Brad Renfro’s Last Home and Where He Died | The Tragic Final Days of Sleepers Star Explained

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    Brad Barron Renfro (July 25, 1982 - January 15, 2008) was an American actor. Renfro made his film debut at the age of 11 with a starring role in The Client (1994), and went on to appear in 21 feature films. Prior to being cast in The Client, Renfro had no acting background and was living with his grandmother in a trailer park. Director Joel Schumacher wanted to cast a "tough kid" who had the necessary life experience to understand the character he would portray. Renfro soon attracted a large fanbase as he continued to star in movies like Tom and Huck and Sleepers. Beginning in the late 1990s, Renfro had difficulties in his private life, including a series of arrests and stints in drug treatment. He died of acute heroin and morphine intoxication at the age of 25.
    Renfro was found dead on January 15, 2008, in his Los Angeles apartment. He was 25 years old. His body was returned to Tennessee, where he was buried on January 22, 2008, at Red House Cemetery in the small community of Blaine, Tennessee. On February 8, 2008, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office ruled his death accidental, attributing it to acute heroin/morphine intoxication.
    Seventeen days after Renfro's death, his grandmother Joanne-who had accompanied him regularly during his early acting career-died at her home at the age of 76. Local officials said she died of natural causes.
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  • @teal_panda_8434
    @teal_panda_8434 3 роки тому +118

    This story makes me sad. He died and I had no idea for a while just like Jonathan brandis. They were just forgotten :/

    • @DJ-uu4wo
      @DJ-uu4wo 3 роки тому +6

      I loved Jonathan Brandis too. I remember getting a picture with him when I was 14 at a car show. I didn't know he passed away either until years later.

    • @raidenwolfe6495
      @raidenwolfe6495 3 роки тому +1

      I didn't even know they were dead until stumbling onto this channel

    • @kristi.kervin
      @kristi.kervin 3 роки тому +2

      Omg I had no idea about either of them either! 😢

    • @ntollhill
      @ntollhill Рік тому +1

      I got JB autograph on a calendar in SM in 1993

  • @coltsfan69
    @coltsfan69 3 роки тому +135

    Bully was a fantastic movie. Brad deserved an academy award for his performance. RIP

    • @chisox1085
      @chisox1085 3 роки тому +7

      Free marty

    • @kerryalfaro9437
      @kerryalfaro9437 3 роки тому +4

      Marty puccio

    • @lynnetmb4706
      @lynnetmb4706 3 роки тому +7

      Underrated movie. Love it.

    • @chisox1085
      @chisox1085 3 роки тому +6

      @@lynnetmb4706 have u ever seen the movie kids same director also a classic

    • @Aaron_Scissorhands
      @Aaron_Scissorhands 3 роки тому +1

      He was good in it but I wouldn't go as far to say he deserved an award, lol

  • @josephconsoli4128
    @josephconsoli4128 3 роки тому +254

    I'm a guy, but I must say, and I don't think anyone will disagree, in his prime, he had one of the most beautiful faces of any young actor ever. It's so sad that he couldn't get beyond the drugs. He had the world in his hands.

    • @aquastar4336
      @aquastar4336 3 роки тому +19

      He was very handsome

    • @melaniefortier4735
      @melaniefortier4735 3 роки тому +13

      He's was good actor

    • @josephconsoli4128
      @josephconsoli4128 3 роки тому +8

      @@melaniefortier4735 Yes. He had it all.

    • @DevahSofiaLucus
      @DevahSofiaLucus 3 роки тому +13

      Beautiful because clearly suffered, so much.

    • @josephconsoli4128
      @josephconsoli4128 3 роки тому +8

      @@DevahSofiaLucus Yes. When your beautiful, and worse, famous on top of it, the down side is people eye for one reason only. All the "love" you get is often superficial.

  • @TheGraveyardChannel
    @TheGraveyardChannel 3 роки тому +201

    I remember when he was left out of the In Memoriam portion of the Oscars that year. He sure deserved to be mentioned. Such a sad ending :-(

    • @tombillard5264
      @tombillard5264 3 роки тому +22

      the pedos that messed him up probably did that

    • @TheMisterMarilyn
      @TheMisterMarilyn 3 роки тому

      Maybe it was dramatic beginning, and not a ‘sad ending’.!!

    • @TinaFivesten
      @TinaFivesten 3 роки тому +6

      What!! Wonder WHO wanted that and WHY...

    • @markeywestskies6503
      @markeywestskies6503 3 роки тому +8

      I do too...at the time I was thinking it was pretty hypocritical of Hollywood omitting Brad because his death was from an overdose.

    • @TheMisterMarilyn
      @TheMisterMarilyn 3 роки тому +8

      I’m the grand scheme of things does any of it really matter? The whole system is built on bullshit and you’re expecting anything remotely approximating fairness? I would be shocked if it did to be honest…

  • @marie-louises.4701
    @marie-louises.4701 3 роки тому +96

    He was a very talented actor. Rest in peace sweet Brad🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤

  • @chriscourson2824
    @chriscourson2824 3 роки тому +31

    i met Brad once in Knoxville. He was playing basketball in a park.he was raised there by his Grandma. he was a really nice guy, and it hurt me when he passed!

