Carol told the outlet her son had been living a “good life” in the past three years and had “truly turned things around” after a rocky patch.
The late actor was best known for starring in How to Eat Fried Worms, which is loosely based on Thomas Rockwell’s 1973 children’s book of the same name, opposite James Rebhorn, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tom Cavanagh and Philip Bolden.
Blake Garrett was living in a sober house in Tulsa and had been diagnosed with shingles before his death. Photo / Blake Garrett
He won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Ensemble Cast for the movie, but later chose to step out of the spotlight and go back to school to complete his education.
Speaking about his most famous film role, Garrett told The Oklahoman in 2006: “I play the bully’s henchman. But everybody got along on the set …
“There was one scene where we were riding on a gravel road and got to slide to a stop. The guys who could ride worked on that scene.
“They had a camera on the ground, and in one scene I slid and gravel hit the camera. They really liked that shot, and that’s the one they used in the movie.”