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Tom Arnold was spotted being wheeled through LAX on Thursday after undergoing back surgery - but the comedian made it clear his sense of humor remains firmly intact.
The 66-year-old actor appeared in good spirits as he chatted with Joy.of.Everything's Joe Andaloro while being pushed through the airport in a wheelchair.
‘I’m feeling better,’ the True Lies star said, revealing he had surgery at the University of Hospital. ‘Thank God I broke my back in Iowa because they did a great job.’
Arnold explained he now faces a period of rehabilitation, before sharing the surprisingly mundane way he injured himself.
‘I fell out of bed,’ he admitted with a grin, calling it ‘a terrible old man injury.’
He added that after undergoing other procedures at Cedars-Sinai over the summer, he believed he was back to full strength — only to discover he may have overdone it.
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Tom Arnold was spotted being wheeled through LAX on Thursday after undergoing back surgery
The 66-year-old actor appeared in good spirits as he chatted with Joy.of.Everything's Joe Andaloro while being pushed through the airport in a wheelchair
‘So with my son, I played basketball for three hours, then took my daughter to the galleria for three hours because I thought I could do everything… turns out you gotta take it easy,’ he joked.
Arnold said, ‘I fell out of bed...a terrible old man injury.' (pictured in October)
In 2022, Arnold revealed that suffering a mini stroke in January had prompted him to overhaul his lifestyle and embark on a weight loss journey
Arnold has been married four times - to Roseanne Barr (1990–1994), Julie Lynne Champnella (1995–1999), Shelby Roos (2002–2008), and most recently Ashley Groussman, with whom he shares two children before their divorce was finalized in 2020; (pictured with Barr in 1992)
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By overhauling his diet, eating balanced meals throughout the day and making 'fitness a ritual,' Arnold slimmed down from 285lbs to 210lbs.
