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Published 13:12 04 Aug 2026 GMT
John Goodman has stunned fans with his astonishing physical transformation after losing around 200 pounds, with the Hollywood veteran looking almost unrecognizable at the age of 74.
The award-winning actor, who has starred in countless films, such as The Big Lebowski and Argo, as well as a long list of smash television shows throughout his career, has spent more than a decade working towards a healthier lifestyle.
At his heaviest, Goodman is believed to have weighed around 392 pounds (roughly 400 pounds), meaning he has lost nearly half of his body weight during his ongoing health journey.
A key feature of Goodman’s larger-than-life acting charm, his portly exterior frequently lent themselves to the characters he would so often portray, from Walter in The Big Lebowski, to even assuming the role of the animated Sulley in Monsters Inc, a giant purple monster.
“It takes a lot of creative energy to sit on your a** and figure out what you’re going to eat next,” he said in an interview with People in 2010. “I wanted to live life better.”
“I just got tired, sick and tired of looking at myself. You’re shaving in the mirror and you don’t want to look at yourself. It gets dangerous,” he told ABC in 2016.
His transformation has been credited to long-term lifestyle changes, including giving up sugar and alcohol, eating a healthier diet and maintaining a regular exercise routine.
Rather than relying on a quick fix, Goodman has consistently spoken about taking a sustainable approach to weight loss, gradually changing his habits over the years.
Goodman also explained that his weight loss journey was made easier after he “just stopped eating all the time”.
“I’d have a handful of food and it’d go to my mouth,” he added. “In the old days, I would take three months out, lose 60 or 70 pounds, and then reward myself with a six-pack of Bud or whatever and just go back to my old habits.
“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. And it gives me the energy to work, ‘cause work is very draining.”
Now aged 74, Goodman continues to demonstrate that considerable lifestyle changes can be achieved later in life through long-term consistency.
