![]() ![]() Furlong was expected to play John Connor again in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) however, Nick Stahl was cast just before filming began. In 2001 he took a role in I Cavalieri che fecero l'impresa aka The Knights of the Quest, a little-seen film by Italian filmmaker Pupi Avati. He played a young convict in Steve Buscemi's film Animal Factory (2000).įurlong's career and stardom declined considerably after 2000, with most of his subsequent films being released straight to DVD. During filming, he met Natasha Lyonne whom he then dated. In 1998, he starred in the film Detroit Rock City. But I wanted to do something different and John gave me a chance to do that." Of his title role in Pecker, Furlong stated, "It's true most of the characters that I've played so far are kind of like suicidal. In 1998, he starred in American History X alongside Edward Norton and appeared in his first comedy role in Pecker, directed by John Waters. He reprised his role as John Connor in the 1996 theme park ride T2-3D: Battle Across Time alongside Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Robert Patrick. In 1995, he starred in the film adaptation of Truman Capote's The Grass Harp. He played the lead role of Michael Brower, a horror and videogame-obsessed teen in the sci-fi horror film Brainscan (1994). In 1993, he was featured in Aerosmith's music video for " Livin' on the Edge". He followed this role with a string of moderately successful high-profile films and independent films, sharing the screen with Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson in Before and After (1996) Tim Roth, Maximilian Schell and Vanessa Redgrave in Little Odessa (1995) Jeff Bridges in American Heart (1993) and Anthony Edwards and Clancy Brown in Pet Sematary Two (1992). He was discovered for the part by casting director Mali Finn while visiting the Pasadena Boys and Girls Club in September 1990. ![]() In 1991, Furlong began his film career as John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, a role that earned him an MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Role and a Saturn Award for best young actor. Initially, the two served as Furlong's managers. His mother's sister, Nancy Tafoya, and their half-brother, Sean Furlong, obtained custody of him for several years, including 1990–1991, when he began his acting career. Furlong is of Mexican descent on his mother's side, and has also described himself as "part Russian". Edward Furlong was born Aug in Glendale, California, the son of Eleanor Torres, a youth-center worker, and Heinrich Bruno Wittig. ![]()
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