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John Goodman Isn’t Dead
A fake news story about the death of actor John Goodman raced around the internet today. It's hard to understand why people believed this for a second, since the story was filled with spelling mistakes and bad grammar. Here's a sample:LOS ANGELES, California (AP) - Actor John Goodman, star of such hits as Monsters Inc and Beyond the Sea, found dead today in his home. Cause of death is not known. Recently seen in the Kevin Spacey epik Beyond the Sea, Goodman was deemed in fine health by his doctor just three days ago. Cause of death is not yet known, but it is suspected natural causes. Goodman was most notably known as the blue-collar patriarch Dan Conner on the hit TV show Roseanne. Goodman also lent his vocal talents to such films as The Emperor's New Groove and Mosnters Inc, as well as being a semi-regular guest on Saturday Night Live.
Defamer debunked this pretty quickly, even managing to grab a screen shot of the original fake news story before it disappeared. I'll add this to my growing list of celebrity death hoaxes.
Posted By: Alex | Date: Thu Jan 20, 2005 | Permalink |
Total Comments: 9
Category: Celebrities, Death
Category: Celebrities, Death
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
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I love how the authors misspells 'epic' but manages 'patriarch" just fine.
Posted by Jamie in St. Louis on Fri Jan 21, 2005 at 08:44 AM
Didn't anyone notice how repeatative that was? Shouldn't that have been a tip?
Posted by Cathy on Fri Jan 21, 2005 at 08:38 PM
Just another hollywood scam.
Posted by Michelle in Greensboro, NC on Sat Aug 06, 2005 at 08:49 AM
Oh thank goodness! This scared the squat out of me, I love this guy's talent!
Posted by Mare Garrel on Thu Aug 18, 2005 at 03:11 PM
oh ok! i never seen the story but someone told me he was dead! thank goodness!
Posted by keeana on Sat Aug 12, 2006 at 08:22 PM
John Goodman is the funniest guy ever. I never miss watching Roseanne on Oxygen. No matter how many times I watch an episode it always makes me laugh. I hope he lives a long time.
Posted by pooky in CA USA on Fri Jun 13, 2008 at 05:53 PM
Me & My Boyfriend Had A Bet Going That John Goodman Wasn't Dead - I Win! =)
Posted by Mandy Marie in Isle, MN on Mon Dec 22, 2008 at 12:23 AM
Apparently this rumour got around fast because I heard it from a resident @ the nursing home I used to work at.
Posted by Christie in Parkersburg, WV on Sun Mar 22, 2009 at 03:47 AM
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