Terminator 2: Judgment Day Star Edward Furlong Celebrates Four Years Of Sobriety After Addiction Battle

Edward Furlong is four years sober after his long addiction battle.

Furlong was 13 when he was catapulted to fame for playing future saviour John Connor in 1991's Terminator 2: Judgement Day. His other movies include American History X and Detroit Rock City.

But with fame and fortune came the partying and drugs and Furlong spent his 20s and 30s making headlines with his substance abuse. He was last convicted in 2016 for being under the influence of drugs and he's been clean for over four years. 

The actor, now 44, recently opened up to Daily Mail about overcoming his recovery from drug and alcohol abuse.

Looking back, he said, "I was never a normal teenager. I had a very un-normal life. I was almost destined for [drug addiction]. In a weird way, I never really felt like I fit in."

And now he's cleaned up his act. "It feels great to be back on set and sober too," he said. "I didn't feel hungover when I went to work.

"There's other sober people at work which is weird because if you're not sober, you're not hanging out with the other sober people. It was cool.

"I really enjoyed it and I feel like I can be more in the moment. I love to work. We'll see what happens."

Furlong — who has son Ethan, 16, with ex-wife actress Rachael Bella —  described sobriety as the "greatest thing" he's ever done, and he's excited to get his old life back

He added: "I'm blowing myself away every day. It's cheesy when I get those year chips but I can't wait to get my five-year chip.

"Things are slowly turning around and I just want to get my life back to what it was and what I was doing in the first place.

"I f***** over so many people when I was on drugs, gaining back the trust of the people that work with you when you've flaked on them so much is a long process.

"It's like the friendship that happens after a bad breakup — people are learning to trust me again. It's great and things are slowly starting to get going again."

The Pet Sematary 2 star — who revealed he was first addicted to marijuana and alcohol before turning to cocaine and later heroin — explained he wants to show people "there is a way out" if they work for it.

He said: "[I have] definitely OD’d but that’s the cycle, you know. Once you get in there, it’s so hard to see a way out. That’s what I’d want people to understand — there is a way out but it’s hard.”

Furlong is said to be rebooting his acting career and has recently finished filming in Texas on a project called Charlie's Horse, which also stars Starship Troopers' Casper Van Dien.

— BANG SHOWBIZ

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