Actor and TV legend Daniel Von Bargen was rushed to the hospital this week after a failed suicide attempt left him with a serious gunshot wound to the side of his skull (wonderwall.com) Apparently he is a diabetic, and was having a few toes amputated within the next few weeks, and didn't want to go to the hospital for the operation, whereupon he decided to end his life. The irony in this is that he did indeed play a commander of a military academy in Malcolm in the Middle who had multiple amputations and fake limbs. Maybe he was afraid of becoming a method actor. Von Bargen also stated that he didn't want to go to the hospital anymore either, but there's really no faster way of getting to a hospital than shooting yourself in the head.
All jokes aside, I am glad he survived, because I love Daniel Von Bargen. His roles are all so memorable, from Mr. Kruger of Seinfeld to Basic Instinct and Silence of the Lambs, and of course, my favorite, Commandant Spangler from Malcolm in the Middle. He is said to be recovering well in a hospital in Ohio.
Feel free to thank the doctors and paramedics after I leave.
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