Actor Brad Renfro Dead At 25
By Access HollywoodJanuary 15, 2008, 6:39 pm PSTActor Brad Renfro is dead, the Los Angeles County Coroner confirmed to Access Hollywood.
According to the coroner's office, a Brad Barron Renfro, with the same date of birth as the actor, died today. They have no cause of death yet as the investigation pending.
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Renfro was 25 years old.
Renfro got his first big break in acting when he was discovered by director Joel Schumacher, who cast the then 10-year-old in "The Client."
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The breakout 1994 role pitted the young actor on screen with Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones.
He quickly graduated to tween movies like 1995's "Tom And Huck," opposite Jonathan Taylor-Thomas before moving on to indie dramas including 2001's "Ghost World" opposite Scarlett Johansson, Thora Birch and Steve Buscemi.
Despite his success, Renfro was drawn to the dark side. The talented actor found himself in frequent trouble with the law beginning in the late '90s in his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee.
In 1998 he was charged with cocaine and marijuana possession but managed to skip out on jail time by making a plea deal.
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Three years later, Renfro made headlines again, this time in Florida, when he was charged with trying to steal a yacht in Fort Lauderdale.
In December 2005, a handcuffed Renfro was splashed across the LA Times when he was arrested after attempting to buy heroin from undercover officers conducting a sting operation on Skid Row in downtown LA.
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Renfro seemed to be getting back on track — he started a band — FROAD, and got back into the movies.
Just last fall, the actor was filming a part in "The Informers" alongside Billy Bob Thorton and Wynona Ryder.
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