    • @SCOTTONTAPE
      @SCOTTONTAPE  3 роки тому +7

      Awesome you got to meet him!

    • @kane00000
      @kane00000 Рік тому

      I dont think he was in the Jackass movie with Johnny Knoxville but the guy who played the kid hit man in Bully is definitely in some clips from the TV show or first movie. I can't remember which.

  • @janadeubner9883
    @janadeubner9883 3 роки тому +70

    I loved Brad in The Client and was saddened to hear of his passing.RIP Brad.

    • @degsbabe
      @degsbabe 2 роки тому

      Have you seen Apt Pupil ? Great movie.

    • @brianbernal9470
      @brianbernal9470 4 місяці тому

      ​@degsbabe I seen that movie I like that movie

  • @MeMyselfandI25
    @MeMyselfandI25 3 роки тому +117

    Such a talent! Hollywood takes these young actors, uses them and then spits them out. And the people around them aren’t looking out for their best interest just their own. Very sad. Rest In Peace, Brad.

  • @gabygabs7591
    @gabygabs7591 3 роки тому +31

    Brad dealt with the same issues Corey Haim and Feldmen did and do .. He was such an amazing actor. Terrific brother.. Amazing father.. We miss you.. I miss you

    • @JamesRichards-mj9kw
      @JamesRichards-mj9kw Рік тому +2

      He was not a Zionist.

    • @VanderpumpRHOB
      @VanderpumpRHOB 9 місяців тому +1

      @@JamesRichards-mj9kwwhy because Haim was Jewish and so is Feldman? You are antisemitic

    • @JamesRichards-mj9kw
      @JamesRichards-mj9kw 9 місяців тому

      @@VanderpumpRHOB We know who controls Hollywood.

  • @MrJeep75
    @MrJeep75 3 роки тому +38

    You can tell he was really hurting his last interview

  • @ArainaNespiak
    @ArainaNespiak 3 роки тому +18

    Who knows what horrors he lived through? The machine eats you up and spits you out. He was and still is one of my favorite actors and such a handsome man too. Heartbreaking we lost him too soon

  • @jessicazhuwao5053
    @jessicazhuwao5053 3 роки тому +29

    Sleepers has to be 1 of the most heart wrenching movies ever made & Brad was phenomenal in it. RIP 🙏

    • @JamesRichards-mj9kw
      @JamesRichards-mj9kw Рік тому

      It was garbage and complete fiction.

    • @dinahduke1982
      @dinahduke1982 Рік тому

      I agree Jessica. He was phenomenal and I didnt even know he passed. Im sure the sick, disgusting Hollyweird pedos got their hands in him. May every last one of them rot in hell!

  • @angeleyes79gs
    @angeleyes79gs 3 роки тому +32

    He had so much potential..RIP babyboy.

    • @Heart2HeartBooks
      @Heart2HeartBooks 3 роки тому

      "He had so much potential"
      On the tombstone of a hundred million people.

  • @Jmitch767
    @Jmitch767 3 роки тому +20

    I remember when they snubbed him during the In Memoriam part of the Oscars. Totally messed up.

  • @Miriyum1031
    @Miriyum1031 3 роки тому +45

    Don’t forget the movie ‘The Cure’ with Joseph Mazello! That was a great movie! I believe it came out in 1995. During the filming, in 1994, I got a chance to be an extra in the opening scene and meet him. I believe I was 11-12 years old time and so was he… I had such a crush on him.. his pictures were all over the inside of my locker at school. I don’t remember ever feeling so nervous as I did asking him for his autograph! He is greatly missed 💚

    • @MrJeep75
      @MrJeep75 3 роки тому +1

      He was 13 on the cure he was born in 82

    • @ktng3176
      @ktng3176 3 роки тому +4

      I watched that movie too.
      Love 🇲🇾

    • @actuallyterry
      @actuallyterry 3 роки тому +1

      The Cure is one of my favourite Brad Renfro movies.

    • @TB-om4dd
      @TB-om4dd 2 роки тому

      @@MrJeep75 the film is filmed in 1994. He have 12 years old at the time

  • @pattiburgess8575
    @pattiburgess8575 3 роки тому +66

    I took care of his mother when i did home health. I was doing a visit with her when he died. I remember when he was younger. He was a sweet troubled young man.

    • @angelarengifo1262
      @angelarengifo1262 3 роки тому +2

      Why was he so troubled?...did he suffered of abandonment besides the drugs issue?

    • @pattiburgess8575
      @pattiburgess8575 3 роки тому +12

      His grandmother more or less raised him. He got into the movies because when they was filming The Client they was looking for young boys to cast. A police officer recommended him and the rest is history. His mother came back into his life after she finished rehab.

