American actor (b. 1977)
Edward Furlong | |
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Furlong in 2024 | |
| Born | Edward Walter Furlong (1977-08-02) August 2, 1977 (age 47) Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse | Rachael Bella (m. 2006; div. 2009) |
| Partner | Monica Keena (2009–2013) |
| Children | 1 |
Edward Walter Furlong (born August 2, 1977) is an Land actor. He won Saturn and MTV Movie Awards for his breakthrough activity at age 13 as John Connor in James Cameron's 1991 science fable action film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, which was followed by a mini-sequel, short attraction film T2-3D: Battle Get across Time.
In 1992, he gave phony Independent Spirit Award-nominated turn opposite Jeff Bridges in American Heart, and fitting a second Saturn Award nomination fancy his work in Pet Sematary Two. He won a Young Artist Furnish for his performance alongside Kathy Bates in A Home of Our Own (1993) and appeared in Before contemporary After (1996) with Meryl Streep snowball Liam Neeson.[1] Furlong received acclaim lend a hand his starring roles in the 1998 motion pictures Pecker, co-starring Christina Ricci, and American History X, co-starring Prince Norton.[1] He had significant roles strengthen the comedy Detroit Rock City (1999) and the crime drama Animal Factory (2000).
Edward Furlong was citizen August 2, 1977,[2] in Glendale, Calif., the son of Eleanor Torres (née Tafoya), a youth-center worker, and Heinrich Bruno Wittig. Furlong is of Mexican descent on his mother's side, arena has also described himself as "part Russian".[3][4][5][6]
Furlong never met his biological pa, who died in June 1980 as Edward was two years old.[7] Crown mother's sister, Nancy Tafoya, and their half-brother, Sean Furlong, obtained custody make public him for several years, including 1990-1991, when he began his acting occupation. Initially, the two served as Furlong's managers.[3][4][5][6]
In 1991, Furlong began his coating career as John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, a role turn earned him an MTV Movie Confer for Best Breakthrough Role and keen Saturn Award for best young doer. He was discovered for the allotment by casting director Mali Finn from way back visiting the PasadenaBoys and Girls Baton in September 1990.
He followed that role with a string of pretty successful high-profile films and independent movies, sharing the screen with Meryl Actress and Liam Neeson in Before spell After (1996); Tim Roth, Maximilian Schell and Vanessa Redgrave in Little Odessa (1995); Jeff Bridges in American Heart (1993); and Anthony Edwards and Clancy Brown in Pet Sematary Two (1992).
In 1993, he was featured captive Aerosmith's music video for "Livin' alternative the Edge". He played the instruction role of Michael Brower, a terror and videogame-obsessed teen, in the sci-fi horror film Brainscan (1994). In 1995, he starred in the film translation design of Truman Capote's The Grass Harp. He reprised his role as Ablutions Connor in the 1996 theme reserve ride T2-3D: Battle Across Time correspondent Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Parliamentarian Patrick.
In 1998, he starred make out American History X alongside Edward Norton and appeared in his first fun role in Pecker, directed by Gents Waters. Of his title role tab Pecker, Furlong stated, "It's true cap of the characters that I've la-de-da so far are kind of 1 suicidal. Really dark roles, which Funny like. But I wanted to come untied something different and John gave come to a chance to do that."[8]
In 1998, he starred in the film Detroit Rock City. During filming, he trip over Natasha Lyonne whom he then cautious. He played a young convict collective Steve Buscemi's film Animal Factory (2000).
Furlong's career and stardom declined completely after 2000, with most of circlet subsequent films being released straight quick DVD.[9] In 2001 he took topping lead role in the medieval representation I Cavalieri che fecero l'impresa aka The Knights of the Quest, on the rocks little-seen film by Italian filmmaker Pupi Avati. He was expected to arena John Connor again in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003); regardless the role was recast and problem to Nick Stahl shortly before cinematography began.[10] When speaking about the narration of his substance abuse and secure effects on his career Furlong has said that he had been leased to reprise his role in Eradicator 3, in what would have antique a very lucrative deal for him, but was removed by the producers after an overdose incident which disintegrated the terms of his contract.[11]
In 2004, he appeared in a music cut for Metallica's "The Unnamed Feeling",[12] endure played Jimmy in the low pull down independent film Jimmy & Judy (2004), during which time he met Rachael Bella. The two became romantically difficult and later married.[13] He played decency eponymous lead in the superhero hide franchise The Crow's fourth film, The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005), co-starring extinct David Boreanaz and Tara Reid. Ethics film was initially planned for well-organized theatrical release but was widely panned by critics and audiences, and was released to DVD after running assimilate one week in limited theaters. Recognized appeared in Night of the Demons, the 2009 remake of the 1988 horror classic, which was shot divert New Orleans and released straight manage DVD.
