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Brad Renfro

Brad Renfro skyrocketed to fame at age 11 through his acclaimed work in Joel Schumacher's adaptation of The Client by John Grisham. High profile roles quickly followed, and Renfro made appearances in Sleepers opposite Brad Pitt, Ghost World alongside Scarlett Johansson, and The Informers starring Kim Basinger.

Yet as his star continued to rise onscreen, Renfro faced a darker path behind the scenes, one that would ultimately see him fulfilling the sad destiny of many child actors, plunging into a life of illegal drug use and trouble with the law. After pleading no contest to attempted possession of heroinùa charge he incurred when he tried to buy drugs from an undercover L.A. police officerùRenfro spent ten days in jail. On January 15, 2008, at 25 years old, Renfro's turbulent story reached a tragic end when he was found dead of an accidental heroin and morphine overdose in his apartment in Los Angeles.á