Tom Sizemore Remains In Critical Condition Following Brain Aneurysm

LOS ANGELES, CA — Actor Tom Sizemore remains hospitalized in critical condition today after suffering a brain aneurysm over the weekend, according to his manager.

Sizemore suffered the aneurysm at around 2 a.m. Saturday at his home in Los Angeles and was hospitalized in intensive care, his manager, Charles Lago, said.

"... It's a wait and see situation," Lago told City News Service Sunday. "His family is aware and waiting for updates."

The actor, who rose to fame in films such as "Natural Born Killers" and "Saving Private Ryan," is as famous for his off-camera struggles as he is for the gritty character roles he gravitates toward.

Sizemore played twisted cop in "Natural Born Killers" and soldiers facing the unthinkable in films such as "Born on the Fourth of July" and "Black Hawk Down," "Pearl Harbor" and "Saving Private Ryan."

But his brushes with the law, his drug abuse, and his tabloid affair with the Hollywood Madame Heidi Fleiss marked a series of downturns in his career. He was convicted of domestic violence against Fleiss, in 2003. Two years later, he was sentenced to seven months in jail for repeatedly failing drug tests while on probation.

Sizemore pleaded no contest to two charges of domestic abuse in 2017 for assaulting another girlfriend, receiving 36 months of summary probation.

The Detroit native was also arrested on suspicion of possessing various illegal drugs in Burbank in January 2019.

He spoofed his reputation, playing himself in an episode of "Entourage" and opened up his personal struggles to the world, appearing in "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew."

According to IMDb.com, the 61-year-old actor credited Robert De Niro with turning his life around during the filming of "Witness to the Mob" when De Niro appeared on his doorstep with his mother to take him to rehab.

His other film roles include "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man," "Passenger 57," "True Romance," "Strange Days" and "Heat" -- all in the 1990s -- and "Red Planet" (2000).

Sizemore also voiced a character in the popular video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City."

Though he landed fewer leading roles following his highly publicized arrests and struggles with addiction, Sizemore continued to be a prolific actor up until his hospitalization. He acted in more than a dozen films and television shows slated for release in 2023 and 2024.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.