JOHN GOODMAN LOST 200 POUNDS, QUIT DRINKING AND WANTED TO RAISE HIS CHILD AWAY FROM CAMERAS
Breakthrough of 71-year-old John Goodman came when he was casted for Roseanne. He met with Roseanne Barr at the audition, and they had a quick bond, where it was transferred to the scenes.
He was nominated for seven times at the Emmy Awards between 1989 and 1995, and received the Best Actor award at the Golden Globe Awards in 1993.
Wall Street Journal named Goodman as “America’s scene-stealer”, and Barr stated that he is one of the “funniest” actors.
Goodman was happy with the fame and success he received with Roseanne, but when he got quite famous, he was scared a little. This situation led to uncontrolled alcohol consumption.
Goodman met with Anna Beth Hartzon when it was 1987, at the Halloween party in Tipina. After a year from their meeting, they started to date and married in 1989.
The couple welcomed their daughter, Molly Evangeline in 1990. The famiy were living in California, and Goodman was not happy about it. He moved to New Orleans with his family, as he loved the place and his drinking problem was getting worse.
He also revealed that he wanted to raise his daughter away from the industry. They found a great school for their daughter in the area.
At the time of his move, he was struggling with his alcoholism, but it was not that worse. And he stated that it is okay to drink a little, since he was still working. But he admitted that he never talked with his daughter about his alcoholism. His daughter, Molly, had credited her mother and grandmother about the issue.
She graduated from the University of Southern California, from Film and Television production.
She is the production assistant of “The Last Tycoon” and “Strange Angel.”
When it was 2007, Goodman missed a rehearsal after his drinking, as he stated, “I was shaking, I was still drinking, but I was still shaking. I had the clarity of thought that I needed to be hospitalized.”
Then his wife stepped in, and arranged for Goodman to visit a rehabilition center. And he is still sober, since he received help from his wife. He is thankful towards his wife, as she stood by him through thick and thin.
About his weight losing, Goodman said, “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 revealed that he had a Mediterranean-style diet that consists, fish, olive oil, vegetables, nuts, and fruit. He is also working with a personal trainer, and walks at least 10,000 steps a day and worked out for six days a week.
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