Tom Sizemore has died on the age of 61. The actor, recognized for roles in Saving Private Ryan, Twin Peaks, and Shooter, suffered a mind aneurysm on February 18. Ten days later, docs stated there was “no further hope” for his restoration, prompting his household to start “deciding end of life matters.”
Sizemore’s dying was confirmed by his supervisor, Charles Lago, to People on Friday, March 3.
On February 28. Lago gave Variety a well being replace, saying “doctors informed his family that there is no further hope and have recommended end-of-life decision. The family is now deciding end-of-life matters and a further statement will be issued on Wednesday.”
“We are asking for privacy for his family during this difficult time and they wish to thank everyone for the hundreds of messages of support, and prayers that have been received,” the assertion continued. “This has been a difficult time for them.”
Sizemore’s aneurysm was brought on by a stroke, docs decided after his February 18 fall at his Los Angeles residence. He remained in a coma within the intensive care unit all through his subsequent hospitalization.
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Sizemore’s profession spanned TV and movie roles beginning within the Nineteen Eighties. His first TV function was within the sequence Gideon Oliver. The similar yr (1989), he appeared in Born on the Fourth of July and had a recurring function in six episodes of China Beach. Additional credit embody Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, True Romance, Point Break, Hawaii Five-0, The Relic, Wyatt Earp, Robbery Homicide Division, Black Hawk Down, Pearl Harbor, Heat, and Natural Born Killers. Military dramas have been a continuing style all through his profession.
One of Sizemore’s newer appearances was in an episode of Cobra Kai. He additionally starred within the Tubi comedy sequence Barbee Rehab. The actor stayed busy with small initiatives in recent times. According to IMDb, he has 34 upcoming initiatives nonetheless to come back out.
In 2000, Sizemore was nominated for a Golden Globe for his supporting function in Witness Protection. He was additionally nominated among the many Saving Private Ryan ensemble for Outstanding Performance by a Cast on the 1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
The actor struggled with substance abuse, telling Larry King in a 2010 interview that he had used cocaine, crystal meth, and heroin. His substance abuse led to a number of authorized points in his private life that impacted his profession. He was convicted of home violence in opposition to his then-girlfriend Heidi Fleiss, referred to as the “Hollywood Madam,” in 2003, receiving a sentence of seven months in jail and 4 months in drug remedy in 2005 for repeatedly failing drug assessments. He additionally was caught making an attempt to faux a urine take a look at throughout that point.
In 2013, Sizemore stated he started to attain sobriety after Heat co-star Robert De Niro staged an intervention. He was charged with home abuse once more in 2017, pleading no contest and serving 36 months abstract probation, amongst different necessities. In 2017, 2003 sexual abuse allegations surfaced revealing that he was thrown off the set of Born Killers for reportedly molesting an 11-year-old actress when the movie was on location in Utah. He denied wrongdoing and was allowed again on set after an area prosecutor determined to not go ahead with the case.
In 2018, the actress (then 26), sued Sizemore for the reported emotional injury from the abuse, in search of $3 million. Sizemore denied wrongdoing as soon as extra. The swimsuit was dismissed in 2020 by a Utah decide.
Sizemore was married to The Bold and the Beautiful actor Maeve Quinlan from 1996-1999. He is survived by 17-year-old twin sons Jagger and Jayden Sizemore, whom he shared with Janelle McIntire.