What happened to the actor who played Sloth in The Goonies?
Matuszak died on June 17, 1989, as a result of acute propoxyphene intoxication, an accidental overdose of the prescription drug Darvocet, according to the findings of the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. He was 38 years old.
Is Sloth from Goonies still alive?
John Matuszak, Sloth Matuszak was an ex-football star for the Houston Oilers and Washington Redskins before he started acting and was featured in “Goonies” as Chunk’s friend Sloth. Unfortunately, he died at just 38 years old in 1989 from an accidental overdose, according to the NY Times.
What is the sloths name in Goonies?
Lotney Fratelli
Trivia. Sloth’s real name is Lotney Fratelli; this is never mentioned in the film.
Who died from The Goonies?
John Matuszak
Who can forget Chunk’s buddy Sloth, who he found chained to a chair in a dark basement. Before appearing on The Goonies, John Matuszak, 38, was an American football star. He sadly died not long after the film was released and passed away in 1989.
Was Sloth a real person?
John Matuszak, the actor who so memorably played disfigured giant Sloth, died just four years after the release of the movie, hiding a past of drug and alcohol abuse from the Hollywood spotlight.
What is Mouth’s real name in the Goonies?
Corey FeldmanThe Goonies
Mouth/Played by
Why is Sloth deformed in the Goonies?
He has a superman shirt and a very deformed face (Apparently the result of having been repeatedly dropped on his head when he was a baby, and he seems to have some level of mental retardation for the same reason) with just one hair.
Why is Sloth deformed in The Goonies?
How tall is John Matuszak?
6′ 7″
John Matuszak/Height
What killed John Matuszak?
June 17, 1989
John Matuszak/Date of death
Where was the movie Goonies filmed?
Astoria
The film holds particular esteem among Oregonians, as it was mostly shot along the iconic North Oregon Coast, from a “Goon Docks” neighborhood of Astoria to Ecola State Park and beyond. So it’s only fitting that we mark the 35th anniversary of “The Goonies” with a statewide celebration.
Why is Sloth face messed?
As a university football player, he beat up a fellow student so badly he caved his face in, all because of a perceived slight on Matuszak’s girlfriend. Later, in his fourth professional football season, his girlfriend attempted to run him over with her car.