Tom Sizemore Bio

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Thomas Edward "Tom" Sizemore, Jr. (born September 29, 1964) is an American film and television actor and producer. He is known for his roles of soldiers in war films such Saving Private Ryan, and Black Hawk Down.

Tom Sizemore: Biography

Tom Sizemore - 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. 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, and earned a Master's Degree in theater from Temple University in 1986. He subsequently moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.

Tom Sizemore - 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 Delaney'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. Recent films include Red and American Son, both of which were screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. In 2008, Sizemore starring also The Last Lullaby, playing a killer, and appeared also in The Flyboys with Stephen Baldwin; In 2009 appared in comedy film Super Capers and starring in two films: in drama film Oranges (2009) directed from Joseph Merhi with Tom Arnold, Heather Locklear and Jill Hennessy and alongside martial arts actor Mark Dacascos in the action movie Shadows in Paradise (2009).

Tom Sizemore - 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 Mikey Doling. The group included Rod Castro, Alan Muffterson, Tyrone Tomke and Michael Taylor.

Tom Sizemore - Personal life

On August 18, 2005, approximately eight hours of celebrity sex tape starring Sizemore was published on the internet. The material has since become available on DVD. Sizemore married actress Maeve Quinlan in 1996, but divorced in 1999.

Tom Sizemore - Legal Problems

Sizemore, who had long battled drug addiction, was convicted in 2003 of assault and battery against his girlfriend, the former "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss. 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. On June 3, 2005, Sizemore filed a writ of habeas corpus to appeal his conviction of domestic violence against Fleiss, accusing Fleiss of faking a picture of her bruises submitted as evidence during the April 2003 trial. Fleiss testified the photo was taken by a friend named Tara Dabrizzi who left the next day to visit her ailing mother in another country. Dabrizzi never took the stand and Sizemore's attorneys say they were unable to locate anyone with that name. Fleiss allegedly contradicted herself in a civil trial by saying she didn't know who took the photo, according to the Superior Court petition. 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. 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. 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 pal. After cops quizzed the pair, it was discovered that there was a $25,000 (£16,600) warrant for the fallen 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.

On August 5, 2009, Sizemore was arrested in downtown Los Angeles on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence. Sizemore was released the morning of August 6, 2009 on $20,000 bail, and is scheduled to appear in court on August 27, 2009.