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Brad Barron Renfro was an American actor, musician, and screenwriter. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1982, he began his work period in 1993. He was a male citizen of the United States who spoke and wrote in English. His professional activities included roles as a television actor and musician.
Renfro died in Los Angeles in 2008 from an accidental drug overdose. He was buried in Tennessee. During his life, he had one child. His career spanned until 2008, the year of his death.
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Film & TV
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Brad Barron Renfro (July 25, 1982 – January 15, 2008) was an American actor. was an American actor born on July 25, 1982 in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Angela Denise McCrory and Mark Renfro, a factory worker. He was discovered at age 10 by director Joel Schumacher and made his film debut cast in the lead role of the motion picture The Client (1994), which starred Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones.…
Known for
- The Informers — Jack2008
- Collector2008
- 10th & Wolf — Vincent2006
- Child Star Confidential — Self (archive footage)2006
- The Jacket — The Stranger2005
- Hollywood Flies — Jamie2005
- Mummy an' the Armadillo — Wyatte2004
- The Job — Troy Riverside2003
- Deuces Wild — Bobby2002
- American Girl — Jay Grubb2002
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1982
- Active to
- 2008
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 12
- Total plays
- 18
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Key facts
- Born
- Brad Barron Renfro , ( 1982-07-25 ) July 25, 1982, Knoxville, Tennessee , U.S.
- Died
- January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15) (aged 25), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Red House Cemetery, Grainger County, Tennessee
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1993–2008
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Brad
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Knoxville
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Brad Renfro mug shot.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Brad Renfro
- date of birth
- 1982-07-25
- date of death
- 2008-01-15
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
- end of work period
- 2008-00-00
- name in native language
- Brad Renfro
- birth name
- Brad Barron Renfro
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- accidental death
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Encyclopedic overview
Brad Barron Renfro (July 25, 1982 – January 15, 2008) was an American actor. He made his film debut at age 11 with a starring role in The Client (1994). Renfro went on to appear in 21 feature films, winning several awards.
Prior to being cast in The Client, Renfro had no acting background and was living with his grandmother in a trailer park. Wanting to cast a "tough kid" who had the life experience to understand the character he would portray, director Joel Schumacher chose Renfro to play the role of Mark Sway. Renfro soon attracted a large fanbase, going on to star in The Cure, Tom and Huck, Sleepers, Apt Pupil, Bully and Ghost World.
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