RIP: Brad Renfro (child actor). . .dead @ 25. . .

[NewtonMP2100]

. . .he was in "The Client". . .25 is too young. . .

battled drug problems in recent years. . .no cause of death determined yet. . .


Actor Brad Renfro found dead in Los Angeles home

. . . Paramedics pronounced him dead at 9 a.m., said Craig Harvey, chief investigator for the Los Angeles County coroner's office. The cause of death was not immediately determined, Harvey said, but an autopsy could be conducted as early as Wednesday. . .

MISSING LINK to sad news. . .

[samintx]

Doesn't ring a bell but then I don't know the modern "stars". I do remember seeing 10th and Wolf...will have to watch it again for "Vincent".

[kap]

They want success then are incapable of handling it when it comes.

[elahon]

I remember a number of years ago, he was maybe 16 or so, he was busted for trying to steal a yacht or a speedboat or something. I liked him in Apt Pupil. Sad news for the family.

[The UnDoug]

[quote kap]They want success then are incapable of handling it when it comes.

I wonder if it's the child actor that wants the success, or her/his parents.

[NewtonMP2100]

. . .I think for most they are brought up in the entertainment industry, which is a tough business for an adult let alone a child. . .and as is all too common when child actors get older. . .harder to break out into a successful career as an adult. . .

[Undrpsi]

Go rent "Apt Pupil". It's a movie based on a Stephen King short-story. Very creepy in a horror-hiding nazi-student goes bad kind of way.

Jay

[maco]

Way too young. If his death is drug related, it is a shame that he couldn't get or didn't seek out the help that he needed.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000605/

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Sad, but not unexpected.