{"id":186430,"date":"2023-12-09T09:08:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T09:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/?p=186430"},"modified":"2023-12-09T09:08:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T09:08:28","slug":"home-alone-actor-ken-hudson-campbells-cancer-removal-surgery-successful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansapidnews.com\/celebrity\/home-alone-actor-ken-hudson-campbells-cancer-removal-surgery-successful\/","title":{"rendered":"'Home Alone' Actor Ken Hudson Campbell's Cancer Removal Surgery Successful"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ken Hudson Campbell<\/strong>, famous for playing Santa in “Home Alone,” is the one getting a great gift this time … TMZ has learned doctors successfully removed the cancer that had been spreading in his mouth.<\/p>\n Ken’s daughter Michaela <\/strong>tells TMZ … her dad went into surgery Thursday morning, and the whole procedure went off without a hitch. She says the family was able to visit him later that night once he was out of the OR.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He’s not home-free just yet … we’re told Ken will remain in ICU for another 2-3 days, before he’s transferred to regular inpatient hospital care for about another week. But, he is awake and doing really well — and it will take about 6 weeks of recovery before he can get back to normal, everyday activity.<\/p>\n As we reported, Ken was diagnosed with cancer<\/strong> in October after a tumor grew on the bottom of his mouth and “began encroaching on his teeth” … according to Michaela, who laid it all out on a GoFundMe<\/strong> she set up for her pops.<\/p>\n She started the GFM because Ken, unfortunately, lost his SAG-AFTRA health insurance at the beginning of last year after the pandemic — but the support’s been overwhelming, they’re over $96,000 of the $100k goal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There have been some heavy hitters offering donations — including $1k from Jeff Garlin<\/strong> and Tim Meadows<\/strong>, $5k from “The Big Bang Theory” creator Bill Prady<\/strong> and $10,000 from Steve Carell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Michaela tells us Steve and Ken are old friends from their time in Second City Chicago improv, and the family is extremely grateful for all the support.<\/p>\n Ken will still have to undergo reconstructive surgery, as well as radiation and possibly chemo, which comes with a lengthy 6-month recovery period … but he’s crossed a huge hurdle.<\/p>\n