Carrot Top is hospitalized in Las Vegas after a suicide attempt … TMZ has learned.
Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … the comedian and longtime Las Vegas performer, who’s real name is Scott Thompson, attempted suicide on Friday in the Vegas area and was rushed to a local hospital.
CT’s rep Jami Schlicher tells TMZ … “Mr. Thompson is recovering in the hospital and is receiving the care and support he needs. His family and those closest to him are deeply grateful for the concern, prayers and respectfully ask for privacy.”
A little over 20 years ago I won tickets to see Carrot Top from some radio call in contest. I called in on as a joke and actually ended up winning. Took my best friend with me thinking it would be lame as hell but it was actually fucking hilarious. The dude was amazing and he had the whole place roaring with laughter. Sad to hear this news. I hope he recovers and gets the help he needs.
I remember in the 1990s that “hating Carrot Top” was a whole shtick. And it was probably his idea, too. My introduction to Carrot Top was David Letterman pretending to hate his guts and constantly blasting him with a fire extinguisher, and that Simpsons episode where he’s an evil mastermind.
It’s fuzzy now, but I saw him in I believe 1993 at coconuts. If it wasn’t coconuts it was down in the area (south of st Pete).