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While some fans were stunned by how different the actor looks today, his dramatic transformation has actually been years in the making \u2014 and the reason he first decided to change his life was deeply personal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman has spent years transforming his health and lifestyle, but a\u00a0new photo has made fans stop and look twice<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 and it comes with a story that goes far beyond simply losing weight. At 74, the actor looks dramatically different from the man many viewers remember as Dan Conner, but the journey behind that change began nearly two decades ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends a 1989 event, decades before his dramatic weight-loss transformation would become one of the most talked-about changes in his life. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends a taping of Saturday Night Live at NBC Studios in New York City on December 2, 1989, during the early years of the career that would soon make him a household name. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman steps out in 1990, capturing the actor during the early years of the fame that would make his appearance a familiar sight to television audiences. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends the Neville Brothers In-Store Appearance in Hollywood on October 18, 1990, during the early years of the career that would eventually make him a beloved television star. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends the 43rd Primetime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on August 25, 1991, as his growing success on television continued to put him in the spotlight. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman arrives at the 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on January 18, 1992, offering another look at the actor during his rise to household-name status. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman appears on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on March 24, 1993, during the era when his familiar, larger-than-life presence was becoming a staple of late-night television. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends the premiere of The Flintstones at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City on May 23, 1994, bringing his unmistakable presence to the red carpet. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends the 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Pasadena, California, on September 11, 1994, as his television fame continued to cement his place among the era’s most recognizable stars. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman is photographed at Los Angeles International Airport on August 5, 1996, offering a candid glimpse of the actor during the years when his heavier appearance was still a familiar part of his public image. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman celebrates at the 2001 People\u2019s Choice Awards, proudly holding his award as he continued to enjoy the affection of television audiences. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman adds a playful moment to the 2001 People\u2019s Choice Awards by pretending to bite his trophy, showing the lighter side of the actor during the height of his fame. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The latest wave of attention began after\u00a0Wizards of Waverly Place<\/i>\u00a0actor David DeLuise unexpectedly crossed paths with Goodman while shopping.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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DeLuise shared a selfie with the\u00a0Roseanne<\/i>\u00a0star on Instagram, proudly documenting the encounter with someone he had admired since childhood. DeLuise captioned the photo,\u00a0\u201cHe was my childhood!!\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0He continued,\u00a0\u201cLegend! I love that I get to say that to someone \ud83d\ude09 If you know, if you know.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends the Sarah Michelle Gellar-hosted SNL after-party at Times Square in New York City. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman arrives at the premiere of “The Jungle Book 2.” | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends the CBS Primetime 2004\u20132005 UpFront party at Tavern on the Green in New York City. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman poses at the 2004 NBC All Star Party in Los Angeles. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman arrives at the 2004 NBC All Star Party at Universal Studios in Universal City, California. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends the opening-night gala for the 2004 AFI Film Festival premiere of Beyond the Sea at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman poses at the Beyond the Sea premiere during the 2004 AFI Film Festival in Hollywood. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends the 2005 Sundance Film Festival premiere of The Marlyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School in Park City, Utah. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The seemingly simple grocery-store selfie quickly drew attention because of just how much Goodman has changed since his days as the beloved Dan Conner. A report from\u00a0Us Weekly<\/i>\u00a0on August 8 noted that fans\u00a0barely recognized Goodman<\/strong>\u00a0after seeing the rare photo with DeLuise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And while the latest picture may make the transformation look sudden, it was anything but. Goodman’s transformation dates back to the 2000s, when he was open about struggling with alcohol and overeating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman joins Jay Leno on The Tonight Show in September 2005, sharing a lighthearted moment on the set. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Goodman Once Approached 400 Pounds \u2013 And Knew Something Had to Change<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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In 2007, he sought treatment for alcohol addiction and began working toward sobriety. Years later, Goodman described the decision as a necessary turning point in his life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In an interview with\u00a0The Guardian<\/i><\/a>, Goodman explained that his drinking had become increasingly destructive. “It was getting to be too much,” he said. “It was\u00a030 years of a disease<\/strong>\u00a0that was taking its toll on everyone around me, and it had got to the point where, every time I did it, it was becoming more and more debilitating.