    • @angelarengifo1262
      @angelarengifo1262 3 роки тому +5

      @@pattiburgess8575 wow I didn't know that thanks... So sad she influenced him in such a way...the influence of his mother was crucial for him...😢

    • @angelarengifo1262
      @angelarengifo1262 3 роки тому +2

      @@pattiburgess8575 do you think it is true what they say... that his mother was the one who gave Brad the first dosis of heroine at age nine?

    • @pattiburgess8575
      @pattiburgess8575 3 роки тому +9

      @@angelarengifo1262 no i dont. He didnt start heroin until his teens. Im not sure exactly what age but it was after he started acting. There was other drugs he was doing. So sad he was hanging around with the wrong crowd

  • @mikemorris7247
    @mikemorris7247 3 роки тому +20

    An enormously talented young man. What a loss to us all.

  • @aprox23
    @aprox23 3 роки тому +74

    He's been some good films over the years (the client, bully, ghostworld, cure, etc) it was sad to hear about his passing in 2008-- but it was even more sad to see that he didnt recieved much recognition at the time due to heath ledger passing. Media kinda tossed him under the bus.

    • @lindseywagoner5848
      @lindseywagoner5848 3 роки тому +8

      The cute is the saddest movie I've ever seen, beautifully done. I cried the whole way through it

    • @lindseywagoner5848
      @lindseywagoner5848 3 роки тому +5

      The cure*

    • @emmaphilo4049
      @emmaphilo4049 3 роки тому +1

      Yes but once you star in good movies, like he did, sooner or later the recognition comes. He won't be forgotten!

    • @dawnnaavelino5595
      @dawnnaavelino5595 2 роки тому

      Sad but ur so ryte

  • @juliaperry137
    @juliaperry137 3 роки тому +38

    He had a four year old son at the time of his death that lived in Japan.

    • @odalisgonzalez6875
      @odalisgonzalez6875 3 роки тому +14

      I didn't know that about him

    • @aranzazugonzalezmoreno3752
      @aranzazugonzalezmoreno3752 3 роки тому +8

      That's right! and his name is Yamato Renfro.
      Apparently his mom was a Brad's friend that I think was a fan at first and I suppose they met in one of his travels to Japan, since he had some more fame there.
      I don't really know much about it but it would be super nice to have the girl and his son's version of their story with Brad

  • @rosannajacksonwright927
    @rosannajacksonwright927 3 роки тому +42

    That’s so so sad. I remember 2008 vividly. It was a year full of despair and emotional turmoil for many people. Ironically I ended up briefly living close to the home of Heath Ledger during the hard times. This home is so beautiful, so tragic that Brad’s life took a tragic turn like many childhood celebrities. Thank you. You are always respectful and empathetic.

    • @breephoenix111
      @breephoenix111 3 роки тому +7

      I lived near Heath Ledger here in Perth Australia growing up as a kid.

    • @steveisastar6235
      @steveisastar6235 3 роки тому +1

      Im pleased.

    • @kane00000
      @kane00000 Рік тому

      How is that ironic? Or do you base your life around his?

  • @nataliejill8811
    @nataliejill8811 3 роки тому +35

    Brad Renfro was and is my favourite actor of all time. I’m so happy that you posted this. I remember looking at teen magazines of him in the 90s and I still love seeing anything about him ♥️ I absolutely love The Cure and Tom and Huck. I also admire his talent and connection with music, as I can relate (Led Zeppelin fan here ✋🏻🪕🎸). I feel like he could of survived his death and there is more to the story then what we know. He was into drugs and struggled with that but life isn’t easy and we all struggle. Addiction can’t be easy to shake. He had a beautiful soul and had soooooo much potential. He deserved more recognition for his talents and he deserved so much more in life. He is buried underneath a big tree at the back of Red House Cemetery in Blaine TN. It’s a gorgeous spot. Lots of trees and in the country. Very peaceful and beautiful for a soul like Brad 💜 RIP BRAD xoxo

    • @jenniferphillips4765
      @jenniferphillips4765 3 роки тому +2

      I agree, they should've mentioned his name at the Oscar's. How rude to not be recognized for all the good roles.

    • @degsbabe
      @degsbabe 2 роки тому +2

      @@jenniferphillips4765 Particularly as he had more acting talent than most of them put together.

  • @gingerbread2984
    @gingerbread2984 3 роки тому +11

    The Industry made young talented boys a heartbroken lost and lonely persons. Im not from USA but i watch a lots of docu from this and its sooo sad and disgusting some point. That world just destroy everybody..

  • @brittnicole2438
    @brittnicole2438 3 роки тому +16

    This broke my heart my nephew passed the same year. So did heath ledger. What a sad year.

  • @braylonsmomma
    @braylonsmomma 3 роки тому +5

    I miss my friend so much! He was the sweetest and I remember him calling me on the set of Tom & Huck just so I could say hi to JTT or just coming to surprise me at my house when he would get back from filming different movies.

