EDWARD FURLONG

'Edward Walter Furlong'^[1] (born August 2, 1977) is an American actor, known for playing young John Connor in '' and Danny Vinyard in ''American History X''.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

References

External links

Biography

Early life

Furlong was born in Glendale, California, near Burbank, to Eleanor (née Tafoya), a youth-center worker, and an unknown father. He is half-Mexican on his mother's side,^[2] and also has Russian and possibly Native American ancestry.^[3] Furlong has a younger half-brother, Bobby Torres, from his mother's marriage to Moises Torres. Furlong moved in with his aunt and uncle, Nancy Tafoya and Sean Furlong, in the summer of 1990; the two gained legal guardianship of Furlong in September of 1991 and subsequently lost it in August 1993, to his mother.^[4] Furlong attended Elliot Junior High School in Glendale, and South Pasadena Junior High School in California.^[5]

Career

Furlong started his film career as John Connor in '', a role that earned him an MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Role and a Saturn Award for best young actor. He was discovered for the part by casting director Mali Finn, while visiting the Pasadena Boys and Girls Club. He followed this role with a string of moderately successful films and indies, sharing screen with actors like Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson in ''Before and After'', Tim Roth in ''Little Odessa'', and others. At the height of his career, he released a CD in Japan called "Hold on Tight" which included a cover track of The Doors hit People Are Strange. The title track of the CD met with modest success there. In 1998, he had another important role when he starred in ''American History X'' alongside Edward Norton.

Furlong played the lead in the fourth film in ''The Crow'' series, '', alongside David Boreanaz, Tara Reid, Dennis Hopper and Macy Gray. In 2006, Furlong appeared on the television program , but quit after only two episodes, citing the death of a relative as the reason for this decision. Furlong is expected to reprise his role as John Connor in ''Terminator 4''.

Personal life

Furlong is married to Rachael Bella who gave birth to their new baby son, Ethan Page Furlong, on September 21, 2006.^[6] He is also a well-known supporter of animal rights and has campaigned for PETA. In 2004, he was arrested for trying to remove lobsters from a grocery store in Kentucky where he was filming the independent film ''Jimmy and Judy''.

Filmography

★ '' (1991)

★ ''American Heart'' (1992)

★ ''Pet Sematary II'' (1992)

★ ''A Home of Our Own'' (1993)

★ ''Brainscan'' (1994)

★ ''Little Odessa'' (1994)

★ ''The Grass Harp'' (1995)

★ ''Before and After'' (1996)

★ '' (1996)

★ ''Pecker'' (1998)

★ ''American History X'' (1998)

★ ''Detroit Rock City'' (1999)

★ ''Animal Factory'' (2000)

★ ''I Cavalieri che fecero l'impresa'' (2001)

★ ''Three Blind Mice'' (2003)

★ ''Riders on the Storm'' (2004)

★ ''Intermedio'' (2005)

★ ''Cruel World'' (2005)

★ '' (2005)

★ ''Venice Underground'' (2005)

★ ''Jimmy and Judy'' (2005)

★ ''Warriors of Terra'' (2006)

★ ''The Visitation'' (2006)

★ ''Dark Reel'' (2007) Filming

References

1. "Torres" is his step-father's last name; he was born under the surname "Furlong"' according to the State of California. | from=Ancestry | url="Torres" is his step-father's last name; he was born under the surname "Furlong", according to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905-1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
2. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_19991017/ai_n13945201
3. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/feature/109
4. http://www.maryellenmark.com/text/magazines/entertainment%20weekly/905R-000-002.html
5. Edward Furlong attended Elliot Junior High School in Glendale
6. http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1537647,00.html

External links

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★ Eddie Furlong unofficial web site

★ Official MySpace Music Page