“It is with great sadness and sorrow that I must announce that actor Thomas Edward Sizemore, 61, passed away peacefully in his sleep today at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Burbank.. A press release from his agent, which was relayed variety, reports the disappearance of Tom Sizemore. The actor has been hospitalized since February 18 after suffering a brain aneurysm and has been in a coma with no hope of a doctor. His medical care was eventually terminated by agreement with his family. American cinema thus loses its essential second role and one of its “faces”.
Ugly, policeman, soldier
A 1986 graduate of Temple University Theater, Tom Sizemore moved to New York City in the late 80s and made his small screen debut in 1988 on the TV series China Beach. In his first film role, Tom Sizemore gets it alongside Sylvester Stallone in John Flynn’s drama High Security. That same year, he played undercover Vietnam War veteran Oliver Stone in Born on the 4th of July. The role of a soldier, who is forced to find many times by his evil self.
Ugly, a policeman, a soldier, a trio of roles that the actor held throughout his career. We see him on the right side of the law in Blue Steel by Kathryn Bigelow in 1990, which began in military intrigue in The Flight of the Intruder by John Milius a year later, then a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent in Point. Intermission, again directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
Tarantino and the Scott brothers
Muscular supporting roles follow: Passenger 57 in 1992 and True Romance in 1993 testify to this. Directed by Tony Scott, the latter film was written by Quentin Tarantino, who auditioned Tom Sizemore six times for the role of Mr. Pink in his Reservoir Dogs, which eventually went to Steve Buscemi.
In 1994, Tom Sizemore found the galaxy for Tarantino and Oliver Stone’s Born to Kill, written by the former and directed by the latter. A year later, he shot again under the direction of Kathryn Bigelow in Strange Days, without passing Carl Franklin’s Devil in a Blue Dress, where he forced Denzel Washington to investigate.
He distinguished himself as a mobster in Michael Mann’s Heat (1995), a police officer in Peter Hyams’ horror film Relic (1997). In 1998, Tom Sizemore went back to the army to save a soldier in Ryan, where he developed his image as a battle-hardened and impressive officer.
This is followed by Tony Scott’s brief appearance in Enemy of the State, then two roles as the Doctor in Martin Scorsese’s Open Tomb and Anthony Hoffman’s Red Planet. His career continues despite rehab, which began in 1998 after his mother and Robert De Niro knocked on his door one night to offer jail or treatment.
True to his image, Tom Sizemore once again donned the US Army uniform twice for two blockbuster films: Michael Bay’s Pearl Harbor in 2001, and then Ridley Scott’s Black Falcon a year later. However, he can diversify, as we find him in the comedy-thriller Barry Sonnenfeld in 2002 and the horror film Dreamcatcher (Lawrence Kasdan) with Morgan Freeman in 2003. This is the seventh film in which his character dies. shooting. But his main roles remain in the realm of muscle thrillers and thrillers, including Paparazzi (2004) and Splinter (2006).
sick actor
In 2005, he failed a court-ordered drug test after he was caught trying to use a prosthetic penis to falsify the results. He was caught for a similar crime for the second time. A few months later, he is also a father to twins, Jaden and Jagger. He dabbles in a variety of films (mostly unknown in France and/or for the DVD market) in later years, while limiting himself to tough guy roles. In 2007, he began a 16-month prison sentence for drug use.
Then there’s Neil Coombs’ Broken Life (2007) and Jeffrey Goodman’s The Last Lullaby (2008), which confirm him in the drama film genre. If his filmography is still mostly filled with thrillers, he plays more and more in parodies and comedies, such as Double Duty (Stephen Eckelberry, 2009) and Big Money Rustlas (Paul Andresen, 2010).
Accused of violence
In February 2017, he pleaded not guilty to two counts of domestic violence, for which he received a 36-month sentence. He was convicted in 2003 of the same charges against his partner at the time, Heidi Fleiss, and served 7 months in prison.
the worker
His roles have been increasing since the 2010s, but he has never been forgotten in films. We find him on no fewer than 10 movie tickets in 2011. Appearing in various series such as Hawaii 5-0, 2013 marks his productivity record with almost fifteen appearances, notably in Paranormal and Five Thirteen (Kader Ayd).
For a decade, he continued to work until 2023, with about ten projects a year. Train Down (Bullet Train) or Battle for Pandaor (Avatar).
From this period, we especially remember his appearance in the series The Red Road, Twin Peaks and Cobra Kai.
Source: Allocine

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