Tom Sizemore at the world premiere red carpet for Night of the Tommyknockers on November 19, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: AFP / Gonzalo Marroquin
Tom Sizemore, an American actor known for his roles in "Saving Private Ryan" and "Black Hawk Down," has been hospitalised in Los Angeles after suffering a brain aneurysm early Saturday morning and is in critical condition, his manager said.
"He is currently in critical condition and it's a wait and see situation," the 61-year-old actor's manager, Charles Lago, wrote in an email.
Sizemore, whose film and television career has spanned decades, is best recognized for his roles as the battle-hardened sergeant at Tom Hanks' side in the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan and as commander of an Army Ranger battalion in 2001s Black Hawk Down. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2000 for best actor in a miniseries or film made for television for his role in Witness Protection.
Sizemore has struggled with drug addiction for nearly as long as his career and has had multiple run-ins with law enforcement.
A 2007 documentary series, Shooting Sizemore, chronicled his efforts to reclaim his life and career after being convicted of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and entering rehab for methamphetamine and heroin use.
The actor has been arrested for driving under the influence and drug possession multiple times in recent years.
- Reuters