ROTTEN TOMATOES: Brad Renfro: 1982-2008

Brad Renfro: 1982-2008

Rest in peace, Mr. Renfro.

by Jeff Giles | January 17, 2008

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Brad Renfro, star of The Client and Apt Pupil, passed away Tuesday of unknown causes. He was 25.

According to the Los Angeles Times, friends of the actor have informed police that he was drinking in the hours before his death. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday. Renfro's former attorney, Blair Berk, was quoted as saying, "Brad was a really gifted young man. It is a tragedy all the way around."

After earning positive notices for his appearance opposite Tommy Lee Jones and Susan Sarandon in 1994's The Client, Renfro became known more for his offscreen behavior than his acting. Though he continued to work, securing roles in films such as Ghost World and Bully, he ran afoul of law enforcement on multiple occasions. From the Times:

In the late 1990s, he was arrested for trying to steal a yacht in Florida. In December 2005, he was picked up by LAPD officers during an undercover drug sweep of downtown's skid row. Police had taken a Times reporter and photographer along during the sweep, and a photo showing Renfro being arrested by two officers was featured on the paper's front page.

Authorities have said they do not suspect foul play.

Source: Los Angeles Times

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jessemelia writes:
on Jan 17 2008 05:10 AM

Really good actor.

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JHE writes:
on Jan 17 2008 06:18 AM

damnnn 25 years old! RIP!

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inessalenin writes:
on Jan 17 2008 08:09 AM

SHOCKING NEWS!
HE DIED UNEXPECTEDLY

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solo_kat writes:
on Jan 17 2008 08:36 AM

A waste of good talent, liked him better in Tart and Bully both very good films.

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Jan 17 2008 10:17 AM

RIP, damn just 25. At least his final film The Informers, that comes out later this year should be good.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Jan 17 2008 10:19 AM

He was great in Bully.

Too bad.

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Bardego writes:
on Jan 17 2008 02:17 PM

What a tragic waste of great potential.

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Matanuki writes:
on Jan 17 2008 03:14 PM

Always a reminder that life is fragile and precious. Here one moment, gone the next. RIP, Brad.

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yodas gooch writes:
on Jan 17 2008 06:17 PM

Bummer, major...Brad was awesome in Bully..would have loved to have seen how his career progressed, since he was cleaning up his act

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yodas gooch writes:
on Jan 17 2008 06:18 PM

Bummer, major...Brad was awesome in Bully..would have loved to have seen how his career progressed, since he was cleaning up his act

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Hamboner writes:
on Jan 19 2008 11:13 PM

Well... I suppose now there's one less possibilty for a washed-up celebrity reality show.

Sorry, bad joke. RIP buddy, you were a bad ***.

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pinksuccubus writes:
on Feb 04 2008 11:15 AM

he's nothing but a whoremonger anyways, he's probably glad that he just went and broke every gurl's hearts then turning tables and confusing ppl when his "secret jap. kid" is apparently (unfortunately im not happy) is now existent since he went and ****** some jap. *****. nice going brad. stupid ****er. along with him being a drug addict i have no sympathy for people who are whoremongers who go and have kids and are drug addicts. those people make me sick.

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