Tom Sizemore
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| Tom Sizemore | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thomas Edward Sizemore, Jr. November 29, 1961 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) | Maeve Quinlan (m. 1996–1999) |
Thomas Edward "Tom" Sizemore, Jr. (born November 29, 1961)[1][2] is an American film and television actor and producer. He is known for his roles of soldiers in war films such as Saving Private Ryan, Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down.
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[edit] Early life
Sizemore was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a mother who was a member of an urban ombudsman staff and a lawyer/psychology professor father, Thomas Edward Sizemore, Sr.[2] He has a younger brother, Paul, who is also an actor and a niece, Beverly, who is a songwriter and former Pussycat Doll. Sizemore attended Michigan State University for one year, as well as Wayne State University. He earned a Master's degree in theatre from Temple University in 1986. He subsequently moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.
[edit] Career
One of Sizemore's early film roles was in Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July in 1989. He has appeared in films such as Lock Up (1989), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), True Romance (1993), Natural Born Killers (1994) and Strange Days (1995). He had a supporting role in Kevin Costner's Wyatt Earp as Bat Masterson. A succession of well-received supporting parts followed, perhaps the most well known being his portrayal of Michael Cheritto in Heat (1995). His first major leading role was as Vincent D'Agosta in 1997's The Relic. Sizemore had a recurring role on the television series China Beach (1988 to 1991) as an enlisted man named Charlie who was in love with Dana Delany's character. Sizemore continued to play leading and character parts in many films, notably Bringing Out the Dead, Saving Private Ryan, Witness Protection, Red Planet, Pearl Harbor, Devil in a Blue Dress, and Black Hawk Down. He had a voice part as Sonny Forelli in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. In 2001, Sizemore starred in Ticker, an action film directed by Albert Pyun, with Steven Seagal and Dennis Hopper. In 2002, Sizemore starred in the well-reviewed but short-lived television drama series Robbery Homicide Division. It was cancelled mid-way through its first season. He also played an undercover cop in the film Swindle opposite Sherilyn Fenn. In 2004 he starred in Paparazzi and in 2006 he starred in The Genius Club, playing a terrorist who taunts seven geniuses into solving the world's problems in one night.
In 2007, the television network VH1 aired a six episode reality TV series called Shooting Sizemore, which depicted the life of the actor as he struggled to regain his career in the midst of a continuing battle with addiction. The series also covered an ongoing legal appeal on his conviction for an assault of former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss.[3]
Recent films include Red and American Son, both of which were screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. In 2008, Sizemore starred in The Last Lullaby, playing a killer, and appeared also in The Flyboys with Stephen Baldwin. In 2009 he appeared in comedy film Super Capers. In addition, Sizemore also appeared in five episodes of the drama tv series Crash with Dennis Hopper. He starred also in the Indie Horror film C.L.A.S.S. which is written by Sheldon Robins, and co-starred with Kyra Sedgwick and Vincent D'Onofrio in drama/comedy film Chlorine.[4]. He also starred alongside martial arts actor Mark Dacascos in the action movie Shadows in Paradise (2010).
[edit] Music
Sizemore fronted the Hollywood rock band Day 8. Formed in 2002, the band recorded a 4-song EP produced and recorded by former Snot/Soulfly guitarist Mike Doling. The group included Rod Castro, Alan Muffterson, Tyrone Tomke and Michael Taylor.
[edit] Personal life
On August 18, 2005, approximately eight hours of celebrity sex tape starring Sizemore was published on the internet.[5] The material has since become available on DVD.