\u00a0It was life or death<\/strong>.\u00a0It was time to stop.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The actor also acknowledged that alcohol had affected his work, including his temperament, memory and depression. His sobriety would eventually become closely connected to another major change:\u00a0the way he ate and treated his body.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends The Trevor Project\u2019s Cracked Xmas 9 in Hollywood in 2007, the year he sought treatment for alcohol addiction and began working toward sobriety. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In May 2008, John Goodman appeared at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Speed Racer in New York, marking one of his early public appearances after seeking treatment for alcohol addiction. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attended another Speed Racer event during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, continuing his return to the public eye after his decision to get sober. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In February 2009, John Goodman attended a photocall for In the Electric Mist at the Berlin International Film Festival, roughly two years after he sought treatment for alcohol addiction. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attended an Actors Fund event in New York in June 2009 as he continued his career while maintaining the sobriety he had begun working toward in 2007. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman was photographed on location for You Don\u2019t Know Jack in Brooklyn in August 2009, several years into the new chapter he had begun after seeking treatment for alcohol addiction. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Goodman attended the Pope Joan photocall in Berlin in October 2009, another public appearance during the years after he made the decision to stop drinking. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He Admitted He Was Eating ‘all the Time’<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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By 2010, Goodman had already lost more than 100 pounds. Speaking to\u00a0People<\/i><\/a>\u00a0that year, he explained that he had come to realize how much of his life revolved around food.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I know it sounds sappy, but it was a waste,” Goodman said. “It takes a lot of creative energy to sit on your ass and figure out what you’re going to eat next \u2026 I wanted to live life better.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends The Red State tour launch at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on March 5, 2011, after losing more than 100 pounds and adopting a healthier lifestyle. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman is seen at Los Angeles International Airport on June 14, 2011, after making significant changes to his diet and exercise routine. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends The Big Lebowski Blu-ray release in New York City on August 16, 2011, showing the slimmer figure he had achieved after losing more than 100 pounds. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of Trouble With the Curve on September 19, 2012, more than two years after publicly discussing his dramatic weight loss and commitment to living healthier. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman arrives at the 18th Annual Critics\u2019 Choice Movie Awards at Barker Hangar on January 10, 2013, in Santa Monica, California, as he continued maintaining the healthier lifestyle he had adopted after losing more than 100 pounds. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Goodman had also stopped drinking three years earlier and began working with health coach Mackie Shilstone. He cut sugar from his diet and worked out six days a week, describing his approach simply:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Shilstone told the publication that Goodman remembered what it felt like to be extremely heavy and did not want to return to that point. The change was becoming visible enough that even Goodman’s wardrobe was struggling to keep up. He told\u00a0People<\/i>, “I just ordered some nice slacks. I finally got them, and they’re too big now.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman and his daughter, Molly Evangeline Goodman, attend the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2013, in Los Angeles, California, during a period when his commitment to regular exercise and healthier eating had become part of his routine. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman is seen outside his hotel on April 28, 2013, in Ilsenburg, Germany, as he prepared to work on The Monuments Men and continued the lifestyle changes that had helped him lose more than 100 pounds. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends his hand and footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 14, 2013, in Hollywood, California, several years after he began exercising regularly and changing the way he ate. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman arrives at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences\u2019 Governors Awards at Dolby Theatre on November 16, 2013, in Hollywood, California, continuing to maintain the healthier habits that had transformed his appearance. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends The Monuments Men premiere on February 10, 2014, in Milan, Italy, years into the lifestyle changes that included cutting sugar and working out six days a week. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends the Monuments Men UK premiere at Odeon Leicester Square on February 11, 2014, in London, England, after making significant changes to his diet and exercise routine in his effort to maintain his weight loss. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Weight Loss Was Slow \u2013 And Deliberately Different This Time<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Goodman’s transformation continued over the following years, but he was careful not to treat it as a quick-fix project. In 2015,\u00a0The New York Post<\/i><\/a>\u00a0reported that Goodman had lost about 100 pounds and stressed that his transformation had taken time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Shilstone explained, “This didn’t happen overnight \u2014 it’s been an ongoing process.”