    • @TB-om4dd
      @TB-om4dd 2 роки тому +1

      Omg so cute

    • @sustainsoul
      @sustainsoul 2 роки тому +1

      So lucky that you could get to know him in person and be his friend. For most of us that's only a dream that will never come true.

  • @hollycline7279
    @hollycline7279 3 роки тому +13

    I was so sad when he died. Such a talented person! I'll never forget him 💔

  • @deirdrerosesharples7453
    @deirdrerosesharples7453 3 роки тому +35

    Can't believe he wasn't mentioned oscar memoriam!!

  • @mattdivitt2218
    @mattdivitt2218 3 роки тому +15

    Omg Scott finally someone does a great Brad Renfro video. Bully is one of my favorite films.

  • @sallyclay1974
    @sallyclay1974 3 роки тому +36

    Wasn't he in The Client as a kid? Susan Sarandon played a lawyer. He died too soon.. Tremendously talented. RIP! Blessings and prayers to his family.

    • @degsbabe
      @degsbabe 2 роки тому

      If you liked that sally you should see him in 'Apt Pupil' with Sir Ian Mckellan. Great movie.

  • @kerryalfaro9437
    @kerryalfaro9437 3 роки тому +37

    MY absolute favorite actor OF ALL time!!!! I HAD THE biggest crush on this man

  • @jessicapazo7718
    @jessicapazo7718 3 роки тому +6

    Brad Renfro 💔 I fell instantly in love with him and his cute little country accent when I first seen him in The Client. I knew I was looking at a bright shining star. Not only was he adorable but incredibly talented. Then in Sleepers, Bully. I couldn't believe to hear when he passed away....but I wasn't really surprised. It was during an era when your were seeing a lot untimely deaths due to substance abuse. I will forever carry him in my heart. Brad 💔 never forgotten.

  • @truthlover1712
    @truthlover1712 3 роки тому +12

    Thank you I’ve been hoping someone would do something about Brad I always felt he was such a kind soul. Great actor and terrible tragic ending it’s just sad

  • @IsabelSantosCunha1972
    @IsabelSantosCunha1972 3 роки тому +6

    Sleepers is just amazing film and painful. He was awesome. So sad to see this young talents waste their lives this way.

  • @shannontiffany4525
    @shannontiffany4525 3 роки тому +12

    Loved him in The Cure, one of my favorites. Heartbreaking & Beautiful Performance that always had me in tears no matter how many times I’ve seen it over the years, used to own it on VHS & watched it with my my own kids when they were old enough to understand. I always shared movies with them that I liked but also gave them a better understanding of things that otherwise they may not of felt, that’s what Brad Renfro did in that movie, it was like it was real, every time. RIP sweet soul

  • @Elleangela20
    @Elleangela20 3 роки тому +20

    This is sad, honestly I loved him in Tom and Huck and the sleepers, so sad this he didn’t get to live his whole live.
    RIP Brad gone but never forgotten 🤍

  • @valeriecoppola4861
    @valeriecoppola4861 3 роки тому +2

    Brad Renfro was my childhood crush since I grew up Tom and Huck, Brad was an amazing actor and I was crushed when I heard about his death, I have several films on dvd that I have of Brad Renfo, I watch them all the time

  • @ckotcher1
    @ckotcher1 3 роки тому +12

    Thank you for making this video about Brad. He was the best. It’s so heartbreaking to see him in that first interview and then the last one and how much he changed from just being a sweet boy from the south with that heavy southern accent to a drug addicted Hollywood star. He stayed humble though God bless him. He also left behind a son. RIP beautiful boy 🙏🏻

  • @cutetash4507
    @cutetash4507 3 роки тому +4

    I was very disappointed when he wasn’t acknowledged. There was so much positive to say about him. He was soo charming. He was a great talent that unfortunately went on the wrong path. I loved him in The Client and The Cure.

  • @StacyNichole224
    @StacyNichole224 3 роки тому +12

    Oh wow he was one of my favorite actors growing up❤️So sad he was taken from this world way to soon!

  • @badgurl5758
    @badgurl5758 3 роки тому +9

    Brad was excellent in Bully 👍🏻 Rest Easy Brad 🌟 You are a shining light that will live on forever!.

  • @stephcarlofc
    @stephcarlofc 3 роки тому +19

    He was great in Tom and Huck!! Loved him in Sleepers!!

  • @ccmcgee9062
    @ccmcgee9062 3 роки тому +2

    LOVED him in Sleepers. Its one of my favorites. GREAT vid

  • @donnalee2112
    @donnalee2112 3 роки тому +2

    What a respectful Video, thank you for sharing

  • @wrath4567
    @wrath4567 2 роки тому +1

    I visit his grave often as im in east Tennessee often. He's buried on a lonely forgotten hillside in a rural little town in E Tennessee.

