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.

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.

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.