Roger Sweet, He-Man Creator, Passes Away

0:00It's April 29th. Welcome in. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, where pop culture meets AI, I'm Corey with the story. Roger Sweet, the man behind he-man and masters of the universe, passed away at 91. He had dementia and died peacefully, Tuesday morning April 28th at his care facility. His wife Marlene shared the news first with TMZ. She'd launched a GoFundMe back in February, when his condition worsened, needing help with the $10,200 a month for full time, care not covered by insurance. By Wednesday, April 29th, it smashed the $50,000 goal, pulling in over $93,000. Even the Mattel Foundation chipped in $5,000. Sweet grew up in Ohio, studied design, and landed at Mattel in the 70s. Back then, they needed a hit to match Star Wars toys, so he sculpted a bulked-up prototype from a big gym figure and pitched he-man straight to the. That sparked the 1982 toy line, then a cartoon with filmation that ran two seasons.

1:03It blew up into movies like the 1985 he-man and Shi-Raflik, plus Netflix reboots, turning into a billion dollar empire he detailed. In his book, Marlene's by his side as his only survivor, and that fan support shows he-man's power still holds strong today.