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Edward Furlong
Born	Edward Walter Furlong August 2, 1977 (1977-08-02) (age 32) Glendale, California, U.S.A.
Years active	1991 – present
Spouse(s)	Rachael Bella (2006 ─ 2009) 1 Child

Edward Walter Furlong¹ (born August 2, 1977) is an American actor whose best known film roles include John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Daniel Vinyard in American History X. He is a two-time Saturn Award nominee, winning the 1992 Best Performance by a Younger Actor award for his performance in Terminator 2. He also won the 1992 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance for his work in the film.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Terminator 2 2.2 Later Career 3 Recent work 3.1 Other work 4 Personal life 4.1 Substance abuse and legal problems 5 Filmography 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External links

Early life

Furlong was born in Glendale, California, near Burbank, the son of Danielle (née Tafoya), a youth-center worker, and an unknown father. He is of Mexican descent 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 1990; the two gained legal guardianship of Furlong in September 1991 and subsequently lost it to his mother in August 1993.⁴ Furlong attended Charles W. Eliot Middle School in Altadena, and South Pasadena Junior High School in South Pasadena, California.

Career

Terminator 2

Furlong began his film career as John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, 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. Furlong had no acting ambitions. He has stated, "I fell into [acting], it wasn't something that I planned".⁵

Later Career

He followed this role with a string of moderately successful films and indies, sharing screen with Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson in Before and After, Tim Roth in Little Odessa, and Anthony Edwards in Pet Sematary Two.

In 1993, Furlong was featured in Aerosmith's music video for "Livin' on the Edge". This was also the only major Aerosmith video from Get a Grip not to feature Alicia Silverstone. In 1994, he played the lead role of 'Michael Brower', a horror and videogame - obsessed teen in the film Brainscan. In 1995, he starred in the film adaptation of Truman Capote's The Grass Harp.

In 1998, he starred in American History X alongside Edward Norton, and appeared in his first comedy role in Pecker, directed by John Waters. Of the role, he stated, "It's true most of the characters that I've played so far are kind of like suicidal. Really dark roles, which I like. But I wanted to do something different and John gave me a chance to do that."⁶

In 1999, he starred in the film Detroit Rock City. During filming he met Natasha Lyonne.⁷

Recent work

In 2000, Furlong played a young inmate in Steve Buscemi's film Animal Factory. The following year, he took a role in I Cavalieri che fecero l'impresa aka The Knights of the Quest, a film by Italian filmmaker Pupa Avati. Furlong worked steadily over the next few years, acting in five other films between 2003 and 2005.

In 2003, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines was released. Despite having played the role of John Connor in Terminator 2, Furlong was not cast to reprise the role. Instead the part was played by Nick Stahl. Furlong later stated, "It just wasn't the time. I was going through my own thing at the point in my life – whatever, it just wasn't meant to be".⁸

That same year, he appeared in a music video for Metallica's "The Unnamed Feeling".⁹

In 2005, Furlong played the lead in the fourth film in The Crow series, The Crow: Wicked Prayer, alongside David Boreanaz and Tara Reid. The film was planned for a theatrical release, but eventually went straight to DVD. Despite this, Furlong was optimistic, stating, "I feel through word of mouth people will find it. There's a huge base for Crow fans. Just from what I've seen on the Internet, people are really excited about it. Personally, I say it's the best one since the first one".⁵

In 2006, Furlong appeared as a guest star on two episodes of the television program CSI: NY as character Shane Cacey. He starred as Jimmy in Jimmy & Judy that same year, during which time he met Rachael Bella. The two became romantically involved and later married.

He will appear next in the film Kingshighway, which is due to be released 2009.¹⁰

Furlong is also slated to appear in the 2010 remake of the 1988 horror classic "Night of the Demons" shooting in New Orleans and stars in Mortician 3D alongside Method Man.¹¹ He also plays the role of Ravi in the psychological thriller "Crave," which was filmed in Detroit, Michigan.

