We knew it was a matter of time, but it doesn’t hurt any less for that: after Tom Sizemore had a brain aneurysm on February 18 and the doctors informed the family that there was no hope of improvement, they finally has decided to let him die in peace at St Joseph’s Hospital in Burbank. To remember, the actor has left us a lot of charismatic and unique performances. He will be missed.
Saved Private Ryan
Perhaps the first film that comes to mind when thinking about Tom Sizemore is ‘Saving Private Ryan’, where he played Mike Horvath, Tom Hanks’ best friend and second-in-command. But his career extends much further before and after this work: he appeared in ‘Dreamcatcher’, ‘Black Hawk shot down’, ‘Pearl Harbor’, ‘Red Planet’ or ‘Natural Born Killers’, among many others.
However, his continuing public image problems (domestic abuse, drug abuse and even an accusation of rape of a minor dismissed by the judge) they sentenced him to make low-budget films: only in 2017 he appeared in 16 films of dubious quality, but found a place for prestige on televisionwhere he was a visible face of season 3 of ‘Twin Peaks’, where he played a supporting role in the Las Vegas scenes, or season 1 of ‘Shooter’, alongside Ryan Phillippe.
There are still a lot of movies in which he has appeared that have not seen the light of day and They will do so throughout this year and next year.. An actor with a complicated life who earned the respect of the industry before treating him like a broken toy. Rest in peace.
We are so saddened to hear of the loss of our dear friend and longtime collaborator, Tom Sizemore. @davidmlatt said it best…
Rest in peace, Tom. https://t.co/R3ab0Zmq2W pic.twitter.com/HVn1yxZjIk
— The Asylum (@theasylumcc) March 4, 2023
In 2015 Sizemore read Bagosian’s part at a table reading for Gems. He improvised with the actor next to him (despite them not being in the scene), sometimes making up new plot details… it made an entirely predictable experience unpredictable. RIP pic.twitter.com/4AGaE6rF71
—SAFDIE (@JOSH_BENNY) March 4, 2023
My heartfelt condolences to the entire Sizemore family.
Most especially, my thoughts and prayers go out to Tom’s two sons, Jayden and Jagger. May God hold you in the palm of his hand, give you strength and bless you both.#tomsizemore #rip #tomsizemorerip— Maeve Quinlan (@maevequinlan) March 4, 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
our friend #TomSizemore left us today. He has saved @theeasylumcc universe countless times from aliens to giant sharks. He was always cast as the hero, because he was always a hero to us. #RIP. pic.twitter.com/yIIi22rnzJ
—David Michael Latt (@DavidMLatt) March 4, 2023
I love you bro! RIP Tom Sizemore! Thanks for being a good friend, thanks for all the good times we had together and thanks for being in our movies! You’ll be forever missed! You’re a legend and you’ll always live on forever through the amazing movies you made! #TomSizemore pic.twitter.com/IdF0COPjoK
—Sonny Mahal (@smahal1) March 4, 2023
You were an incredible actor RIP Tom Sizemore pic.twitter.com/eeqgGlLvB5
—Michael Matteo Rossi (@MichaelMatteoRo) March 4, 2023
Jeezuz. Tommy Sizemore.. Gone.
Here’s me and him from Black Hawk Down.. we’d done a few pictures together. So talented. So tormented. Our lives took different paths.. never forget our early NY night life. Good old days. And now he’s gone. So sad and sorry for that. RIP tommy KC🥃 pic.twitter.com/oJEmraOKiw—Kim Coates (@KimFCoates) March 4, 2023