{"id":32432,"date":"2026-08-08T12:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32432"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:25:28","slug":"john-goodman-74-shocks-fans-with-unrecognizable-new-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32432","title":{"rendered":"John Goodman, 74, shocks fans with &#8216;unrecognizable&#8217; new look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2F136768503.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>John Goodman has fans doing a double take.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cRoseanne\u201d alum, 74, was labeled \u201cunrecognizable\u201d by fans in a new candid photo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbtjkkyyzxX\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared to Instagram<\/a> Thursday by \u201cWizards of Waverly Place\u201d star David DeLuise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was my childhood !! \u2764\ufe0f Legend ! I love that I get to say that to someone \ud83d\ude09 if you know you know,\u201d DeLuise captioned the supermarket selfie, seemingly taken in the breakfast foods aisle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>John Goodman had fans calling him \u201cunrecognizable\u201d in a new selfie shared to Instagram Thursday by \u201cWizards of Waverly Place\u201d star David DeLuise (as seen above). <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/daviddeluise<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Fans took to the comments to share their delight in seeing the actor (seen here with the cast of \u201cRoseanne\u201d) doing well, with one person calling him \u201cone of my favorite 80s\/90s tv dads\u201d and another calling him a \u201clegend.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Fans were equally delighted to see Goodman doing well and expressed their admiration for him in the comments, with one calling the iconic actor \u201cone of my favorite 80s\/90s tv dads.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI loved him on Roseanne\/The Connors. I also loved him as Fred Flintstone on the Flintstones movie,\u201d they continued, with another adding that they\u2019ll \u201calways remember him as the guy from raising Arizona.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third person labeled Goodman a \u201clegend,\u201d noting, \u201cThere was noting more surreal than growing up associating him with Monsters Inc and then watching The Big Lebowski as an adult. \ud83e\udd2f.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI absolutely hate getting older because that means my favorite actors are ALSO getting older,\u201d one netizen lamented.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Goodman is best known for playing Dan Conner on \u201cRoseanne\u201d and its spinoff, \u201cThe Conners.\u201d (He\u2019s seen as his character here in a 1995 episode.) <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Carsey-Werner Co\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Other fans shared their favorite projects Goodman has starred in, including 1987\u2019s \u201cRaising Arizona,\u201d 2001\u2019s \u201cMonsters, Inc.\u201d and 1994\u2019s \u201cThe Flintstones\u201d (with Goodman and co-star Elizabeth Perkins seen in a still from the latter film here). <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Universal\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Goodman\u2019s slimmed-down look is one he\u2019s been working on since 2007 when <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/03\/28\/roseanne-helped-john-goodman-get-sober\/\">he quit drinking<\/a>, hired a personal trainer, cut sugar out of his diet and adopted a Mediterranean-style diet, kicking off a yearslong weight-loss journey.<\/p>\n<p>At his heaviest, the \u201c10 Cloverfield Lane\u201d actor weighed roughly 400 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes a lot of creative energy to sit on your ass and figure out what you\u2019re going to eat next,\u201d he <a href=\"http:\/\/www.people.com\/people\/article\/0,,20408079,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told People<\/a> in 2010. \u201cI wanted to live life better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Entertainment\/john-goodman-reveals-inspiration-massive-weight-loss\/story?id=37577068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016 interview with ABC<\/a>, Goodman reflected on the \u201cold days\u201d of yo-yoing with his weight, recounting how he\u2019d \u201ctake three months out, lose 60 or 70 pounds and then reward [himself] with a 6-pack of bud or whatever and just go back to [his] old habits.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Goodman (pictured here in March 2026) kicked off a yearslong weight-loss journey in 2007 after he weighed roughly 400 pounds at his heaviest. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for IMDb<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Over the years, Goodman (seen here again in March 2026) has been open about losing \u2014 and maintaining \u2014 his 200-pound weight loss. <span class=\"credit\">SXSW Conference &amp; Festivals via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis time I wanted to do it slowly, move, exercise,\u201d he told the outlet at the time. \u201cI\u2019m getting to the age where I can\u2019t afford to sit still anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite admitting to Rolling Stone in 2023 that he\u2019d gotten \u201clazy\u201d and \u201clet everything go\u201d during the COVID-19 pandemic, Goodman has maintained his 200-pound weight loss over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Since wrapping seven seasons of \u201cThe Conners\u201d in 2025, Goodman has continued to stay busy with work and is set to hit the big screen later this year in Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu\u2019s \u201cDigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The film, which features <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/13\/entertainment\/tom-cruise-looks-unrecognizable-in-new-role-as-eccentric-billionaire-in-digger\/\">Tom Cruise like you\u2019ve never seen him before<\/a>, releases Oct. 2.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Goodman has fans doing a double take. The \u201cRoseanne\u201d alum, 74, was labeled \u201cunrecognizable\u201d by fans in a new candid photo shared to Instagram Thursday by \u201cWizards of Waverly Place\u201d star David DeLuise. \u201cHe was my childhood !! \u2764\ufe0f Legend ! 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