Carl Steven

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Carl Steven
Born	Carlo Steven Krakoff (1974-11-04)November 4, 1974 Glendale, California, U.S.
Died	July 31, 2011(2011-07-31) (aged 36) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Cause of death	Heroin overdose
Nationality	American
Occupation	Child actor
Years active	1981–1996
Notable credit(s)	The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show as Franklin/Pig-Pen A Pup Named Scooby-Doo as Freddy Jones Honey, I Shrunk the Kids as Tommy Pervis

Carlo Steven Krakoff^[1] (November 4, 1974 – July 31, 2011), professionally known as Carl Steven, was a American former child actor. He was a native of Glendale, California.

As a boy, he appeared in a number of television series and films, with recurring roles on Webster, Punky Brewster, Out of This World, and Weird Science.^[2] Steven also appeared in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) as a young Spock and in a minor role in Disney's Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989).^[2] He provided the voice of a young Fred Jones for four seasons on the Hanna-Barbera animated series A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.^[2]

As an adult, Steven retired from acting. He became addicted to prescription medications after a tonsillectomy, and stole to support his addiction.^[3] Sentenced to 13 years in prison for armed robbery in 2010, Steven died on July 31, 2011, at the age of 36, of a heroin overdose while in prison in Tucson, Arizona.^[4]^[5]

References

External links

Carl Steven at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Steven, Carl
Alternative names	Krakoff, Carlo Steven
Short description	American child actor
Date of birth	November 4, 1974
Place of birth	Glendale, California, U.S.
Date of death	July 31, 2011
Place of death	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

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