Tom Sizemore, Actor Identified For Warmth And Saving Personal Ryan, Has Died At 61

Whereas a lot of Tom Sizemore’s most notable roles got here early in his profession, the actor by no means actually slowed down. Final yr alone, he appeared in 10 movies, together with titles like “Amber Street,” “The Electrical Man” and “Venture Skyquake,” all three of which earned him a finest supporting actor award on the Hollywood Blood Horror Competition, IndieFEST Movie Awards, and Vegas Film Awards, respectively.

All through his profession, Sizemore had a historical past of substance abuse and run-ins with the legislation. He was convicted of home abuse in 2003, and arrested in 2016 for the alleged battery of an ex-wife.

The actor spent years in restoration — a topic that was considerably touched on in his most up-to-date TV position. Sizemore served as a primary forged member of Tubi’s “Barbee Rehab,” a sequence that interrogates dependancy by means of a comedic lens. Given Sizemore’s personal real-life points, the position gave him some pause however in the end introduced a chance.

“There was some [hesitancy], however it was so goofy and so not like rehab that I bought over it.” Sizemore advised Decider in 2022. “Plus, it wasn’t about medicine. It is about obsessions and compulsions and … Barbees!” The sequence sees a person telling his psychiatrist a few rehab facility that treats sufferers obsessive about amassing and/or residing as real-life Barbie and Ken dolls. It now marks one in every of Sizemore’s ultimate roles.