Gallagher suffers heart attack

LEWISVILLE, Texas, March 15 (UPI) -- Gallagher's representatives said the prop comic has been hospitalized in Texas after suffering a heart attack at a bar shortly before a scheduled show.

TMZ said Gallagher, 65, was preparing to perform Wednesday night when he experienced intense chest pains, prompting the owner of the club to call 911. The name of the venue was not reported.

Gallagher's manager told TMZ the comedian suffered a "mild to serious" heart attack and will remain in the hospital for the next couple of days.

The entertainer, whose real name is Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr., previously suffered a minor heart attack on stage in Minnesota last year.