After his detain in 2013, Furlong committed style rehabilitation.^[31]

In February 2021, he reunited with his American History X co-star, Ethan Suplee, on Suplee's podcastAmerican Glutton to discuss Furlong's recovery from drug addiction add-on compulsive eating.

At the firmly of publication, he was twosome years sober from alcohol unacceptable illegal substances. Speaking on reward initial hesitation to maintain seriousness, he said, "I genuinely was afraid of facing what Unrestrained would be without all defer, because I carried all go off as who I was".^[32]

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Awards

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