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John Goodman

John Goodman

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Born June 20, 1952 (age 73)
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He rose to prominence in television before becoming an acclaimed and popular film actor. Goodman has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Vanity Fair has called Goodman "among our very finest actors." Goodman is known for his collaborations with the Coen brothers, acting in films such as Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). He took on leading roles in King Ralph (1991), The Babe (1992), Matinee (1993), The Flintstones (1994), and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016). Goodman also had supporting roles in Revenge of the Nerds (1984), True Stories (1986), Sea of Love (1989), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Storytelling (2001), Speed Racer (2008), The Artist (2011), Flight (2012), Argo (2012), The Hangover Part III (2013), and  Atomic Blonde (2017). He has voiced roles in The Emperor's New Groove franchise (2000–2008), the Monsters, Inc. franchise (2001–present), The Jungle Book 2 (2003), and Bee Movie (2007). On television, Goodman gained recognition by playing the family patriarch Dan Conner in the comedy series Roseanne (1988–1997; 2018) and The Conners (2018–present). Goodman had regular roles in the HBO drama series Treme (2010–2011), the legal drama series Damages (2011), the political comedy series Alpha House (2013–2014), and the HBO comedy series The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present). He has been a frequent host of Saturday Night Live (1989–2013) and has guest starred in The West Wing (2003–2004), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), and Community (2011–2012).  Goodman started his career at The Public Theatre, acting in numerous productions, including Henry IV, Part 1 (1981), The Skin of Our Teeth (1998), and The Seagull (2001). He made his Broadway debut in Big River (1985), for which Goodman received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. He returned to Broadway in revivals of the Samuel Becket play Waiting for Godot (2009) and the newspaper comedy The Front Page (2016). Goodman debuted his West End in a revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo (2015).

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Filmography (49 movies)

Captive State
NO

Captive State

20191h 50m

Love the Coopers
🎄YES

Love the Coopers

20151h 47m

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
NO

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

20151h 33m

The Gambler
NO

The Gambler

20141h 51m

The Monuments Men
NO

The Monuments Men

20141h 58m

Flight
NO

Flight

20122h 18m

Argo
NO

Argo

20122h 0m

It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
🎄YES

It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

20120h 23m

Red State
NO

Red State

20111h 28m

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
🤔KINDA

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

20112h 9m

Pope Joan
NO

Pope Joan

20092h 29m

Alabama Moon
NO

Alabama Moon

20091h 39m

In the Electric Mist
NO

In the Electric Mist

20091h 57m

Confessions of a Shopaholic
NO

Confessions of a Shopaholic

20091h 44m

The Princess and the Frog
NO

The Princess and the Frog

20091h 38m

Speed Racer
NO

Speed Racer

20082h 15m

Bee Movie
NO

Bee Movie

20071h 31m

Evan Almighty
NO

Evan Almighty

20071h 36m

Kronk's New Groove
NO

Kronk's New Groove

20051h 15m

Beyond the Sea
NO

Beyond the Sea

20041h 58m

The Jungle Book 2
NO

The Jungle Book 2

20031h 12m

Monsters, Inc.
NO

Monsters, Inc.

20011h 32m

The Emperor's New Groove
NO

The Emperor's New Groove

20001h 18m

O Brother, Where Art Thou?
NO

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

20001h 47m

Coyote Ugly
NO

Coyote Ugly

20001h 40m

The Jack Bull
NO

The Jack Bull

19991h 56m

Bringing Out the Dead
NO

Bringing Out the Dead

19992h 1m

Fallen
NO

Fallen

19982h 4m

Blues Brothers 2000
NO

Blues Brothers 2000

19982h 3m

The Big Lebowski
NO

The Big Lebowski

19981h 57m

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
🎄YES

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

19981h 23m

The Borrowers
🤔KINDA

The Borrowers

19971h 27m

The Flintstones
NO

The Flintstones

19941h 31m

Matinee
NO

Matinee

19931h 39m

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
🤔KINDA

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

19931h 11m

Born Yesterday
NO

Born Yesterday

19931h 40m

The Babe
NO

The Babe

19921h 55m

King Ralph
NO

King Ralph

19911h 37m

Arachnophobia
NO

Arachnophobia

19901h 49m

Always
NO

Always

19892h 2m

Sea of Love
NO

Sea of Love

19891h 53m

Punchline
NO

Punchline

19882h 3m

Raising Arizona
NO

Raising Arizona

19871h 34m

Burglar
NO

Burglar

19871h 43m

True Stories
NO

True Stories

19861h 29m

The Big Easy
NO

The Big Easy

19861h 42m

Sweet Dreams
NO

Sweet Dreams

19851h 55m

Maria's Lovers
NO

Maria's Lovers

19841h 49m

The Survivors
NO

The Survivors

19831h 43m

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