{"id":104,"date":"2023-03-04T06:02:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T12:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/actor-tom-sizemore-passes-away-at-61\/"},"modified":"2023-03-04T06:02:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T12:02:49","slug":"actor-tom-sizemore-passes-away-at-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/actor-tom-sizemore-passes-away-at-61\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Tom Sizemore Passes Away at 61"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tom Sizemore, an actor known for his roles in Saving Private Ryan and Natural Born Killers, has died after being taken off life support.[0]<\/a><\/sup> His manager, Charles Lago, confirmed the news in a statement to Variety.[1]<\/a><\/sup> Sizemore was 61 years old.<\/p>\n

Sizemore had suffered a brain aneurysm on February 18, leaving him in critical condition.[2]<\/a><\/sup> On February 28, doctors confirmed that he would not live, prompting his family to make the decision to take him off life support.[3]<\/a><\/sup> His twin sons, Jayden and Jagger (17), were by his side when he passed away.[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Sizemore's substance abuse issues were well-known, and included his conviction of domestic abuse against his then-girlfriend, Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss.[5]<\/a><\/sup> He was also sent home from the set of Natural Born Killers due to sexual assault allegations by an 11-year-old girl, although the charges were later dropped.<\/p>\n

Throughout his life, Sizemore struggled with addiction to drugs, with his attempt to end his addiction the focus of a 2007 docuseries Shooting Sizemore.[3]<\/a><\/sup> He would later appear on the VH1 reality series Celebrity Rehab and Celebrity Rehab: Sober House.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Sizemore developed a reputation for playing tough guy roles in films like Heat and Steve Spielberg\u2019s Saving Private Ryan, which earned him an Oscar nomination.[6]<\/a><\/sup> His other roles included Harley Davidson And The Marlboro Man, True Romance, Pearl Harbor, Robbery Homicide Division, Entourage, It\u2019s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Shooter, and Twin Peaks: The Return.[7]<\/a><\/sup> He was also seen more recently in the Netflix series Cobra Kai and the independent supernatural film Impuratus.<\/p>\n

Sizemore is survived by his two children, Jagger and Jayden, whom he shared with Janelle McIntire.[4]<\/a><\/sup> His family has requested privacy during this difficult time and asked for people to continue sending their messages of support.[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Tributes have been pouring in from his colleagues, including actor Wendell Pierce, who shared a loving message on Twitter, writing, “One of my first films was with Tom Sizemore.[9]<\/a><\/sup> A bon vivant and great actor.[9]<\/a><\/sup> God bless him.[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“Tom Sizemore, Saving Private Ryan and Heat Star, Dies at 61” TheWrap, 4 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/tom-sizemore-saving-private-ryan-dies-61\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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

2. <\/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

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>“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

5. <\/span>“Tom Sizemore, ‘Saving Private Ryan' Actor, Dead at 61” Vulture, 4 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2023\/03\/tom-sizemore-saving-private-ryan-actor-dead-at-61.html<\/a><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>“Tom Sizemore Dead at 61” TVLine, 4 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/tvline.com\/2023\/03\/03\/tom-sizemore-cause-of-death-saving-private-ryan-dead-obituary\/<\/a><\/p>\n

7. <\/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

8. <\/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

9. <\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tom Sizemore, an actor known for his roles in Saving Private Ryan and Natural Born Killers, has died after being taken off life support.[0] His manager, Charles Lago, confirmed the news in a statement to Variety.[1] Sizemore was 61 years old. Sizemore had suffered a brain aneurysm on February 18, leaving him in critical condition.[2] […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103,"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\/104"}],"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=104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}