Brad Renfro - Biography

				Brad Renfro Biography   Name : Brad Renfro Birth Name : Bradley Barron Renfro Date of Birth : July 25, 1982 Place of Birth : Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Profession : Actor Date of Death : January 15, 2008 Place of Death : Los Angeles, California, U.S. Cause of Death : (related to addiction) Height : 5' 9'' Nationality : American Education : Public school in Knoxville, Tennessee, Montessori school in Knoxville, Tennessee. Claim to Fame : as Mark Sway in The Client (1994) Nickname : Pagey, Renfreak, Fro

Brad Renfro Detailed Biography

Brad Renfro (July 25, 1982 – January 15, 2008) was born in Knoxville, Tennessee as Brad Barron Renfro. He was the only son to his parents, who was, tragically, discovered dead one winter morning in the beginning of 2008. He was an American actor. Brad Renfro was the son of Angela and Mark Renfro, who works in a blueprint factory. He was raised by his grandmother, Joanne Renfro, a church secretary. Brad Renfro was ten when he was discovered by Mali Finn, a casting director for Joel Schumacher, director of The Client. Brad Renfro played the title role in the film, adapted from a best-selling John Grisham novel, opposite Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones. The suspense/drama was one of the top-grossing films of 1994. Brad Renfro went on to act in other films including 2001's Ghost World and Bully and 2005's The Jacket with Keira Knightley and Adrien Brody. He also played Huck Finn in Tom and Huck with Jonathan Taylor Thomas. In 1995, he won Hollywood Reporter's "Young Star" award and was nominated as one of People magazine's "Top 30 Under 30". Renfro also appeared in "Watch", an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Brad Renfro was in the Japanese Biohazard 2 commercial, acting as Leon S. Kennedy, one of the game's characters. Before his unexpected, tragic death in 2008, he completed filming his role in the upcoming film The Informers. Brad Renfro, aged 25, was found dead January 15, 2008, in his home. According to Craig Harvey, chief investigator for the Los Angeles County coroner's office, paramedics pronounced him dead at 9 a.m. The cause of Brad Renfro's death was not immediately determined, Harvey said, but an autopsy could be conducted as early as the following day. Brad Renfro had reportedly been drinking with friends the evening before his death, Harvey said. Brad Renfro's lawyer, Richard Kaplan, said he did not know whether the death was connected to any problems with addiction. The actor struggled with drugs and alcohol, but "he was working hard on his sobriety", Kaplan said. "He was doing well. He was a nice person." Brad Renfro served 10 days in jail in May 2006 after pleading no contest to driving while intoxicated and guilty to attempted possession of heroin. The latter charge stemmed from his arrest in Los Angeles' Skid Row area, when he attempted to buy heroin from an undercover officer in 2005. For several years, Brad Renfro was better known for that drug bust and the resulting criminal case than for acting. After one court appearance, Brad Renfro talked to reporters about drug rehabilitation, saying he was "tired of paying the consequences" for drinking and drug use and eager to get clean. Filmography Year Film Role 1994 The Client Mark Sway 1995 Tom and Huck Huck Finn The Cure Erik 1996 Sleepers Young Michael Sullivan 1997 Telling Lies in America (film) Karchy Jonas 1998 Apt Pupil Todd Bowden 2001 Bully Marty Puccio Tart William Sellers Ghost World Josh 2002 American Girl Jay Grubb Deuces Wild Bobby 2005 The Jacket The Stranger 2006 10th and Wolf Vincent 2008 The Informers Jack