Edward Walter Furlong was born in Glendale, California. His mother, Eleanor .
He was discovered by casting director Mali Finn at the Boys Club of Pasadena, and won the role of John Connor in the sequel film Terminator 2: Judgment Day .
He reprised his Terminator 2: Judgment Day character John Connor for the theme park attraction T2-3D, a short film filmed in a new 3-D process that makes the film really appear to jump out at you.
He hooked up with his tutor Jacqueline Louise Domac on the set of Terminator 2: Judgment Day . He was 13 and she was 26. She became his manager and they lived together until 1998. She went to court in 1999 to request 15% of Furlongs earnings for the past three years, charging physical abuse and breach of contract.
(September 25, 2001) Arrested by police in West Hollywood, California, in two separate incidents: 1. for driving without a license 2. for DUI and causing a car wreck (just four hours after the first incident).
He is a vegetarian.
Attended Elliot Junior High School and South Pasadena Junior High School before filming Terminator 2: Judgment Day .
In 1992, he launched a successful music career in Japan and is still extremely popular with Japanese girls today. His debut song "Hold on Tight" even beat Whitney Houston s "I Will Always Love You" to #1 on the Japanese charts.
Modelled for labels such as "Gap" and Calvin Klein and has advertised for the Japanese food company, "Hot Noodle".
During the shooting of Terminator 2: Judgment Day , his voice changed and he had to loop all of his lines in quite a few scenes. He also grew quite a bit. At the beginning of shooting, he was a few inches smaller than his double and, at the end, he was a little bit taller than him. He even had to stand in a hole during the shooting of some scenes.
Says on the commentary for The Crow: Wicked Prayer that Apocalypse Now is his favorite movie of all time.
Rated #69 in VH1s list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars".
Of Mexican descent on his mothers side. His mothers name is Eleanor Tafoya Torres. Furlong is Eleanors stepfathers last name. She never told Edward who his father was, only that the man was of Russian descent.
Edward and his wife, Rachael Bella , became the parents of a boy, Ethan Page Furlong, on September 21, 2006. Ethan weighed in at 7 lbs. 7 oz.
He was supposed to reprise his role as John Connor in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines , but he was dropped from the film in December 2001.
Was born in the same hospital as "One Tree Hill" actress and fashion designer Julie Krystina.
(August 17, 2010) His estranged wife, Rachael Bella , obtained a temporary restraining order against him.
Can play the piano and the guitar.
Has stated in several interviews that his performance in Little Odessa is his personal favorite.
(January 13, 2013) Furlong was arrested in Los Angeles, California on suspicion of domestic violence (the third such accusation to hit him since 2012). He was detained at the Mens Central Jail from January 14 to February 2 before finally being released on $31,000 bail.
(July 1, 2013) Furlong avoided a jail sentence for an arrest in May after agreeing to go to a rehab for drug addiction for 90 days, as well as undergo 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. He had already served 61 days in prison.
His Terminator 2: Judgment Day character, John Connor, was played on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronciles by Thomas Dekker , who previously appeared in Star Trek: Generations . Edward later appeared in Star Trek: Renegades. Both films also featured Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov. In Star Trek , Chekov was played by Anton Yelchin , who played John Connors father Kyle Reese in Terminator Salvation and is, like Edward, of Russian ancestry.
His partner was Jacqueline Domac who he had met on the set of Terminator 2: Judgment Day . She became is tutor in September 1992. She lived with him from 1992 to October 1998.
Mother is Eleanor Torres born c. 1959; she worked as a youth center worker in Pasadena, California. His stepfather is Moises Torres he separated from Furlongs mother in 1989. His Aunt is Nancy Tafoya, born c. 1960. His uncle is Sean Furlong. His step brother is Robert Torres.
Has done some modeling for the clothing company Calvin Klein in the mid 90s.
Edward Furlongs nickname when he was younger was Pook.
He first went to rehab in October 2000.
He lived with Jacqueline Louise Domac from 1992 to 1998.
Arrested on September 1, 2004 while filming Jimmy and Judy after a drunken incident.
Arrested a few hours after attending the premiere of The Green Hornet for non-payment of child maintenance. Furlong told a district judge that he is "completely broke" and cannot afford to pay.
Smokes up to 60 cigarettes a day.
In 2012 his access to his six-year-old son was restricted after it was alleged in court that the child had tested positive for cocaine after spending time with Furlong.
On 5 October 2012 he publicly asked fans for financial donations so he could afford a liver transplant.
In February 2015 he admitted he cannot get insurance for film work.
In 1999 it was announced that he was to star as Simon of Clarendon, a young man on a quest for a sacred relic in the 11th Century story The Knights of the Quest to be filmed in Scotland, Italy, France and Tunisia.
[on filming The Grass Harp (1995) ] Definitely a troubled shoot.
Those are the people that go to the movies, pay for the tickets and get,me the parts.
Being famous kind of makes you feel like a freak. And you are, in a way.
If I was in a room with a bunch of skinheads talking about racism, then,I would be disturbed, but after we finished a take, we were normal,people again.
I know a lot of people my age are still trying to figure out what to do,and I consider myself lucky that I can make a living doing something,that I truly enjoy.