  • @marilynkirby-roach187
    @marilynkirby-roach187 4 місяці тому +1

    The difference in his accent from his first to his last interview. The difference in his innocence between the two. RIP Brad.

  • @strawberry10261026
    @strawberry10261026 3 роки тому +4

    I remember him, he was a patient of mine, drug rehab unit

  • @maryreed4534
    @maryreed4534 3 роки тому +3

    I really liked this video. I appreciate the fact that you weren't trying to sensationalize anything. It was very respectful.
    Nice job.

  • @a.walters123
    @a.walters123 3 роки тому +6

    This is a wonderful homage to Brad, the music is perfect. You’ve done him an honor. Wonderful work, I just subbed.

    • @SCOTTONTAPE
      @SCOTTONTAPE  3 роки тому

      Thank you so much Ashley😊😊

  • @donnalee2112
    @donnalee2112 3 роки тому +2

    What a Respectful Video, Thank you for sharing.

  • @Misty_92
    @Misty_92 3 роки тому +1

    Oh i love him so much im so sad to what happened to him
    one of my crush back then.. i wish wherever he is he's at Peace..
    Rest in Peace Brad Renfro

  • @tuggspeadman761
    @tuggspeadman761 3 роки тому +9

    I enjoyed alot of Brad Renfro's movies and I was sad when I heard he died. Rest easy sir 🙏. Heroin is no joke and I can tell you from my own experiences. If you haven't tried opiates my advice is don't start even if you get an injury and are prescribed them. Have a great day

    • @smithamy1982
      @smithamy1982 3 роки тому

      Or take them responsibly as they are prescribed, instead of abusing them. I have chronic pain due to many health issues and have literally tried everything else that’s out there but nothing else works. I had them taken away because of all the addicts who abused them and almost killed myself because the pain is too intense. Thankfully, I have a great doctor now who realizes I take my medication responsibly and only so I can function like a normal person. I depend upon them due to my incurable issues but that doesn’t mean I am addicted or take them to get high, actually I’ve never been high on them and don’t even know what that’s like because I take them as prescribed. It’s people who abuse them that ruin it for those of us who actually need them and when the government takes them away because of the addicts, you guys just switch to heroin leaving us in pain with no way out. Doctors have lost their licenses, pain sufferers have lost their lives and yet addicts still get fucked up anyways so please don’t lecture anyone on what to take or not take. Just because you couldn’t take medication responsibly doesn’t mean the rest of us can’t. It’s ridiculous what I and so many others have had to endure because people want to get high… and I understand that addicts have underlying issues they’re trying to escape from, I just think it’s messed up how many people are suffering because some people take things to far. Hopefully you got help and other addicts as well but there’s another side of the opioid problem that is completely overlooked and neglected because so many junkies keep dying cause they are self medicating. There’s multiple layers of the problem but no one cares about the people who actually need the medication due to chronic pain issues, the ones who take medication responsibly, the ones it’s actually meant for.

  • @DJ-uu4wo
    @DJ-uu4wo 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you for showing respect to this awesome actor.💞💞

  • @beccafulmer
    @beccafulmer 3 роки тому +7

    Just watched Sleepers last night-I was so sad when Brad passed away. Great video Scott! 💗

  • @kb5598
    @kb5598 3 роки тому +2

    💔 I remember watching his movies back in the day, I had such a crush on him. So sad that we lost him to drugs, he was so talented. RIP 🥀

  • @jeremymurray9805
    @jeremymurray9805 3 роки тому +3

    I live in Knoxville tn myself,my brother friend use to hang out with Brad..so sad he lost his life!

    • @TB-om4dd
      @TB-om4dd 2 роки тому

      as he was? Did he have an ego for being a Hollywood star?

    • @jeremymurray9805
      @jeremymurray9805 2 роки тому +1

      @@TB-om4dd I personally never met the guy,wish I could have!

    • @TB-om4dd
      @TB-om4dd 2 роки тому

      @@jeremymurray9805 too bad you don't have a chance.

  • @christypelak3183
    @christypelak3183 3 роки тому +1

    Sleepers is my favorite movie with him.. the cast is amazing.. I just added Bully to my list to watch. Thanks for suggesting it.. He was also great in duces wild. He was such a talented actor and such a cutie . Had a big crush on him growing up. 😍 Rest In peace hun. 🌹

  • @lolariver
    @lolariver 3 роки тому +4

    I used to see his face in all the poster magazines when I was a teenager. He always seemed cool. So sad.

