"Saving Private Ryan" Actor Tom Sizemore 1961-2023 Memorial Video - Extended Cut

Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. (November 29, 1961 – March 3, 2023) was an American actor.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Sizemore started his career with supporting appearances in Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Lock Up (1989), and Blue Steel (1990). These appearances led to more prominent roles in films like Passenger 57 (1992), True Romance (1993), Striking Distance (1993), Wyatt Earp (1994), Natural Born Killers (1994), Strange Days (1995), Heat (1995) and The Relic (1997). In 1998, Sizemore starred in Saving Private Ryan, his most commercially successful film. He later appeared in Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Black Hawk Down (2001), and Pearl Harbor (2001).

Sizemore received a Golden Globe nomination for his lead role in the television film Witness Protection (1999). He also provided the voice of mobster Sonny Forelli in the acclaimed 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

In 2007, VH1 aired the reality series Shooting Sizemore (2007), which depicted Sizemore's struggle to regain his career amid addictions to methamphetamine and heroin. Sizemore also participated in other reality series related to his addiction, including Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2010) and Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House (2010). He appeared in the revival series of Twin Peaks (2017).

On February 18, 2023, Sizemore suffered a brain aneurysm at his Los Angeles home and was hospitalized at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in critical condition. On February 27, Sizemore's representative issued a statement indicating that doctors had determined there was "no further hope" for Sizemore to recover and had "recommended end-of-life decisions" to his family. Tom Sizemore died on March 3, 2023, at the age of 61.

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