{"id":293378,"date":"2025-11-18T20:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/293378\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T20:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:53:09","slug":"liev-schreiber-hospitalized-for-testing-after-health-scare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/293378\/","title":{"rendered":"Liev Schreiber hospitalized for testing after health scare"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liev Schreiber<\/a> has been giving the all clear after being hospitalized in New York City on Sunday.<\/p>\n

“Out of an abundance of caution, Schreiber went into the hospital for testing and as of [Monday] afternoon, he has been cleared to return to work,” a representative for the star said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The health scare occurred on Sunday, when the Ray Donovan<\/a> star suffered a “massive headache” and alerted his doctor, TMZ<\/a>\u00a0reported Monday. Said doctor recommended that the Emmy nominee “immediately” go to the hospital to get checked out, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n

Schreiber, 58, was held overnight and underwent several tests. No further details on what was ailing the actor have been provided.<\/p>\n

\"Amy<\/p>\n

Amy Sussman\/Getty<\/p>\n

Liev Schreiber<\/p>\n

It’s not the first time that the The Perfect Couple<\/a> actor has had a health scare associated with a headache.<\/p>\n

During an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers<\/a> last April, Schreiber recalled a migraine that led to him having\u00a0temporary amnesia<\/a> while performing in the\u00a02024 Broadway revival of John Patrick Shanley’s play\u00a0Doubt: A Parable<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“[It was] the worst nightmare that an actor could possibly ever experience,” the actor, who earned a Tony nomination for his portrayal of Father Flynn, told Meyers. “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.'”<\/p>\n

Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Schreiber said he knew “something was really wrong” when he saw costar Amy Ryan<\/a> backstage and couldn’t remember her name. Things only got worse when he went on stage and completely forgot his lines.<\/p>\n

“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,” Schreiber remembered. “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.'”<\/p>\n

Luckily, an MRI showed that his brain looked “perfectly fine,” and that there was no brain bleed. A neurologist explained to the actor that he had a condition called transient global amnesia.<\/p>\n

“Apparently it’s brought on by migraines and rigorous coitus,” Schreiber shared. “The guy said, ‘You’ll never have this again and it’ll be gone in eight 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.”<\/p>\n

However, the doctor was proven to be right. “I go to sleep, I wake up, I remember the whole play,” Schreiber added. “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 theater.”<\/p>\n

According to the\u00a0Cleveland Clinic<\/a>, Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a rare medical condition in which an individual experiences a sudden episode of memory loss and confusion. Triggers of the condition include migraines, physical exertion, sexual intercourse, emotional or psychological stress and sudden immersion in cold or hot water.<\/p>\n

TGA is most common in people of middle or older age, and it will resolve itself within 24 hours. There are no long-term effects of the condition.<\/p>\n

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