Personal Life
In 1998, Schimmel suffered a heart attack. In June 2000, he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. His treatments included chemotherapy and required long stays in the hospital. Schimmel's cancer went into remission, resulting in his decision to return to his wife Vicki, from whom he had been separated. Schimmel reunited with his soon-to-be second wife, Melissa, to whom he had been previously introduced by his daughter, Jessica, which led to the conception of their child. Schimmel divorced Vicki and married Melissa shortly thereafter.
Schimmel was arrested in Calabasas, California on May 2, 2009 as a result of an alleged confrontation between himself and his wife Melissa. The district attorney eventually declined to press charges, citing insufficient evidence. On May 8, 2009, Melissa Schimmel filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.
During an interview on The Howard Stern Show on January 28, 2010, Schimmel announced that he developed cirrhosis as a result of a hepatitis C infection from a blood transfusion that he received while in the Air Force. His cirrhosis had progressed to the point that he was working to be added to the waiting list for a donated liver.
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