Carl Steven

Carl Steven
Steven as an adult c.2009
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, voice actor
Years active	1979–1996
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
Spouse(s)	Dawn Krakoff (m. 1998; his death 2011)[1]

Carlo Steven Krakoff^[2] (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.

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.^[3] 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).^[3] 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.^[3]

Personal life

As an adult, Steven retired from acting. He became addicted to prescription medications after a tonsillectomy, and stole to support his addiction.^[4] 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.^[5]

Death

Steven died on July 31, 2011, at the age of 36, of a heroin overdose while in prison in Tucson, Arizona.^[6][7]

Partial filmography

References

External links

• Carl Steven at the Internet Movie Database