Sizemore married actress Maeve Quinlan in 1996, but divorced in 1999. Sizemore has been announced as a patient/cast member on VH1's 3rd season of Celebrity Rehab, which premiered on January 10th, 2010.[6]
[edit] Substance abuse and legal problems
Sizemore, who had battled drug addiction since he was 15,[7] was convicted in 2003 of assault and battery against his girlfriend, the former "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss.[8] Sizemore was then sentenced to 17 months in jail and four months in drug treatment for repeatedly failing drug tests while on probation on March 25, 2005.[9] Fleiss' restraining order against him had lapsed by the time they appeared together in the third season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2010.[10]
On May 8, 2007, while still on probation for a previous drug conviction, Sizemore was again arrested outside the Four Points Sheraton hotel in Bakersfield, California.[11] Police found what appeared to be two bags of methamphetamine and three meth pipes in his 2004 Ford Mustang. Police were called after paroled dealer Jason Salcido challenged a hotel employee to a fight after being refused check-in. Police found a meth pipe on Salcido and found Sizemore waiting in his car outside the hotel. On June 25, Sizemore was sentenced to 16 months, but the sentence was reduced to nine months because he had already served 213 days behind bars. On January 25, 2009, Sizemore, represented by high-profile Beverly Hills attorney Mark McBride, avoided jail-time in the Bakersfield case for an alleged probation violation.
He is currently under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department for allegedly stealing multiple cell phones from a Verizon store in March 2009.[12] On May 28, 2009, Sizemore was arrested in Los Angeles on an outstanding warrant for drug charges. Sizemore was found in the area with a friend. After cops quizzed the pair, it was discovered that there was a $25,000 warrant for the star's arrest. A police search found Sizemore's friend in possession of narcotics. Sizemore himself did not have any narcotics in his possession, but was subsequently arrested on the outstanding 2007 warrant, and was later released.
Sizemore had been approached to appear in the first season of the reality television series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, but declined. He met with Dr. Drew Pinsky about appearing in the second season, sitting in Pinsky's office for two hours, as Pinsky told it, "sweating and completely high on drugs, talking a million miles an hour, acting like he was going to do it then deciding he didn’t want to." He ultimately decided to appear in Season 3, but did not arrive in the season premiere with the others, forcing Pinsky's colleague Bob Forrest to seek him out. Because Heidi Fleiss was also in treatment there that season, both of them had to consent to appear together. The season premiered in January 2010. Sizemore's arrival at the clinic is chronicled in the third episode, and his reunion with Fleiss as amicable.[10]
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Blue Steel | Wool Cap | |
| Lock Up | Dallas | ||
| Rude Awakening | Ian | ||
| Penn & Teller Get Killed | 2nd Mugger | Cameo | |
| Born on the Fourth of July | Vet – Villa Dulce | ||
| 1990 | A Matter of Degrees | Zeno Stefanos | |
| 1991 | Flight of the Intruder | Boxman | |
| Guilty by Suspicion | Ray Karlin | ||
| Point Break | DEA Agent Deets | Uncredited | |
| Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Chance Wilder | ||
| Where Sleeping Dogs Lie | Eddie Hale | ||
| 1992 | Love Is Like That | Lenny | |
| Passenger 57 | Sly Delvecchio | ||
| 1993 | Watch It | Danny | |
| Heart and Souls | Milo Peck | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| True Romance | Cody Nicholson | ||
| Striking Distance | Detective Danny Detillo | ||
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | Bat Masterson | |
| Natural Born Killers | Detective Jack Scagnetti | ||
| 1995 | Devil in a Blue Dress | DeWitt Albright | |
| Strange Days | Max Peltier | ||
| Heat | Michael Cheritto | ||
| 1997 | The Relic | Lt. Vincent D'Agosta | |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Sgt. Mike Horvath | Online Film Critics Society Award – Best Ensemble Cast Performance Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated — Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Drama |
| Enemy of the State | Boss Paulie Pintero | Uncredited | |
| 1999 | The Florentine | Teddy | |