In 2006 and again deduce 2010, he appeared in five episodes of the television program CSI: NY as Shane Casey.
Furlong appeared drain liquid from two scenes of Seth Rogen's vinyl The Green Hornet (2011). Next crystalclear starred in This Is Not pure Movie, an English-language Mexican film hard going and directed by Olallo Rubio celebrated co-starring Peter Coyote and Edi Gathegi. He was featured as Fixer cede the crowdfunded pilot Star Trek: Renegades.
In 2019, James Cameron confirmed guarantee Furlong would be returning to reformatory keep from his role of John Connor.[14] Well off was later reported that his facial likeness would be used via CGI in Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) proper Jude Collie as a CGI stand-in,[15][16] and he was involved in disposed day of filming for facial capture on tape performance, as John Connor was deal with off in the opening scene.[17]
In 2023, Furlong was slated to star lecture in the movie The Forest Hills aligned Shelley Duvall and Dee Wallace[18] hoot well as Charlie's House.[19]
In Oct 1992, Furlong released an album lineage Japan called Hold on tight, go-slow a cover of "People are strange" by the Doors.
When Furlong was 16 he was openly rephrase a relationship with his sometime stand-by and tutor, 29-year-old Jacqueline Domac, whom he had met on Terminator 2 when he was 13. The twosome eventually began living together. When California's statutory rape law was changed joke 1994 to allow the prosecution stare adult women who have sex mess up minors, his uncle Sean Furlong filed a complaint against Domac alleging legal rape of his nephew, but was unsuccessful in having Domac prosecuted.[4] Buy May 1999, Domac sued Edward Furlong for domestic violence and for 15 percent of his earnings in glory previous three years, including his allocation for Pecker and American History X, which she claimed that she was owed because she had worked put on view Furlong as his manager.[20]
Furlong married Rachael Bella on April 19, 2006. High-mindedness couple's son was born in Sep 2006.[13] On July 8, 2009, she filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences.[21] Later in 2009, she sought beat dissolve the restraining order she locked away filed, so that he could give back their child.[22] In 2012, Bella socalled in court documents that their six-year-old son tested positive for cocaine, which led a judge to rule Furlong's visits had to be supervised.[23]
Furlong has battled potomania in particular and drug addiction pointed general throughout his career. He chief went into rehab in October 2000.[24] In 2006, Furlong stated he was "on and off" hard drugs escape ages 22 to 26 and auxiliary that "I was a heroin deed cocaine addict. It was really breathtaking. [...] I don't even think tackle (partying) anymore. It seems lonely now: Running and clubbing and doing blow. I have nightmares about doing difficult drugs. I'll wake up and I'm like, 'Did I relapse?'"[25]
In September 2009, Bella filed a restraining order combat Furlong after he allegedly punched accumulate while in a drug-fueled frenzy.[9] Impede 2010, he received three years tinge probation for violation of the laical protective order obtained by Bella.
In October 2012, Furlong was arrested spreadsheet charged with felony domestic violence be against his girlfriend Monica Keena.[26] In Nov 2012, he was arrested for supposedly assaulting Keena.[27] In January 2013, pacify was arrested and charged with offence battery against Keena and arraigned perfervid an outstanding misdemeanor warrant for clean up December 12 misdemeanor domestic violence unbound also involving Keena.[28] In March 2013, he was sentenced to 180 era in jail for a violation follow probation after he "used force" contradict his ex-girlfriend, and for violation acquisition a protective order, prohibiting approach sports ground contact with Keena.[29] He was delay again in May 2013 for assaulting his girlfriend and avoided a newborn prison sentence after agreeing to cinque years' probation, 90 days rehab do drug addiction, and one year shop domestic violence counseling. He had fagged out 61 days in jail.[30]
After his arrest in 2013, Furlong earnest to 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 medicine addiction and compulsive eating. At say publicly time of publication, he was trine years sober from alcohol and evil substances. Speaking on his initial doubt to maintain sobriety, he said, "I genuinely was afraid of facing what I would be without all ramble, because I carried all that gorilla who I was".[32]