R.I.P.

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The body of actor Brad Renfro was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

The immediate cause of death is not known.

Renfro has had a history of severe drug abuse and repeated legal issues.

He was just 25.

Posted: Jan 15, 2008 at 7:44 pm / Email this »

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meg says – reply to this

601

that is the saddes thing. My girlfriends and I all had crushes on him when we were little. how sad.
reality-check says – reply to this

602

its assholes like this that cause the price of h to go up in la
donna says – reply to this

603

So sad!! I am totally devastated by his death! even tho hes only 25, he was a brilliant actor! Bully, Sleepers and ghostWorld!
RIP Brad!!
megerella says – reply to this

604

My childhood crushes are dying off!!!
First River Phoenix!
Then Jonathon Brandis!
Now Brad Renfro!

What is wrong with my generation?
Aussie says – reply to this

605

It`s so sad… I had a crush on him long time ago… Gosh, how good he was in "Client"… RIP
Nicole says – reply to this

606

What a bummer- geez, aren't drugs GREAT?! Pfft.
Ashleigh says – reply to this

607

Brad was in quite a few movies, most of them when he was younger.
Tom & Huck, The Cure(amazing movie), Bully, Apt Pupil, and several other.
It's a damn shame, too. RIP buddy.
katie says – reply to this

608

shit shit - this is real sad. BIG LOSS. there's a tribute up online where people are leaving their memories and condolences for his friends and family. fans are also gathering and just sharing their thoughts. goddamn. anyway, here's the link:

www.respectance.com/BradRenfro
normal says – reply to this

609

Really sad, I am so sorry for his family and friends…Britney, are you paying any attention??? oh of course not… that will be sad too when it comes down.
Alicia says – reply to this

610

What a great actor, he was in "Sleepers", "Bully", "The Client" and too many indies to mention, why does life have to be so hard?
Scarlett says – reply to this

611

OMG!!!!!!!!!!! This was my first crush ever!! I nearly started crying…oh no oh no…..
GiGi says – reply to this

612

really sad… rip
Chuck says – reply to this

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I would just like to say that the following comments are either from those that are too young or too old to know him. For those who don't know his HOLLYWOOD roles Brad made his break in "The Client" and has had a number of roles throughout the years. He has a difficult life storyand he had to grow up way too fast. You could always find him at a blues or jazz bar in Nashville. He was wise beyond his years and was robbed of his innocence at a young age. I'll miss him, everyday.
Carmen says – reply to this

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No one knows what he could have died from, maybe it wasn't drugs but the former use. Like I said, no one knows.

This is so sad. Live in the sky, R.I.P. Brad Renfro
Ta Ta says – reply to this

615

Re: Stupid Gringos –
Sean Penn wasn't in "The Client"
weewee says – reply to this

616

That is sad. He was hot. Is that a mugshot?
Brutal says – reply to this

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Re: Stupid Gringos – Sean Penn wasnt in the client.. IDIOT
GrantD says – reply to this

618

Really sad to hear this. A really tragic end to once such a promising career. RIP Brad xx
Shay says – reply to this

619

Such a waste of young life and talent, RIP man
Amanda says – reply to this

620

Re: RosieC – The Client, Huck and Finn, Sleepers, Ghost World, Bully, Apt Pupil. He was popular around the same time as Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Devon Sawa
kelly says – reply to this

621

I had the biggest crush on him when I was younger lol.
He seemed like a genuinely cool, but troubled guy. It's so tragic.
Kim Tre' says – reply to this

622

He was my favorite actor. Bully was the best movie ever!
Pandora says – reply to this

623

Oh boohoohoo! Who gives a shit? I don't even know who this asshole is. People die every fucking day from everything under the sun - car crashes, drug overdoses, running across the street like a dumb ass in front of a speeding bus, etc etc.
Pandora says – reply to this

624

Oh boohoohoo! Who gives a shit? I don't even know who this asshole is. People die every fucking day from everything under the sun - car crashes, drug overdoses, running across the street like a dumb ass in front of a speeding bus, etc etc. You stupid people cry as if you knew this guy.
lexx_melancon says – reply to this

625

OMG NO!!! I had a GI-NORMOUS crush on him back in the day. I'm sad
babalu says – reply to this

626

bully is my favorite movie, this makes me so sad
be_kind_and_rewind says – reply to this

