46 Facts About Tom Sizemore

In 1998, Sizemore starred in Saving Private Ryan, his most commercially successful film.

Tom Sizemore later appeared in Bringing Out the Dead, Black Hawk Down, and Pearl Harbor.

Tom Sizemore received a Golden Globe nomination for his lead role in the television film Witness Protection.

Tom Sizemore 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 Tom Sizemore, which depicted Tom Sizemore's struggle to regain his career amid addictions to methamphetamine and heroin.

Tom Sizemore participated in other reality series related to his addiction, including Celebrity Rehab with Dr Drew and Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House.

Tom Sizemore appeared in the revival series of Twin Peaks.

Tom Sizemore's mother, Judith, was a member of the city of Detroit ombudsman staff and his father, Thomas Edward Sizemore Sr.

Tom Sizemore graduated from Wayne State University near downtown Detroit in 1983; he earned a bachelor's degree in theater there.

Tom Sizemore received a master's degree from Temple University in Philadelphia in 1986.

Tom Sizemore's other early appearances included Lock Up, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Point Break, Passenger 57, True Romance, Striking Distance, Natural Born Killers, and Strange Days.

Tom Sizemore had a recurring role on the television series China Beach as an enlisted man named Vinnie who was in love with Dana Delany's character.

Tom Sizemore starred in the independent drama film Love Is Like That with actress and model Pamela Gidley and had a supporting role in Kevin Costner's Wyatt Earp as Bat Masterson.

Tom Sizemore continued to play leading and character parts in Devil in a Blue Dress, Bringing Out the Dead, and Witness Protection.

Tom Sizemore had a voice role as Sonny Forelli in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Tom Sizemore starred in Ticker, an action film directed by Albert Pyun, with Steven Seagal and Dennis Hopper.

Tom Sizemore starred in the well-reviewed but short-lived television drama series Robbery Homicide Division.

Tom Sizemore appeared in the Mel Gibson-produced Paparazzi, played Pete Rose in Hustle depicting his illegal gambling while managing the Cincinnati Reds, and played an undercover cop in Swindle, opposite Sherilyn Fenn.

The next year, television network VH1 aired a six-episode reality TV series called Shooting Tom Sizemore, depicting the actor's life as he struggled to regain his career in the midst of battling long-standing addictions to methamphetamine and heroin.

Tom Sizemore performed in two films that screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Red and American Son.

Tom Sizemore was highly prolific that year starring in The Last Lullaby, The Flyboys with Stephen Baldwin, action film Stiletto with Tom Berenger and Michael Biehn, drama film Toxic with Costas Mandylor, and the Canadian drama A Broken Life with Ving Rhames.

Tom Sizemore appeared in five episodes of the television series Crash with Dennis Hopper and the comedy film Super Capers.

Tom Sizemore starred in the indie horror film Murder 101 and co-starred with Kyra Sedgwick and Vincent D'Onofrio in the comedy-drama film Chlorine.

Tom Sizemore starred alongside martial arts actor Mark Dacascos in the action film Shadows in Paradise, followed by an appearance as a trucker in an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Tom Sizemore appeared alongside the Insane Clown Posse in the comedy film Big Money Rustlas and the heist thriller Five Thirteen with Taryn Manning.

Tom Sizemore had roles in the films Suing the Devil and White Knight, as well as the adventure film The Age of Reason.

Tom Sizemore had a career resurgence when he was cast as a series regular in the USA Network action program Shooter, starring Ryan Phillippe.

Tom Sizemore received positive notices for the drama thriller Calico Skies.

Tom Sizemore acted in an indie action film entitled The Assault with Jordan Ladd.

In 2022, Tom Sizemore won an IndieFEST Film Award and Accolade Competition Award for his supporting role in The Electric Man.

Also in 2022, Tom Sizemore starred in the comedy series Barbee Rehab, alongside Bai Ling and Janice Dickinson.

Tom Sizemore dated Heidi Fleiss, known as the onetime "Hollywood Madam".

Tom Sizemore was for a time in a relationship with Janelle McIntire, who gave birth in July 2005 to his twin sons, Jagger and Jayden.

Tom Sizemore said that he battled drug addiction from age 15.

In 2003, Tom Sizemore was convicted of domestic violence against ex-girlfriend Heidi Fleiss.

Tom Sizemore was caught attempting to fake a urine test using a Whizzinator.

Also in 2013, Tom Sizemore claimed in an interview that he had begun to achieve sobriety after a stern interrogation from fellow actor Robert De Niro.

In early 2014, a recording emerged of Tom Sizemore alleging that former girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley had an affair with Bill Clinton in 1998.

Under threat of legal action, Tom Sizemore admitted that the allegation was false.

Tom Sizemore elaborated that the recording was made without his knowledge during a time when he was battling substance abuse.

Tom Sizemore was sentenced to 36 months of summary probation, 30 days of community service and a year-long domestic violence program.

Tom Sizemore was subject to two protective orders associated with the charges and ordered to pay various fees.

The deal was made by Tom Sizemore to avoid spending 210 days in jail.

In May 2018, actress Kiersten Pyke, by then 26 years old, filed a lawsuit against Tom Sizemore, claiming that his alleged abuse caused longstanding emotional problems and seeking at least $3 million.

On January 5,2019, Tom Sizemore was arrested for misdemeanor drug possession of "various illegal narcotics" in Burbank, California.

On February 18,2023, Tom Sizemore suffered a brain aneurysm at his Los Angeles home and was hospitalized at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in critical condition.