US actor Tom Sizemore, well known for his work in Saving Private Ryan and Black Hawk Down, has passed away at the age of 61, according to his manager.
Sizemore rose to reputation in the 1990s by frequently portraying strong males in supporting roles—typically, the military, police, or criminals. Heat, Pearl Harbor, and Natural Born Killers were among his other filmography credits.
Yet he also struggled with drug abuse and spent time in prison for domestic abuse.
Since experiencing a burst brain aneurysm on February 18, Sizemore has remained unconscious.
His manager, Charles Lago, reported that the twins Jayden and Jagger, both 17 years old, and his brother Paul were by his side when he passed away on Friday at a hospital in Burbank, California.
He claimed that Sizemore’s sons were upset and pleaded for their privacy.
Sizemore, who was up in a working-class neighborhood of Detroit, earned a master’s degree in theatre before getting his big break in 1989 with a small role in Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July.
Larger roles in dramas from the 1990s including Ridley Scott’s True Romance, Kevin Costner and Denzel Washington’s Devil in a Blue Dress, and Ridley Scott’s Wyatt Earp with Kevin Costner followed because of this work.
As the violent Detective Jack Scagnetti in the contentious Natural Born Killers, Stone once again cast him. He also appeared in Heat as the criminal’s henchman.
He acted as the devoted Sergeant Horvath alongside Tom Hanks in the 1998 Oscar-winning movie Saving Private Ryan.
Sizemore provided the voice of mafia boss Sonny Forelli in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City in 2002 and was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role as a gangster in the 1999 television film Witness Protection.
He revealed in his book his addictions to heroin and crystal meth, which came along with fame and wealth and a serious drug habit.
