Rodney Harvey

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Rodney Harvey
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 11, 1998(1998-04-11) (aged 30)
Los Angeles
, California, U.S.
Resting placeSaints Peter and Paul Cemetery
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • dancer
  • model
Years active1985–1996

Rodney Michael Harvey (July 31, 1967 – April 11, 1998) was an American

dancer
.

Career

Born in

Madonna photographed by Bruce Weber and worked for Calvin Klein.[3]

In 1990, he landed the role of Sodapop Curtis in the

Salsa
alongside Draco Rosa. He made his last onscreen appearance in 1996 with a role in the drama God's Lonely Man.

Death

During the making of My Own Private Idaho, Harvey began using heroin.[4] After several stints in jail and attempts to get clean, he died of a heroin and cocaine overdose on April 11, 1998, at the Hotel Barbizon in Los Angeles.[5][6]

After his death, photos of him in the depths of heroin addiction appeared in an Office of Drug Control Policy (

Partnership for a Drug-Free America) public service announcement.[7][8]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Delivery Boys Fast Action
1985 Mixed Blood Jose Alternative title: Cocaïne
1986 The Return of Billy Jack Unfinished film
1987 Initiation Danny Molloy Alternative title: Zoomstone
1987 Five Corners Castro
1988
Salsa
 		Ken
1988 Spike of Bensonhurst Frankie Alternative titles: The Mafia Kid
Throw Back!
1990 Silent Love Giulio Alternative title: La bocca
1990 Twin Peaks Biker Scotty Episode: Pilot
1990
The Outsiders
 		Sodapop Curtis 13 episodes
1991 My Own Private Idaho Gary
1992 Guncrazy Tom
1996 God's Lonely Man Glen
1996 Intimate Crimes Cameron Alternative title: Delitti a Luce Rossa
2021 Kid 90 Self Documentary (Archive footage)[9]

References

  1. ISBN 0-521-38993-3
    .
  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    . April 17, 1998. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Millea, Holly. "Shooting Star". Premiere: 124.
  4. ^ Millea, Holly. "Shooting Star". Premiere: 140.
  5. ^ Millea, Holly. "Shooting Star". Premiere: 144, 123, 125.
  6. ^ Kristen, Baldwin (1998-05-01). "Monitor". ew.com. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  7. ^ "Rodney Harvey - Actor who tragically died from overdose". Youtube. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  8. ^ "Rodney Harvey, 30; Model, Actor in 'My Own Private Idaho'". Los Angeles Times. 22 April 1998. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  9. ^ Roeper, Richard (2021-03-12). "'Kid 90': A former child star revisits her crazy teen years, with video to back it up". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2021-03-17.

External links

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