{"id":2252291,"date":"2026-01-27T05:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T05:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2252291"},"modified":"2026-01-27T05:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T05:45:25","slug":"atlanta-blind-side-actor-quinton-aaron-on-life-support-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/atlanta-blind-side-actor-quinton-aaron-on-life-support-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta \u2018Blind Side\u2019 actor Quinton Aaron on life support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header data-pagezone=\"article-body\" class=\"bg-primary-black py-8\">\n<div class=\"max-w-[750px] px-5 md:mx-auto lg:max-w-[814px] lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"mt-5\">\n<figure class=\"group\/image relative mb-0 h-full w-full\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mt-1.5\">\n<div class=\"font-worksans flex w-full flex-col items-start \" id=\"_R_36h94qnpffivb_\">\n<p>Actor Quinton Aaron (shown arriving at the 2010 BET Awards) played Michael Oher in &#8220;The Blind Side.&#8221; He is currently on life support because of a blood infection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<article class=\"bg-color mx-auto mb-5 w-full max-w-full space-y-5 px-5 sm:max-w-[750px] md:mb-9 md:space-y-9 lg:px-0  show-next-ad [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:pointer-events-none [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:blur-[7px] \" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"2\" data-size=\"2\">\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"1\">Atlanta actor Quinton Aaron, who played NFL player Michael Oher in the 2009 movie \u201cThe Blind Side\u201d is on life support after suffering an infection, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-quinton-aaron-fight-for-his-life\" target=\"_blank\">according to a GoFundMe post<\/a> raising money for his medical bills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"2\">The<b> <\/b>fundraiser, run by a charity that Aaron supports called <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/veteransaidnetwork.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans Aid Network<\/a>, says Aaron has a blood infection the doctors are trying to treat. As of Monday evening,<b> <\/b>more than $35,000 has been raised including $10,000 from<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alconent.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Alcon Entertainment,<\/a> the company that produced \u201cThe Blind Side.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"bg-color mx-auto mb-5 w-full max-w-full space-y-5 px-5 sm:max-w-[750px] md:mb-9 md:space-y-9 lg:px-0 is-paywalled show-next-ad [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:pointer-events-none [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:blur-[7px] \" data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"6\" data-size=\"4\">\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"3\">notniuQ\u201c ruoy uoy uoy htiw lliw elihw nehw riahcleehw klaw detadpu ot ot emit hguorht hguorht ypareht eht .stset troppus troppus llits emos etis desaeler yrevocer etiuq \u201d.sreyarp ,.m.p denepo no fo :swen deen gnikool efil si si ni sih sih eh eh sah sah doog gniog seog rof !toof gnileef seye ta era dna dna dna dna lla .niaga a a eW knahT eH tA 15:2<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear-both\">\n<figure class=\"group\/image relative mb-0 h-full w-full\"><img alt=\"&quot;The Blind Side&quot; was based on the true story of troubled high school football phenom Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron, left). It also starred Sandra Bullock (right) and Tim McGraw and was shot in and around Atlanta in 2009. 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It also starred Sandra Bullock (right) and Tim McGraw and was shot in and around Atlanta in 2009. (AP FILE)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"5\">efiw ohw nehw saw eht eht dekcohs dias snur fo swen elpitlum gnidulcni draeh eh eh morf dneirf naf snoitnevnoc a .azodneM eiggaM yadirF ,rraF naD ,noitnevnoC cimoC s\u2019noraA s\u2019noraA LTA <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"6\">s\u2019tI\u201c d\u2019eH\u201c .raey htiw llew thgiew yrev yrev gniylrednu dlot ot ot eht taht gnikaeps os yracs fo lacidem tol tsol tsal sih \u201d.mih htlaeh eh evah dah rof ,ylimaf \u201d,lanoitome gniod seod eunitnoc snoitidnoc egnellahc neeb dna .noonretfa retfa a ehT yadnoM yadnoM azodneM 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text-[0.875rem] leading-[1.5] font-medium tracking-[-0.53px] md:px-0 md:pt-[10px] md:leading-[1.29]\">Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture &amp; seeing live events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"order-3 col-span-2 block sm:hidden\">\n<p class=\"font-worksans text-primary-black text-[0.875rem] leading-[1.5] font-medium tracking-[-0.53px] md:px-0 md:pt-[10px] md:leading-[1.29]\">Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture &amp; seeing live events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.ajc.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Quinton Aaron (shown arriving at the 2010 BET Awards) played Michael Oher in &#8220;The Blind Side.&#8221; He is currently on life support because of a blood infection. 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