Hollywood star Liev Schreiber hospitalised in New York after suffering from crippling headache in health scare
Hollywood actor Liev Schreiber was hospitalised in New York after suffering from a crippling headache.
The Ray Donovan star was admitted to hospital on Saturday, November 15 after suffering from a headache. Schreiber is believed to have stayed overnight after suffering from a headache before being cleared to return to work the next day.
A spokesperson told People Magazine: “Out of an abundance of caution, Liev went into the hospital for testing and as of this afternoon, he has been cleared to return to work.”
Schreiber has revealed in the past that he has suffered from extreme headaches in the past. The actor once previously believed he was suffering from a stroke after a migraine led to him developing memory problems while he was performing Doubt: A Parable on the Broadway stage.
During an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers in April 2024, he opened up about the scary moment. Liev said: “I was in my dressing room and I had a terrible headache."I thought it was maybe a fast food headache, but it felt a little stronger than that. I’m walking down the stairs and I’m thinking: 'This is not normal. I don’t feel okay'.”
He added that he became worried after he forgot his co-star’s name and failed to remember any of his lines on stage. He said: “It all vanishes. The play is gone from my head ... I know I’m in a play but I don’t know what play I’m in ..."My doctor, who’s a friend, shows up and he had a terrified expression. My wife shows up, she looks terrified. I think: 'Okay, I’ve had a stroke. This is it'.”
Leiv, who recently appeared in Netflix’s hit mystery series The Perfect Couple alongside Nicole Kidman, underwent an MRI scan, from which he was diagnosed with transient global amnesia (TGA). The condition can cause sudden memory loss and confusion.
The actor, 58, added: “Apparently it’s brought on by migraines and rigorous coitus ...
The guy said: 'You’ll never have this again and it’ll be gone in 8 to 24 hours', which I didn’t believe. You know, as a typical sort of Jewish hypochondriac person, I’m convinced that I had a stroke and they just didn’t find it. [However] I go to sleep, I wake up, I remember the whole play. I never had another problem with it. I was embarrassed and thought everyone would think I was lying and taking a night off from the theatre.”