{"id":2208491,"date":"2026-10-20T13:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2208491"},"modified":"2026-10-20T13:30:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:30:50","slug":"die-hard-star-al-leong-hospitalized-after-suffering-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2208491","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Die Hard&#8217; Star Al Leong Hospitalized After Suffering Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ea\/16by9\/2026\/10\/20\/eac8bf6d00064770b3f729a840e25d00_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">&#8216;Die Hard&#8217; Star Al Leong Hospitalized After Suffering Stroke<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">&#8216;Die Hard&#8217; Star Al Leong<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Suffers Stroke, Rushed To Hospital<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-20T06:30:50-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              October 20, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:30 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-2b058639256eb0c8f33c845757711638\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261020_eac8bf6d00064770b3f729a840e25d00\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9b128591-48ee-44c1-8beb-a0a2a2f711b2\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ea\/4by3\/2026\/10\/20\/eac8bf6d00064770b3f729a840e25d00_md.jpg\" alt=\"Al Leong getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4a68d81f335630673ffa6ed03a759b09\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Al Leong<\/strong> &#8212; best known for his performance as a terrorist named Uli in &#8220;Die Hard&#8221; &#8212; was hospitalized last week after suffering a stroke, TMZ has learned<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a056a2d6e0a65fa9aace30f9f8c82352\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sources close to Al&#8217;s family tell us &#8230; the Hollywood actor and stuntman was rushed to the hospital after he had the stroke in California. The sources wouldn&#8217;t say if Al was still in the hospital or shed light on his condition. We&#8217;re told his family is requesting privacy at this time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8abaa3ddf3a1e577474e3ce766383d7d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261020_a22798196fd141699c77050e4046ba29\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9b128591-48ee-44c1-8beb-a0a2a2f711b2\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a2\/4by3\/2026\/10\/20\/a22798196fd141699c77050e4046ba29_md.jpg\" alt=\"Al Leong getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b0b23f710b81f8f1c4625636f4fdf8cb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Al has had a long and successful TV and movie career, dating all the way back to 1981 when he played a circus performer at a funeral in his first film, &#8220;Going Ape.&#8221; In 1986, he snagged the part of a Wing Kong Hatchet Man in &#8220;Big Trouble in Little China.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-36ecf62713abe31a5c8b4d122c09a426\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Then he landed his first major role as Endo &#8212; a mercenary who specializes in torture for a shadow company &#8212; in the 1987 flick, &#8220;Lethal Weapon,&#8221; starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mel-gibson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Mel Gibson<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/danny-glover\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Danny Glover<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cb4c950cd5d1edc451ecb4c2e0609ffe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Then came Al&#8217;s biggest role as Uli in the 1988 film, &#8220;Die Hard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9c280edb4db78de10e7d06f18e3abfca\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Uli was part of a group of terrorists who took over L.A.&#8217;s Nakatomi Plaza, but he gets shot and killed by <strong>Bruce Willis<\/strong>, who famously played NYPD cop John McClane.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7ae8c5eacbc02b553977b4c7c5f6729a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261020_273f6d816da046eca2889fa248882d26\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9b128591-48ee-44c1-8beb-a0a2a2f711b2\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/27\/4by3\/2026\/10\/20\/273f6d816da046eca2889fa248882d26_md.jpg\" alt=\"al leong bill and teds excellent adventure everett 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Everett Collection<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-264c055ecd0456f89d7df13e10b16619\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In 1989, Al secured the role of <strong>Genghis Khan<\/strong> in the comedy film, &#8220;Bill &amp; Ted&#8217;s Excellent Adventure,&#8221; starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/keanu-reeves\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Keanu Reeves<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3c980926edb8db9bd52b3946a8b0c1a9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Al also landed TV gigs &#8230; in shows such as &#8220;T.J. 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