Actor has real heart attack during heart attack scene

[Rhino]

Actor collapses on stage for real during heart attack scene
May 3 2008 By Kevan Christie

A SICK actor collapsed on stage - at the same time as his character was meant to have a heart attack and die.

Steve Dineen was taken to hospital after he keeled over during the dramatic finale of Mike Leigh's famous comedy Abigail's Party.

In the play, lead character Laurence dies of a heart attack in the final minutes and Dineen was moments away from acting out the death....http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/05/03/actor-collapses-on-stage-for-real-during-heart-attack-scene-86908-20403534/

[DesertFox]

:lol:

[Suzie]

Maybe he's just such a good actor he made it really happen. :smirk:

[BuckeyeMike]

I've heard of actors that could cry and shed tears on cue.....but this....this is carrying it a bit too far! LOL

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Method acting?

[TeenageRepublican]

:lol: