Tom Sizemore

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Biography

After making his film and television debuts in the late 1980s, Sizemore came into prominence during the following decade with memorable performances in "True Romance" (1993), "Wyatt Earp" (1994) and "Natural Born Killers" (1994). He had a life changing experience following his gritty turn in "Heat" (1995), when star Robert De Niro staged an intervention and propelled the actor down the road of sobriety for a time. During this period, he …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer

Born

Thomas Edward Sizemore on November 29, 1961 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Career Milestones

2011

Joined the second season of "Hawaii Five-0" (CBS) in a multi-episode arc as the head of Internal Affairs

2010

Appeared on VH1's third season of "Celebrity Rehab"

2010

Co-starred with Kyra Sedgwick and Vincent D'Onofrio in "Chlorine"

2009

Appeared in five episodes of the TV series "Crash" (Starz) with Dennis Hopper

2008

Featured in "Stiletto" with Tom Berenger and Michael Biehn

2008

Co-starred with Brian Cox in "Red," an adaptation of the novel by Jack Ketchum

2007

Cast opposite Edward James Olmos in the indie film, "Splinter"

2007

Featured in the VH1 reality series, "Shooting Sizemore," which depicts the life of the actor through his struggles

2006

Played a terrorist in "The Genius Club"

2004

Starred in the thriller, "Paparazzi," about a celebrity who turns the tables on a persistent photographer

2004

Portrayed fallen baseball legend Pete Rose in the ESPN TV-movie, "Hustle"

2003

Co-starred with Morgan Freeman in the thriller, "Dreamcatcher"

2002

Starred in the CBS drama, "Robbery Homicide Division"

2002

Received rave reviews for his performance in the FX movie, "Sins of the Father"

2001

Co-starred in Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down"

2001

Had featured role in the Scottish soccer film, "The Match"

1999

Played leading role of a gangster who enters into "Witness Protection" on the HBO original drama

1999

Gave a scene-stealing performance as a wild ambulance driver in Martin Scorsese's "Bringing Out the Dead"

1998

Co-starred in the Steven Spielberg-directed WWII-era drama, "Saving Private Ryan"

1998

Portrayed reputed gangland leader John Gotti in the NBC miniseries, "Witness to the Mob"; executive produced by De Niro

1997

Had leading role as a detective in the supernatural thriller, "The Relic"

1995

Played a supporting role in "Heat," opposite Robert De Niro and Al Pacino

1994

Had a memorable role in Oliver Stone's controversial film, "Natural Born Killers"

1994

Portrayed Bat Masterson in "Wyatt Earp"

1993

Appeared in the Quentin Tarantino penned, "True Romance"

1993

First film in a major supporting role, "Heart and Souls"

1992

Featured in the hijack suspense film, "Passenger 57"

1992

Acted in the CBS WWII-era presentation, "An American Story"

1991

Co-starred with Dylan McDermott in the psychodrama, "Where Sleeping Dogs Lie"

1991

Appeared in the Don Johnson/Mickey Rourke buddy vehicle, "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man"

1991

Featured in the Vietnam War film, "Flight of the Intruder"

1989

Cast in a recurring role on the ABC series, "China Beach"

1989

Made TV debut in Sleep Well, Professor Oliver, a segment of ABC's limited episode series "Gideon Oliver"

1989

Made feature acting debut in "Lock Up"

Began career in regional theater and Off-Broadway productions

Awards

1999

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Saving Private Ryan

1999

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Witness Protection