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* OlderThanTheyLook: He was 14 years old playing a 10 year old in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', and 21 playing a 16 year old in ''Film/AmericanHistoryX'' and ''Film/DetroitRockCity''. Even in his 30's, he still has quite a youthful demeanor and high-pitched voice.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: He was 14 13 years old playing a 10 year old in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', and 21 playing a 16 year old in ''Film/AmericanHistoryX'' and ''Film/DetroitRockCity''. Even in his 30's, he still has quite a youthful demeanor and high-pitched voice.
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* UnkemptBeauty: Most of his teen and early 20s roles don't play up his {{Bishonen}} looks.

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* UnkemptBeauty: Most of his teen and early 20s roles don't play up his {{Bishonen}} PrettyBoy looks.
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* ''Animal Factory''''Film/AnimalFactory''

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* HollywoodHypeMachine: Starring in the biggest movie of 1991 kickstarted a productive career. But it ultimately fell on both poor role choices and [[https://lebeauleblog.com/2015/08/21/what-the-hell-happened-to-edward-furlong/ a very troubled life]].



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And a crapload of others.

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And a crapload of others.
others, including a recurring role as a serial killer on ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' (2006-2010).
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* TeacherStudentRomance: During the filming of ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', he dated the woman serving as his tutor while he was out of school.

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* TeacherStudentRomance: During the filming of ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', he dated began dating the adult woman serving who served as his tutor while he was out of school.school. They remained together for years, despite his guardians attempting to have her prosecuted for statutory rape.
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* ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' as John Connor. His breakout role and arguably most popular movie to date.

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* ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' as John Connor. [[StarMakingRole His breakout role and arguably most popular movie to date.]]

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* FormerTeenRebel: He was known for his drug problems in his teens and 20s, but is allegedly clean now.

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* FormerTeenRebel: He was known for his drug problems in his teens and 20s, 20's, but is allegedly clean now.



* OlderThanTheyLook: He was 14 years old playing a 10 year old in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', and 21 playing a 16 year old in ''Film/AmericanHistoryX'' and ''Film/DetroitRockCity''. Even in his 30's he still has quite a youthful demeanor and high-pitched voice.

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* OldShame: He's apparently not very fond of his short musical career.
* OlderThanTheyLook: He was 14 years old playing a 10 year old in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', and 21 playing a 16 year old in ''Film/AmericanHistoryX'' and ''Film/DetroitRockCity''. Even in his 30's 30's, he still has quite a youthful demeanor and high-pitched voice.
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Edward Walter Furlong (born August 2, 1977) is an American actor whose best known film roles include John Connor in ''Terminator 2'' and Daniel Vinyard in ''Film/AmericanHistoryX''. He is a two-time Saturn Award nominee, winning the 1992 Best Performance by a Younger Actor award for his performance in ''Terminator 2''. He also won the 1992 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance for his work in the film.

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Edward Walter Furlong (born August 2, 1977) 1977 in Glendale, California) is an American actor whose best known film roles include John Connor in ''Terminator 2'' and Daniel Vinyard in ''Film/AmericanHistoryX''. He is a two-time Saturn Award nominee, winning the 1992 Best Performance by a Younger Actor award for his performance in ''Terminator 2''. He also won the 1992 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance for his work in the film.
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** He eventually reprised the role in ''Film/TerminatorDarkFate''.
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** He eventually reprised the role in ''Film/TerminatorDarkFate''.
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* ''Film/AssaultOnWallStreet''
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: [[invoked]] As a result of ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', he has quite a following in Japan, and has starred in a number of Japanese commercials, and has even released an album there.

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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: [[invoked]] As a result of ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', he has quite a following in Japan, and [[{{Japandering}} has starred in a number of Japanese commercials, commercials]], and has even released an album there.
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* StarMakingRole: John Connor in ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''.
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* DawsonCasting: He's always at least a few years older than his characters, although this is mainly because he's [[OlderThanTheyLook Older Than He Looks.]]



* FakeNationality: He plays a white skinhead in ''Film/AmericanHistoryX'', but is actually also half Mexican and part Native American.



* PlayingAgainstType: His role in ''Pecker'', a comedy, when he was known for playing more troubled characters.
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* ''Pecker''

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* ''Pecker''''Film/{{Pecker}}''
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: As a result of ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', he has quite a following in Japan, and has starred in a number of Japanese commercials, and has even released an album there.

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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: [[invoked]] As a result of ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', he has quite a following in Japan, and has starred in a number of Japanese commercials, and has even released an album there.
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* AntiHero: He has played this kind of role a lot, especially in ''TheCrowWickedPrayer''.

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* AntiHero: He has played this kind of role a lot, especially in ''TheCrowWickedPrayer''.''Film/TheCrowWickedPrayer''.



* FakeNationality: He plays a white skinhead in ''AmericanHistoryX'', but is actually also half Mexican and part Native American.
* FormerChildStar: Despite several solid performances in his later films such as ''AmericanHistoryX'' and ''Animal Factory'', he is most widely known as young John Connor in ''{{Terminator}}''.

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* FakeNationality: He plays a white skinhead in ''AmericanHistoryX'', ''Film/AmericanHistoryX'', but is actually also half Mexican and part Native American.
* FormerChildStar: Despite several solid performances in his later films such as ''AmericanHistoryX'' ''Film/AmericanHistoryX'' and ''Animal Factory'', he is most widely known as young John Connor in ''{{Terminator}}''.''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''.



* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: As a result of ''{{Terminator}}'', he has quite a following in Japan, and has starred in a number of Japanese commercials, and has even released an album there.

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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: As a result of ''{{Terminator}}'', ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', he has quite a following in Japan, and has starred in a number of Japanese commercials, and has even released an album there.



