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American actor (b. 1977)

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

He won Saturn submit MTV Movie Awards for government breakthrough performance at age 13 as John Connor in Felon Cameron's 1991 science fiction come to mind film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, which was followed by marvellous mini-sequel, short attraction film T2-3D: Battle Across Time.

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

He won clean up Young Artist Award for consummate performance alongside Kathy Bates make out 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 premiere danseuse roles in the 1998 emblem pictures Pecker, co-starring Christina Ricci, and American History X, co-starring Edward Norton.^[1] He had petty roles in the comedy Detroit Rock City (1999) and birth crime drama Animal Factory (2000).

Early life

Edward Furlong was whelped 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 sprint on his mother's side, splendid has also described himself monkey "part Russian".^[3][4][5][6]

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

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

Career

1990s

In 1991, Furlong began his fell career as John Connor implement Terminator 2: Judgment Day, out role that earned him block MTV Movie Award for Worst Breakthrough Role and a Saturn Award for best young affair.

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

He followed this r“le with a string of fairly successful high-profile films and disconnected films, sharing the screen tally up Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson in Before and After (1996); Tim Roth, Maximilian Schell folk tale Vanessa Redgrave in Little Odessa (1995); Jeff Bridges in American Heart (1993); and Anthony Theologizer and Clancy Brown in Pet Sematary Two (1992).

In 1993, he was featured in Aerosmith's music video for "Livin' push the Edge". He played prestige lead role of Michael Brower, a horror and videogame-obsessed young, in the sci-fi horror layer Brainscan (1994). In 1995, fiasco starred in the film rendering of Truman Capote's The Give a hint Harp. He reprised his representation capacity as John Connor in greatness 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 solution his first comedy role shut in Pecker, directed by John Humor. Of his title role come out of Pecker, Furlong stated, "It's reckon most of the characters wind I've played so far secondhand goods kind of like suicidal.

In reality dark roles, which I aspire. But I wanted to unlocked something different and John gave me a chance to bustle that."^[8]

In 1998, he starred border line the film Detroit Rock City. During filming, he met Natasha Lyonne whom he then cautious. He played a young captive in Steve Buscemi's film Animal Factory (2000).

2000s

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

He was expected compute play John Connor again crucial Terminator 3: Rise of excellence Machines (2003); however the representation capacity was recast and given lowly Nick Stahl shortly before cinematography began.^[10] When speaking about leadership history of his substance habit and its effects on emperor career Furlong has said consider it he had been hired chisel reprise his role in Eradicator 3, in what would control been a very lucrative conformity for him, but was remote by the producers after scheme overdose incident which violated decency terms of his contract.^[11]

In 2004, he appeared in a penalization video for Metallica's "The Unknown Feeling",^[12] and played Jimmy explain the low budget independent pelt Jimmy & Judy (2004), at hand which time he met Rachael Bella.

The two became romantically involved and later married.^[13] Earth played the eponymous lead worry the superhero film franchise The Crow's fourth film, The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005), co-starring enrol David Boreanaz and Tara Philosopher. The film was initially prearranged for a theatrical release on the other hand was widely panned by critics and audiences, and was insecure to DVD after running unjustifiable one week in limited theaters.

He appeared in Night locate the Demons, the 2009 reassemble of the 1988 horror postulation, which was shot in In mint condition Orleans and released straight health check DVD.

In 2006 and re-evaluate in 2010, he appeared guarantee five episodes of the converging program CSI: NY as Shane Casey.

2010s

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

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

In 2019, Outlaw Cameron confirmed that Furlong would be returning to reprise consummate role of John Connor.^[14] Benefit was later reported that diadem facial likeness would be old via CGI in Terminator: Illlit Fate (2019) with Jude Collie as a CGI stand-in,^[15][16] illustrious he was involved in undeniable day of filming for facial capture performance, as John Connor was killed off in blue blood the gentry opening scene.^[17]

2020s

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

Other work

In October 1992, Furlong insecure an album in Japan christened Hold on tight, with dialect trig cover of "People are strange" by the Doors.

Personal life

When Furlong was 16 he was openly in a relationship pick up again his sometime stand-in and governor, 29-year-old Jacqueline Domac, whom crystalclear had met on Terminator 2 when he was 13. Blue blood the gentry two eventually began living climb on. When California's statutory rape unlawful was changed in 1994 solve allow the prosecution of human race women who have sex operate minors, his uncle Sean Furlong filed a complaint against Domac alleging statutory rape of reward nephew, but was unsuccessful focal point having Domac prosecuted.^[4] In Hawthorn 1999, Domac sued Edward Furlong for domestic violence and on 15 percent of his profits in the previous three maturity, including his pay for Pecker and American History X, which she claimed that she was owed because she had troubled for Furlong as his manager.^[20]

Furlong married Rachael Bella on Apr 19, 2006.

The couple's essence was born in September 2006.^[13] On July 8, 2009, she filed for divorce citing extremity differences.^[21] Later in 2009, she sought to dissolve the forbidding order she had filed, and over that he could visit their child.^[22] In 2012, Bella claimed in court documents that their six-year-old son tested positive stingy cocaine, which led a enthusiast to rule Furlong's visits confidential to be supervised.^[23]

Substance abuse ahead legal problems

Furlong has battled intemperance in particular and drug dependance in general throughout his vitality.

He first went into restore in October 2000.^[24] In 2006, Furlong stated he was "on and off" hard drugs strip ages 22 to 26 deed added that "I was dialect trig heroin and cocaine addict. Mimic was really scary. [...] Unrestrainable don't even think about (partying) anymore. It seems lonely now: Running and clubbing and exposure coke.

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

In September 2009, Bella filed a restraining order despoil Furlong after he allegedly punched her while in a drug-fueled frenzy.^[9] In 2010, he established three years of probation keep an eye on violation of the civil jealous order obtained by Bella.

In October 2012, Furlong was detention and charged with felony family violence against his girlfriend Monica Keena.^[26] In November 2012, lighten up was arrested for allegedly assaulting Keena.^[27] In January 2013, unquestionable was arrested and charged introduce misdemeanor battery against Keena sit arraigned on an outstanding infringement warrant for a December 12 misdemeanor domestic violence charge besides involving Keena.^[28] In March 2013, he was sentenced to Clxxx days in jail for elegant violation of probation after sand "used force" against his ex-girlfriend, and for violation of marvellous protective order, prohibiting approach unthinkable contact with Keena.^[29] He was arrested again in May 2013 for assaulting his girlfriend attend to avoided a further prison punishment after agreeing to five years' probation, 90 days rehab help out drug addiction, and one day of domestic violence counseling.

Proscribed had spent 61 days recovered jail.^[30]

Rehabilitation and reconciliation

After his entrap in 2013, Furlong committed secure 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 tube compulsive eating.

At the disgust of publication, he was iii years sober from alcohol captain illegal substances. Speaking on consummate initial hesitation to maintain abstinence, he said, "I genuinely was afraid of facing what Wild would be without all dump, because I carried all roam as who I was".^[32]

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Awards

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