A jovial jokester, John Goodman was born June 20, 1952, in Affton, Mo. After graduation from Southwest Missouri State University, he moved to New York City and worked as a bouncer while auditioning. He first landed on television in commercials and made an inauspicious movie debut in Jailbait Babysitter (1977).But star-making roles were on the way, beginning with the lead in 1986's True Stories. With Raising Arizona (1987), Goodman made the first of several appearances in the films of the Coen brothers (Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski). His later big-screen work includes The Babe (1992) and Monsters, Inc. (2001).
Goodman's fans know him best for his Emmy-nominated role on the hit sitcom "Roseanne" and frequent hosting gigs on "Saturday Night Live." He won his first Emmy in 2007 for his guest spot on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and earned another nod in 2010 for his supporting work in the HBO biopic You Don't Know Jack.
The Big LebowskiSlacker Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) gets involved in a gargantuan mess of events when he's mistaken for another man named Lebowski, whose wife has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom. All the while, Dude's friend, Walter (John Goodman), stirs the pot. Brothers Joel Coen and Ethan... Read More
Death SentenceKevin Bacon stars in this dramatic thriller from director James Wan (Saw) as Nick Hume, a grieving father who decides to take the law into his own hands when his son (Stuart Lafferty) is senselessly murdered during a holdup. Kelly Preston, John Goodman, Aisha Tyler and Garrett Hedlund also star in... Read More
The BorrowersBased on the award-winning novel by Mary Norton, this charming tale centers on the Clock family, a clan of miniature people who secretly reside in the walls of the normal-size Lender family's abode. When a corrupt attorney (John Goodman) schemes to destroy the house to make way for an apartment... Read More
FallenAssigned to nab a killer before he or she strikes again, tough homicide detective John Hobbes (Denzel Washington) knows he's on a dangerous assignment -- and one for which he's uniquely suited. But there's more to it than he realizes. Turns out he's not just up against a killer: He must face an evil... Read More
