Biography
An endearing film, television and stage actor, John Goodman skyrocketed to leading man status on the strength of his meat-and-potatoes, regular-guy affability and easygoing charm. For eight years, he was a crucial part of the top-rated series "Roseanne" (ABC, 1988-1997), playing the title character's forthright husband and comic foil. And while he enjoyed mainstream feature film success with the box office hits "The Flintstones" (1994), …
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Career Milestones
| Performed in sketches on a NYC monthly radio show called "Citizen Kafka" (WBAI) | ||
| Raised in the St Louis, MO area | ||
1975 | Moved to New York City to pursue acting | |
1975 | Performed in children's theater productions and had walk-on or bit parts in off-off-Broadway plays | |
1979 | Broadway debut in Michael Weller's "Loose Ends" starring Kevin Kline | |
1983 | Cast in the touring production of the musical "The Robber Bridegroom" | |
1983 | Feature film debut, "Eddie Macon's Run" | |
1983 | TV-movie debut, "The Face of Rage" (ABC) | |
1985 | Originated role of Pap Finn (Huck's father) in the American Repertory Theatre production of "Big River" | |
1985 | Reprised role of Pap in his Broadway musical debut "Big River" | |
1986 | Left cast of "Big River" to appear in David Byrne's "True Stories" | |
1987 | Cast in the Los Angeles production of "Antony and Cleopatra"; spotted by casting directors for "Roseanne" | |
1987 | Portrayed a murderously crooked cop in "The Big Easy" opposite Dennis Quaid | |
1988 | Breakthrough screen performance as a larcenous lout in the Coen bothers' comic gem "Raising Arizona" | |
1988 | Played Sally Field's insurance-salesman husband in "Punchline" | |
1988 | Played the title character's blue-collar husband on the long running ABC sitcom "Roseanne"; nominated for an Emmy as Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for seven consecutive years (1989-95) | |
1988 | Re-teamed with Quaid for the football-themed "Everybody's All-American" | |
1991 | First starring role in a feature, "King Ralph" | |
1991 | Re-teamed with the Coen brothers, as a traveling salesman, in "Barton Fink" | |
1992 | Portrayed George Herman 'Babe' Ruth in the feature biography "The Babe" | |
1993 | Played Harry Brock in remake of "Born Yesterday" opposite Melanie Griffith | |
1994 | Credited as Karl Mundt for his role as the newsreel announcer in the Coen brothers' "The Hudsucker Proxy" | |
1994 | Starred as Fred Flintstone in the live-action feature "The Flintstones" | |
1995 | Cast as Mitch in the CBS remake of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" opposite Jessica Lange; earned an Emmy nomination for Suporting Actor | |
1995 | First stage role in eight years, playing Falstaff in "Henry IV (Parts 1 and 2)" at San Diego's Old Globe Theater | |
1995 | Played title role (also produced) in the TNT biopic "Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long"; earned a Best Actor Emmy nomination | |
1997 | Re-teamed with the Coen brothers for "The Big Lebowski" | |
1998 | Made recurring appearance on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" playing Linda Tripp during the Lewinsky scandal | |
1998 | Replaced the late John Belushi as Dan Aykroyd's music-making partner in John Landis' sequel "Blues Brothers 2000" | |
1999 | Portrayed a hyperactive paramedic in Martin Scorsese's "Bringing out the Dead" | |
2000 | Played a high-strung FAA agent in the Mike Nichols directed "What Planet Are You From?" | |
2000 | Re-teamed with the Coen brothers for the feature "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" | |
2001 | Appeared in the NY Shakespeare Festival Central Park staging of "The Seagull" directed by Mike Nichols | |
2003 | Had a recurring role on Aaron Sorkin's "The West Wing" (NBC) as House Speaker Glen Allen Walken | |
2004 | Cast in the short-lived CBS comedy "Center of the Universe" | |
2004 | Portrayed Bobby Darin's (Kevin Spacey) best friend turned manager, Steve Blauner in "Beyond the Sea" | |
2005 | Returned to the stage, as Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt, the terminally ill, bullying patriarch in Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"; performed at the Geffen Playhouse | |
2006 | Co-starred in Randall Miller's "Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School" | |
2006 | Won an Emmy guest-starring as a judge on Sorkin's NBC drama, "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" | |
2007 | Cast as Bones Darly, an arms dealer opposite Kevin Bacon in the psychological thriller "Death Sentence" | |
2007 | Cast opposite Steve Carell in "Evan Almighty," a sequel to the 2003 comedy "Bruce Almighty" | |
2008 | Played Pops Racer in the Wachowski brothers' live action film adaptation of the 1960s Japanese series "Speed Racer" | |
2009 | Starred in Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" | |
2010 | Co-starred in the Barry Levinson directed HBO film "You Don't Know Jack" about Dr. Jack Kevorkian, played by Al Pacino; earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | |
2010 | Nominated for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie ("You Don't Know Jack") | |
2010 | Starred as a college professor on the HBO drama series "Treme" | |
2011 | Cast in "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," Stephen Daldry's feature adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's novel; co-starred opposite Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock | |
2011 | Cast in the critically acclaimed black-and-white, nearly silent film "The Artist" | |
2011 | Co-starred with Melissa Leo and Michael Parks in the action thriller "Red State" | |
2011 | Joined the cast of the crime drama series "Damages" (FX) | |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries ("You Don't Know Jack") | |
2012 | Acted opposite Clint Eastwood in baseball drama "Trouble with the Curve" | |
2012 | Cast opposite Denzel Washington in "Flight" | |
2012 | Co-starred in political thriller "Argo," directed by Ben Affleck | |
Awards
1988 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Roseanne |
1989 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Roseanne |
1989 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Roseanne |
1990 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Roseanne |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Roseanne |
1991 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Barton Fink |
1991 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Roseanne |
1992 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Roseanne |
1992 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Roseanne |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Roseanne |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Roseanne |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or Special in Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Roseanne |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in Roseanne |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor For a Miniseries or a Special in A Streetcar Named Desire |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in You Don't Know Jack |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Artist |
2012 | National Board of Review Award for Spotlight Award |
2012 | National Board of Review Award for Spotlight Award in Argo |
2012 | National Board of Review Award for Spotlight Award in Flight |
2012 | National Board of Review Award for Spotlight Award in ParaNorman |
2012 | National Board of Review Award for Spotlight Award in Trouble with the Curve |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Argo |