627

I'm so sad. I used to be such a dork over him when I was a kid. For old time's sake I unburied my Brad scrapbook I made when I was like 9 filled with fuckin' pictures from Tiger Beat, Teen Beat, YM, Bop, etc, etc. We were supposed to get married and have two children Zoe and Kiefer!! hah. Ugh, such a waste. So sad. He was really quite talented, despite what some assholes on here say. He was fucking brilliant in "Bully", "Apt Pupil", "The Client". And he was just plain adorable in "Ghost World". Such sad news to hear. Only 25 years old. 25. Fuckin Hell.
Emily says – reply to this

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This is SO SAD! I had a HUGE crush on him as a kid. I first saw him in The Cure in '95. I was in love! He was such a fantastic talent. My heart goes out to his family and friends. This is such a shame.
PS. Perez, you are heartless. You title the post "Rest in Piece", yet you post his mugshot?! You could have found a better picture. Pig.
januarybaby says – reply to this

629

I remember having a huge crush on him in high school. He was a pretty good actor with lots of potential from what I can remember. Then there are the others with limited to no potential, who will be next?
kenidream says – reply to this

630

awwwwww.
clair says – reply to this

631

cant believe it, thats awful condolences to the renfro family
jenny says – reply to this

632

oh my god…thats so sad
i used to be in love with him as a kid when he was in the client.
that sucks…
rip
Naty says – reply to this

633

pobre!!!!! m e re shokio la noticia!!! me encantaba el, me acuerdo en el cliente, y esa q era medio facho
una lastima
no puedo creer q alguien con tanto talento puedamorir asi
olympialetan says – reply to this

634

I really enjoyed his movies, especially apt pupil.
I also enjoyed the last film he did 10th and wolf.
He was talented, far more talented then a majority of young actors.
You never know what goes on in a persons life behind the big screen.
Its sad because he appeared in the NERD video provider and it somewhat forwshadowed his fate. Prayers to him and his family, may he now be in peace.
Ferdinand says – reply to this

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Re: Pandora – Hear, hear! Well said, Pandora
Ferdinand says – reply to this

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Re: Pandora – Hear, hear! Well said, Pandora .
Mark says – reply to this

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I can't believe how pathetic some of the commenters are on this post. You are talking about a guy dying, and all some people can say is "First!" How heartless can those losers be?
fizz says – reply to this

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35- brad wasn't in the terminator 2 that was edward furlong and he's cleaned up and married with a sun.

this is really sad i'll miss brad the client is one my favorite movies.
fizz says – reply to this

639

opps i ment son

r.i.p bradly barron renfro
CR says – reply to this

640

ugh this is so shocking! i felt sick when i heard the news… what a great actor that went before his time like river phoenix. so much potential. RIP brad!
D$ says – reply to this

641

so sad! he was a hotty!
miss kitty says – reply to this

642

no fucking way dude. i was FLOORED when i read this yesterday. renfro was such a great talent, the roles he chose were meaningful, and he was always known to be the darker teen heart throb. looks like life imitating art once again. i loved him in bully and in ghost world.
he was awesome, my thoughts and prayers go out to his girlfriend and his family.
DARRELL says – reply to this

643

Shocked! I thought he would get things together.
alexis says – reply to this

644

that is one of the saddest things i've heard in a really long time. he was a great actor. thoughts and prayers with him and his family. RIP.
nikki says – reply to this

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what a terrible loss. i have been a fan for many years. guess he joined the ranks of river phoenix, christopher pettiet, jonathan brandis, etc….
Bobby G says – reply to this

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Yeah. This news bummed me out too. Just like when River Phoenix died. It's more sad when it happens so young in life. They just go away in a blurr and never come back. Not even a come back. They surrender their rights to be remembered. They stopped talking about River Phoenix long before today. There was an amazingly talented kid (Bobby Driscoll) who starred in Disney's very first live-action film, "Treasure Island" (1950), which is THE model for all Pirates of the Carribean films and rides. Driscoll died alone from drugs in the early sixties and was buried in an unmarked mass grave called Potter's Field in New York. The original Treasure Island film is still a popular classic. But, few people realize what became of that young kid who's career crumbled when he developed severe acne in his teens. Disney dropped him. He sank into drugs and depression. People see that classic movie without knowing the young star later died of a drug overdose in an abandoned warehouse on skid row. So, I guess I'll dedicate this small tribute to Bobby Driscoll and Brad Renfro. R.I.P.
reanne says – reply to this

647

awwe, I liked him when I was a kid… tom and huck….sleepers….the client. so sad.
Leslie says – reply to this

648

This is still unreal to me
sarah says – reply to this

649

Aww so sad. He's banging!! too bad he's gone. R.I.P!! God bless you!!
spookypoo says – reply to this

650

oh no…i loved him…
Em says – reply to this

651

I am gutted, so so sad! R.I.P
Missy says – reply to this

652

I thought he died a long time ago.
Angelica says – reply to this

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Re: Butler – you are such an ass and very immature.
Sidney says – reply to this

654

I am still so upset that he died. He was so good in "Bully". I read that his family has a history of drug abuse and jail stints. His grandmother is the one who raised him & she died last year– at least from what I read.

