ACTOR

Edward Furlong

1977 - Today

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Edward Walter Furlong (born August 2, 1977) is an American actor. He won Saturn and MTV Movie Awards for his breakthrough performance at age 13 as John Connor in James Cameron's 1991 science fiction action film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, which was followed by a mini-sequel, short attraction film T2-3D: Battle Across Time. In 1992, he gave an Independent Spirit Award-nominated turn opposite Jeff Bridges in American Heart, and earned a second Saturn Award nomination for his work in Pet Sematary Two. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Furlong has received more than 9,597,306 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Furlong is the 2,719th most popular actor (up from 2,816th in 2019), the 4,242nd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,446th in 2019) and the 1,235th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Edward Furlongs by language

Over the past year Edward Furlong has had the most page views in the with 1,413,552 views, followed by Spanish (162,033), and Russian (145,648). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Korean (175.61%), Simple English (174.62%), and Portuguese (62.83%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edward Furlong ranks 2,719 out of 13,578. Before him are Vladimir Basov, Sonja Wigert, Moira Orfei, Jean Hersholt, Richard Tauber, and Brunhilde Pomsel. After him are Linda Fiorentino, Miyoshi Umeki, Hayley Atwell, John Williams, Toby Jones, and Gary Coleman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Edward Furlong ranks 49. Before him are Jonathan Rhys Meyers, André Villas-Boas, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Luis Rubiales, Arash, and Massimo Ambrosini. After him are Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Willy Sagnol, Brock Lesnar, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Marek Jankulovski, and Tom Brady.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Furlong ranks 4,242 out of 20,380. Before him are Freddie Hubbard (1938), Jesse Jane (1980), Aldo Leopold (1887), Imogen Cunningham (1883), Jeannette Rankin (1880), and Fanny Bullock Workman (1859). After him are Linda Fiorentino (1958), Gary Coleman (1968), Pat Benatar (1953), Sarah Goodridge (1788), John Paine (1870), and Walter Short (1880).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Edward Furlong ranks 1,235. Before him are Jennifer Morrison (1979), Dakota Johnson (1989), Patrick Wayne (1939), John Kitzmiller (1913), Paul Wesley (1982), and Stanley Kamel (1943). After him are Linda Fiorentino (1958), Gary Coleman (1968), Pat Benatar (1953), Paul Shenar (1936), Beatrice Straight (1914), and Roy Rogers (1911).

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Television and Movie Roles

Pet Sematary II
Jeff Matthews
The "sematary" is up to its old zombie-raising tricks again. This time, the protagonists are Jeff Matthews, whose mother died in a Hollywood stage accident, and Drew Gilbert, a boy coping with an abusive stepfather.
Aug 28o 19925.4 / 10
American History X
Danny
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
Jul 1o 19988.346 / 10
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
John Connor
Set ten years after the events of the original, James Cameron’s classic sci-fi action flick tells the story of a second attempt to get the rid of rebellion leader John Connor, this time targeting the boy himself. However, the rebellion has sent a reprogrammed terminator to protect Connor.
Jul 3o 19918.112 / 10