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Stalked: Yogi Bear, Edward Furlong

Filmstalker - Found Oct. 2, 2008
Yogi Bear is heading to a cinema near you. And so is Edward Furlong....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

Posted on October 2, 2008, 1:30 pm

Whatever happened to ... Edward Furlong?

The Scotsman - Found Aug. 22, 2008
But they all follow in the wake of the original: Edward Furlong, the teenager plucked from near obscurity for Terminator 2: Judgement Day in...

Posted on August 22, 2008, 6:56 am

Night of the Demons

Coming Soon! - Found Nov. 17, 2008
... budget, an ambitious production and a cast featuring Monica Keena, Shannon Elizabeth, Diora Baird, Edward Furlong, Bobbi Sue Luther, John...

Posted on November 17, 2008, 9:25 am

Her book goes behind film scenes

Philadelphia Inquirer - Found Nov. 6, 2008
Mark photographed Jeff Bridges and Edward Furlong on the set of Bell's brilliant 1992 indie, American Heart. Some of the photos are in her book.

Posted on November 6, 2008, 7:28 am

New Official Shots from NIGHT OF TH...

Mania - Found Oct. 29, 2008
The modern take of the 1988 cult classic stars Diora Baird, Shannon Elizabeth, Monica Keena, Edward Furlong, Bobbi Sue Luther, John F. Beach...

Posted on October 29, 2008, 1:43 pm

Shannon Elizabeth Takes on Demons

MoviesOnline! - Found Oct. 5, 2008
... s Dracula, Mrs. Doubtfire) began principle photography on Friday, October 3. The film also stars Edward Furlong and the synopsis goes like...

Posted on October 5, 2008, 9:00 am

EXCL: Night of the Demons Blog Lives!

Coming Soon! - Found Oct. 14, 2008
... for , the Adam Gierasch-directed horror film starring Shannon Elizabeth, Monica Keena, Diora Baird, Edward Furlong, John F. Beach, Michael...

Posted on October 14, 2008, 2:49 am

Dancing with a digger

Oxford Times - Found Oct. 12, 2008
Comments (0) Have your say » Not since Arnold Schwarzenegger shared the screen with Edward Furlong in Terminator 2 have man and machine been

Posted on October 12, 2008, 5:48 am

Dark Reel Film Review - An Official Selection of the ShriekFest 2008

LA Splash Magazine - Found Oct. 7, 2008
Fast forward 53 years to meet Adam Waltz (Edward Furlong).

Posted on October 7, 2008, 12:52 pm

Night of the Demons Begins

IGN.com UK - Found Oct. 6, 2008
80s cult horror film of the same name, which will star Shannon Elizabeth, Monica Keena, Diora Baird and Edward Furlong as a group of friends...

Posted on October 6, 2008, 7:05 am

Edward Furlong Biography

Edward Furlong
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Edward Furlong
Born Edward Walter Furlong
August 2, 1977 (1977-08-02) (age 31)
Glendale, California, U.S.A.
Years active 1991 – present
Spouse(s) Rachael Bella
(2006 ─ present) 1 Child

Edward Walter Furlong1 (born August 2, 1977) is a Saturn Award-winning American actor, best known to film audiences as John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Daniel Vinyard in American History X.

Contents

Biography

Beginnings

Furlong was born in Glendale, California, near Burbank, the son of Eleanor (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.

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.5

Furlong was also involved with Natasha Lyonne6, Jolene Blalock,7 and Paris Hilton.68

Furlong married Rachael Bella on April 19, 2006. The couple's son, Ethan Page Furlong, was born on September 21, 2006.9 Furlong described the birth as "trippy".10

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.11 He has stated that "lots of money and lots of free coke will turn anyone into a cokehead". In 2001, Furlong was arrested for two separate incidents involving driving without a license and DUI.12 13 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 grocery store in Kentucky where he was filming the independent film Jimmy and Judy.1415 After being in and out of rehab8 Furlong said, "The first year of quitting (drugs) is the hardest thing I've ever had to do, physically and mentally.16

