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Who was Tom Sizemore, Saving Private Ryan actor dead at 61?

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James Bradley

Published Dec 27, 2025

Tom Sizemore, whose original name was Thomas Edward Sizemore, was born in 1961
Sizemore was entangled in a few discussions including reports of his illicit drug use
In 2003, he was sentenced for going after his then-sweetheart and burned through eight months in prison

Saving Confidential Ryan entertainer Tom Sizemore died at 61 years old after he was eliminated from life support, his supervisor said Friday. Sizemore was hospitalized after he was determined to have a mind aneurysm.

“It is with extraordinary misery and distress I need to report that entertainer Thomas Edward Sizemore (‘Tom Sizemore’) matured 61 died calmly in his rest today at St Joseph’s Clinic Burbank,” an assertion said.

“His brother Paul and twin young men Jayden and Jagger (17) were next to him.”

The entertainer’s brother Paul said he was “profoundly disheartened.”

“He was amazing. He has affected my life more than anybody I know. He was gifted, cherishing, giving and could keep you engaged interminably with his mind and narrating skill. I’m crushed he is proceeded to will miss him generally.”

Who was Tom Sizemore? Tom Sizemore, whose original name was Thomas Edward Sizemore, was born in 1961 in Detroit. Notwithstanding being in the entertainment world during the 1980s, he acquired unmistakable quality after his job in Steven Spielberg’s 1998 The Second Great War epic Saving Confidential Ryan. The film got Best Picture assignment at the Oscars.

Actor Tom Sizemore, a fixture on the Hollywood big screen in the 1990s and 2000s, has died at age 61, CBS News has learned.

— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 5, 2023

During the 1990s, he showed up in films including the Genuine Sentiment, composed by Quentin Tarantino, and clique hit Normal Born Executioners.

Beyond his vocation, Sizemore was entangled in a few contentions including reports of his chronic drug use. He allegedly utilized precious stone methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine.

In 2003, he was sentenced for going after his then-sweetheart and burned through eight months in prison.

He was imprisoned a few times because of medication ownership.
In 2017, he argued no challenge to more aggressive behavior at home charges.

Indeed, even after the debates, Sizemore was section a few work including Network programs like Hawaii Five-O and Regulation and Request: Exceptional Casualties Unit.