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Tom Sizemore: ‘Saving Private Ryan’ actor, 61, in critical condition after suffering brain aneurysm

Tom Sizemore shot to fame for his roles in action films in the 1990s and starred in films, including ‘Heat’ and ‘Natural Born Killers'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Actor Tom Sizemore is in critical condition after suffering a brain aneurysm. The 61-year-old actor known for portraying Mike Horvath in ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ was found unconscious at his home in Los Angeles at around 2 am on Saturday, February 18, and was rushed to the hospital. He is currently in intensive care.

His manager, Charles Lago, confirmed the news, saying, "He is currently in critical condition and it’s a wait-and-see situation. His family is aware and waiting for updates. There was no other reason than the medical condition I describe above." On February 19 at 3 pm, Lago updated that there has been "no change" in the actor's condition and added, "He isn’t responding to treatment and they going to do another MRI today and more tests. He is still listed as critical," reports Today.

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Sizemore shared his most recent post on Instagram on February 17 with the cast of 'Heat' and was scheduled to teach a weekly acting class on February 18 at 1 pm at Harvelle's Nightclub in Los Angeles, as per his Instagram bio.

Following the news about his hospitalization, fans and friends started sending wishes and praying for his speedy recovery. One of them said, "Tom Sizemore has suffered a brain aneurysm and is in critical condition. Some heroes on the screen you grew up with and their heroism lent many real life teaching moments. Tom is one of the last great ones in Hollywood. May God guide your journey, soldier." Singer Bret Michaels wrote, "As someone who's been there, I'm sending my thoughts, prayers and wishes for a speedy recovery to @tomsizemore, an absolutely incredible actor." One more wrote, "Say a little prayer for my friend and wonderfully gifted actor Tom today please." Yet another wrote, "Awful news to wake up to about Tom Sizemore, hope he makes it through Although never the lead Sizemore is one of the greatest supporting actors of his generation. He’d star in films next to Hanks, DeNiro, Cage, & many other amazing leads & would still steal the scene every time."

What is Tom Sizemore known for?

The Detroit-born actor shot to fame for his roles in action films in the 1990s and starred in films, including ‘Heat,’ ‘Natural Born Killers,’ ‘Pearl Harbor’ with Ben Affleck, ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ with Tom Cruise, ‘Black Hawk Down,’ among others. He has also been nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2000 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for his role in 'Witness Protection,' reports CNN.

Sizemore's history of drug abuse and run-ins with law enforcement

He had a history of drug abuse. In an interview in 2021, as per Fox News, Sizemore shared that he want to get sober, saying, "I’ve been trying to get sober since 1991 ... It became really big news much later than that, but I was trying to stop. I’ve had a problem for a long time. I had periods, long periods, of sobriety and I would end up relapsing. I still go to meetings and work my steps, but I had reached a place in my life where I knew I had to stop," he explained. "I couldn’t be arrogant anymore. If I wanted to reach a nice and pleasant old age, I had to stop. And if I wanted to watch my kids grow up, I needed to reach a place where I knew it was over. So far, it has remained over. I still have to do my daily inventory and show up."

In 2003, Sizemore was convicted of domestic violence against his girlfriend, Heidi Fleiss. After three years, in 2006, he pleaded no contest to using methamphetamine outside a motel. He was arrested in Los Angeles in 2009 for the suspected battery of a former spouse, and again in 2011 for the same offence, states The Guardian.

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