Career

Acting

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".17

1990s

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 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."18

In 1999, he starred in the film Detroit Rock City, during which time he met Natasha Lyonne.6

2000 and beyond

In 2000, Furlong played a young inmate in Steve Buscemi's film The 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 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".19

That same year, he appeared in a music video for Metallica's "The Unnamed Feeling".20

In 2005, Furlong played the lead in the fourth film in The Crow series, The Crow: Wicked Prayer, alongside David Boreanaz, Tara Reid, Dennis Hopper, and Macy Gray. 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".17

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

Other work

Furlong achieved popularity in Japan following Terminator 2, and appeared in advertisements for various Japanese products.21 He also released an album in Japan called Hold on Tight, which included a cover of The Doors song "People Are Strange".22 Furlong would later claim that the music was "the exact opposite of rock" and "a bad mistake".23

In 1996, Furlong modeled for Calvin Klein.24

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Other notes
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day John Connor Grossed over $200m 25
1992 Pet Sematary Two Jeff Matthews Grossed over $17m 26
American Heart Nick Kelson Grossed $384,000 27
1993 A Home of Our Own Shayne Lacey Grossed over $1.7m 28
1994 Brainscan Michael Bower Grossed over $4m 29
Little Odessa Reuben Shapira Grossed over $1m 30
1995 The Grass Harp Collin Fenwick Grossed almost $500,000 31
1996 T2 3-D: Battle Across Time John Connor
Before and After Jacob Ryan Grossed over $17m 32
1998 Pecker Pecker Grossed almost $7m 33
American History X Danny Vinyard Grossed over $23m
1999 Detroit Rock City Hawk Grossed over $4m 34
2000 Animal Factory Ron Decker Grossed less than $50,000 35
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
Kingshighway Dino Scarfino
Forever filming
2009 Stoic 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

  1. ^ ""Torres" is his step-father's last name; he was born under the surname "Furlong"' according to the State of California.".
  2. ^ Totty with talent | Sunday Herald, The | Find Articles at BNET.com
  3. ^ http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/feature/109
  4. ^ 905R-000-002 - Entertainment Weekly - A PATH TO DISASTER - 1994
  5. ^ The House of Diabolique vs. Edward Furlong
  6. ^ a b c Edward Furlong
  7. ^ Jolene Blalock - News
  8. ^ a b Furlong Still Partying After Rehab
  9. ^ http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1537647,00.html
  10. ^ Edward Furlong - Furlong Celebrates Sobriety With New Son
  11. ^ Edward Furlong Taken To Hospital
  12. ^ ClassicSciFi.com - Edward Furlong
  13. ^ Edward Furlong Nabbed By Police
  14. ^ "Actor arrested; lobsters OK".
  15. ^ "Edward Furlong's Lobster Tale - September 17, 2004".
  16. ^ "http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/furlong%20celebrates%20sobriety%20with%20new%20son_1015125
  17. ^ a b Edward Furlong : Interview : Terminator 2 : : Movies : Entertainment : Web Wombat
  18. ^ Film Scouts Interviews
  19. ^ www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/movies/edward-furlong-int.htm
  20. ^ Metallica.com
  21. ^ Japander.com
  22. ^ The House of Diabolique vs. Edward Furlong
  23. ^ Edward Furlong - Profile, Latest News and Related Articles
  24. ^ Edward Furlong's Calvin Klein Ads
  25. ^ Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - Box office / business
  26. ^ Pet Sematary II (1992) - Box office / business
  27. ^ American Heart (1992) - Box office / business
  28. ^ A Home of Our Own (1993) - Box office / business
  29. ^ Brainscan (1994) - Box office / business
  30. ^ Little Odessa (1994) - Box office / business
  31. ^ The Grass Harp (1995) - Box office / business
  32. ^ Before and After (1996) - Box office / business
  33. ^ American History X (1998) - Box office / business
  34. ^ Detroit Rock City (1999) - Box office / business
  35. ^ Animal Factory (2000) - Box office / business

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NAME Furlong, Edward
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DATE OF BIRTH 1977-8-2
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