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Tributes flow following the death of ‘Saving Private Ryan’ star Tom Sizemore

Mar 06, 2023

Tom Sizemore has passed away after suffering a brain aneurysm. Source: Getty Images.

Actor Tom Sizemore, known for his role in Saving Private Ryan, has passed away at the age of 61 on Friday, March 3.

Sizemore had been receiving treatment in hospital after suffering a brain aneurysm at his home on Saturday, February 18.

Charles Lago, a representative for the actor, revealed to TMZ, that the actor “passed away peacefully” surrounded by family.

“It is with great sadness and sorrow I have to announce that actor Thomas Edward Sizemore (“Tom Sizemore”) aged 61 passed away peacefully in his sleep today at St Joseph’s Hospital Burbank. His Brother Paul and twin boys Jayden and Jagger (17) were at his side,” Lago told the publication.

Born on November 29, 1961, in Detroit, Michigan, Sizemore’s earliest film appearance came in Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July in 1989.

Other early roles included Lock Up, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Point Break, True Romance, Natural Born Killers, and Strange Days.

For his performance in the 1993 film Heart and Souls, Sizemore was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Following his earlier appearances, Sizemore found further success with a number of well-received roles in films such as Heat in 1995, a leading role in The Relic in 1997, Bringing Out the Dead in 1999, and Witness Protection in the same year.

Sizemore’s most successful project was Saving Private Ryan in 1998 in which he portrayed Sgt. Mike Horvath.

During the early 2000s, Sizemore appeared in the action films Pearl Harbor and Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down.

Although Sizemore enjoyed a successful acting career, his private life was marred by his struggles with drug addiction and several stints in jail.

As news broke of Sizemore’s passing, colleagues and fans alike took to social media to pay tribute to the late actor while recalling some of their favourite performances.

Beautiful guy, god called another hero back. RIP Tom Sizemore pic.twitter.com/hoJv9FCezT

— Danny Trejo (@officialDannyT) March 4, 2023

He was good guy Tom Sizemore. We were the same generation of actors. I didn’t know him that well. But we always got along. There was a sweetness about him.
I watched everything he did. He was an actor I always supported because I felt he gave his all and was damn good at it. pic.twitter.com/t3AWeDbPIk

— Vincent D’Onofrio (@vincentdonofrio) March 5, 2023

Very sad to hear the news about TOM SIZEMORE.

Before his troubles he was one of the most exciting young actors on the planet, starring in HEAT, NATURAL BORN KILLERS, ENEMY OF THE STATE and BRINGING OUT THE DEAD.

This scene in SAVING PRIVATE RYAN shows the raw intensity he had. pic.twitter.com/Nb02rne2fM

— James Leighton (@JamesL1927) February 28, 2023

Am saddened to hear of Tom Sizemore’s end of life – his family has my prayers – Tom and I were friends I knew of his suffering & his struggle with Addition – he was a terrific talent – Many families suffer from the heartbreak and tragedy of this disease and we do not do enough!! pic.twitter.com/camJPXp8AZ

— Robert Davi (@RobertJohnDavi) February 28, 2023