‘Highlander’ star Christopher Lambert leaves Pittsburgh fan convention early after health scare

Pop Culture News‘Highlander’ star Christopher Lambert leaves Pittsburgh fan convention early after health scareLambert reportedly suffered a sudden medical emergency and collapsed while signing autographs before being taken from the convention hall via ambulance.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Christopher Lambert at the 81st Venice Film Festival in Sept. 2024.Laurent Koffel / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleAug. 9, 2026, 2:37 PM EDTBy Angela Yang“Highlander” star Christopher Lambert left Pennsylvania’s largest comic con early after reportedly collapsing at the event on Saturday.Lambert, 69, unexpectedly departed the convention due to a “personal issue,” Steel City Con announced on Facebook, adding that his photo op had been canceled and his return time was yet to be determined.TMZ reported that Lambert suffered a sudden medical emergency and collapsed while signing autographs, before being taken from the convention hall by ambulance. According to the outlet, Lambert’s representative said his blood sugar had dropped because he hadn’t eaten much that day.The Pittsburgh-area convention, running Friday through Sunday, had shared a photo of Lambert posing with a fan at a meet-and-greet over the weekend, where he signed posters of himself as the immortal Scottish warrior Connor MacLeod from the 1986 cult classic “Highlander.”Steel City Con initially said in a Saturday night update that Lambert would return Sunday for more autographs and his delayed photo op, but not his scheduled panel. On Sunday, however, organizers announced he would not attend after all.“Christopher Lambert is unable to come today,” the convention wrote on Facebook. “He sends his regrets.”Fans responded in the comments with well wishes, saying his health and recovery comes first.Steel City Con and representatives for Lambert did not immediately respond to requests for comment.Lambert, who is best known for his iconic role in “Highlander,” rose to global f...