Died in the back of an ambulance going through Central Park in 2009 after suffering from a bacterial infection. He was brought back to life three-and-a-half minutes later by the emergency response team at Lenox Hill Hospital. In a span of two years, he had 16 surgeries, lost two-and-a-half toes and half of a thumb after contracting gangrene. He also had major reconstructive surgery on his left arm. He was offered the role of Mayhem for Allstate's ad campaign while in the hospital.
