ACTOR · BORN 1977
Edward Furlong
- Born
- 2 August 1977, Glendale, California, USA
- Known for
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Star Trek (2009), Detroit Rock City (1999), Brainscan (1994)
22 archived facts 6 topics 1 source Last reviewed Nov 2026
Edward Furlong (born 2 August 1977) is an actor best known for Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Star Trek and Detroit Rock City.
Edward Furlong over the years
22 Interesting Facts About Edward Furlong
Interesting Facts (3)
- #001
(July 1, 2013) Furlong avoided a jail sentence for an arrest in May after agreeing to go to a rehab for drug addiction for 90 days, as well as undergo 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling. He had already served 61 days in prison.
- #002
Can play the piano and the guitar.
- #003
Celebrated seven years of sobriety in February 2025.
Production Story (4)
- #004
He was discovered by casting director Mali Finn at the Boys Club of Pasadena, and won the role of John Connor in the sequel film Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).
- #005
He did not actually appear in "Terminator: Dark Fate". His character was created using CGI with someone else supplying the voice.
- #006
He was supposed to reprise his role as John Connor in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), but in December 2001 it was reported he had been dropped from the film.
- #007
In 1999 it was announced that he was to star as Simon of Clarendon, a young man on a quest for a sacred relic in the 11th Century story The Knights of the Quest to be filmed in Scotland, Italy, France and Tunisia. The film was barely released at all.
Behind the Scenes (2)
- #008
During the shooting of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), his voice changed and he had to loop all of his lines in quite a few scenes. He also grew quite a bit. At the beginning of shooting, he was a few inches smaller than his double and, at the end, he was a little bit taller than him. He even had to stand in a hole during the shooting of some scenes.
- #009
Arrested on September 1, 2004 while filming Jimmy and Judy (2006) after a drunken incident.
Characters & Cast (2)
- #010
He reprised his Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) character John Connor for the theme park attraction T2-3D, a short film filmed in a new 3-D process that makes the film really appear to jump out at you.
- #011
Although he played a white supremacist neo-Nazi in "American History X", Furlong is actually half-Mexican. His father was said to be a Russian Jew.
Career & Awards (4)
- #012
In 1992, he launched a successful music career in Japan and is still extremely popular with Japanese girls today. His debut song "Hold on Tight" even beat Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" to #1 on the Japanese charts.
- #013
Has stated in several interviews that his performance in Little Odessa (1994) is his personal favorite.
- #014
He never finished high school.
- #015
As of December 2023, he has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant": Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).
Life & Family (7)
- #016
Arrested a few hours after attending the premiere of The Green Hornet (2011) for non-payment of child maintenance. Furlong told a district judge that he is "completely broke" and cannot afford to pay.
- #017
His partner was Jacqueline Louise Domac who he had met on the set of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). She became is tutor in September 1992. She lived with him from 1992 to October 1998.
- #018
On 5 October 2012 he publicly asked fans for financial donations so he could afford a liver transplant.
- #019
In 2012, his access to his six-year-old son was restricted after it was alleged in court that the child, Ethan Furlong had tested positive for cocaine after spending time with Edward Furlong.
- #020
Says on the commentary for The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) that Apocalypse Now (1979) is his favorite movie of all time.
Edward Furlong: in the streetImage: Wikimedia Commons · Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0 - #021
Used to smoke up to sixty cigarettes a day.
- #022
Edward Furlong's nickname when he was younger was 'Pook'.
Related pages
- Spider-Man — Edward Furlong comes up in the facts on that page
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