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The death last month of troubled 25-year-old actor Brad Renfro was caused by a heroin and morphine overdose, according to the coroner's report released Friday.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office ruled Renfro's death was accidental. His body was found on Jan. 15 in his home.
Renfro began his film career at 12, acting opposite Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones in "The Client" which was based on a John Grisham best-seller. He followed with major parts in the 1995 AIDS drama "The Cure," the 1997 "Sleepers," and "Telling Lies in America," also 1997.
Renfro's legal and substance problems often overshadowed his work.
He served 10 days in jail in 2006 after pleading no contest to driving while intoxicated and guilty to attempted possession of heroin. The latter charge stemmed from his arrest in Los Angeles' Skid Row area, when he attempted to buy the drug from an undercover officer.
Other run-ins with the law included a 1998 charge of cocaine and marijuana possession, for which he avoided jail time in a plea deal. He was also placed on probation and ordered to pay $4,000 for repairs to a 45-foot yacht he and a friend tried to steal in Florida in 2000.
In 2001, Renfro was charged with underage drinking and violating the terms of his probation. He was ordered into alcohol rehabilitation at the time.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office ruled Renfro's death was accidental. His body was found on Jan. 15 in his home.
Renfro began his film career at 12, acting opposite Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones in "The Client" which was based on a John Grisham best-seller. He followed with major parts in the 1995 AIDS drama "The Cure," the 1997 "Sleepers," and "Telling Lies in America," also 1997.
Renfro's legal and substance problems often overshadowed his work.
He served 10 days in jail in 2006 after pleading no contest to driving while intoxicated and guilty to attempted possession of heroin. The latter charge stemmed from his arrest in Los Angeles' Skid Row area, when he attempted to buy the drug from an undercover officer.
Other run-ins with the law included a 1998 charge of cocaine and marijuana possession, for which he avoided jail time in a plea deal. He was also placed on probation and ordered to pay $4,000 for repairs to a 45-foot yacht he and a friend tried to steal in Florida in 2000.
In 2001, Renfro was charged with underage drinking and violating the terms of his probation. He was ordered into alcohol rehabilitation at the time.
