Edward Furlong
Biography
Edward Furlong is an American actor who, born in Glendale, California, had no acting experience when casting director Mali Finn cast him as John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). His breakthrough at 13 brought him a Saturn Award and an MTV Movie Award for breakthrough performance. He followed it with Pet Sematary II (1992), earning another Saturn nomination, American Heart (1992), nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, and A Home of Our Own (1993), which brought a Young Artist Award. Later he starred in Brainscan (1994), The Grass Harp (1995), Pecker (1998) for John Waters and American History X (1998) with Edward Norton, then Detroit Rock City (1999) and Animal Factory (2000) for Steve Buscemi. After 2000 most of his films went straight to DVD, including The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) and Night of the Demons (2009), and he had a small part in The Green Hornet (2011).
49years old
Turns 50 on August 2in 294 days
- Born Glendale
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Edward Walter Furlong (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 30
- Career span
- 26 years1991 to 2017
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Big break
Edward Furlong was discovered for the role of John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day by casting director Mali Finn while he was visiting the Pasadena Boys and Girls Club, and he had no acting experience.
Big break
Edward Furlong's initial reading for the part went badly, and director James Cameron wanted to find another actor. Finn convinced him to give Furlong another chance, and he was ultimately cast as Connor.
Edward Furlong movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Uwe Boll directed three of these films. John Heard appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
John Heard's page
Danny Trejo's page
Michael Paré's page
Billy Zane's page
Robert Patrick's page
Paul Sorvino's page
All films by Uwe Boll
Also two films together11 more actors
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerT2: Reprogramming The Terminator (2017) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- Joe MortonT2: Reprogramming The Terminator (2017) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- Emmanuelle ChriquiThe Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) and Detroit Rock City (1999)
- Luis Da Silva Jr.Aftermath (2014) and The Mortician (2011)
- Tiffany ShepisNight of the Demons (2009) and Dark Reel (2008)
- Jamie HarrisThe Green Hornet (2011) and Night of the Demons (2009)
- Monica KeenaAftermath (2014) and Night of the Demons (2009)
- Randal ReederAftermath (2014) and The Mortician (2011)
- Giuseppe AndrewsDetroit Rock City (1999) and American History X (1998)
- Michael CoponAwaken (2015) and Night of the Demons (2009)
- Bobbi Sue LutherAftermath (2014) and Night of the Demons (2009)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Edward Furlong's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$808 million
11 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 30 films: 11 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 13 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 13Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$518M64.1% of the total
- 2$228M28.2% of the total
- 3$24M3.0% of the total
- 4$17M2.1% of the total
- 5$8.8M1.1% of the total
- 6$4.4M0.5% of the total
- 7$4.2M0.5% of the total
- 8$2.3M0.3% of the total
$2.1 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Online
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