  • @Brittlegym2012
    @Brittlegym2012 3 роки тому +1

    I didn't know he had passed until today! He was my first crush ..great actor. Shame he has passed

  • @learn2fly605
    @learn2fly605 3 роки тому +24

    He was a seriously talented actor

  • @AshmarieJohnston
    @AshmarieJohnston 3 роки тому +6

    I had a huge crush on him when I was little. R.i.p Brad!!! 🙏💙

  • @henryardoin8513
    @henryardoin8513 3 роки тому +3

    Such a cool little dude"!! It's so tragically sad. Rest in peace little bro.😥 Great job Scott.👍👍💜💙💚✨🤗

  • @jamesgordon25
    @jamesgordon25 Рік тому +4

    Bard renfro was such a tremendous actor He was the most perfect actors ever Is so sad and disturbing he passed away Rest in power bard you are truly missed

  • @karlbarry4151
    @karlbarry4151 3 роки тому +7

    Hey Scott,yet another fantastic piece by you,just looked up the Los Angles Times for his death and it says that his body was found by his girlfriend.So incredible sad,so young and incredible gifted,thank you for sharing Scott because the information you share every time makes your channel a must watch every time I get notifications from you.Really appreciate all your hard work.Stay safe,regards Karl from Ireland

  • @Mackaylinn
    @Mackaylinn 3 роки тому +2

    I'm old (39) and didn't start driving until like 5 years ago. One of the first things on my list was to visit his grave. He's buried about 30 minutes from me currently. I swear I drove past it like 4 times before I finally found the cemetery. The cemetery is kinda tucked away I guess to keep people like me away haha.
    I was super obsessed with Brad as a Teen.

  • @cathy-70
    @cathy-70 3 роки тому +3

    This is so sad, he was such an awesome actor.

  • @catherineferguson7388
    @catherineferguson7388 3 роки тому +2

    Hi there, I loved the film bully, very sad that’s he’s gone, he was a handsome young man. Hope that your well Scott. RIP Brad Renfro. Xx

  • @cemetree
    @cemetree 3 роки тому +22

    I used to have a such a crush on him 🤣 I love bully too though.

  • @rosalynnbarnett5907
    @rosalynnbarnett5907 3 роки тому +1

    One interview I remember of Brad was that he said, if you don't pray, pray now. Speaking about drug addiction and salvation

    • @TB-om4dd
      @TB-om4dd 2 роки тому

      yes his uncle who is a pastor said he asked to be saved a few days before he died

  • @jaytriestoplay3647
    @jaytriestoplay3647 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much for this video, his death hit me hard and im glad he remains in some of our fondest and nostalgic memories :(

  • @MrJeep75
    @MrJeep75 3 роки тому +6

    Love him as a actor

  • @smithamy1982
    @smithamy1982 3 роки тому +4

    Brad was such an incredible actor (even better than Heath Ledger IMO), and an even better person. I was fortunate enough to actually get to meet him, first online and then in reality. He wasn’t full of himself, but was actually modest and humble unlike so many of his film counterparts. We both came from similar upbringings and I admired that he got himself out of that.

    • @imjustagirl
      @imjustagirl 2 роки тому +1

      How did you meet him online, if you don't mind me asking?

  • @thedandyscopic
    @thedandyscopic 3 роки тому +7

    I remembered him in the client ! He was amazing

  • @AnthonyGatson2332
    @AnthonyGatson2332 3 роки тому +11

    Wow I was just watching the movie The Cure this morning.

    • @eunicewilliams3
      @eunicewilliams3 3 роки тому

      We’re do I find the movie the cure can’t find it anywhere

    • @AnthonyGatson2332
      @AnthonyGatson2332 3 роки тому +1

      @@eunicewilliams3 I use the app Cyberflix

    • @eunicewilliams3
      @eunicewilliams3 3 роки тому +1

      @@AnthonyGatson2332 thank u

    • @sonjastanger4078
      @sonjastanger4078 3 роки тому

      I seen the trailer... love this

    • @jacoblyman5359
      @jacoblyman5359 3 роки тому +2

      The Cure was my favorite band when i was in high school

  • @hootilicious1395
    @hootilicious1395 3 роки тому +2

    I loved him. Another awesome movie he was in was Deuces Wild.

  • @esthergoulart3571
    @esthergoulart3571 8 місяців тому

    RIP!! Gone way too soon!! Thank you for the amazing video my friend!! Love you and your channel!! Stay safe!! Peace!! 💖💖❤️❤️💙💙💕💕💜💜🙏🙏🙏😢😢✌️✌️✌️✌️

  • @kennys.8626
    @kennys.8626 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful, smart and one of the best actors ever

  • @ash34005
    @ash34005 3 роки тому +3

    I was a 90s teen and my BFF and I would buy the teen magazines and cut out the pictures of all of our crushes. Brad Renfro definitely made it on my wall, as did Jonathan Brandis. Two great and gifted actors that lost their lives way too young. Who knows what great things they would have accomplished had they not passed away. RIP Brad and Jonathan, I hope you both have finally found the peace you didn’t have on earth.

  • @Tra.Rai.
    @Tra.Rai. 3 роки тому +2

    He passed 3 days after my birthday & it hit me hard! One of my fave actors. 😿💔🙏✝ R.I.P. Brad!

  • @MicheleMJJ
    @MicheleMJJ 3 роки тому +3

    He was fantastic in The Client. Such a great talent. Rest In Peace.

