Tom Sizemore, 'Saving Private Ryan', dies at 61

Tom Sizemore at the ‘The Expendables 3’ premiere in 2016 – Photo: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Actor Tom Sizemore, star of “Saving Private Ryan,” died on Friday at the age of 61. Information from the newspaper “The Guardian” and the website TMZ.

“It is with great sadness and sadness that I announce that actor Thomas Edward Sizemore (“Tom Sizemore”), 61, passed away peacefully in his sleep today at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Burbank. His brother Paul and twins Jayden and Jagger, 17, and the actor’s representative, Charles Lago, said in a statement. American journalist.

In addition to starring in Saving Private Ryan (1998), Sizemore was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his leading role in Witness Protection (1999).

He has also acted in such productions as “Born on the 4th of July” (1989), “Thrill Hunters” (1991), “The Relic” (1997), “Black Hawk Down” (2001) and “Red Planet” (2000). ).

The actor also has a long history of substance abuse, in addition to having problems with the justice system.