MTV VJ Matt Pinfield gives health update after stroke left him ‘unresponsive' for two months: ‘Fighting my way back'
Former MTV video jockey Matt Pinfield has announced that he is 'fighting my way back' after suffering a massive stroke earlier this year.
Pinfield, 63, shared the health update via X on Friday, April 25.
'Slowly but surely recovering..lots of physical therapy..Fighting my way back!' the former VJ wrote. 'One day at a time.'
5 Former MTV VJ Matt Pinfield shared a surprising health update on Friday, April 26, after suffering a massive stroke in January.
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Pinfield's miraculous progress report came as he announced he will be hosting a ceremony on Thursday, May 1, to unveil Green Day's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The former SiriusXM host suffered a massive stroke in January after years of health problems. Prior to the stroke, Pinfield was hospitalized in 2018 after being hit by a car. He also spent a stint in rehab for substance abuse and heart issues in 2017.
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter last month, Pinfield revealed that he had been 'unresponsive for two months' and 'close' to not surviving the aftermath of his massive stroke.
5 Matt Pinfield suffered a massive stroke on Jan. 6, 2025.
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'Guys, I'm alive,' he told the outlet on March 13. 'I'm recovering and am going to come back swinging. I was unresponsive for two months. Friends were thinking they were coming to see me for the last time. The doctors never expected me to speak or to walk again.'
Pinfield added that his oldest daughter, Jessica, took over temporary guardianship of his medical and financial decisions while he was hospitalized in the ICU.
'She's the one who saved my life,' he said. 'She protected me.'
5 Matt Pinfield, 63, had been 'unresponsive for two months' and 'close' to not surviving his stroke.
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The SoCal Sound host first made his mark on the entertainment industry in the 1990s, hosting MTV's alternative rock show '120 Minutes.' Before that, he appeared on an episode of 'The Real World.'
Pinfield later worked as vice president of A&R at Columbia Records from 2001 to 2006 before hosting several radio and TV programs on FM, Sirius XM radio and AXS TV.
'I always loved Lou Reed. So it was a big deal for me when he came down and did '120 Minutes' at the old National Studios,' he told The Post in 2012 regarding his favorite NYC venues and encounters with rock icons.
5 The radio personality made his mark on the entertainment industry in the 1990s hosting the MTV alt-rock show '120 Minutes.'
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'Hanging with Lou was like a childhood dream come true,' Pinfield added at the time. 'He later went on the record to say that '120 Minutes' was best when I hosted it, so that meant the world to me.'
After being discharged from the ICU in late February, Pinfield thanked everyone who wished him well.
5 Matt Pinfield in October 2024.
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'I want to say how grateful I am for all the people who were wishing me well,' he said. 'The love of the community helped me get through this.'
Pinfield also announced that he planned to return to the radio and 'get back to work doing what I love' after taking 'some time to recover' from his stroke.
'I'm definitely going to take some time to recover,' he said last month. 'Then I'll do my radio shows again and get back to work doing what I love, which is to entertain people playing music.'
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