![]() An overnight sensation on the teen circuit, Furlong received an MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Role, while the Saturn Awards named him Best Young Actor. The novice had also successfully survived a James Cameron film shoot no small feat for many an actor cast in one of the tempestuous director's money-making epics. His life changed again radically when the accidental actor delivered a spunky performance as John Connor that stood up well alongside stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. The teen's life had been rocky up until that point -he had never met his father, and around the same time he was being courted by Hollywood, he was the subject of an intense custody battle, with his aunt gaining legal guardianship of the teen from his mother. 2, 1977 in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, Furlong was "discovered" by a casting agent for the film "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991) while playing at a Boys Club in nearby Pasadena. From the box office top shelf, Furlong would slide into the junior leagues with a parade of straight-to-video horror films that elicited as much sympathy as Furlong's troubled teen roles, but for different reasons.īorn Aug. Furlong was afforded a few opportunities to showcase a surprisingly funny and lighthearted, awkward charm in John Waters' "Pecker" (1998) and the rock 'n' roll cult hit, "Detroit Rock City" (1999), but by the time the actor reached 20 years old, it was clear that his life off-camera bore an unfortunate similarity to the conflicted, searching characters he embodied so well. Teen magazines turned Furlong into an idol following the success of "T2," but the novice actor went on to earn the genuine respect of critics for a number of performances as hardened yet fragile teens in "American Heart" (1993) as well as "American History X" (1998), a graphic and controversial drama about young neo-Nazi brothers. ![]() 2006) had in force.A decade after his star-making role in James Cameron's action blockbuster "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991), former teen actor Edward Furlong's rap sheet and reported drug use served as a cautionary tale of the downside of young success in Hollywood. It was said by some that he was making a "comeback" of sorts with a role in the Seth Rogen action-comedy The Green Hornet, but as the film debuted in January of 2011, Furlong was arrested and charged with violating a restraining order his estranged wife (Rachael Kneeland, m. He was appeared in films such as The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005), Jimmy and Judy (2006) and Warriors of Terra (2006), and had a recurring role in the television series CSI: NY, but was no longer getting the choice roles he got in the 1990s. Furlong was arrested while driving under the influence in 2001, and in 2004 he was arrested after trying to "free" some lobsters in a Kentucky grocery store. ![]() Despite working steadily in lower-budget films, Furlong wrestled with success and his career took a back seat to tales of substance abuse and arrests. Then things seem to have taken a wrong turn. He earned critical praise especially for his roles in the 1998 films American History X (starring Edward Norton) and Pecker (directed by John Waters). Furlong fell into acting - he was discovered in a youth club by the film's casting agent - but in the 1990s he proved to be a versatile actor and appeared in several independent films. ![]() Edward Furlong made his film debut as young John Connor in the 1991 blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgment Day (directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger). ![]()
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