Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. In , Sizemore starred in Saving Private Ryan , his most commercially successful film. He received a Golden Globe nomination for his lead role in the television film Witness Protection In , VH1 aired the reality series Shooting Sizemore , which depicted Sizemore's struggle to regain his career amid addictions to methamphetamine and heroin. He also participated in other reality series related to his addiction, including Celebrity Rehab with Dr.
He appeared in the revival series of Twin Peaks He received a master's degree from Temple University in Philadelphia in A succession of well-received supporting parts followed, beginning with his portrayal of Michael Cheritto in the heist film Heat In the same year, Sizemore starred in The Genius Club , playing a terrorist who taunts seven geniuses into solving the world's problems in one night.
Sizemore appeared in five episodes of the television series Crash β with Dennis Hopper and the comedy film Super Capers In , Sizemore appeared in C. Sizemore fronted the Hollywood rock band Day 8. Sizemore married actress Maeve Quinlan in They divorced in because of Sizemore's drug problems. Hilton denied his claim and said it was a ploy by Sizemore to increase sales of the video. Sizemore said that he battled drug addiction from age In , Sizemore was convicted of domestic violence against ex-girlfriend Heidi Fleiss.
On May 8, , while still on probation for a previous drug conviction, he was arrested outside the Four Points Sheraton hotel in Bakersfield, California , for possession of methamphetamine. His reunion with Fleiss was amicable. In , he appeared on the episode "Explosive Relationships" of the talk show Dr. Phil in which he discussed his rise to stardom and the subsequent fallout after his years of struggling with substance abuse.
In early , a recording emerged of Sizemore alleging that former girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley had an affair with Bill Clinton in He elaborated that the recording was made without his knowledge during a time when he was battling substance abuse.