\u00a0<\/strong>The trainer said\u00a0Goodman followed a Mediterranean-style eating plan<\/strong>\u00a0centered on foods including fish, vegetables, fruit, nuts and olive oil. Goodman also aimed for between 10,000 and 12,000 steps a day and incorporated a treadmill and elliptical bicycle into his workouts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to Shilstone, the key was not one dramatic intervention but a sustained lifestyle change. “There needs to be\u00a0strategic planning<\/strong>,” he said. “This time, he really wanted to do it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Goodman Revealed the More Personal Reason He Wanted to Lose Weight<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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The diet and exercise changed Goodman’s body, but the actor later revealed that his motivation went much deeper than fitting into smaller clothes. In a 2016 interview with\u00a0ABC News<\/a>, Goodman was asked about the dramatic difference audiences could see when he appeared in\u00a010 Cloverfield Lane<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He explained that he had previously gone through cycles of losing large amounts of weight only to regain it.\u00a0“I just stopped eating all the time,”<\/strong>\u00a0Goodman said. “I’d have a handful of food, and it’d go to my mouth. I was just eating all the time. I was just eating alcoholically.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He recalled that he had previously lost 60 or 70 pounds in a matter of months before rewarding himself with alcohol and returning to his old habits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends the Trumbo premiere during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival at The Elgin on September 12, 2015, in Toronto, Canada, as he continued the long-term lifestyle changes that had helped him lose about 100 pounds. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends the 10 Cloverfield Lane New York premiere at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 theater on March 8, 2016, in New York City, around the time he spoke publicly about the gradual approach he had taken to losing weight. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures\u2019 Kong: Skull Island at Dolby Theatre on March 8, 2017, in Hollywood, California, continuing the sustained exercise and dietary changes behind his transformation. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 10, 2017, in Hollywood, California, several years into the lifestyle changes that had dramatically altered his appearance. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California, after years of maintaining the healthier habits he adopted as part of his weight-loss journey. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman arrives at the Roseanne Los Angeles premiere event held at Walt Disney Studio Lot on March 23, 2018, in Burbank, California, continuing to maintain the transformation he had achieved through gradual changes to his diet and exercise routine. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This time, however, he wanted to approach the change differently. “Then this time I wanted to do it slowly, move, exercise,” Goodman said. “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.'”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Then came the blunt explanation that perhaps says more about his transformation than any number on a scale. “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.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That admission offered a much more personal explanation for the transformation audiences had been watching unfold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For Goodman, Food Had Filled the Same Hole Alcohol Once Did<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Goodman also drew a striking connection between\u00a0his eating habits<\/strong>\u00a0and his previous\u00a0struggles with alcohol.\u00a0<\/strong>He explained that he believed people could sometimes try to fill an emotional void with substances or food rather than confronting what was underneath it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I think you\u2019re trying to fill a hole that can’t be filled unless it’s filled with goodness, some kind of spirituality, not saying religion,” he explained. “But just a belief in something higher than yourself, a purpose.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“But instead of filling it with booze or cocaine or food, you just acknowledge that it’s there. You can’t fill it. And you go on and live with it.” Goodman was not simply trying to become thinner.\u00a0He was trying to build a different life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations: Black Earth Rising at The Robin Williams Center on January 22, 2019, in New York City, years after he opened up about the more personal reasons behind his decision to change his relationship with food and his body. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Nearly Two Decades Later, Goodman Had Lost Around 200 Pounds<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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By 2023, the scale of the transformation had become even more remarkable. In an interview with\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/i><\/a>, Goodman said he had lost\u00a0around 200 pounds<\/strong>. But even after losing that much weight, he did not portray himself as someone who had perfected a strict fitness routine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Instead, he admitted that his exercise habits had fluctuated. Goodman said he had been boxing before the COVID-19 pandemic but had stopped exercising regularly, joking that he was “lazy.”<\/strong>\u00a0Walking his dogs became one of the simpler ways he stayed active.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He also said he wanted to return to a more consistent routine. “I was boxing up until then, and I haven’t been able to do that since Covid because I’m lazy. I haven’t been exercising, but I’m going to start a routine again this summer where I can get some stuff done. I’ve just let everything go just because I haven’t had the energy because of the jobs,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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His approach to boxing was also fairly practical. Goodman explained that he mainly worked on hitting the mitts, hitting the bags, and learning footwork rather than regularly sparring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends the party during the 62nd Monte Carlo TV Festival at the Monte-Carlo Beach Hotel on June 16, 2023, in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, after revealing that he had lost around 200 pounds while acknowledging that his exercise routine had become less consistent since the COVID-19 pandemic. