Cause of death Heroin overdose Name Carl Steven Years active 1979–1996 | Occupation Actor Nationality American Role Child actor | |
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Full Name Carlo Steven Krakoff Notable credit(s) The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Showas Franklin/Pig-PenA Pup Named Scooby-Dooas Freddy JonesHoney, I Shrunk the Kidsas Tommy Pervis Spouse Dawn Krakoff (m. 1998–2011) Movies Honey - I Shrunk the Kids, Star Trek III: The Search fo, Teen Wolf, Fluppy Dogs Similar People Stephen Manley, Merritt Butrick, Leonard Nimoy, Joe Johnston, Frank Welker | ||
Carlo Steven Krakoff (November 4, 1974 – July 31, 2011), professionally known as Carl Steven, was an American former child actor and voice actor. He was a native of Glendale, California.
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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. Steven also appeared in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) as a young Spock (the first actor other than Leonard Nimoy to play the role), and in a minor role in Disney's Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989). He provided the voice of a young Fred Jones for four seasons on the Hanna-Barbera animated series A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, the first actor besides Frank Welker to do so.
Personal life
As an adult, Steven retired from acting. He became addicted to prescription medications after a tonsillectomy, and stole to support his addiction. Steven was sentenced to 13 years in prison for armed robbery in 2010. He was married to Dawn Krakoff from 1998 until his death in 2011. He had a son named Noah.
Death
Steven died on July 31, 2011, at the age of 36, of a heroin overdose while in prison in Tucson, Arizona.