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Edward Walter Furlong was born in Glendale, California. His mother, Eleanor (Tafoya), is from a Mexican family, and worked at a youth center. Furlong had no acting ambitions until he was approached by casting agent Mali Finn, who was looking for a young actor to play the role of John Connor in what turned out to be one of the the biggest box-office hits of the s, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (). Finn instantly recognized his ability, and suggested him for the part, feeling that he could hold his own playing opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton.
For his career-starting role, Furlong earned an MTV movie award for best breakthrough role, and a Saturn Sci-Fi award for best young actor. From there, he took an unconventional route through Hollywood, which led to his working with some of the top people in the business, in both studio and independent films. His work has included starring opposite Jeff Bridges in American Heart () for which he was nominated for an IFP Spirit aw
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Edward Furlong
American actor (b. )
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Born | Edward Walter Furlong () August 2, (age47) Glendale, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Yearsactive | –present |
Spouse | Rachael Bella |
Partner | Monica Keena (–) |
Children | 1 |
Edward Walter Furlong (born August 2, ) is an American actor. He won Saturn and MTV Movie Awards for his breakthrough performance at age 13 as John Connor in James Cameron's science fiction action film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, which was followed by a mini-sequel, short attraction film TD: Battle Across Time.
In , he gave an Independent Spirit Award-nominated vända opposite Jeff Bridges in American Heart, and earned a second Saturn Award nomination for his work in Pet Sematary Two. He won a Young Artist Award for his performance alongside Kathy Bates in A Home of Our Own () and appeared in Before and After () with Meryl Streep and