After having a dream that he had developed a brain tumor, American actor and producer, Mark Ruffalo, became concerned and decided to consult a doctor.
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After a CAT scan, he received a diagnosis of acoustic neuroma. Because his wife was expecting their first child at the time of his diagnosis, he initially kept the news to himself, but several weeks after the birth of his son Keen, he underwent surgery to remove the tumor.
Although the operation was a success, the side effects resulted in Ruffalo losing hearing in his left ear, and one side of his face became completely paralyzed.
The unfortunate diagnosis didn’t only correspond with the birth of his son — Ruffalo was also reaching new heights in his career.
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Is Mark Ruffalo Paralyzed?
Mark was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2001 and was left with partial facial paralysis after undergoing surgery to remove it.
Mark first gained recognition for his work in Kenneth Lonergan’s play This Is Our Youth (1998) and drama film You Can Count On Me (2000).
He gained international recognition for playing Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), as well as the upcoming Disney+ series She-Hulk (2022).
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