“Addams Family” Star Carel Struycken's Family and Friends Are Looking for Clothing Donations After 7-Foot Tall Actor Lost His Home in L.A. Fires
A GoFundMe fundraiser started by the actor's son-in-law has raised more than $57,000
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Carel Struycken on Oct. 5, 2024Carel Struycken's family and friends are looking to help the actor and his wife, Tracey, recover after they lost their home during the wildfires in Los Angeles.
Struycken — best known for his role as Lurch in the 1990s Addams Family movies and shows, like Twin Peaks — fled his home in Altadena with his wife on Tuesday, Jan. 7, as multiple fires broke out in L.A., Struycken's son-in-law, Michael Anspach, wrote in a GoFundMe page created to support his in-laws. The following day, the couple learned that their home of more than 12 years was destroyed by the blaze.
"Many of you know my father-in-law, Carel [...] He's also a skilled photographer and digital image editor," Anspach wrote in the description for the online fundraiser. "My mother-in-law, Tracey, is a dedicated family medicine doctor who works extremely hard. She's a model mom and grandmother. We're so very thankful they were able to safely escape the oncoming blaze, but like so many others, they lost everything to the Eaton Fire."
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Carel Struycken on Oct. 12, 2019Anspach, who wrote in the page's description that he has been married to Carel and Tracey's daughter for 11 years and known the couple for more than two decades, is not the only person looking to help Struycken recover from the fires' destruction. Andrea Watrouse, an actress who worked with Struycken in 2017's Twin Peaks: The Return, shared a post on X on Tuesday, Jan. 21 asking for clothing donations to fit Struycken's 7-foot-tall frame.
"Looking for clothing donations for @carelstruycken. He lost his home in Altadena during the fires," Watrouse wrote. "Carel is 7ft tall and has always had to custom order his clothes. His measurements are 37” inseam , 42” waist, XXL Tall shirts, 40” sleeves, and size 19 shoes. Thank you 🙏🏻❤️"
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In a follow-up post, the actress noted that Struycken's son "is getting married in March and he can’t get anything made in time." She wrote, "So if anyone can donate something formal it would be greatly appreciated. He is also in need of daily wear clothes to live and run errands in."
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Carel Struycken, Jimmy Workman, Christopher Lloyd, Anjelica Huston and Christina Ricci on Oct. 5, 2024Anspach wrote in updates on his GoFundMe page on Jan. 12 that Tracey and Carel were staying at a hotel in Glendale in the days after the fires began and were about to move into a long-term rental in Long Beach. On Jan. 22, Anspach added several photos of the couple's former home in Altadena, noting that they "were finally able to visit what remains of their home."
As of Wednesday, Anspach's campaign has raised more than $57,000 from over 1,300 donations.
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