John Goodman, 71, Concerns Fans for Looking Sick in Recent Outing after 200-Lb Weight Loss a F

May 21, 2024

71-year-old John Goodman shocked fans when he recently stepped out on a red carpet.
The actor has lost weight, but fans do not like how he looks now.
Despite fans' opinions, Goodman lives happily with his wife and daughter.

John Goodman has been a famous American actor since he entered the Hollywood scene in the 1980s. Since then, he has had many career-defining roles and is often cast as a jolly, happy character.

However, his weight has been an issue for him a few times. He lost most of the weight recently, but fans now think his new look is worse than when he was overweight.

John Goodman and Roseanne Barr on "Roseanne" in 1989 | Source: Getty Images

John Goodman at the photocall of 'Pope Joan' at Hotel Ritz Carlton on October 19, 2009 | Source: Getty Images

In 2016, Goodman began his weight loss journey. The star revealed he ate too often and described his eating habits as "eating alcoholically." However, he soon found that it didn't make him feel good, and began losing weight.

This week, Goodman appeared on the Monte Carlo TV Festival's red carpet, looking thinner than ever. Yet fans quickly criticized Goodman's new look when the story was posted on Facebook.

One fan admitted they thought Goodman was sick after seeing the photos of him after his weight loss. Another agreed that he looked ill but said it was good that he had lost the weight.

John Goodman at a photocall during the 62nd Monte Carlo TV Festival on June 19, 2023 | Source: Getty Images

Goodman confessed that he was "sick and tired" of seeing himself overweight, but a fan chimed in, saying that he now looked "sick and tired" to everyone else. Some even thought he looked ten years older after losing weight.

Many said that weight loss made him seem unhealthy and that he looked "healthier when he was larger." Yet there were those that supported Goodman, saying they hoped he felt better and were glad he was healthier now because they wanted him to have a long and fruitful career.

A comment left on a Facebook picture of John Goodman's June 2023 weight loss | Source: facebook.com/FoxNews

Some fans remarked that it was never too late to do the things you had always hoped for yourself and that it was good to see Goodman following his dreams and fulfilling his goals even at his age.

How Did Goodman Lose The Weight?

While some fans debated whether he looked better now that he had made this transformation, others wondered how Goodman had shed the weight and managed to keep it off for as long as he had.

John Goodman on "Roseanne" in 1992 | Source: Getty Images

In 2016, Goodman believed he weighed somewhere close to 400 lbs when he decided to change. While he was usually able to lose a lot of weight in three or four months, but usually put the weight back on quickly. He shared:

"Then, this time, I wanted to do it slowly, move, exercise. I'm getting to the age where I can't afford to sit still anymore."

Goodman said that exercising and eating better had also given him the energy to work, which he found draining. He decided to lose weight once and for all when he no longer wanted to look at himself in the mirror.

John Goodman attends the CBS Primetime 2004-2005 UpFront Party | Source: Getty Images

The actor also hired a personal trainer, Mackie Shilstone, who combined diet and exercise to help him lose weight and keep it off. Shilstone revealed Goodman's weight loss had been an ongoing process and did not happen overnight.

Shilstone also advised Goodman to follow a Mediterranean meal plan comprising fruits, vegetables, nuts, fish, and olive oil. The actor exercised six days a week and walked between 10,000 and 20,000 steps daily.

However, Goodman made a more significant change ten years before starting his weight loss journey. Goodman struggled with alcoholism and stopped drinking for a decade before making this transformation.

John Goodman at the 62nd Monte Carlo TV Festival | Source: Getty Images

The actor admitted that although he was being hired for many roles, he drank while at work. He confessed:

"My speech would be slurred. I thought I was fooling people. My cheeks would turn bright red when I was liquored up. I just looked like a stop sign."

It all came to a head when he missed a rehearsal for the 2007 Emmys after drinking all weekend. The actor had been drinking since Friday, and when he woke on Sunday, he was shaking, yet he still reached for another drink.

He knew then that he needed to be hospitalized, so he phoned his wife, an experience he likened to "turning [himself] into the Gestapo." Goodman's wife called and got him into a treatment center that day.

John Goodman at the 62nd Monte Carlo TV Festival at the Palm Beach on June 16, 2023 | Source: Getty Images

When Goodman arrived at the treatment center, he had to detox and found that he liked the feeling of it. After he came out of the treatment center, he did not touch alcohol again and began living a healthier lifestyle with his family by his side.

Goodman Is A Family Man

Although he has not had an easy time in Hollywood, Goodman has a great support system for his wife and only daughter. The women have been by his side through thick and thin, cheering him on.

Laurie Metcalf, Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, and Lecy Goranson at the 1989 People's Choice Awards | Source: Getty Images

Goodman's wife, Anna Beth, lived in Bogalusa, Louisiana, before meeting her husband. She studied fine arts at the University of New Orleans but moved to Los Angeles to open a clothing manufacturing business after she graduated.

Anna Beth spent a few years in Los Angeles and then moved to New Orleans. She made regular trips from New Orleans to Los Angeles and back. During this time is when she met Goodman.

Goodman and Anna Beth met at a Halloween party at Tipitina's in 1987. He was working on the 1988 film "Everybody's All American" then. The pair tied the knot two years after meeting.

John and Molly Goodman at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Source: Getty Images

A year later, the pair welcomed their only child, a daughter named Molly Evangeline. They then moved out of Hollywood as they wanted to raise their daughter away from the spotlight. The family now lives in New Orleans' Garden District.

Molly is now 33 and has followed in her father's Hollywood footsteps, working as a production assistant and designer. Since the early 2010s, Molly has worked in the art department of shows like "New Girl," "Aquarius," and "The Last Tycoon."

Anna Beth, Molly, and John Goodman at Goodman's ceremony at the The Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 10, 2017 | Source: Getty Images

The young woman began her career after graduating from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Production. Goodman admitted that his daughter turned out fantastic and that her mother and grandmother had taught her manners. What a charming family!

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