Tom Sizemore
Acting
- Born:
- 1961-11-29
- Died:
- 2023-03-03
- Place of birth:
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
Tom Sizemore (Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr., November 29, 1961 – March 3, 2023) was an American actor born in Detroit, Michigan, to a lawyer and philosophy professor father and a mother who worked for the city's ombudsman department. He attended Wayne State University and earned a Master's degree in theater from Temple University in 1986 before moving to New York City to pursue acting. His first break came when Oliver Stone cast him in Born on the Fourth of July (1989), and he quickly became known as a tough-guy character actor sought out by major directors including Michael Mann, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, and Steven Spielberg. He received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Miniseries for Witness Protection (1999) and voiced mobster Sonny Forelli in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002). His career was derailed by long-standing substance abuse, multiple arrests, and a 2003 domestic violence conviction against Heidi Fleiss. He died on March 3, 2023, at age 61, after suffering a brain aneurysm on February 18; he is survived by his twin sons Jayden and Jagger. His notable film credits include Born on the Fourth of July (1989) (Tom Cruise, Cary Elwes), Lock Up (1989) (John Cusack, James Woods), Blue Steel (1990) (Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeff Fahey), True Romance (1993) (Val Kilmer, Patricia Arquette), Natural Born Killers (1994) (Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis), Wyatt Earp (1994) (Kevin Costner, William Petersen), Heat (1995) (Al Pacino, Robert De Niro), The Relic (1997) (Penelope Ann Miller, Matthew Modine), Saving Private Ryan (1998) (Tom Hanks, Matt Damon), Enemy of the State (1998) (Will Smith, Gene Hackman), Bringing Out the Dead (1999) (Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette), Black Hawk Down (2001) (Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor), Pearl Harbor (2001) (Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett), Red Planet (2000) (Val Kilmer, Carice van Houten), Dreamcatcher (2003) (Jennifer Connelly, Tim Robbins), and The Marine (2006) (John Cena, Jean-Claude Van Damme). On television he starred in Robbery Homicide Division (2002–2003) and appeared in Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) (Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern).
Known For
Filmography
Someone Dies Tonight
Cheer Bloody Murder
The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One
A Day Like a Week
Mistletoe Massacre
T Bird
Wrongful Death 2: Bloodlines
2037
The Legend of Johnny Jones
American Trash
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
Baba Yaga: Assassins Revenge
Terror of the Soul
Woods Witch
Mega Ape
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
Buckle Up
Barbee Rehab
Necronomicon
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine
Mission from Outer Space 2037
Breakout
The Legend of Jack and Diane
Trauma Therapy: Psychosis
Impuratus
Bermuda Island
Amber Road
Battle for Pandora
Night of the Tommyknockers
Project Skyquake
Forgotten
Bullet Train Down
Chocolate City 3: Live Tour
The Electric Man
Damon's Revenge
#Unknown
VampFather
Scarlett
Hustle Down
Megalodon Rising
Val
Alien Conquest
Central Park Dark
The Shipment
C.L.E.A.N.
Out of Nowheresville
Apocalypse of Ice
Monster Hunters
The Runners
Adam
Conjuring: The Book of the Dead
Cross: Rise of the Villains
John Wynn's Mirror Mirror
Abstruse
7 Deadly Sins
Wish Man
I Believe
Hell Girl
Born2Race
The Pining
Myra
Speed Kills
Nazi Overlord
Blood Runs Thick
Prepper's Grove
Dead Ringer
Black Wake
The Martyr Maker
Unkillable
The Second Coming of Christ
Adrenochrome
The Slider
Radical
Blood Circus
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
The Litch
Made Vicious
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Calico Skies
Bad Frank
The Assault
The Immortal Wars
Atomica
Joe's War
Cross Wars
Secrets of Deception
A Chance in the World
Shooter
Creature Features
Halloweed
Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich
Better Criminal
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
The Bronx Bull
Traded
Hunting Season
Wolf Mother
Crossing Point
Exit 14
Weaponized
Lucifer
Durant's Never Closes
Clandestine
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
Flashes - The Director's Cut
Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn
Swat: Unit 887
6 Ways to Die
Assassin's Game
Private Number
Laugh Killer Laugh
Auteur
The Intruders
Collar
Dark Haul
Bordering on Bad Behavior
Five Thirteen
Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines
5 Hour Friends
Reach Me
Murder101
The Red Road
The Drunk
Before I Sleep
Remnants
Crosshairs
Paranormal Movie
Chlorine
Meth Head
Company of Heroes
Madoff: Made Off with America
The Forest
Visible Scars
Perception
Cellmates
Slumber Party Slaughter
The Colombian Connection
The Snitch Cartel
Suing The Devil
Cross
The Speak
Hawaii Five-0
Big Money Rustlas
The Auctioneers
Shadows in Paradise
Double Duty
21 and a Wake-Up
Southland
Super Capers
Commute
Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House
Corrado
Crash
The Flyboys
Red
Stiletto
The Last Lullaby
Toxic
American Son
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Furnace
A Broken Life
Protecting the King
Adult Entertainment: Disrobing an American Idol
Head Case
Superstorm
Game of Life
Bottom Feeder
White Air
Shooting Sizemore
The Genius Club
Splinter
Shut Up and Shoot!
Ring Around the Rosie
Zyzzyx Road
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The Nickel Children
Pacino and De Niro: The Conversation
The Making of Heat
No Rules
Born Killers
Hustle
Dr. Vegas
Paparazzi
Entourage
Dreamcatcher
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Robbery Homicide Division
CSI: Miami
The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down'
Big Trouble
Swindle
Sins of the Father
Welcome to America
Black Hawk Down
Justice League
The Best Damn Sports Show Period
Ticker
Pearl Harbor
Red Planet
Get Carter
Play It to the Bone
Witness Protection
Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
Bringing Out the Dead
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Match
The Florentine
Enemy of the State
Saving Private Ryan
Witness to the Mob
The Relic
Heat
Strange Days
Devil in a Blue Dress
Natural Born Killers
Wyatt Earp
Striking Distance
True Romance
Heart and Souls
Watch It
An American Story
Passenger 57
Love Is Like That
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie
A Matter of Degrees
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Point Break
Guilty by Suspicion
Flight of the Intruder
Twin Peaks
Blue Steel
Born on the Fourth of July
Penn & Teller Get Killed
Rude Awakening
Lock Up
Gideon Oliver
China Beach
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Golden Globe Awards
Used Mercs
Monstrous: Interview with a Killer
The Getter
Killer Response
Devotion