A former friend from Mobile, Alex Herman, was a player/manager for the Chattanooga Black Lookouts of the Negro Southern League. He discovered Paige and wanted to sign him to a $50 per month contract. Lula Paige didnât want any part of it until Herman promised to send her a stipend extracted from Satchelâs salary.
Some members of The Goonies cast turned out to be big names in Hollywood. Sean Astin appeared as Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Josh Brolin will continue to appear as the maniacal villain Thanos in future Marvel Avengers films.
Larry the Lobster is a muscular lifeguard on Goo Lagoon in the show SpongeBob SquarePants who is voiced by Doug Lawrence, the voice of Sheldon J. Plankton. He is a major character but rarely appears. Larry first appeared in the episode, Ripped Pants. Larry is usually seen around Sandy and SpongeBob in Goo Lagoon.