This Dutch actor played an iconic role in a hit 90s comedy.
And on Tuesday, the 76-year-old artist was photographed on a rare outing in Los Angeles, while stopping by Trader Joe’s to shop.
The six-foot-tall star, who was diagnosed with acromegaly at age 20, opted for a casual look, sporting a gray zip-up hoodie, black sweatpants and sneakers.
The actor, who also starred in the television series Twin Peaks (1990-1991) and had a guest role on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1992), protected his head with a green bucket hat and wore a pair of dark pants. sunglasses.
After returning his stroller, he was photographed returning to the car with the help of a cane.
Can you guess who it is?
The 76-year-old Dutch actor played a creepy butler in an iconic 1991 comedy blockbuster. On Tuesday, he was photographed on a rare outing in Los Angeles, when he stopped by Trader Joe’s.
The seven-foot-tall star also starred in the television series Twin Peaks (1990-1991) and had a guest role on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1992). Can you guess who it is?
That’s right, it’s Carel Struycken!
He became famous for playing the creepy butler Lurch in the 1991 film The Addams Family.
Lurch was the family butler, known for his tall, imposing figure and deep, booming voice.
Struycken reprized her role in Addams Family Values (the 1993 sequel) and the 1998 television movie Addams Family Reunion.
The Addams Family is a fictional family, created by American cartoonist Charles Addams, and known for their eccentric and macabre lifestyle.
The family consists of Gomez and Morticia Addams, their children, Wednesday and Pugsley, and close relatives, Uncle Fester and Grandma, their butler Lurch, and Pugsley’s pet octopus, Aristotle.
Struycken starred alongside Anjelica Huston as Morticia Addams, Raul Julia as Gomez Addams, Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Fester Addams/Gordon Craven, Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams, and Jimmy Workman as Pugsley Addams.
In October, he reunited with the cast of The Addams Family at the Los Angeles Comic Con, more than 30 years after the film’s release.
That’s right, it’s Carel Struycken (center)! He starred as Lurch in the 1991 film The Addams Family; (From left to right) Judith Malina, Christina Ricci, Raúl Julia, Struycken, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd and Jimmy Workman seen in a photograph
The actor, who was diagnosed with acromegaly at age 20, opted for a casual look, sporting a gray zip-up hoodie, black sweatpants and sneakers.
He protected his head with a green bucket hat and wore a pair of dark sunglasses.
After returning his stroller, he was photographed returning to the car with the help of a cane.
Struycken was discovered in 1978 on Hollywood Boulevard and chosen for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
In 1985, Struycken took on the role of Terak in the Star Wars spin-off film, Ewoks: The Battle for Endor.
He also played The Giant in the 1990-1991 television series Twin Peaks by David Lynch and Mark Frost.
He was joined by Workman, Lloyd, Huston and Ricci, and the group posed for a photo at the event.
Sharing the photos online, Christopher wrote: “The family that chases together, stays together.”
The Addams Family was originally a comic strip, but was turned into a successful television series before the film’s release in 1991.
There is also a Netflix spin-off, called Wednesday, which launched in 2022.
In May this year, Netflix announced that Wednesday season 2 had begun production with a host of British stars joining the cast.
Struycken was discovered in 1978 on Hollywood Boulevard and chosen for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts club band.
In 1985, Struycken took on the role of Terak in the Star Wars spin-off film, Ewoks: The Battle for Endor.
He also played The Giant in the 1990-1991 television series Twin Peaks by David Lynch and Mark Frost.
He is most famous for playing Lurch, the family butler, known for his tall, imposing figure and deep, booming voice; (L) photographed on October 5 in Los Angeles, (R) photographed in a 1993 Addams Family Values photograph
Struycken reprized her role in Addams Family Values (the 1993 sequel) and the 1998 television movie Addams Family Reunion; seen in a 1991 still image from the original film
In October, he reunited with the cast of The Addams Family at the Los Angeles Comic Con, more than 30 years after the film’s release; (From left to right) Struycken, Workman, Lloyd, Huston and Ricci
There is also a Netflix spin-off, called Wednesday, which launched in 2022; (Jenna Ortega as Wednesday)
In 2017 he appeared in the sequel series, Twin Peaks: The Return.
He was diagnosed with acromegaly when he was in his twenties.
Acromegaly is a rare condition caused by the overproduction of growth hormone, which causes enlargement of various parts of the body, such as the hands, feet, forehead, jaw, and nose.
Struycken and his wife live in Los Angeles with their two children.