  • @stephanie6897
    @stephanie6897 3 роки тому +1

    Doing a video on my first crush and all time favorite guy. Rest easy, Brad 💔💕💞❤️💝 I will subscribe. Thank-you, good sir 🙏

  • @TC55555
    @TC55555 9 місяців тому

    I remember when he filmed "The Cure". Incredible actor. Brad in "The Client ', inspired me to do acting both theater and on screen. His background was so harsh! He needed a support person or group, but unfortunately never found one!
    RIP Brad! You're the best!

  • @melanieiwasko4393
    @melanieiwasko4393 3 роки тому +10

    Rip so sad that he was not remembered in the memorial 💔

  • @midwaymonster30
    @midwaymonster30 3 роки тому +40

    Brad isn't really buried in Knoxville. He's about 30 minutes away. He's buried in Red House Cemetery. It's pretty remote.

    • @MSLINA820
      @MSLINA820 3 роки тому +16

      It definitely is.
      Me and my son visited his grave about 2 years ago. Very peaceful under a beautiful tree. 🙏🏼

    • @chesterharleechase2527
      @chesterharleechase2527 3 роки тому +7

      Red House Cemetery
      in Tennessee

    • @thatgardeninggirl2864
      @thatgardeninggirl2864 3 роки тому +7

      I'm in Johnson city Tennessee I never Knew Brad was a Tennessean RIP

  • @TravelWithLisaMH
    @TravelWithLisaMH 3 роки тому +14

    Awwwww sad 😔 The opening song is awesome 👏

  • @dead-jm2tj
    @dead-jm2tj 3 роки тому +2

    It was the apartment on the top right. He grew up in a HOUSE on Chickamauga Ave. In Knoxville. Not a trailer park. I know this because I was his best friend and spent countless days on the front porch listening to him play guitar. I also visited him at the Ogden apartment a month before he died.

    • @abunchahooey
      @abunchahooey 3 роки тому

      Thanks for the clarification! I’m sorry your friend died. 😔. Did he go to Hollywood at a young age to act? Was wondering how he was discovered.

    • @dead-jm2tj
      @dead-jm2tj 3 роки тому

      @@abunchahooey At age 10 he played a drug dealer in a DARE play at school. The DARE officer suggested he go to an open audition at the Raddison Hotel in Knoxville for the role of Mark Sway in The Client. He was selected out of 5000+ kids for the role. He continued to live in Knoxville for most of his career. He spent a lot of time in LA when he was working but always came home as soon as shooting wrapped. He moved to LA a couple years before he died. The last time I say him was at the apartment where he died. We got into a fight while watching the Georga/Tennessee game. He insisted I stay outside during the game because every time I came in the Vols would start losing. We argued until I finally left and started driving back to Idaho. He called me a few hours later saying ' I'm sorry man. I love you brother.

    • @abunchahooey
      @abunchahooey 3 роки тому

      @@dead-jm2tj I always thought Brad did a great job as a young actor in The Client, and am even more impressed to learn he landed the role the way he did. I have family who have lived in Knoxville, so I know how passionate the Vols fans can be. 😊 Although Brad was troubled when he was older, I’m sure it meant a lot to him to have a loyal friend from his days before he became famous. Videos like this one about the departed are good because they help keep their memory alive, but tend to be loose with facts. I’m glad you were able to clear up some things. Thank you for your response. And I was wondering, did Brad sending you outside during the game result in a Vols win? 😊

    • @mockingbirdjane2289
      @mockingbirdjane2289 6 місяців тому

      Did he ever talk to you about a girl from Knoxville named April? She is my second cousin, and he was in love with her. They were neighbors at some point when he lived in Knoxville. I lived in Knoxville, too, during that time, but never met him. He's in my favorite movie, Sleepers, and his real life story is heart-breaking. R.I.P.

  • @jdobbs5957
    @jdobbs5957 3 роки тому +7

    It’s wild they just brought him out of the trailer park and he had no experience but he was really good.

  • @kyliesworld89
    @kyliesworld89 3 роки тому +1

    Omg I just started watching ur videos and thank you for ur content❤ I had no idea he took his life such a beautiful soul gone too soon😪💔

  • @sonjastanger4078
    @sonjastanger4078 3 роки тому +4

    Wow!!! This really hurts my heart 💔... sooo darn young & talented ☹😪🙏❤ RIP, Brad 4ever an angel❤🙏❤🙏... ty Scott, stay safe prayers, loves & peace out 🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤✌✌✌

  • @raysilvajrakajookboxxx1024
    @raysilvajrakajookboxxx1024 3 роки тому +6

    There’s always those actors who’s life is cut way to short. Due to different reasons. But when there life is cut short because of a drug overdose. It hits home w me. I know the struggle of drug & alcohol addiction. I battled it for two decades. I’ve know been clean for 2 yrs plus. I always keep all the friends,strangers & well know addicts in mind. I fight this fight not only for me but all the voiceless souls who passed before me. I know the pain & suffering is gone. But your sweet spirit is also. Peace & keep fighting the good fight!-Never Anonymous

    • @SCOTTONTAPE
      @SCOTTONTAPE  3 роки тому +3

      Beautifully written, thank you for sharing Ray.

