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Brad Barron Renfro was an American actor, musician, and screenwriter. Born on July 25, 1982, in Knoxville, Tennessee, he began his professional work period in 1993. Renfro was a citizen of the United States and spoke English. His career continued until his death on January 15, 2008, in Los Angeles.
Renfro’s manner of death was accidental, with the cause listed as a drug overdose. He is buried in Tennessee. He had one child.
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Film & TV
Acting · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Brad Barron Renfro (July 25, 1982 – January 15, 2008) was an American actor. was an American actor born on July 25, 1982 in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Angela Denise McCrory and Mark Renfro, a factory worker. He was discovered at age 10 by director Joel Schumacher and made his film debut cast in the lead role of the motion picture The Client (1994), which starred Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones.…
Known for
- The Informers — Jack2008
- Collector2008
- 10th & Wolf — Vincent2006
- Child Star Confidential — Self (archive footage)2006
- The Jacket — The Stranger2005
- Hollywood Flies — Jamie2005
- Mummy an' the Armadillo — Wyatte2004
- The Job — Troy Riverside2003
- Deuces Wild — Bobby2002
- American Girl — Jay Grubb2002
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1982
- Active to
- 2008
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 12
- Total plays
- 18
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Systematic and integrative analysis of large gene lists using DAVID bioinformatics resources
· 2008 · cited 31,725x
- Bioinformatics enrichment tools: paths toward the comprehensive functional analysis of large gene lists
· 2008 · cited 12,448x
- Resolving surface chemical states in XPS analysis of first row transition metals, oxides and hydroxides: Cr, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni
· 2011 · cited 9,595x
- The Cancer Genome Atlas Pan-Cancer analysis project
· 2013 · cited 8,304x
- DAVID: Database for Annotation, Visualization, and Integrated Discovery
· 2003 · cited 6,801x
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Key facts
- Born
- Brad Barron Renfro , ( 1982-07-25 ) July 25, 1982, Knoxville, Tennessee , U.S.
- Died
- January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15) (aged 25), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Red House Cemetery, Grainger County, Tennessee
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1993–2008
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Brad Barron Renfro (July 25, 1982 – January 15, 2008) was an American actor. He made his film debut at age 11 with a starring role in The Client (1994). Renfro went on to appear in 21 feature films, winning several awards.
Prior to being cast in The Client, Renfro had no acting background and was living with his grandmother in a trailer park. Wanting to cast a "tough kid" who had the life experience to understand the character he would portray, director Joel Schumacher chose Renfro to play the role of Mark Sway. Renfro soon attracted a large fanbase, going on to star in The Cure, Tom and Huck, Sleepers, Apt Pupil, Bully and Ghost World.
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