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

The 61-year-old actor Tom Sizemore is hospitalized in critical condition after suffering a brain aneurysm at your home. Known for his roles in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ (1998, Steven Spielberg), ‘Heat’ (Michael Mann, 1995), ‘Born Killers’ (Oliver Stone, 1994), ‘Black Hawk Shot Down’ (Ridley Scott, 2001) or ‘Pearl Harbor’ (Michael Bay, 2001), the interpreter collapsed and lost consciousness at his home in Los Angeles around two in the morning. Tom Sizemore was found by his representative, Charles Lago, who, in statements to Fox News Digital, has confirmed that he is still “It is too soon to know if he will be able to recover, since he is in critical condition and under observation”. Despite the first diagnosis and the complications that could arise from his state of health, Charles Lago added that Tom Sizemore’s family “is aware of the situation and hopes for the best.”

Nominated in 2000 for the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for TV for his performance in ‘Protected Witness’, he has recently interspersed small roles in film and television, among which They highlight his appearance in the 2017 return of ‘Twin Peaks’ by David Lynch or in ‘Cobra Kai’one of the 60 best Netflix series in the 2022 ranking. However, Tom Sizemore’s most remembered character is that of First Sergeant Michael Horvarth who crossed the Normandy beaches with Tom Hanks to look for Matt Damon in ‘Save Private Ryan’, Steven Spielberg’s war classic winner of 5 Oscars in 1999 including Best Direction, Photography, Editing, Sound and Sound Effects.

Throughout his career, Tom Sizemore has been involved in various legal disputes and other controversies for drug possession. in 2017 was accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old actress during the 2003 filming of the movie ‘Piggy Banks’ (the case was dismissed for lack of evidence) and that same year he was sentenced to one year in prison for a crime of gender violence after a complaint by his ex-partner, Heidi Fleiss. Tom Sizemore has been arrested several times for drunk driving and drug possession (his drug addiction dates back to his adolescence, when he was 15 years old) and saw a pornographic video leaked in which he appeared in an orgy with several women.

What is the brain aneurysm suffered by Tom Sizemore?

A cerebral aneurysm is a protrusion or bulge of a blood vessel in the brain that occurs as a result of a dilation of an arterial wall. As in the case of Tom Sizemore, a brain aneurysm can lead to a serious stroke by rupturing and causing a brain haemorrhage which, if the pressure inside the skull increases significantly, can cut off the supply of blood and oxygen to the brain to the point of loss of consciousness or even death.