He seemed to be trying to get clean but I remember last year when he got in trouble for not completing his drug rehab program that he was a condition of the probation that got for his heroin bust. It's all very sad.
remembering says – reply to this

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L.A. Candle-Light Vigil & Online Memory Book for Brad

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19TH
5:00pm - 6:00pm
In front of Crane's Hollywood Tavern.
1611 N. El Centro Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90028
*Candles will be lit at 5:30, PLEASE bring your own candle if possible.

We invite you all, wherever you are, to join us in person or spirit as we have a moment of light and silence at 5:30 PST to honor Brad's spirit…and then blast Frodad music as loud as it will go…because that's the only thing that makes sense to do.

We also ask every one of you visiting the site to help make Brad's "Angel Book". It's space for thoughts, memories and reflections on how his life and work affected you. We will compile these and do our best to pass them along to Brad's family, so that they can touch and see evidence of the impact Brad's amazing life and art left on so many people.

Please direct mail to vigilforbrad@gmail.com

Brad's friend and fan base *literally* spans the globe. This vigil and the Angel Book is a way for us all, no matter where we are, to come together and support eachother in our pain and to remember him as he might want us to…with happiness, music and creativity.

Blessings & love to you all
remembering says – reply to this

656

L.A. Candle-Light Vigil & Online Memory Book for Brad

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19TH
5:00pm - 6:00pm
In front of Crane's Hollywood Tavern.
1611 N. El Centro Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90028
*Candles will be lit at 5:30, PLEASE bring your own candle if possible.

We invite you all, wherever you are, to join us in person or spirit as we have a moment of light and silence at 5:30 PST to honor Brad's spirit…and then blast Frodad music as loud as it will go…because that's the only thing that makes sense to do.

We also ask every one of you visiting the site to help make Brad's "Angel Book". It's space for thoughts, memories and reflections on how his life and work affected you. We will compile these and do our best to pass them along to Brad's family, so that they can touch and see evidence of the impact Brad's amazing life and art left on so many people.

Please direct mail to vigilforbrad@gmail.com

Brad's friend and fan base *literally* spans the globe. This vigil and the Angel Book is a way for us all, no matter where we are, to come together and support eachother in our pain and to remember him as he might want us to…with happiness, music and creativity.

Blessings & love to you all
Para siempre says – reply to this

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A este chico si le conocia, gran actor, una pena su muerte, me ha pillado por sorpresa, aunque sabia de sus antecedectes de drogadico.
Descansa en paz.
lildiva31 says – reply to this

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This is extremely sad!! He was in a # of movies like The Client and Bully-one of my faves. He was so talented!! Poor soul. I have always had a crush on him.

How could any of you write that you don't care if so and so dies. And saying that horrible stuff about Brit? I hope that she gets the help that she so desperately needs. I love her! Some of you guys hoping for her death are despicable human beings. And Perez, as much as I love you, lay off poor Brit. She needs love and our prayers right now.
Cheryl says – reply to this

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How? Why? Wow, it's very sad. I loved 'The Client' & was it 'The Cure'? I had a huge crush on him, so did my sister from another mother. We watched his movies because of him.

R.I.P. Brad, God Bless
NO , BUT I THOUGHT YOU DIED says – reply to this

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Re: Missy – A LONG TIME AGO ????? WHY DID YOU CAME BACK TO LIFE FOR????? GO BACK TO YOUR GRAVE AND ROT THERE

RIP BRAD RENFRO
FUCK YOU PIECE OF SHIT says – reply to this

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Re: George W Bush – FUCK YOU !!!!!!!!
you ARE A SAD PIECE OF SHIT says – reply to this

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Re: bluegirl – and a DUMBASS
Ms.Gotti says – reply to this

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Re: cindalish –

He was in 'The Client' with Susan Sarandon… he was quite young at that time.
RIP Brad.
Love you P
BubbleGum says – reply to this

664

Can't believe Brad is gone.He was young!I'm so sorry for his death…I never forgot him…
Crystal says – reply to this

665

This is so tragic! I remember being 11 years old and watching The Client.
It is so sad to think that, like many of today's young stars, they cannot see beyond all the temporality of drugs, booze and hard partying that befalls them.

Rest in peace Brad.
Prince Justin XIII says – reply to this

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OMG that is so sad. He was a promising young actor that could have taken hollywood by storm. OMG I have no more words to say about this. I hope that he did not suffer. My Deepest condolences goes out to his family and friends. And Bully was one of my favorite films. Brad you will be truly missed.
Melissa says – reply to this

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Re: Butler –

Your about a bastard aren't you.. who writes that shit?? I'm sure your ass will be rotting in hell…goodbye to you hopefully asshole
melissa says – reply to this

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Re: Tinus –

do you watch movies..he was one of the best actors ever
Mel says – reply to this

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I am sooooo sad.. I absolutely loved Brad..grew up with his movies…he was one of the best actors I've ever seen. He seemed like such a good person who just got mixed up with the craziness of Hollywood. It makes me sick thinking about it and I will be praying for his family and friends…RIP Brad.. I
M.oR says – reply to this

670

So sorry, descansa en Paz, siempre te recordare en "el cliente" tu mejor pelicula.
lilmisssunshine says – reply to this

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i was so sad to hear this news… i had the priviledge to meet him when he did the movie happy campers, my best friend at the time was in it as an extra.
i was only 11 years old and completely starstruck because he was in tom and huck with JTT hah.
i can remember how amazingly nice he was to me and everyone around me.
he never had to speak to us and yet he did…. my friend said he was always goofing off and making everyone around him laugh.
its so sad his life was cut short, and even sadder that the latter part of his life was consumed with his addiction, but i can remember him as that goofy guy who made sure everyone around him was smiling.
Diego says – reply to this

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REST IN PEACE
Alex says – reply to this

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Re: truth –
it's not that bad!! I've smoked it and still do and it's not lead me on to harder drug use.
So you're going to tell the people who need it for multiple sclerosis (MS) that they're going to move on to harder drugs??
Tom Renfro says – reply to this

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Re: Butler –

You're a fucking douchebag….I hope you're reincarnated as an ant 1000 times, so you can get step on over and over again. Bitch.
chris says – reply to this

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OMG!
That is so sad!
He was one of my first boy crushes when I was a kid.
Bless his soul…
MeL says – reply to this

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this is so sad. I loved him ever since the client.
Angel says – reply to this

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Brad was such a talented soul. He reminded me so much of River Phoenix, and sadly, his life ended extremely young, also. I've been a fan of Brad's since I was about 14 and saw him in The Client. It's just so sad. Rest in peace, Brad. You'll be missed.
I just thought that I'd tell you people that are asking who he was that you're being a little disrespectful. Obviously, he was a celeb, or his death wouldn't be on this website. Imdb him or something. He was very well known by people that watch "good" movies. (Not just movies that are in the cinemas.) Ever heard of Larry Clark? Genious. Most of you have seen some of Brad's more mainstream stuff, whether you realize it or not. Here's a list of his credits:

10th and Wolf (2006), Hollywood Flies (2005), The Jacket (2005), Confessions of An American Girl (2004), The Mummy an' the Armadillo (2004), The Job (2003), RiversideChasing Holden (2002), Deuces Wild (2002), Happy Campers (2002), Tart (2002) An Confessions of an American Girl (2002) Bully (2001), Ghost World (2001), Skipped Parts (2001), The Theory of the Leisure Class (1999) Apt Pupil (1998), Telling Lies in America (1997), Sleepers (1996), Tom and Huck (1995), The Cure (1995), and The Client (1994).
Wywe says – reply to this

678

:'(
levin says – reply to this

679

boo
levin says – reply to this

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boo hiss
KelseyFiona says – reply to this

681

Sleepers has been my favorite movie for over ten years… Brad Renfro will live on through his films.

RIP Brad
hmmm says – reply to this

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he played in my favorite movie ”bully”. he was the kid actor from he movie "the client"
lexa says – reply to this

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Brad Renfro did really well as a young actor in THE CLIENT and my favorite film, THE CURE. He was also in the movie SLEEPERS. Aside from that, he starred in Tom and Huck among others. He was a good actor with good talents. He just lacked adequate parental love and attention that's why he had some history of bad behaviors.
LiL Hopey says – reply to this

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I am so sad I had the hugest crush on him
jmunny30 says – reply to this

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Brad Renfo was definitely one of the sexiest guys in HollyWood by far. He was a sexpot when he was 13. I am just as sad to see him go as I am Heath Ledger. I think he had mucho potential to grow as an actor and human being. A waste.

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