Current:Home > News'Supernatural,' 'Doom Patrol' actor Mark Sheppard shares he had 'six massive heart attacks' -Elevate Money Guide
'Supernatural,' 'Doom Patrol' actor Mark Sheppard shares he had 'six massive heart attacks'
View
Date:2025-04-21 20:28:49
"Supernatural" and "Battlestar Galactica" star Mark Sheppard is opening up about a significant health scare.
In an Instagram post on Saturday, Sheppard, 59, said he suffered "six massive heart attacks" after collapsing in his kitchen Friday.
"Six massive heart attacks later, and being brought back from dead 4 times I apparently had a 100% blockage in my LAD," he wrote under a selfie taken while laying in a hospital bed. "The Widowmaker."
LAD, the left anterior descending artery, is the largest coronary artery, according to the Cleveland Clinic. A blockage of the LAD can cause a fatal type of heart attack known as "the widowmaker."
Sheppard thanked his wife, Sarah Louise Fudge, the Los Angeles Fire Department and Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in California, saying if not for them, "I wouldn't be writing this."
"My chances of survival were virtually nil. I feel great," he said. "Humbled once more."
"Supernatural" castmate Misha Collins commented on the post: "Mark! You don't need to do the most and biggest every time! 6 heart attacks? 2 or 3 would have been impressive enough.
"You've impressed us, okay. Now stop with this heal up and get back on the road with us," he continued. "Love you, pal."
Sheppard had spoken of being in an unspecified "recovery period" on Instagram earlier in the week. In a Nov. 20 post, he wrote of his 40-pound weight loss, and in July, Sheppard shared about his "nasty little bout with skin cancer" that left him with a "wide gash in (his) belly."
Sheppard appeared in 67 episodes of "Supernatural" as Crowley, in Seasons 5-12. He also appeared in multiple episodes of "Battlestar Galactica" as Romo Lampkin, "Leverage" as Jim Sterling, "Doom Patrol" as Willoughby Kipling, "Warehouse 13" as Benedict Valda and most recently as Hagan on "Walker: Independence" Season 1.
'The Walking Dead'actor Erik Jensen diagnosed with stage 4 cancer: 'I am resilient'
veryGood! (7)
Related
- McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
- Far From Turning a Corner, Global CO2 Emissions Still Accelerating
- Welcome to Plathville Star Olivia Plath's 15-Year-Old Brother Dead After Unexpected Accident
- Summers Are Getting Hotter Faster, Especially in North America’s Farm Belt
- $73.5M beach replenishment project starts in January at Jersey Shore
- We asked, you answered: What precious object is part of your family history?
- The Paris Climate Problem: A Dangerous Lack of Urgency
- Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner Soak Up the Sun on Beach Vacation With Friends
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- A Deeply Personal Race Against A Fatal Brain Disease
Ranking
- Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
- DNC Platform Calls for Justice Dept. to Investigate Fossil Fuel Companies
- Want to get better at being thankful? Here are some tips
- Today’s Climate: August 19, 2010
- Who's hosting 'Saturday Night Live' tonight? Musical guest, how to watch Dec. 14 episode
- Climate Forum Reveals a Democratic Party Remarkably Aligned with Science on Zero Emissions
- Long-COVID clinics are wrestling with how to treat their patients
- Today’s Climate: August 12, 2010
Recommendation
Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
In California, Study Finds Drilling and Fracking into Freshwater Formations
When she left Ukraine, an opera singer made room for a most precious possession
Today’s Climate: August 17, 2010
North Carolina justices rule for restaurants in COVID
Today’s Climate: August 6, 2010
Tom Holland Reveals He’s Over One Year Sober
Even remote corners of Africa are feeling the costly impacts of war in Ukraine
Like
- House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
- Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner says it's time for GOP to move on from Trump
- UN Climate Summit: Small Countries Step Up While Major Emitters Are Silent, and a Teen Takes World Leaders to Task