{"id":102,"date":"2023-03-04T05:02:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T11:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/tom-sizemore-iconic-actor-and-troubled-soul-passes-away-at-61\/"},"modified":"2023-03-04T05:02:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T11:02:58","slug":"tom-sizemore-iconic-actor-and-troubled-soul-passes-away-at-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/tom-sizemore-iconic-actor-and-troubled-soul-passes-away-at-61\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Sizemore, Iconic Actor and Troubled Soul, Passes Away at 61"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tom Sizemore, the actor known for his roles in Saving Private Ryan. and Natural Born Killers, as well as his drug and domestic abuse issues, has passed away at the age of 61.[0]<\/a><\/sup> His manager Charles Lago confirmed in a statement to Fox News Digital that Sizemore died peacefully in his sleep at St Joseph\u2019s Hospital Burbank.[0]<\/a><\/sup> His brother Paul and twins Jayden and Jagger (17) were at his side.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Sizemore had been in critical condition since February 18, when he suffered a brain aneurysm at his Los Angeles home.[0]<\/a><\/sup> Doctors informed his family that there was \u201cno further hope\u201d and recommended \u201cend of life decision\u201d, according to a statement from Lago.[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Sizemore had a long history of substance abuse and legal troubles, including a 2003 conviction for domestic abuse against his then-girlfriend, Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss.[3]<\/a><\/sup> He also faced sexual assault allegations by an 11-year-old girl in 2003, which were later dismissed.<\/p>\n

Tom Sizemore's career commenced in 1989, with him having a minor role in Oliver Stone's Born On The Fourth Of July.[4]<\/a><\/sup> He starred in such movies as Harley Davidson And The Marlboro Man, True Romance, Heat, and Pearl Harbor, among others.[5]<\/a><\/sup> On television, he had roles in Robbery Homicide Division, Entourage, It\u2019s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Shooter, and, perhaps most notably, Twin Peaks: The Return.[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The role of Sgt. Mike Horvath in the World War II movie \u201cSaving Private Ryan.\u201d has made him one of the most recognizable names.[6]<\/a><\/sup> Sizemore was married to actress Maeve Quinlan from 1996-99 and was linked romantically over the years to the likes of Sharon Stone and Elizabeth Hurley.[7]<\/a><\/sup> He had a passionate affair with ex-Hollywood mistress Heidi Fleiss.[8]<\/a><\/sup> He shares his sons, twins Jayden and Jagger, with Janelle McIntire.[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Maeve Quinlan said in a statement, \u201cMy heartfelt condolences to the entire Sizemore family and Tom\u2019s long-time manager, Charles Lago.[10]<\/a><\/sup> Most especially, my thoughts and prayers go out to Tom\u2019s two sons, Jayden and Jagger.[10]<\/a><\/sup> May God hold you both in the palm of his hand, give you strength and bless you all the days of your lives.[11]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“Tom Sizemore, ‘Saving Private Ryan' actor, dies at 61” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 4 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/news\/obituaries\/2023\/03\/03\/tom-sizemore-saving-private-ryan-actor-dies-at-61\/stories\/202303030135<\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“Tom Sizemore, Saving Private Ryan and Heat Actor, Dies at 61” IGN, 4 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/tom-sizemore-saving-private-ryan-and-heat-actor-dies-at-61<\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“Tom Sizemore: No further hope for actor after brain aneurysm – manager” BBC, 28 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/entertainment-arts-64796544<\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“Tom Sizemore, \u2018Heat\u2019 and \u2018Saving Private Ryan\u2019 Actor, Dead at 61” Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-news\/tom-sizemore-saving-private-ryan-actor-dead-obituary-1234682777\/<\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“Actor Tim Sizemore has died at age 61” NPR, 4 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/03\/03\/1158367055\/tom-sizemore-saving-private-ryan-actor-has-died-at-61<\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“R.I.P. Tom Sizemore, star of Saving Private Ryan and Twin Peaks: The Return” The A.V. Club, 4 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/r-i-p-tom-sizemore-saving-private-ryan-twin-peaks-1850167757<\/a><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>“Tom Sizemore's family deciding end of life matters, rep says” CNN, 28 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/02\/27\/entertainment\/tom-sizemore-end-of-life-decision\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n

7. <\/span>“Tom Sizemore, \u2018Saving Private Ryan,\u2019 \u2018Heat\u2019 and \u2018Natural Born Killers\u2019 Actor, Dies at 61” Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/tom-sizemore-dead-saving-private-ryan-1235329851\/<\/a><\/p>\n

8. <\/span>“Tom Sizemore Dies: \u2018Saving Private Ryan\u2019 & \u2018Black Hawk Down\u2019 Star With Scores Of Film & TV Credits Was 61” Deadline, 4 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/03\/tom-sizemore-dies-saving-private-ryan-black-hawk-down-star-with-scores-of-film-tv-credits-was-61-1235278726\/<\/a><\/p>\n

9. <\/span>“All About Tom Sizemore's Kids” PEOPLE, 4 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/all-about-tom-sizemore-kids<\/a><\/p>\n

10. <\/span>“Tom Sizemore Dead at 61: The Actor's Sons and Famous Friends Pay Tribute” Entertainment Tonight, 4 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/tom-sizemore-dead-at-61-safdie-brothers-kim-coates-richard-roeper-and-more-pay-tribute-200260<\/a><\/p>\n

11. <\/span>“Film industry reacts to death of ‘Saving Private Ryan' star Tom Sizemore: ‘You're a legend'” Fox News, 4 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/film-industry-reacts-death-saving-private-ryan-star-tom-sizemore-youre-legend<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tom Sizemore, the actor known for his roles in Saving Private Ryan. and Natural Born Killers, as well as his drug and domestic abuse issues, has passed away at the age of 61.[0] His manager Charles Lago confirmed in a statement to Fox News Digital that Sizemore died peacefully in his sleep at St Joseph\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}