Howard Stern sidekick Artie Lange stabbed himself 9 times in suicide attempt

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Stern sidekick in suicide try



Last Updated: 10:47 AM, January 7, 2010

Posted: 12:19 AM, January 7, 2010

Troubled comic Artie Lange landed in the hospital after stabbing himself nine times in an apparent suicide attempt, sources told The Post. Lange's frantic mom called 911 Saturday morning after she entered his Hoboken apartment and found the bloodied funnyman, a law-enforcement source said. Lange sustained six "hesitation wounds" and three deep plunges. A source close to Lange's management team confirmed that the Howard Stern sidekick stabbed himself, adding that his mother had come to visit him that day to drop off food. Surgeons managed to save Lange despite heavy bleeding. "We all have our demons," Stern said on-air this week, referring to Lange's past battles with addiction. "Artie has given this show tremendous moments of great comedy. He's a tremendous contributor. He is a good man. Don't forget how great he is."

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[liberal_at_heart]

1. How sad. I hope he recovers physically and mentally

[neverforget]

2. I hope Artie makes a speedy recovery and gets the help he so desperately

needs.

[Don Caballero]

3. Get well Artie!

The show never really recovered after Jackie left, but you did a good job nonetheless. So glad I got to meet him in Cleveland after a show. Such a nice guy, great to Stern fans.

[Renew Deal]

5. I've met him once or twice too.

He's a nice guy. Very NY-NJ. This is just terrible news. Chris Rock said a long time ago that Howard should do what SNL should have done with Chris Farley. They should have removed him from the show. He's not going to get better until they stopped enabling him.

[Renew Deal]

4. That's tragic and terribly sad.

He's a good guy, but he's got serious problems including drugs. He has for a very long time. He's been off the show since Dec. 10. Just terrible news.

[Don Caballero]

6. Word on the street is that his girlfriend left him because he was using

He got caught passed out on the floor by the g/f and she left him. He stabbed himself 9 times and drank bleach to kill himself. All Stern fans knew Artie has been very sick for years. He got busted for DUI a few months ago. He is a heroin junkie. But we all love him and wish him well. PS The show is horrible without him. Has turned into the View.

[Orrex]

7. Best of luck to Artie for a full recovery.

He's had such a sad life with a lot of pitfalls.

[hlthe2b]

8. So much pain among those in our world....

and far too little effective help. May he be the exception...

[Beetwasher]

9. Yeah, That's What I Thought

Sad.

[grytpype]

10. Very, very sad.

I'm crying here and I don't even know him.

[Lance_Boyle]

11. And the parade of dead/trying-to-be-dead Saturday Night fat guys continues.

Lange was MadTV, not SNL, but there seems to be something very death-attracting about the fat guys who do sketch comedy on Saturday nights.

[Berry Cool]

12. I think they've got a lot of personal demons.

You know what they say: people get into comedy as an alternative to giving in to pain. And drugs are a way to mask pain.

I hope Artie recovers and gets help. Wow.

[sharesunited]

13. Letterman genuinely seems to love the guy.

And Letterman doesn't seem to love many people.

[Don Caballero]

15. Probably because he is associated with Howard

And Howard has been one of Letterman's best guests over the years.

[unabelladonna]

20. howard and the gang are heartbroken

although i believe the show went downhill after jackie, when artie began he managed to be a very good addition to the show. however, the past few years, he's been a drain. i've heard he's such a good, sweet guy and having had substance abuse problems in the past, i know the anguish he must have gone through. he can still make it back, but he'll need alot of love, support and a serious committment to AA (or another 12 step program).

[graywarrior]

14. Poor guy, he must be in so much emotional pain.

[YankeyMCC]

16. I was so hopeful that he had finally found

a way to be happy in his life. He's given a lot of himself through his talents and his book about himself.

Best wishes to him and his loved ones.

[valerief]

17. He's a real talent. It's so sad. nt

[femrap]

18. I remember my father telling me

that his maternal grandfather had killed himself with a knife...in fact, he walked outside and kept stabbing himself in front of his children.

I didn't know if to believe it...but I guess if you don't have a gun, or a car in a garage, or a razor blade. Such a violent way to go.

Of course, if I worked w/ HS, I might not to be around either.

[Iggo]

19. Wow! That is hardCORE!

I can't even imagine what that's about.

I hope he gets better...body and mind.