That was a valiant attempt by him to renew my filmmaking industry. I should have been in more of John’s films and films like that. When that came out, I hoped you would start acting in arty indie movies and become the the sexy cute young Steve Buscemi or something. I did just do CSI: NY – that’s probably the biggest thing lately. I still do stuff, I guess it’s just not as big as I used to get. I still consider myself blessed enough that I can still put food on the table for my son. What happened? I became a crackwhore! After selling my body for crack for a couple of years… no, no, I’m just joking. You were awesome in Terminator 2 and American History X and Little Odessa and Pecker, and then it seemed like you disappeared. Same old, same old, nothing too exciting. But lately, I’ve been being a dad, putting food on the table, doing movies once in a while. I know I sound like a lazy bastard, but I had breakfast in bed, you know. ‘EDWARD FURLONG JOINS ‘STAR TREK : RENEGADES’Įdward Furlong singing for Detroit Rock CityĬhicago Comic Con 2011 – Interview With Edward Furlong ‘Actor Edward Furlong hides, then is arrestedĮdward Furlong – Hold On Tight (CD, Album) at Discogs ‘Edward Furlong Charged with Assaulting Girlfriend’ ‘The John Connor Curse: Nick Stahl, Edward Furlong and Christian Bale’ ‘A Look At Edward Furlong – Before And After Success’ “He’s a very unpredictable and a brilliant actor when he wants to.”‘ - collaged “I shot Ed Furlong when he wasn’t even aware that we were filming,” said one director. Despite this, Furlong is still believed to be a talented, if troubled actor. ‘According to iMDB, Furlong’s only starred in one film in 2015 and hasn’t had a theatrically-released film in ten years. He’s admitted publicly in court that he’s completely broke. Throughout the 2000s, he was arrested several times for domestic abuse, drug addiction and various driving offences. ‘His addictions prevented him from being recast as John Connor in the 2002 follow-up to Terminator 2: Judgement Day, with the role going to Nick Stahl instead. His fortunes spiralled downward again, with Furlong unable to secure any meaningful work other direct-to-DVD films. ![]() ‘Furlong enjoyed a brief moment of success again with Detroit Rock City, where he starred alongside and eventually dated Natasha Lyonne, one of the stars of Orange Is The New Black. The role won Furlong a nomination for Young Artist Award and the film was a critical success. ‘His career uptick continued in 1997 when he starred as the vulnerable, damaged younger brother to Edward Norton in American History X. At 16, he’s been forced into adulthood, and he’s handling it better than I would have.” ”His role was that of someone from a troubled, broken family, and in many ways he used his background to his advantage and funneled his personal tumult into the role. Other than the fact that I got a Coke with Edward after shooting, I would never have known about his family,” says Odessa director James Gray, who watched the young actor hold his own with Vanessa Redgrave and Maximilian Schell. And, in many ways, he was the most cooperative actor in the picture. This was the first time Furlong was on a movie set without family members, and a funny thing happened: Nothing. 7, he called his mother from Los Angeles International Airport to tell her he’d taken the job and was headed for New York - without her. ‘In the middle of this chaos, Furlong surprised everyone by taking off to film the family tragedy Little Odessa. Throughout this time, Furlong is said to have taken hard drugs – heroin, cocaine – and was in the depths of serious alcoholism. She also claimed he was physically abusive. In 1999, she sued him for money owed to her for acting as his manager. ‘Furlong would eventually get engaged to – and split from – his manager, both personally and professionally. Furlong starred in a number of critical and commercial failures, none that came close to replicating the success of Terminator 2: Judgement Day. She eventually became his manager, although she did little to steer his career in any meaningful way. ‘Furlong was in a relationship with a 29-year old woman who was his on-set tutor during filming of Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Perhaps more shockingly is the fact that he sued for his emancipation and won it. ![]() His mother eventually lost control of him, resulting in an aunt and uncle suing for custody and raising him until his early teens. ‘Furlong’s home life wasn’t exactly the most conducive to a normal life. Like his character, Furlong was destined for greatness. Furlong’s surprisingly soulful performance as John Connor, the eventual leader of the human resistance against the Terminators, was praised by many critics. Terminator 2: Judgement Day was just about to be released in cinemas and revolutionise blockbusters for years to come. ‘In 1991, Edward Furlong was just a 12-year old Los Angeles child who was on the brink of stardom.
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