Actor Brad Renfro found Dead

[RetroLounge]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ktla-renfro,0,1848999.story?coll=chi_tab01_layout

Actor Brad Renfro, whose career began promisingly with a childhood role in "The Client" but rapidly faded as he struggled with drugs and alcohol, was found dead Tuesday in his home. He was 25.

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.

Renfro had reportedly been drinking with friends the evening before his death, Harvey said.

Renfro's lawyer, Richard Kaplan, said he did not know whether the death was connected to any problems with addiction.

RL

on edit: photo from The Client:

[DarkTirade]

1. I heard about that somewhere else

and I was trying to remember what the hell I've seen him in... somehow I missed all of his major movies.

The only one of his I've seen: Bully. Small indie film. Go figure.

And I only watched it because the guy who played Tommy Gnosis in Hedwig and the Angry Inch was in it.

[Duer 157099]

6. Me too, only saw him in Bully, but saw it twice

It was so disturbing. Plus, the guy from Carnivale (and Terminator 3) was in it - whatever his name is.

This is very sad.

[JackBeck]

2. So very tragic.

He'd been on a downward spiral for many years. Very sad.

[Dawggie]

3. LA Times chose this to put with the story of his passing.

[Skittles]

7. very bad taste

very bad

[devilgrrl]

10. The LA Times is as bad as the NYPost these days, I'm hardly surprised.

:mad:

[Skittles]

11. I agree; it's just extremely disrespectful

the man is dead; there's no need to picture his personal demons other than for gross sensationalism

[Sugar Smack]

17. OH, JESUS.

That really pisses a lot of us off. I know it does me.:cry:

[Dawggie]

18. I thought so as well. n/t

[Westegg]

20. But a photo Brad should have looked at every day...

...as a reminder.

[Dora]

22. I don't agree.

I think self-forgiveness is an important aspect of recovery and maturity, and that perpetual dwelling on moments of "failure" is an exercise in self-flagellation that benefits no one.

I also think it's mighty brave of the living to say what the dead "should" have been doing with their life.

[Westegg]

23. Okay, I see your point...

...and I guess I was personalizing the situation. Thinking about how I myself might have wised-up sooner if I'd had objective, visual evidence of the things I did and the way I looked doing them.

I don't know much about Brad Renfro beyond the obvious facts that he's 25, an addict, and dead. So yeah, obviously I have no way of knowing what he "should" have been doing with his life. My previous post was just a suggestion (maybe not a great one), and I might have phrased it that way.

[Dora]

24. Peace. We come to wisdom when we're ready to drink from the cup, eh?

:toast:

[Westegg]

29. Wisdom? Eh, I'm still working on that!...

But I am learning.

[Maestro]

21. Well that shows a lot of respect!

What editor approved of that? :(

[Dawggie]

25. An asshole editor looking for a job at the National Enquirer

It was really tasteless and below the bar for true journalistic standards.

[Maestro]

27. Agreed!

:mad:

[ghostsofgiants]

4. Damn.

He was good in Ghost World.

[Danger Mouse]

5. Ghost World is a fantastic movie.

Always impress me with your good taste, man.

[SPKrazy]

8. well fuck me running he was 25?

now i feel really really old

he was a kid in that movie, a kid, he was still a kid at 25...

died too young

addiction

there but for the grace of God go I Retro.

I'm living on borrowed time

[IndianaJones]

9. great in Bully. what a shame. nt.

[Daddy_is_a_Dem]

12. That sucks

prayers and vibes up...

[Parche]

13. BR

:cry: :cry: :cry: :hi:

[xchrom]

14. Peace be with his Family.

[Jennifer C]

15. Very sad

I loved his films :cry:

[BarenakedLady]

16. So sad

I vaguely remember him, but it's always sad when a young ones dies.

[qb]

19. Hollywood chews up child actors and spits them out.

So many child actors have led tragic lives after their fame faded.

[Samurai_Writer]

26. He was such a great actor

I have seen almost all his movies. He was great in Sleepers as the young Michael Sullivan and in Apt Pupil as Todd Bowden. Apt Pupil is also one of my favorite Stephen King short stories, and I really think Brad was great as Todd Bowden. He was also great as Huckleberry Finn in Tom and Huck.

[bigwillq]

28. Very sad.

I just watched "Bully" again the other night. Kind of strange that he died the next day. :cry: