Matt Pinfield is alive and recovering after suffering a major stroke in January. "Guys, I'm alive," Pinfield, who was in a coma in the ICU, told The Hollywood Reporter. "I'm recovering and am going to come back swinging.

Former MTV VJ Matt Pinfield announced this week that he overcame the odds by surviving a stroke he suffered in January and is out of the ICU.

Pinfield was one of the most well-known faces on MTV during the 1990s, hosting the alt-rock segment “120 Minutes” from 1995 to 1999, as well as other shows and specials on the channel. He returned to host a new version of the show from 2011 to 2013 on MTV2.