![]() ![]() He is smoking cocaine and doing other various drugs. The 'Green Hornet' actor was arrested after Bella claimed in her petition for the order that he allegedly “grabbed me, bruised me, pushed me … left messages saying he would hire people to come and beat me with chains and bats. ![]() This was the second time Furlong was accused of domestic violence. An enraged Furlong scared off Bella who filed for a restraining order against him. Bella's plea for divorce claimed that their baby tested positive for cocaine when he was born. However, drugs and alcohol saw that marriag wind up in three years. And that always really bummed me out,” Furlong admitted.įurlong married actress Rachael Bella in 2006 and welcomed a baby boy in September of that same year. He revealed why the part when to Nick Stahl. While he was contracted to play John Connor it was taken away. "He’s a very unpredictable and a brilliant actor when he wants to.In 2003 when 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' premiered Furlong was a mess. "I shot Ed Furlong when he wasn’t even aware that we were filming," said one director. He's admitted publicly in court that he's completely broke.Īccording to iMDB, Furlong's only starred in one film in 2015 and hasn't had a theatrically-released film in ten years.ĭespite this, Furlong is still believed to be a talented, if troubled actor. 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. The role won Furlong a nomination for Young Artist Award and the film was a critical success.įurlong 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. His career made a slight up-tick in 1997 when he starred as the vulnerable, damaged younger brother to Edward Norton in American History X. 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 starred in a number of critical and commercial failures, none that came close to replicating the success of Terminator 2: Judgement Day.įurlong would eventually get engaged to - and split from - his manager, both personally and professionally. She eventually became his manager, although she did little to steer his career in any meaningful way. Why did he do that?įurlong 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. Like his character, Furlong was destined for greatness.įurlong's home life wasn't exactly the most conducive to a normal life. 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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