When Wizards of Waverly Place actor David DeLuise posted a photo with actor John Goodman, fans almost didn’t recognize him. Now, at 74, he looks a lot different from how fans remember him looking on Roseanne, but not necessarily because he has gotten older.
The recent photo makes it clear that John has lost a lot of weight. John’s weight loss journey has been ongoing, but the change was more dramatic than a lot of fans had realized.
John had talked about wanting to lose weight before.
Because of his previous comments about his lifestyle changes and weight loss goals, many fans assumed that the more recent weight loss was intentional. In 2016, the actor had already lost an estimated 100 pounds.
He told ABC News that he mostly achieved his goal by adjusting his eating habits. “I just stopped eating all the time,” he said at the time. “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.”
He also talked about how, in the past, he would lose weight, then proceed to put it back on again later. “In the old days, I would take three months out, lose 60 or 70 pounds, and then reward myself with a 6-pack of bud or whatever and just go back to my old habits,” he admitted.
So, he decided it was time for a different approach. “This time I wanted to do it slowly, move, exercise,” he explained. “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, 10 years later, he’s looking a lot thinner.
On August 6, David posted a selfie he took with John. The photo made it look like he had run into him at the grocery store, which made some fans jealous. Others weren’t even sure if the man in the photo was actually John because he looked so different to them.
David captioned his post with, “He was my childhood !! ❤️ Legend ! I love that I get to say that to someone 😉 if you know you know.”
In response, one fan wrote, “Is that John Goodman???? @daviddeluise he’s unrecognizable.”
Someone else said, “Wild!! Doesn’t even look like the same guy (from) 30 years ago.” Another fan commented, “He’s so much skinnier than I remember seeing him!”
And someone else chimed in with, “I love John Goodman! Yes he looks very different but I bet he feels great!”
In addition to “portion control,” John previously opened up about incorporating more exercise into his routine.
John has made it sound like changing his eating habits and giving up alcohol both played significant roles in his health journey. In 2023, he also spoke to Rolling Stone about trying to stay physically active.
He said he enjoyed boxing and “just getting out and walking the dogs.” The Covid pandemic seemed to be a setback for him, but he sounded determined to start exercising more. “I was boxing up until then and I haven’t been able to do that since Covid because I’m lazy,” he revealed. “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.”
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