“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.
A week before Garrett’s tragic death, he was rushed to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with shingles, his mom, 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.”
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 young actor portrayed the bully’s sidekick in the film, though Garrett reassured that all of his castmates were pals off-screen during an interview with the Oklahoman.
The movie cast won the award for Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film at the 2007 Young Artists Awards.
Additionally, Garrett was featured in the 2004 production, “Barney’s Colorful World, Live!”
He also appeared in many theater productions, including “Grease,” “Aladdin and his Magical Lamp,” “The Wizard of Oz” and “Annie.”
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