| Intro | American child actor |
| Was | Actor Television actor Voice actor |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 4 November 1974, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA |
| Death | 31 July 2011, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA (aged 36 years) |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
Carlo Steven Krakoff (November 4, 1974 – July 31, 2011), professionally known as Carl Steven, was an American former child actor.
Early life
Stevens was a native of Glendale, California. He was the son of Cynthia Krakoff.
Career
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. 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 in a live action portrayal), and in a minor role in Disney’s Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989). 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.
Personal life
As an adult, Steven retired from acting. He became addicted to prescription medications after a tonsillectomy, and stole to support his addiction. He married Dawn Krakoff in 1998, they remained married until his death in 2011. He had a son named Noah.
Legal issues
In 2009, Steven was arrested for armed robbery at CVS Pharmacy, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2010.
Death
Steven died on July 31, 2011, at the age of 36, of a heroin overdose while in prison in Tucson, Arizona.
