Did Jim Caviezel have 2 open heart surgeries?

Jim Caviezel is an American film and television actor who played Jesus Christ in the Passion of Christ (2004) and starred as John Reese in the CBS series, Person of Interest (2011-2016).

During filming, he was struck by lightning, accidentally scourged, had his shoulders dislocated, and also suffered from pneumonia and hypothermia. Prior to filming, Gibson reported warned Jim that playing Jesus in his controversial film would hurt his career.

Did Jim Caviezel have 2 open heart surgeries?

Jim Caviezel had to have two open-heart surgeries after filming, The Passion of Christ in Italy in the dead of winter wearing nothing but a thin loincloth took its toll on the actor.

He also developed pneumonia and hypothermia and couldn’t feel anything on his limbs.