Howard Stern Sidekick Artie Lange Hospitalized After Violent Suicide Attempt

The New York Post is reporting that Howard Stern sidekick, Artie Lange, landed in the hospital Saturday after attempting suicide by stabbing himself nine times.

Stern talked about Lange’s attempted suicide this morning on his show after the story became public earlier today.

A source close to Lange’s management team confirmed to the paper that commedian’s mother had found her troubled son in his Hoboken apartment on Saturday when she came to drop off food.

Lange had sustained six “hesitation wounds” and three deep plunges, but surgeons managed to save him despite heavy bleeding.

Stern had announced that Lange was hospitalized earlier this week, but did not discuss any details out of respect for Lange and his family.

“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.”

Damn thats crazy....

Holy shit!

Arty was looking rough on TV a couple months ago, I think it was some talk show on ESPN or some sports show. That dude has had issues with drugs and alcohol for awhile now. Not surprised.

Man that's gotta be one of the most painful ways to attempt suicide. Someone should give him a car to run in a garage.

franklinfan2 wrote:

Man that's gotta be one of the most painful ways to attempt suicide. Someone should give him a car to run in a garage.

He probably didn't really want to kill himself. This screams for attention. He probably has very few people who care about him in his life. Just a guess obviously but come on...he's the funny guy that no one is really that close to. A lot of comedians are rejects and many of them have major life issues.

This is why Chappelle probably made the right choice to get out while he could. The pressures of that business are ridiculous and they can make a person crazy.