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman and Anna Beth Goodman arrive at Project Angel Food\u2019s 2023 Angel Awards on September 23, 2023, in Los Angeles, California, as John Goodman\u2019s dramatic weight loss remained visible years into his effort to maintain a healthier lifestyle. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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His Transformation Was Still Visible Last Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Goodman’s weight loss has remained a noticeable part of his public appearances, even years after the initial transformation. A\u00a02025\u00a0TODAY<\/i>\u00a0report<\/a>\u00a0noted that Goodman continued to maintain his slimmer appearance nearly two decades after beginning his healthier lifestyle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The actor, then 73, had also been dealing with a hip injury sustained in the U.K., yet he still appeared noticeably slim at the Los Angeles premiere of\u00a0Smurfs<\/i>\u00a0in July 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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His weight journey, however, has never been perfectly linear. In a 2018 interview referenced by\u00a0TODAY<\/i>, Goodman joked about the possibility of regaining the weight, saying, “I don’t want to be an example to anybody when the weight comes thundering back on \u2014 when I start eating Crisco out of the can with a spoon and a side of confectioner’s sugar.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He also reduced his approach to weight management to a surprisingly straightforward philosophy:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“It was basically just portion control, and ‘I don’t need it.'”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of Paramount Pictures\u2019 Smurfs at Paramount Pictures Studios on July 13, 2025, in Los Angeles, California, where he appeared noticeably slimmer nearly two decades after beginning his weight-loss journey, despite dealing with a hip injury. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman attends the Smurfs New York screening at SVA Theater on July 15, 2025, in New York City, continuing to maintain the slimmer appearance that has remained a noticeable part of his public appearances years after his initial transformation. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Man Fans Remember as Dan Conner Has Changed in More Ways than One<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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For generations of viewers, Goodman remains inseparable from\u00a0Roseanne<\/i>, where he played Dan Conner opposite Roseanne Barr. The role made him a household name and helped establish the larger-than-life presence that audiences came to associate with him. Goodman himself once admitted that he did not fully appreciate the show’s success while he was living through it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“This was at a time when you could still have a show that would bring in millions of viewers a night, and that\u2019s gone. You can’t have that anymore. We were in people’s living rooms. They felt they knew us,” he told ABC News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He also acknowledged that his drinking was happening during that period and that he sometimes struggled to appreciate what he had. “I didn’t appreciate it at the time. I started drinking a lot. Things were skewed. It was one of those things an alcoholic does. Whatever you’ve got isn’t good enough. You always want more,” Goodman said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Looking back, he added, “If I felt great, I’d have to have a drink to make it greater, to have more fun. Looking back on it, I wish I would have appreciated more. I admired the hell out of Rosanne.” After nearly two decades of changes to his lifestyle, the latest grocery-store photo brought the\u00a0transformation<\/a>\u00a0back into focus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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John Goodman arrives at the premiere of Chili Finger during the 2026 SXSW Conference and Festival at ZACH Theatre on March 14, 2026, in Austin, Texas, as the actor\u2019s appearance brought renewed attention to the transformation he has undergone since his Roseanne years. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Reactions to His Latest Appearance Were Far from Unanimous<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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The new picture prompted plenty of comments from people who remembered Goodman from a much heavier period of his career. One commenter\u00a0wrote<\/a>, “Looked better when he was heavy.”<\/i>\u00a0\ud83d\ude15 Another said,\u00a0\u201cHe looks really gray.”\u00a0<\/i>A third commenter wrote,\u00a0“He looks gray.<\/i>” Another viewer added,\u00a0“He actually looked better heavier.”<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Someone else appeared surprised that the actor’s weight-loss journey was still noticeable, writing,\u00a0“I thought he was heavier, didn’t know he was still losing weight.”<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The\u00a0comments<\/a>\u00a0continued on a separate\u00a0People<\/i>\u00a0report, where one person remarked,\u00a0“What a change in his face.”\u00a0<\/i>Another commenter observed,\u00a0“His face deflated since he lost a lot of weight. And he got older. It happens.”<\/i>\u00a0Another was more concerned, writing,\u00a0“He lost way too much weight. He looks like he’s sick.”<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The comments were clearly mixed, but they also underscored just how dramatically Goodman has changed since the years when audiences knew him primarily as the larger-than-life Dan Conner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That history makes the\u00a0August 6, 2026, selfie with DeLuise<\/a>\u00a0particularly striking. The man standing beside the younger actor at the grocery store is a far cry from the Goodman many viewers first knew on television, when his size was often incorporated into\u00a0Roseanne<\/i>\u00a0jokes and storylines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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