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Tom Sizemore

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Biography

A burly, commanding actor known almost as much for the tumultuous quality of his offscreen life as that of his onscreen roles, Tom Sizemore has carved out a niche for himself in such guys 'n' guns films as Natural Born Killers, Strange Days, Heat, and Saving Private Ryan.

Born in Detroit on September 29, 1954, Sizemore was educated at Wayne State and Temple University, earning a Master's in Theatre at the latter. He enjoyed an auspicious debut year in 1989, when he appeared in no less than four movies, including Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July. That same year, the actor won the semi-regular role of Vinnie Ventressa on the popular TV drama China Beach. He went on to do starring work in such films as Stone's Natural Born Killers (1994), Carl Franklin's highly praised crime noir Devil in a Blue Dress (1994), and Michael Mann's crime thriller Heat. Sizemore's involvement with the latter film marked a personal turning point for him: for years he suffered from a well-publicized addiction to heroin, and he seemed to be losing his battle until he met his Heat co-star and childhood icon Robert De Niro, who, Sizemore subsequently admitted in interviews, convinced him to go into rehab.

In 1998, Sizemore starred in what was possibly his most high profile role to date in Steven Spielberg's WWII epic Saving Private Ryan. Cast as Sgt. Horvath, Tom Hanks' right hand man, the actor earned positive notices as part of a stellar ensemble cast that also included Giovanni Ribisi, Matt Damon, Jeremy Davies, and Vin Diesel. He subsequently porked out to play mob boss John Gotti in the made-for-TV Witness to the Mob, and then returned to the screen in Martin Scorsese's Bringing Out the Dead (1999), which cast him as Nicolas Cage's ex-best friend. In 2000, Sizemore starred alongside Val Kilmer and Carrie-Anne Moss in the sci-fi adventure Red Planet; that same year, he appeared in Play It to the Bone, a boxing drama starring Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas. ~ Rebecca Flint, All Movie Guide

Filmography

You'll Never Wiez in This Town Again (2003) .... Himself
Dreamcatcher (2003) .... Captain Owen Underhill
Welcome to America (2002) .... Zach
$windle (2002) .... Seth George
... aka Swindle (2002) (USA)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG) (voice) .... Sonny Forelli
... aka GTA4 (2002) (VG) (USA: abbreviated title)
"Robbery Homicide Division" (2002) TV Series .... Lt. Sam Cole
... aka "R.H.D./LA: Robbery Homicide Division/Los Angeles" (2002) (USA: complete title)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks (2002) (TV) .... Himself
Big Trouble (2002) .... Snake
Sins of the Father (2002) (TV) .... Tom Cherry
Black Hawk Down (2001) .... Ranger Lt. Col. Danny McKnight
Ticker (2001) .... Nettles
Pearl Harbor (2001) .... Earl Sistern
... aka Pearl Harbour (2001) (UK: promotional title)
Red Planet (2000) .... Dr. Quinn Burchenal
Play It to the Bone (1999) .... Joe Domino
... aka Play It (1999) (USA: promotional title)
Witness Protection (1999) (TV) .... Bobby Batton
Bringing Out the Dead (1999) .... Tom Wall
Match, The (1999) .... Buffalo
... aka Beautiful Game, The (1999) (UK)
Florentine, The (1999) .... Teddy
Into the Breach: 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998) (V) .... Himself
Return to Normandy (1998) (V) .... Himself
... aka Making of 'Saving Private Ryan', The (1998) (V) (UK)
Enemy of the State (1998) (uncredited) .... Boss Paulie Pintero
Saving Private Ryan (1998) .... Sgt. Michael Horvath
Witness to the Mob (1998) (TV) .... John Gotti
Relic, The (1997) .... Lt. Vincent D'Agosta
... aka Relikt, Das (1997) (Germany)
Heat (1995) .... Michael Cheritto
Strange Days (1995) .... Max Peltier
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) .... DeWitt Albright
... aka Diable en robe bleue, Le (1995)
Natural Born Killers (1994) .... Jack Scagnetti
Wyatt Earp (1994) .... Bat Masterson
Striking Distance (1993) .... Danny Detillo
True Romance (1993) .... Cody Nicholson
Heart and Souls (1993) .... Milo Peck
Watch It (1993) .... Danny
Love Is Like That (1992) .... Lenny
... aka Bad Love (1992)
... aka Wild Angel (1992)
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1992) .... Eddie Hale
Passenger 57 (1992) .... Sly Delvecchio
American Story, An (1992) (TV) .... Jesse Meadows
... aka After the Glory (1992) (TV)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) .... Chance Wilder
Point Break (1991) .... D.E.A. Agent Deets
Guilty by Suspicion (1991) .... Ray Karlin
... aka Liste noire, La (1991) (France)
Flight of the Intruder (1991) .... Boxman
Matter of Degrees, A (1990) .... Zeno
Blue Steel (1990) .... Wool Cap
Born on the Fourth of July (1989) .... Vet - Villa Dulce
Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989) .... 2nd Mugger
... aka Dead Funny (1989)
Rude Awakening (1989) .... Ian
Lock Up (1989) .... Dallas

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