Sloth (born Lotney Fratelli[Citation needed] and later changed to Jason Sloth Cohen following his adoption [1]) is a gentle giant and the unfortunate youngest son of the Fratellis before …

As an actor, he starred in both films and television, appearing first as O. W. Shaddock in North Dallas Forty (1979) followed by Tonda in Caveman (1981) and the deformed Sloth in The …

Aug 31, 2023 · However, what few fans of The Goonies know is that, in real life, the actor who played Mama Fartelli’s severely disfigured son Sloth, John Matuszak, had a truly tragic backstory.

May 17, 2022 · There is a tragic backstory behind one icon from the wonderfully weird and delightful classic The Goonies — the untimely death of the actor who played Sloth, John …

[Chunk and Sloth come across the out-of-control pipes] Chunk: Yeah. Mikey's been through here, all right. [Sloth grabs some pipes and pushes them up. He hears a car crash, a woman scream …

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 …

Who played Sloth in ‘The Goonies’ and where is he now? Find out about the man beneath the makeup and the behind-the-scenes addiction that led to a devastating conclusion.

Sep 7, 2025 · In the film, Sloth was the lovable black sheep of the Fratelli crime family who ends up saving the Goonies. He has distorted prosthetic facial features, which apparently made him …

Though he may have been hidden behind prosthetics in his most iconic role, John Matuszak’s performance as Sloth left a lasting impression on pop culture. His life was complicated, his …

Jun 6, 2025 · What happened to Sloth from 'The Goonies'? The real name of the character known as Sloth was Lotney Fratelli, and Sloth goes to live with his friend, Chunk (Jeff Cohen), in the …