John Goodman Looks Better Than Ever!
John Goodman showed up at a red carpet event last night [above right] looking fitter and healthier than ever. He was significantly heavier as recently as October 2009 [above left, in Germany]. The 'Big Lebowski' and 'Roseanne' star turns 58 on June 20.
Congrats on the weight loss, John! Tell us your secret!
"For almost all his life [Goodman] has also been overweight, and his acting draws on both the genuine status that comes with being big, and the stigma that comes with being fat," the
New York Times reported in 1991 in a piece called 'Being the Big Guy.' "Being big can make his characters heroic, being fat can make them tragic, or at the least, give them one more cross to bear."
The weight loss has
Entertainment Weekly fretting Goodman may not be able to reprise his iconic character Walter Sobchak if the Coen Brothers ever elect to pen a sequel to their cult classic 'The Big Lebowski.'
London's
Daily Mail reports a photo of Goodman in 2008, filming 'Confessions of a Shopaholic,' prompted fiery controversy about his weight. Tabloid The Globe wrote a piece titled '400-lb Goodman eating himself to death,' which delved into friends' concerns about his habits.
The '91 Times piece went into great detail about Goodman's history and feelings about weight:
"While Goodman is far more of a big man than a fat one, he's always seen it the other way around. He saw magazine polls a couple years ago listing him among America's sexiest men as an effort 'to taunt the poor boy.' And when Anna Elizabeth Hartzog, at the time 19 years old, approached him during the shooting of 'Everybody's All-American,' Goodman was so convinced this very pretty college student couldn't be interested in him that he was rude. They were married two years later."
Goodman finds all praise of his dancing and grace insultingly condescending. 'Yeah, for a fat guy,' he says when complimented about it. 'Right, like watching the elephants in 'Fantasia,' and those hippos in their tutus. It's sad but true. A fat guy that moves around like that doesn't think of himself as primarily a fat guy moving around like that. He's just a guy trying to find the groove like anyone else.'"
In 2009, during a New York City theater stint, Goodman said alcohol -- specifically Jack Daniels -- nearly ruined his memory. "I had a 30-year run, and at the end I didn't care about anything," he told the
New York Times of his drinking. "I was just fed up with myself. I didn't even want to be an actor anymore."
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A slimmed-down John Goodman and Dame Helen Mirren pose at the AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held June 10 in Culver City, Calif. More Photos of (Not As) Big Bad John >>
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Actor John Goodman arrives at TV Land Presents: The AFI Life Achievement Awards Honoring Mike Nichols at Sony Studios on June 10, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. TV Land Presents: The AFI Life Achievement Awards Honoring Mike Nichols Sony Studios Los Angeles, CA United States June 10, 2010 Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic.com To license this image (17295438), contact FilmMagic.com
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CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: Actor John Goodman arrives at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** John Goodman
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CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: Actor John Goodman arrives at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** John Goodman
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Actor John Goodman arrives at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards honoring Mike Nichols, presented by TV Land at Sony Pictures Studios on Thursday, June 10, 2010 in Culver City, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
John Goodman Snapshots
CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: Actor John Goodman arrives at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** John Goodman
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CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: (L-R) Actor John Goodman, actress Helen Mirren and husband Director Taylor Hackford in the audience at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. The AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Mike Nichols will premiere on TV Land on Saturday, June 25 at 9PM ET/PST. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI) *** Local Caption *** John Goodman;Helen Mirren;Taylor Hackford
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CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: (L-R) Actress Helen Mirren, Director Taylor Hackford and actor John Goodman in the audience at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. The AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Mike Nichols will premiere on TV Land on Saturday, June 25 at 9PM ET/PST. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI) *** Local Caption *** Helen Mirren;Taylor Hackford;John Goodman
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CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: Actor John Goodman (L) and actress Helen Mirren in the audience at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. The AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Mike Nichols will premiere on TV Land on Saturday, June 25 at 9PM ET/PST. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI) *** Local Caption *** John Goodman;Helen Mirren
John Goodman Snapshots
CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: (L-R) Actor John Goodman, actress Helen Mirren and husband Director Taylor Hackford in the audience at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. The AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Mike Nichols will premiere on TV Land on Saturday, June 25 at 9PM ET/PST. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI) *** Local Caption *** John Goodman;Helen Mirren;Taylor Hackford
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CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: Actor John Goodman arrives at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** John Goodman
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THRILLED for John Goodman who is a beloved actor to me who I've worried over as a result of his weight. Please continue to take care of yourself John, you a much loved!
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I miss his character, Dan. He looks so serious in these photos. Where's his warm smile? I hope he's not ill (hence, the sudden weight loss).
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Oh that is sooo great, he is amazing I love him...looking good!!!
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How did he loose the weight? Was it intentional, or was he sick?
Looks a lot better, but now he needs some nip and tuck for loose skin.
I just lost 15 lbs and I got 15 more to go, and I know it isn't
easy.. The secret is... stop eating so dammed much.Just eat
to get by on as a rule and exercise, exercise, exercise. There is
no easy way out..!!You have to change you way of thinking about
food..
Anyway I am proud of John for getting thin. He looks like he is
very tall, is he?
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His secret is called getting older and wiser. When you get older tastes for foods change and along with that so does your calorie intake. Hes probably just eating better and gettin some decent exercise now that hes basically retired and not filming for something cramming his face on the set with donuts and cake.
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I love John Goodman, he is the best actor, I don't care how much he weighs, only care that he is happy in what ever he does.
Bless you John you are awesome and good looking too
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John, I am so proud of you for losing all that weight. I've only seen you in Roseanne but was always amazed you were so agile at that size. Your acting was so good, you had me believing you were actually Roseanne's husband! I am going to send a picture of you to my friend who just weighed in over 300 lbs. Thank you. Please don't gain it back.
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He looks GREAT!!!!!! keep up the good work John we don't want to loose you!!!!! God bless.
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Congratulations on the weight loss, you look great!
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Loosing weigth is the hardest thing in the world to do, so my congratulations John you did it!!, It takes sacrifice and will power to get there, and you got it honey, good luck in your work, now Hollywood will open big doors to you.
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I am glad he did this for himself and his family. His wife is probably happy about this.
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Congratulations, John. You must feel so good about yourself. You look wonderful. I've recently lost 75 pounds myself, and I know how hard it is to do. I've been battling the weight for most of my life. Good job!
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I have always like John, hes a nice man, with humor that kills me at times.
I think he looks great, and always has.
I wish him all the very best in life.
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I can see John looking the way he does playing the "Duke"
It would be an honor for him I believe to play the part of one of Americas greatest movie heros.ood luck with the weight loss
John.
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Are you sure he's just 58? All that loose skin still makes him look heavy. Time for a little nip & tuck John.
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AWSOME WORK JOHN!!!!!!
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Congratulations, John. Continued good health. Loved him years ago in the story arc on "West Wing" - Senator who temporarily takes over the Presidency from Martin Sheen. He was perfectly cast. Would have made a great spin off. Political daily life - from the viewpoint of the power player in the US Senate.
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John u look fabulous. The weight loss is good for you, but you are still the same great actor.
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