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 John Stephen Goodman's an American film, TV & stage actor. He was born in Affton, Missouri to Virginia Roos (Loosmore), a waitress and saleswoman & Leslie Francis Goodman, a postal worker who died when he was a small child. He's of English, Welsh & German ancestry. He's best known for his role as Dan Conner on the TV show Roseanne (1988), which ran until 1997 & for which he earned him a Best Actor Golden Globe in 1993. He's also noted for appearances in films of the Coen brothers, w/ prominent roles in Raising Arizona (1987) as an escaped convict, in Barton Fink (1991) as a congenial murderer, in The Big Lebowski (1998) as a volatile bowler & in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) as a cultured thief. Additionally, he has done voice work in numerous Disney & Pixar films, including the Sulley in Monsters, Inc. (2001). Having contributed to more than 50 films, he has also won 2 American Comedy Awards & hosted Saturday Night Live (1975) 14 times.
Bio:
John Stephen Goodman's an American film, TV & stage actor. He was born in Affton, Missouri to Virginia Roos (Loosmore), a waitress and saleswoman & Leslie Francis Goodman, a postal worker who died when he was a small child. He's of English, Welsh & German ancestry. He's best known for his role as Dan Conner on the TV show Roseanne (1988), which ran until 1997 & for which he earned him a Best Actor Golden Globe in 1993. He's also noted for appearances in films of the Coen brothers, w/ prominent roles in Raising Arizona (1987) as an escaped convict, in Barton Fink (1991) as a congenial murderer, in The Big Lebowski (1998) as a volatile bowler & in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) as a cultured thief. Additionally, he has done voice work in numerous Disney & Pixar films, including the Sulley in Monsters, Inc. (2001). Having contributed to more than 50 films, he has also won 2 American Comedy Awards & hosted Saturday Night Live (1975) 14 times.
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In 2005, he was ordered by his doctors to lose a great deal of weight. He referred to this as his biggest challenge since quitting smoking (2003).On Inside the Actors Studio (1994), he revealed that of all the projects he has worked on, The Big Lebowski (1998) is his favorite.He was regarded as being so crucial to the feature film version of The Flintstones (1994) that the project would have been shelved once he had turned down the role of Fred Flintstone.He was considered for the role of Paul Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules (2002), which went to the late John Ritter.He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6767 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on March 10, 2017.Is one of the favorite hosts on Saturday Night Live (1975), hosting it 13 times and making numerous surprise appearances starting with the 1989 season.Was friends with Bruce Willis during their New York City days as struggling actors.Had to lose weight in order to play Babe Ruth.Became a father for the first time at age 38 when his wife Annabeth Hartzog gave birth to their daughter Molly Evangeline Goodman on August 31, 1990.His first television appearance was for a Burger King commercial in which he had no lines. He only had to bite into a Whopper sandwich with glee.His first job was as a bouncer.Was the first guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) when the show premiered on September 13, 1993.Began his career in a small theater in Springboro, Ohio called the Miami Valley Dinner Theater now called La Comedia Dinner Theater. He appeared in the musical "1776" (1975).He was considered for the role of Buck Russell in Uncle Buck (1989), which went to the late John Candy.His unique style of throwing darts--holding the pointing tip of the dart with his thumb and index finger and then throwing it with the opposite end pointing to the board so that the dart makes a 180-degree turn in mid air with the pointed end to the stuck board--can be seen in many of his movies such as King Ralph (1991).In 2007, he quit drinking and has vowed to remain sober.Moved to New York City shortly after college and lived in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. Worked as a waiter and bouncer while trying to break into the acting business.Bought his home in New Orleans, LA, from Trent Reznor, the brain behind the rock band Nine Inch Nails.Dan Conner, Goodman's character on Roseanne (1988), was ranked #13 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [June 20, 2004 issue].Wife Anna Beth Goodman owns a children's clothing store called Pippen Lane on Magazine Street in New Orleans, LA.He is known for frequently playing roles in animated films more than any other celebrity actor in film history, like Frosty the Snowman in Frosty Returns (1992) Rex in We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), Santa Claus in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998), Pacha in The Emperor's New Groove (2000), Kronk's New Groove (2005), and The Emperor's New School (2006), James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in Monsters, Inc. (2001) Mike's New Car (2002), Baloo in The Jungle Book 2 (2003), George Wolfsbottom in Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004), Sulley Truck in the closing credits sequence of Cars (2006), Layton T. Montgomery in Bee Movie (2007), 'Big Daddy' La Bouff in The Princess and the Frog (2009), Santa Claus (again) in It's a SpongeBob Christmas! (2012), Mr. Prenderghast in ParaNorman (2012), and young James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in Monsters University (2013).Though he has been nominated multiple times for a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards (two common indicators for an Academy Award nomination), he has never been nominated for an Oscar.Drama classmates at Missouri State University included Kathleen Turner and Tess Harper.Has played both the King of England (in King Ralph (1991)) and the President of the United States (in certain episodes of The West Wing (1999)).He was awarded a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame at 6508 Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri on May 18, 1997.Is a huge fan of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team.Received his Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, MO (1975).Born to Leslie Goodman Sr, a postal worker (died 1955), and his wife Virginia, a store clerk and waitress, he has a sister, Elisabeth (born after father's death), and a brother, Leslie Jr (14 years senior to John).Attended and graduated from Affton High School in Affton, MO, where he played football and dabbled in theater.As of 2016, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011), The Artist (2011) and Argo (2012). The latter two are winners in the category.Enjoys fishing and playing golf.He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: The Big Lebowski (1998).Has appeared in each and every episode of Roseanne (1988) until the ninth (and final) season, missing out on (in other words being written out of) a dozen episodes that season.He was raised Southern Baptist, his grandmother would take him to tent revivals.Was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon national fraternity (Missouri Eta chapter, Southwest Missouri State University).Has appeared with Steve Buscemi in four films: Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Monsters University (2013).Has appeared with Richard Jenkins in four films: Sea of Love (1989), What Planet Are You From? (2000), One Night at McCool's (2001) and Kong: Skull Island (2017).Has worked with eight directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, Barry Levinson, Michel Hazanavicius and Robert Zemeckis.Bought a $4.6-million home in Pacific Palisades, CA. (2008)Has appeared in A Streetcar Named Desire (1995) with Alec Baldwin. Baldwin, who played the role originated by Marlon Brando, has played Robert De Niro on Saturday Night Live (1975). Goodman has played Brando and De Niro on "Saturday Night Live" (1975).Has provided the voice of two computer-generated characters named Sullivan: James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Sullivan Truck in Cars (2006).He auditioned to join the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975) for the sixth season in 1980 but was turned down.Has English, German and Welsh ancestry.His daughter, Molly Evangeline Goodman, was conceived during his honeymoon. |
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John Goodman |
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Actor,Producer,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actor,Producer,Soundtrack |
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| Height: |
6' 1?' (1.87 m) |
| Biography: |
John Stephen Goodman\'s an American film, TV & stage actor. He was born in Affton, Missouri to Virginia Roos (Loosmore), a waitress and saleswoman & Leslie Francis Goodman, a postal worker who died when he was a small child. He\'s of English, Welsh & |
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In 2005, he was ordered by his doctors to lose a great deal of weight. He referred to this as his biggest challenge since quitting smoking (2003).On Inside the Actors Studio (1994), he revealed that of all the projects he has worked on, The Big Lebowski (1998) is his favorite.He was regarded as being so crucial to the feature film version of The Flintstones (1994) that the project would have been shelved once he had turned down the role of Fred Flintstone.He was considered for the role of Paul Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules (2002), which went to the late John Ritter.He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6767 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on March 10, 2017.Is one of the favorite hosts on Saturday Night Live (1975), hosting it 13 times and making numerous surprise appearances starting with the 1989 season.Was friends with Bruce Willis during their New York City days as struggling actors.Had to lose weight in order to play Babe Ruth.Became a father for the first time at age 38 when his wife Annabeth Hartzog gave birth to their daughter Molly Evangeline Goodman on August 31, 1990.His first television appearance was for a Burger King commercial in which he had no lines. He only had to bite into a Whopper sandwich with glee.His first job was as a bouncer.Was the first guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) when the show premiered on September 13, 1993.Began his career in a small theater in Springboro, Ohio called the Miami Valley Dinner Theater now called La Comedia Dinner Theater. He appeared in the musical "1776" (1975).He was considered for the role of Buck Russell in Uncle Buck (1989), which went to the late John Candy.His unique style of throwing darts--holding the pointing tip of the dart with his thumb and index finger and then throwing it with the opposite end pointing to the board so that the dart makes a 180-degree turn in mid air with the pointed end to the stuck board--can be seen in many of his movies such as King Ralph (1991).In 2007, he quit drinking and has vowed to remain sober.Moved to New York City shortly after college and lived in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. Worked as a waiter and bouncer while trying to break into the acting business.Bought his home in New Orleans, LA, from Trent Reznor, the brain behind the rock band Nine Inch Nails.Dan Conner, Goodman's character on Roseanne (1988), was ranked #13 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [June 20, 2004 issue].Wife Anna Beth Goodman owns a children's clothing store called Pippen Lane on Magazine Street in New Orleans, LA.He is known for frequently playing roles in animated films more than any other celebrity actor in film history, like Frosty the Snowman in Frosty Returns (1992) Rex in We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), Santa Claus in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998), Pacha in The Emperor's New Groove (2000), Kronk's New Groove (2005), and The Emperor's New School (2006), James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in Monsters, Inc. (2001) Mike's New Car (2002), Baloo in The Jungle Book 2 (2003), George Wolfsbottom in Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004), Sulley Truck in the closing credits sequence of Cars (2006), Layton T. Montgomery in Bee Movie (2007), 'Big Daddy' La Bouff in The Princess and the Frog (2009), Santa Claus (again) in It's a SpongeBob Christmas! (2012), Mr. Prenderghast in ParaNorman (2012), and young James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in Monsters University (2013).Though he has been nominated multiple times for a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards (two common indicators for an Academy Award nomination), he has never been nominated for an Oscar.Drama classmates at Missouri State University included Kathleen Turner and Tess Harper.Has played both the King of England (in King Ralph (1991)) and the President of the United States (in certain episodes of The West Wing (1999)).He was awarded a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame at 6508 Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri on May 18, 1997.Is a huge fan of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team.Received his Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, MO (1975).Born to Leslie Goodman Sr, a postal worker (died 1955), and his wife Virginia, a store clerk and waitress, he has a sister, Elisabeth (born after father's death), and a brother, Leslie Jr (14 years senior to John).Attended and graduated from Affton High School in Affton, MO, where he played football and dabbled in theater.As of 2016, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011), The Artist (2011) and Argo (2012). The latter two are winners in the category.Enjoys fishing and playing golf.He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: The Big Lebowski (1998).Has appeared in each and every episode of Roseanne (1988) until the ninth (and final) season, missing out on (in other words being written out of) a dozen episodes that season.He was raised Southern Baptist, his grandmother would take him to tent revivals.Was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon national fraternity (Missouri Eta chapter, Southwest Missouri State University).Has appeared with Steve Buscemi in four films: Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Monsters University (2013).Has appeared with Richard Jenkins in four films: Sea of Love (1989), What Planet Are You From? (2000), One Night at McCool's (2001) and Kong: Skull Island (2017).Has worked with eight directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, Barry Levinson, Michel Hazanavicius and Robert Zemeckis.Bought a $4.6-million home in Pacific Palisades, CA. (2008)Has appeared in A Streetcar Named Desire (1995) with Alec Baldwin. Baldwin, who played the role originated by Marlon Brando, has played Robert De Niro on Saturday Night Live (1975). Goodman has played Brando and De Niro on "Saturday Night Live" (1975).Has provided the voice of two computer-generated characters named Sullivan: James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Sullivan Truck in Cars (2006).He auditioned to join the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975) for the sixth season in 1980 but was turned down.Has English, German and Welsh ancestry.His daughter, Molly Evangeline Goodman, was conceived during his honeymoon. |
| Trademarks: |
[Late 1990s] Occasionally impersonated Linda Tripp on Saturday Night Live (1975) during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
Frequently plays the sympathetic friend of the lead character
Frequently plays leaders and authority figures
Frequently appears in films by The Coen Brothers
Deep baritone voice |
| Quotes: |
[on his role as a gay construction worker] We'll shoot in Los Angeles, on the same lot where we shot Roseanne. It'll be difficult because I live in New Orleans. But I really enjoy doing sitcoms. You've got 22 minutes a week to put on a new play. It keeps me off the street.
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Doing Roseanne (1988) made me famous. To this day, people will call me "Dan Arnold". They will shout out, "Where's Roseanne?".
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[on his performance in The Babe (1992)] I wish I could do it again. I didn't have enough time to get it right.
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[on how he met and began his relationship with the Coen Brothers] I flew into New York for the Raising Arizona (1987) audition, and we just started joking around. I started going through their r��sum�� pile, looking at actors, and just kinda made myself at home in my obnoxious way. I think they cast me because I had a baby face and that was a motif of the film.
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[on quitting smoking in 2003] I quit a year and a half ago and I turned into a werewolf. I went nuts. I've been smoking since I was in junior high school. I did a couple of episodes of The West Wing (1999) two years ago and I was in the middle of one of these psycho things and turned around and smacked the stage door as hard as I could and my fist immediately swelled up. Thank God I didn't break anything, but that was the last episode I had of nicotine withdrawal. |
| Salaries: |
Alpha House (2013) - $100,000 per episode (2013-2014)
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Normal, Ohio (2000) - $4,400,000 (first season)
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The Flintstones (1994) - $3,000,000 |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
(1999) TV commercial: Burger King hamburger restaurants.
(1980) Print ad: Arrow schnapps.
(1998) TV commercial (PSA): St. Jude Children's Hospital.
(1996) TV commercial: M&M's candy.
(1996) TV commercial: Haggar clothing.
(1995) Radio comme |
| Spouse: |
Annabeth Hartzog (October 27, 1989 - present) (1 child) |
| Children: |
Molly Evangeline Goodman |
| Parents: |
Virginia Roos Goodman (Loosmore)
Leslie Francis Goodman |
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