Brad Renfro, child actor and teenage sex symbol, has died, sources say.� Renfro� was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee on July 25, 1982, he was discovered at 10 by director Joel Schumacher and was immediately cast in his first major motion picture, The Client (1994). Although he had a lack of acting experience, his role caught the media’s attention. Next, he wowed critics with his touching role in The Cure (1995) and then showed off his comedic talents in Tom and Huck (1995). Brad won “The Hollywood Reporter’s Young Star Award” in 1995 and was nominated as one of People Magazine’s “Top 30 Under 30.” Brad became one of Hollywood’s most wanted young actors, starring alongside Susan Sarandon, Dustin Hoffman and Brad Pitt.

The immediate cause of death is not known.

Renfro played in films such as Tom and Huck, The Client, and he played “Josh” in my favorite movie ever, Ghost World.� He was said to have had a history of severe drug abuse and repeated legal issues.

He was just 25.

Source: IMDB

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