Overview
- His wife, Marlene Sweet, confirmed he died peacefully after living with dementia.
- Sweet spent nearly two decades in Mattel’s design group and developed Masters of the Universe with designer Mark Taylor in the mid-1970s.
- He received only a small bonus for the creation, lost his job in 1991, and later worked as a forklift driver.
- Credit for He-Man has long been disputed, including a 1984 lawsuit by CPI that challenged Mattel’s account.
- A new Masters of the Universe film is set for June 5 with Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Adam alongside Idris Elba, Camila Mendes, and Jared Leto.