Actor Tom Sizemore

Tom Sizemore, the 'Saving Private Ryan' actor whose bright 1990s star burned out under the weight of his own domestic violence and drug convictions, ...

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Tom Sizemore, known for his roles in major feature films such as 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'True Romance' and 'Black Hawk Down,' was 61.

By the age of 16, Sizemore “wanted to get on with” his life. His first break came when Oliver Stone cast him for a small role in “Born on the Fourth of July.” At Los Angeles’ Geffen Playhouse in 2011, he staged a private reading of his one-man show, “I Am Not Sam,” that explored his biracial identity. During the performance, he adopted the voice of his Black grandfather, who warned him to never reveal his biracial heritage if he wanted to make it in Hollywood. In 2003, he was convicted of abusing his girlfriend, [Heidi Fleiss](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-heidifleiss21-2008jul21-story.html), and served 17 months in jail. “I wanted to get out of Detroit.” He was also arrested once on suspicion of assaulting another girlfriend in downtown L.A. “If I didn’t do it, I couldn’t do anything. “It was a seminal experience for me because it was like being invited behind the curtain of Oz. Sizemore accepted the career-altering role of Horvath on a whim. 18, where he was listed in critical condition and remained in a coma. Lago said in a statement that Sizemore “passed away peacefully in his sleep ...