VIDEO: Slimmed-Down John Goodman Says He Was "Pushing 400" Pounds At One Point
Posted on Jun 17, 2010 @ 04:35AM
A slimmed-down John Goodman told David Letterman on Wednesday's The Late Show that he weighed more than 400 pounds at his heaviest, and that he's not done shedding his excess pounds just yet.
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Letterman pounced on Goodman about his newly-svelte appearance early, telling The Big Lebowski star, "You look wonderful!"
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Goodman said, "It's kinda like letting the gas out of the balloon," before admitting that at his peak weight, he was "pushing 400 pounds."
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Goodman explained of his cyclical weight gain: "I'd get off of 'Roseanne' every spring. I'd lose 60 lbs every spring. Then I got too fond of the barley corn and start missing it too much -- I'd gain it back and then some, every year."
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Goodman joked he was "breaking furniture" at his heaviest point, and said he feels revitalized after the changes he's made in his life.
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"It's like night and day," the Roseanne star said. "I'm getting a lot of exercise, feeling great -- it's going to be an ongoing process for the rest of my life."
Goodman can currently be seen on HBO’s Treme; the show’s season finale airs Sunday at 10/9c.
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John I am so happy for you. You must feel much better as a whole. When Roseanne went off TV, it was like losing my tv family. I just loved all of you.
Posted Thu, 06/17/2010 - 9:33pm
yo-yo dieting is harder on the hard than just being fat. I hope he can sustain the loss. I always worry about people who yo yo. (Which we all do but those that do it to extremes. 60 pounds is a LOT)
Posted Thu, 06/17/2010 - 1:43pm
You must be one hefty woman. The fact that he took the situation and got it under his control once and for all is something you probably need to do as well. I smell fat off of your jealous post. It's mean.
Posted Thu, 06/17/2010 - 2:05pm
i can understand ice cream and mashed potatoes and high cal coffees... but BARLEY and CORN??? the heck??? *gag*
Posted Thu, 06/17/2010 - 1:41pm
I think by saying "corn" and "barley" he was referring to beer. :) He was an alcoholic for years and just recently got sober...
Posted Thu, 06/17/2010 - 4:21pm
LOL HE IS SUCH A GREAT ACTOR AND CAN MAKE ANYONE LAUGH. I LOVE HIM IN ROSANNE. I HAVE IT ON MY TV RIGHT NOW. I HAVE ALL THE DVD'S LOVE LOVE LOVE HIM. JOHN YOU LOOK GREAT KEEP IT UP.
Posted Thu, 06/17/2010 - 12:33pm
Yeah, how did he lose the weight?
Posted Thu, 06/17/2010 - 10:23am
Doesn't matter how he lost the weight. He is now more healthy and I hope he stays that way for his sake.
Posted Thu, 06/17/2010 - 10:20am
EXACTLY right! Great job and keep up the good work.
Posted Thu, 06/17/2010 - 2:06pm
I love John and I'm happy that he has slimmed down. I'm also wondering if John is being truthful about his weight loss did he use a lap band perhaps? Hope he is not pulling a Star Jones.
Posted Thu, 06/17/2010 - 9:21am