Blake Garrett, child actor from “How to Eat Fried Worms”, dies at 33
Blake Garrett, child actor from “How to Eat Fried Worms”, dies at 33
Raechal ShewfeltTue, February 10, 2026 at 12:37 AM UTC
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Blake Garrett has died at 33
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Blake Garrett, who appeared as part of the 2006 family movie How to Eat Fried Worms, has died at 33.
His mother, Carol Garrett, who confirmed his death to TMZ, said he died Sunday. Last week, he had experienced severe pain and gone to the emergency room, where he was diagnosed with shingles, she said. The elder Garrett told the outlet that she thought her son might have self-medicated and that his death might have been an accident.
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She also said that her son, who was born in Texas, had lived a good life in Oklahoma for the past three years, after becoming sober.
Entertainment Weekly has reached out to the Tulsa Medical Examiner.
In 2006, Blake Garrett portrayed Plug in Bob Dolman's adaptation of the popular 1973 children's book of the same name. The movie about a boy who takes another's bet that he can't eat 15 worms in 15 days costarred Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Clint Howard, Andrea Martin, Tom Cavanagh, James Rebhorn, and a host of young actors. Hallie Eisenberg was among them.
The group won the prize for Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film at the Young Artist Awards in 2007.
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Before that movie, Garrett had toured with Barney, the iconic purple dinosaur, and appeared in 2004's Barney's Colorful World, Live!
He spoke to The Oklahoman newspaper ahead of his movie.
"I play the bully's henchman," he said in 2006. "But everybody got along on the set."
He described his experience on his final movie before leaving movies as a fun one.
Blake Garrett, left, appears in 'How to Eat Fried Worms'
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"There were rows of bicycles, and they let me have first pick," Garrett said. "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."
He had previously worked on local productions such as "Peanuts: A Charlie Brown Tribute" and "Aladdin and His Magical Lamp."
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