“How to Eat Fried Worms” star Blake Garrett’s cause of death has been confirmed.
The former child star died on Feb. 8 at age 33 from an accidental fentanyl overdose, according to the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s report obtained by TMZ Monday.
Per the report, he was living in a sober living home located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
“How to Eat Fried Worms” star Blake Garrett’s cause of death has been revealed. (Seen here: Garrett in a selfie). Facebook/Blake Garrett
The actor (seen here in 2006) died from an accidental fentanyl overdose, TMZ reported. FilmMagic
Garrett was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with shingles the week before his death, his mother, Carol, previously told the outlet.
At the time, the matriarch feared her son’s death might have been accidental, speculating that he might have been self-medicating.
The CDC defines shingles as a “painful rash,” which is “caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox.”
He had been living in a sober living home located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Seen above L-R: Garrett, Alexander Agate, Austin Rogers, Luke Benward, and Ryan Malgarini in 2006). WireImage
Garrett (seen here in 2006) had been diagnosed with shingles the week before he died. WireImage
Garrett starred as Plug in the 2006 Bob Dolman-directed movie “How to Eat Fried Worms” alongside actors Luke Benward, Hallie Eisenberg, Adam Hicks, Ryan Malgarini and Alexander Gould.
The film is based on Thomas Rockwell’s 1973 book of the same name.
Garrett portrayed the bully’s sidekick in the film, though the young actor reassured that all of his castmates were pals off-screen during a 2006 interview with the Oklahoman.
“Everybody got along on the set,” he said.
Garrett starred as Plug in the 2006 movie. (Seen above: the “How to Eat Fried Worms” poster). ©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection
The movie’s cast won the award for Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film at the 2007 Young Artists Awards.
Additionally, Garrett was featured in the arena show production “Barney’s Colorful World International Tour” between 2003 and 2004.
He also appeared in many local theater productions, including “Grease,” “Aladdin and his Magical Lamp,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Annie” and “Peanuts: A Charlie Brown Tribute.”