| The Match | Buffalo | ||
| Bringing Out the Dead | Tom Wolls | ||
| Play It to the Bone | Joe Domino | ||
| 2000 | Get Carter | Les Fletcher | Voice only uncredited |
| Red Planet | Dr. Quinn Burchenal | ||
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Sgt. Earl Sistern | |
| Ticker | Detective Ray Nettles | ||
| Black Hawk Down | Colonel McKnight | Nominated — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award – Best Acting Ensemble | |
| 2002 | $windle | Seth George | |
| Welcome to America | Zach | ||
| Big Trouble | Snake Dupree | ||
| 2003 | Dreamcatcher | Owen | |
| 2004 | Paparazzi | Rex Harper | |
| 2005 | No Rules | Kain Diamond | |
| The Nickel Children | Freedo | ||
| Piggy Banks | Dad | ||
| 2006 | Furnace | Frank Miller | |
| Bottom Feeder | Vince Stoker | ||
| Zyzzyx Road | Joey | ||
| Ring Around the Rosie | Pierce | ||
| Shut Up and Shoot! | Himself | ||
| Splinter | Detective Cunningham | ||
| The Genius Club | Armand | ||
| 2007 | White Air | Steve | |
| Protecting the King | Ronnie | ||
| 2008 | A Broken Life | Max | |
| American Son | Dale | ||
| Red | Mr. McCormack | ||
| The Flyboys | Angelo Esposito | ||
| The Last Lullaby | Price | ||
| Stiletto | Large Bills | ||
| Toxic | Van Sant | ||
| 2009 | Oranges | Burt | |
| The Grind | Chuck | ||
| Commute | God | ||
| Good God Bad Dog | Ezra Mann | ||
| Super Capers | Roger Cheatem | ||
| Corrado | Paolo | ||
| Double Duty | Craig | ||
| 21 and a Wake-Up | Jack Breedlau | ||
| 2010 | Shadows in Paradise | Col. Bunker | |
| The Saints of Mt. Christopher | Richard Satler | post-production | |
| C.L.A.S.S | FBI Agent Ridley | filming | |
| Chlorine | Enrie | filming | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Gideon Oliver | Paul Slocum | Episode: "Sleep Well, Professor Oilver" |
| 1989–1990 | China Beach | Sgt. Vinnie Ventresca, The Dog Man | 6 episodes |
| 1992 | An American Story | Jesse Meadows | TV Movie |
| 1998 | Witness to the Mob | John Gotti | TV Movie |
| 1999 | Witness Protection | Bobby Batton | TV Movie Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
| 2002 | Sins of the Father | Tom Cherry | TV Movie |
| Justice League | Metamorpho (Voice) | Episodes: "Metamorphosis: Part 1" "Metamorphosis: Part 2" |
|
| 2002–2003 | Robbery Homicide Division | Lt. Sam Cole | 13 episodes |
| 2004 | Hustle | Pete Rose | TV Movie |
| 2004–2006 | Dr. Vegas | Vic Moore | 6 episodes |
| 2007 | Superstorm | Katzenberg | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Kurt Rossi | Episode: "Down to the Wire" |
| 2008–2009 | Crash | Detective Adrian Cooper | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | P Lo's House | Himself | Television movie |
| Southland | Timmy Davis | Episode: "See the Woman" | |
| 2010 | Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew | Reality Television | Whole Season |
| 2010 | "Sober House" | Reality Television on VH1 | |
| Other | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Sonnie Forelli (Voice) | Video game |
| 2006 | 24: The Game | Sid Wilson (Voice) | Video game |
[edit] References
- ^ "People Summary". Veromi.net. 1961-11-29. http://www.veromi.net/Summary.asp?fn=tomas&mn=E&ln=sizemore+&dobmm=11&dobdd=29&doby=1961&city=&state=&age=&vw=&Search=&Input=&x=0&y=0. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ a b Tom Sizemore Biography (1961?–)
- ^ VH1 page for Shooting Sizemore
- ^ First Look at Tom Sizemore in C.L.A.S.S.
- ^ "Sizemore Desperate for Sex Tape Cash." SFGate.com.
- ^ This entry was posted on Monday, June 1st, 2009 at 2:16 pm (2009-06-01). "Tom Sizemore Joins Celebrity Rehab 3 Cast | Blog Archive | Vh1 Blog". Blog.vh1.com. http://blog.vh1.com/2009-06-01/tom-sizemore-joins-celebrity-rehab-3-cast. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ He revealed this in the fourth episode of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew's third season.
- ^ Stephen M. Silverman (August 18, 2003). "Sizemore Convicted of Abusing Fleiss". People.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,626706,00.html. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ "Tom Sizemore is sentenced but remains free." Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ a b Rochlin, Margy (February 1, 2010), "Addicted to Rehab", TV Guide: 34-35
- ^ "Tom Sizemore Arrested in Drug Case". MSN. 8 May 2007. http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=261353>1=7701. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
- ^ Sizemore Investigated for Phone, Highlighter Heist TMZ, March 19, 2009