Other work

Furlong achieved popularity in Japan following Terminator 2, and appeared in advertisements for various Japanese products.¹² He also released an album in Japan called Hold on Tight, which included a cover of The Doors song "People Are Strange".¹³ Furlong would later claim that the music was "the exact opposite of rock" and "a bad mistake".¹⁴

In 1996, Furlong modeled for Calvin Klein.¹⁵

Personal life

Furlong had a string of relationships, beginning with a romance with Jacqueline Domac. The pair met on the set of Terminator 2 and became an item when she was his tutor on A Home of Our Own. The relationship lasted for several years, but the pair split acrimoniously, with Domac suing Furlong for part of his earnings.¹⁶

Furlong was also involved with Natasha Lyonne,⁷ Jolene Blalock,¹⁷ and Paris Hilton.⁷¹⁸

Furlong married Rachael Bella on April 19, 2006. The couple's son, Ethan Page Furlong, was born on September 21, 2006.¹⁹ Furlong described the birth as "trippy".²⁰ On July 8, 2009, Rachael Bella filed for divorce after three years of marriage ²¹ citing irreconcilable differences²².

Substance abuse and legal problems

Furlong had a long battle with drugs and alcohol, at one point ending up in hospital with a suspected drug overdose.²³ In 2001, Furlong was arrested for two separate incidents involving driving without a license and DUI.²⁴²⁵ After being in and out of rehab,¹⁸ Furlong said, "The first year of quitting (drugs) is the hardest thing I've ever had to do, physically and mentally.²⁶

Furlong is a supporter of animal rights, and has campaigned for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. In 2004, he was arrested for trying to remove lobsters from a Meijer grocery store in Florence, Kentucky (in the Cincinnati area), where he was filming the independent film Jimmy and Judy.²⁷²⁸

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	John Connor
1992	Pet Sematary Two	Jeff Matthews
	American Heart	Nick Kelson
1993	A Home of Our Own	Shayne Lacey
1994	Brainscan	Michael Brower
	Little Odessa	Reuben Shapira
1995	The Grass Harp	Collin Fenwick
1996	T2 3-D: Battle Across Time	John Connor
	Before and After	Jacob Ryan
1998	Pecker	Pecker
	American History X	Danny Vinyard
1999	Detroit Rock City	Hawk
2000	Animal Factory	Ron Decker
2001	The Knights of the Quest	Simon di Clarendon
2003	3 Blind Mice	Thomas Cross
2005	Venice Underground	Gary
	Intermedio	Malik
	Nice Guys	Tye
	The Crow: Wicked Prayer	Jimmy Cuervo/The Crow
	Cruel World	Philip Markham
2006	Jimmy and Judy	Jimmy Wright
	The Visitation	Brandon Nichols	Premiered on DVD
	The Covenant: Brotherhood of Evil	David Goodman
	Warriors of Terra	Chris
	Canes	David Goodman	Premiered in Cannes film festival. DVD elsewhere
2007	Living & Dying	Sam
2008	Dark Reel	Adam Waltz
2009	Stoic	Harry Katish
	Kingshighway	Dino Scarfino	awaiting release
	Night of the Demons	Colin Levy	Straight-to-DVD
	Darfur	Adrian Archer	filming
	Forever		post production
2010	The Green Hornet	Tupper	filming
	Crave	Ravi	post production
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Saturday Night Live	John Connor	Episode: Linda Hamilton/Mariah Carey
2006	CSI: NY	Shane Casey	Episode: Hung Out to Dry Episode: Raising Shane

Awards and nominations

Saturn Awards

• 1992: Won, "Best Performance by a Younger Actor" - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
• 1993: Nominated, " Best Performance by a Younger Actor" - Pet Sematary II

Independent Spirit Awards

• 1994: Nominated, "Best Supporting Male" - American Heart

MTV Movie Awards

• 1992: Won, "Best Breakthrough Performance" - Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Young Artist Awards

• 1994: Nominated, "Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture" - A Home of Our Own (shared w/co-stars)
• 1994: Won, "Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture Drama" - A Home of Our Own
• 1999: Nominated, "Best Supporting Young Actor Performance in a Feature Film" - American History X

References

External links

• Edward Furlong at the Internet Movie Database
• Official MySpace Music Page
• Eddie Furlong unofficial web site

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NAME	Furlong, Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Furlong, Edward Walter
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH	1977-8-2
PLACE OF BIRTH	Glendale, California,  United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH