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Dying, apparently.
Another Hollywood casualty. Another star of a Larry Clark film to die way too young (Justin Pierce and Harold Hunter, both in Kids, both preceded him). Three makes it a curse, right?
Regardless: so fucking sad.
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It really is. I think there probably won't be many surprised by this, which is even sadder. I would have said the same thing about Natasha Lyonne (who I also love) a couple of years ago, but according to an article in the NYTimes last week, she's turned her life around and is now a working actress again.
Jules
House of Jules
Posted by: bigpikchur.blogspot.com | January 15, 2008 at 11:45 PM
This is very sad to me...Hollyweird does it again. The first of 2008.
Rich...I would love to hear your take on the whole Britney Spears media show. I need an intellegent blogger's commentary on the situation.
Posted by: Dat Gyrl | January 15, 2008 at 11:54 PM
Indeed; I remember reading Dolly magazine (an Australian teen mag that was also available in New Zealand) as a 12 year old and seeing him proclaimed as, you know, the next big hot thing. Completely sad, not much else to say about it.
Posted by: Laura | January 16, 2008 at 12:00 AM
It's soo damn weird, it's not even up on imdb yet, I knew he had a problem with drugs, but jeez- he's soo young. It's almost a guilty feeling watching him channel his own life into his disturbed characters.
Posted by: Brandon H | January 16, 2008 at 12:08 AM
I was shocked when I saw this on Oh No They Didn't.
Posted by: Elena | January 16, 2008 at 12:17 AM
Too sad. He was one of the tween idols when I was growing up.... I'll always remember him best in "Tom and Huck", lol. I kept rooting for him whenever I heard of his drug problems. He was only five years older than me. So young- it's just too bad.
Posted by: Hannah | January 16, 2008 at 12:18 AM
Laura, I think I read the same article (bloody Dolly).
It really hits hard when they start getting younger than you.
Posted by: Margo | January 16, 2008 at 02:06 AM
I'm 24 and I feel as if my life has barely begun. The kid was one year older than I, and he already had seen enough success and failure to retreat into drugs and despair. Jesus.
Posted by: aj | January 16, 2008 at 07:42 AM
How awful! He was just a kid.
Posted by: Jean | January 16, 2008 at 07:45 AM
Another childhood crush that died too young, right next to Chris Pettiet (Young Riders, Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead) and Jonathan Brandis (Sidekicks).
Rest in peace Brad.
Posted by: Leanne | January 16, 2008 at 08:45 AM
24 is just too young. no matter any circumstance. too too too young.
Posted by: Matt | January 16, 2008 at 09:29 AM
Fuck. He was perfect in "Bully." I've seen that movie a dozen times.
Day is ruined.
Posted by: onoyoudi'int | January 16, 2008 at 10:51 AM
sad. i adored him when i was younger. He had been getting in trouble w/drug charges for a long time, i think he was tennessee for a while. Huck was my favorite, too.
there are so many people in LA holed up by themselves, depressed. Whats that saying something about the brighter the lights, the darker the night" Something like that
Posted by: faith | January 16, 2008 at 10:58 AM
i feel like i grew up with that guy. never met him at all. he was just real regular, thrown into a whirlwind
::sigh::
Posted by: faith | January 16, 2008 at 11:01 AM
I just watched "Bully" two nights ago on IFC. He was so talented. I feel sorry for his family. His girlfriend found his body - she must be so traumatized.
Posted by: Sloth | January 16, 2008 at 11:11 AM
I woke up yesterday with the bizarre certainty that I'd see "RIP Britney Spears (198? - 2008)" plastered all over Dlisted, but instead I was shocked to see "RIP Brad Renfro" at the top of the page.
I keep reading about how drugs were responsible for ruining his career, but you know what? It was the fucking narcs that caused him the worst grief. Fuck you, drug war. There's no doubt that a saner culture is needed to address medical problems like addiction, rather than leave it up to the corrupt whims of institutionalized, uniformed thuggery.
Posted by: spazmo | January 16, 2008 at 12:48 PM
I was in absolute shock. Thank you for remembering Brad Renfro (extremely talented, young actor) while all the other sites are too busy talking about Britney Spears (complete and utter trash).
Posted by: Katie | January 16, 2008 at 01:13 PM
First Jonathan Brandis, now Brad Renfro, my two major pre-teen crushes:(
Posted by: Meredith | January 16, 2008 at 02:54 PM
This is so sad. It's just proof that children have no business in Hollywood. It destroys them on so many levels.
Posted by: Pook | January 16, 2008 at 03:33 PM
A Ghost World reference. Loved that movie.
RIP Brad
Sidewinder Employee of the Year
Posted by: ellen | January 16, 2008 at 07:48 PM
Damn this is sad. RIP Brad
Posted by: Justin | January 16, 2008 at 11:43 PM
I can't believe this! I used to have a huge crush on him. I so sad. Rest In Peace, Brad.
Posted by: Nik | January 17, 2008 at 12:04 AM
Jonothan Brandis is dead, too? Jeez! He was another "next big hot thing" in Dolly magazine. Their poor families - such great heights achieved so early, but what a fall.
Posted by: Laura | January 17, 2008 at 12:55 AM
Thanks for posting this. Yeah, pretty fucking sad.
I had no idea about Brandis or Pettiet either. (sigh)
Posted by: studpup | January 17, 2008 at 06:59 AM
Such a damn shame. So sad.
Posted by: Poesy | January 17, 2008 at 08:04 AM