* StarMakingRole: John Connor in ''Terminator 2''.
* OlderThanTheyLook: He was 14 years old playing a 10 year old in ''{{Terminator}}'', and 21 playing a 16 year old in ''AmericanHistoryX'' and ''DetroitRockCity''. Even in his 30's he still has quite a youthful demeanor and high-pitched voice.
* ParentalAbandonment: At the time he was being cast for his first movie, ''{{Terminator}}'', he wasn't even living with his parents, and for years was being moved around to different relative's houses. A nasty custody battle ultimately ended in him becoming emancipated at age 16.

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* StarMakingRole: John Connor in ''Terminator 2''.''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''.
* OlderThanTheyLook: He was 14 years old playing a 10 year old in ''{{Terminator}}'', ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', and 21 playing a 16 year old in ''AmericanHistoryX'' ''Film/AmericanHistoryX'' and ''DetroitRockCity''.''Film/DetroitRockCity''. Even in his 30's he still has quite a youthful demeanor and high-pitched voice.
* ParentalAbandonment: At the time he was being cast for his first movie, ''{{Terminator}}'', ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', he wasn't even living with his parents, and for years was being moved around to different relative's houses. A nasty custody battle ultimately ended in him becoming emancipated at age 16.



* TeacherStudentRomance: During the filming of ''{{Terminator}} 2'', he dated the woman serving as his tutor while he was out of school.

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* TeacherStudentRomance: During the filming of ''{{Terminator}} 2'', ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', he dated the woman serving as his tutor while he was out of school.
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* ''Little Odessa''

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* ''TheCrowWickedPrayer''

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* ''Film/PetSematary 2''.

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* ''Film/PetSematary 2''.''Film/PetSemataryTwo''.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: He was 14 years old playing a 10 year old in ''{{Terminator}}'', and 21 playing a 16 year old in ''AmericanHistoryX''. Even in his 30's he still has quite a youthful demeanor and high-pitched voice.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: He was 14 years old playing a 10 year old in ''{{Terminator}}'', and 21 playing a 16 year old in ''AmericanHistoryX''.''AmericanHistoryX'' and ''DetroitRockCity''. Even in his 30's he still has quite a youthful demeanor and high-pitched voice.
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* EstrogenBrigadeBait: If you were a teenage girl during the 1990s, you likely crushed on him.
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Edward Walter Furlong (born August 2, 1977) is an American actor whose best known film roles include John Connor in ''Terminator 2'' and Daniel Vinyard in ''Film/AmericanHistoryX''. He is a two-time Saturn Award nominee, winning the 1992 Best Performance by a Younger Actor award for his performance in ''Terminator 2''. He also won the 1992 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance for his work in the film.

He got his big break with ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' when an agent approached him in a Boys Club, despite him not having any interest in acting beforehand. He was considered a hot commodity for a while, and has starred in a lot of films since then - around 40 since 1991 - although a lot of them are lesser known. He also had a brief (but popular) music career in [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Japan ]] in 1992 and modeled for Calvin Klein and the Gap. As a youth, he was known for playing a lot of troubled, "street kid"-like characters, but more recently has been starring in a lot more weird and quirky roles.

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!!Has starred in:

* ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' as John Connor. His breakout role and arguably most popular movie to date.
* ''Film/PetSematary 2''.
* ''American Heart''
* ''A Home Of Our Own''
* ''Film/{{Brainscan}}''
* ''Little Odessa''
* ''The Grass Harp''
* ''Before And After''
* ''Pecker''
* ''Film/AmericanHistoryX''
* ''Film/DetroitRockCity''
* ''Animal Factory''
* ''TheCrowWickedPrayer''
* ''Film/TheGreenHornet''

And a crapload of others.

!!'''Tropes associated with Edward Furlong:'''
* AntiHero: He has played this kind of role a lot, especially in ''TheCrowWickedPrayer''.
* {{Bishonen}}
* DawsonCasting: He's always at least a few years older than his characters, although this is mainly because he's [[OlderThanTheyLook Older Than He Looks.]]
* DisappearedDad: His father walked out on him early in his life.
* EstrogenBrigadeBait: If you were a teenage girl during the 1990s, you likely crushed on him.
* FakeNationality: He plays a white skinhead in ''AmericanHistoryX'', but is actually also half Mexican and part Native American.
* FormerChildStar: Despite several solid performances in his later films such as ''AmericanHistoryX'' and ''Animal Factory'', he is most widely known as young John Connor in ''{{Terminator}}''.
* FormerTeenRebel: He was known for his drug problems in his teens and 20s, but is allegedly clean now.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: As a result of ''{{Terminator}}'', he has quite a following in Japan, and has starred in a number of Japanese commercials, and has even released an album there.
* MouthyKid: He used to play this kind of role in a lot of his earlier movies.
* StarMakingRole: John Connor in ''Terminator 2''.
* OlderThanTheyLook: He was 14 years old playing a 10 year old in ''{{Terminator}}'', and 21 playing a 16 year old in ''AmericanHistoryX''. Even in his 30's he still has quite a youthful demeanor and high-pitched voice.
* ParentalAbandonment: At the time he was being cast for his first movie, ''{{Terminator}}'', he wasn't even living with his parents, and for years was being moved around to different relative's houses. A nasty custody battle ultimately ended in him becoming emancipated at age 16.
* PlayingAgainstType: His role in ''Pecker'', a comedy, when he was known for playing more troubled characters.
* TeenIdol
* TeacherStudentRomance: During the filming of ''{{Terminator}} 2'', he dated the woman serving as his tutor while he was out of school.
* UnkemptBeauty
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