    • @kyliesworld89
      @kyliesworld89 3 роки тому +2

      So glad u are clean🤗. I'm 2 yrs no alcohol❤ Stay strong💙 I never looked at it like that but I love that you are the voice for the souls who are no longer with us. I've lost some many family and close friends to addiction😪 I love that state of mind u have and I'm gonna keep that in mind everyday on my road to stay sober.

    • @raysilvajrakajookboxxx1024
      @raysilvajrakajookboxxx1024 3 роки тому +1

      @@kyliesworld89 I’m touched by your kind comments and very proud of your sobriety. Everyday isn’t easy believe me I know. But the simple fact I reached you alone. Makes all I do today worth it! Thanks your friend ✌🏽🙏🏽❤️

    • @kyliesworld89
      @kyliesworld89 3 роки тому +1

      @@raysilvajrakajookboxxx1024 thank you as well friend🤗

  • @heysaynana2080
    @heysaynana2080 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for the video I did not expect someone to cover his apartment ~ I’m a huge fan of Brad Renfro I liked him from the client and I watched all of his movies, he was my favorite actor. I’m Looking forward to your next video when you visit his grave, I’ve always wanted to visit his grave. When you said that you will visit his grave later I immediately said take me with you without realizing .. the strong effect of Brad on me .. miss him a lot he will never be forgotten .. I don’t want to say he was my favorite actor cause he still is and will always be my favorite. RIP Brad 🖤

    • @SCOTTONTAPE
      @SCOTTONTAPE  3 роки тому +1

      You’ll definitely be there with me in spirit

    • @heysaynana2080
      @heysaynana2080 3 роки тому

      @@SCOTTONTAPE 🌷🙏🏼💕

    • @heysaynana2080
      @heysaynana2080 3 роки тому

      Please say Hi to him for me when you visit his grave 💜 I’ll appreciate it very very much

  • @alexmullen27
    @alexmullen27 3 роки тому +2

    I saw him first in The Client & he was fantastic. Later saw Bully & WOW. This kid has got that magic. Such a shame what happened to him. Such a talent.

  • @MissMaddieWren
    @MissMaddieWren 3 роки тому +1

    My first on screen crush. He was older than me. ❤️💕so sad.

  • @SeahawksBamBamKam
    @SeahawksBamBamKam 3 роки тому +9

    The Oscars slighted him poor guy, they washed him away treating him like a child star that didn't matter there's Hollywood for ya

  • @pippadot679
    @pippadot679 3 роки тому +3

    Love your channel and content. Your great at telling these stories keeping history alive. Thank you Scott.
    Best wishes to you.

  • @rachaelsevern8465
    @rachaelsevern8465 2 роки тому +2

    Such a sad ending to his life, taken too soon. I love loads of his films & its sad his life ended at such a young age. Thanks for another great vid Scott 🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @Modeltnick
    @Modeltnick 3 роки тому +3

    So sad. I took my nephew to see Tom and Huck, in the 90s. He loved it! You should do a similar video on Chet Allen (born 1939). You have the talent and know how to bring to light the life of this child actor, whose life didn’t end well either.

  • @nubiankween50
    @nubiankween50 3 роки тому +12

    Sleepers was a good movie. I'll have to check out Bully.

  • @tonier.3872
    @tonier.3872 3 роки тому +3

    BRAD RENFRO, SUCH A GIFTED ACTOR ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTORS... REST IN PEACE, DEAR ANGEL✌🏾🎥🎬🎞🙏

  • @jeremiahlarkin1134
    @jeremiahlarkin1134 3 роки тому +9

    Awesome Job Scott! I found you by Lamont at Large gave you a shout Out! And it was when he was doing his Michael Jackson Story! So Glad to be Following your Site now too!! 👍🏻😇 Happy 😊 Sunday May16th, 2021

    • @Tracy-Lee-Staton
      @Tracy-Lee-Staton 3 роки тому +1

      I watch Lamont at Large too! I discovered Lamont through Chris’ channel MobileInstinct which is a great channel. If you haven’t checked him out already, you should. 👍🏻

  • @MrJeep75
    @MrJeep75 3 роки тому +3

    Love all his movies

  • @Miloboo333
    @Miloboo333 3 роки тому +3

    Really upsets me that they just kept slapping his hands and letting him walk out. They could have done so much more to get him help! I'm watching Tom and Huck right now and just remembering having such a huge crush on him and being very sad when I found out he died. I hope he found some peace and even though he was left out of the Memoriam at the Oscars I will always remember him and his movies will carry on his legacy as well as his child!!!! God Bless!!!