Dec 29 2005
Jake Gyllenhaal wants to be a Carpenter
Jake Gyllenhaal is planning on becoming a carpenter when he quits Hollywood.

The 'Brokeback Mountain' actor already spends hours in the shed making furniture and would one day like to turn his hobby into a full time job.

He told Britain's Cosmopolitan magazine: "I like woodwork, building tables and stuff. I get excited about that.

"My dad was a carpenter for a while, so maybe it comes from that. I just enjoy it. It's incredibly calming.

"I made my Mom a 10 foot table. It's a mahogany-cedar sort of craftsy table. I'm really proud of it."

Dec 26 2005
Renfro Charged With Trying to Buy Heroin
Former child actor Brad Renfro was arrested Thursday in a Los Angeles Skid Row police sting that netted 14 other people, say authorities.

Renfro, who starred in 1994's The Client when he was 12, is now 23. He was charged with a felony count of attempting to possess heroin and freed on $10,000 bail Friday. He is scheduled for arraignment on Dec. 30, reports the Associated Press.

Renfro's other credits include Tom and Huck, Ghost World, Deuces Wild and The Jacket.

"He was contrite about being arrested and he readily acknowledged that he had a drug problem," police Lt. Paul Vernon said at a news conference.

If convicted, Renfro could evade prison thanks to a 2000 law requires that first- and second-time nonviolent drug offenders be ordered to treatment programs instead, said Jane Robison, a district attorney's spokeswoman.

This is not Renfro's first brush with the law. His most recent previous encounter was on Nov. 24, when he was charged with a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence and two counts of driving with a suspended license, said city attorney's spokesman Frank Mateljan.