John Sweet, a lot liked for his roles in Hollywood movies together with Cool Runnings and House Alone, died alone, away from his household, in 1994 whereas in manufacturing on what was to be his final ever movie, Wagons East.
He was simply 43 years previous on the time of his loss of life and had ballooned in weight regardless of being on a drastic liquid protein food plan that he hoped would forestall him from struggling a coronary heart assault.
Sweet had all the time struggled with weight problems, weighing greater than 375 kilos (170kg) at some factors in his life, and was identified to be prone to a coronary heart assault, as members of his family had suffered the identical destiny.
His father had died prematurely of a coronary heart assault, and though Sweet tried to work with private trainers to maintain match, he additionally reportedly smoked a pack of cigarettes a day, drank alcohol and used cocaine.
John was discovered by his bodyguard, who had let himself into the actor’s room after being unable to succeed in him by telephone. He known as a physician, who pronounced John lifeless after he suffered a large coronary heart assault in his sleep.
Sweet was a lot liked by his Hollywood mates, together with Eugene Levy, Steve Martin and Macaulay Culkin, and his funeral was a star-studded occasion held at St. Martin of Excursions Catholic Church in Los Angeles with a eulogy led by Dan Aykroyd.
On March 18, 1994, a particular memorial service for Sweet, produced by his former improvisation troupe, the Second Metropolis, was broadcast throughout Canada, along with his House Alone co-star Catherine O’Hara offering the eulogy and O’Hara’s sister, Mary Margaret O’Hara, singing her track “Darkish, Pricey Coronary heart”.
He’s survived by his spouse, Rosemary, son Chris and daughter Jennifer. John and Rosemary married in 1979, they usually welcomed Jennifer in 1980, adopted by Chris in 1984. Talking about their mother and father’ relationship in 2016, Jennifer instructed The Hollywood Reporter: “They met on a blind date. They went out on a date and loved one another, after which my dad reached out to mother asking if she might assist him kind out a script.”
Recalling the final dialog he had along with his dad, Chris shared: “I used to be 9. It was a Friday. I keep in mind speaking to him the evening earlier than he handed away, and he mentioned, ‘I really like you and goodnight.’ And I’ll all the time keep in mind that.”
On the thirty first anniversary of John’s loss of life in March 2025, Chris penned on Instagram: “All like to my father at the present time, 31 years after his passing. All my love.”
