Tragic new details have emerged following the death of former child actor Blake Garrett, who died aged 33 on February 8, 2026.
The How to Eat Fried Worms star died surrounded by "drug paraphernalia" and was pronounced deceased at the scene, according to his full autopsy report.
Blake was found unresponsive in his room at a sober living house in Tulsa, Oklahoma, next to his bed near rolled dollar bills, a lighter, and foil with burnt residue, according to TMZ.
The Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner revealed in July that Blake's cause of death was an accidental fentanyl overdose.
At the time, it was listed as acute fentanyl toxicity, and according to the full report, there was an extremely high level of the opioid in Blake's blood.
© Dignity MemorialThe full autopsy report also notes that Blake had swelling in his brain and lesions on his lower left abdomen and left thigh "in various stages of healing" from his shingles.
His mother, Carol Garrett, previously told the outlet that one week before his death, Blake was rushed to the hospital after experiencing "intense pain" and was later diagnosed with shingles.
© Dignity MemorialCarol added that she feared her son "may have self-medicated to cope with the pain from the viral infection" after three years of sobriety.
At the time, Carol feared her son's death might have been accidental.
Blake's life on-screen
© WireImageBorn in Texas, Blake made his acting debut in local productions of Annie and Grease before he joined the cast of Barney's Colorful World International Tour.
He made his big-screen debut in the 2006 American children's comedy film How to Eat Fried Worms, written and directed by Bob Dolman and based on the 1973 children's book of the same name.
Blake starred as one of the bullies, Plug, a classmate of new boy Billy, who eats 15 worms in 15 days to win a $50 bet. It also starred James Rebhorn, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, and Tom Cavanagh.
In 2007, the cast of How to Eat Fried Worms, which also included Hailee Eisenberg, the sister of Oscar-winning actor Jesse Eisenberg, won Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film at the Young Artist Foundation.
© WireImageFor his big-screen debut, Blake was taught a 360-degree move on a bicycle by a stuntman.
He told his local paper, The Oklahoman: "There were rows of bicycles, and they let me have first pick. 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."
© Dignity MemorialBlake also starred in the pilot episode of the television series Inconceivable, which only ran for two episodes in 2005 before it was canceled.
According to Blake's obituary, he transitioned from acting as a teen to "embrace a more conventional childhood," and "found immense joy" in playing football at school.
