John Stephen GoodmanΒ (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 aΒ Primetime Emmy Award,Β a Golden Globe Award, and aΒ Screen Actors Guild Award.Β Vanity FairΒ has called Goodman "among our very finest actors."
Goodman is known for his collaborations with theΒ Coen brothers, acting in films such asΒ Raising ArizonaΒ (1987),Β Barton FinkΒ (1991),Β The Big LebowskiΒ (1998),Β O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), andΒ Inside Llewyn DavisΒ (2013). He took on leading roles inΒ King RalphΒ (1991),Β The Babe (1992),Β MatineeΒ (1993),Β The FlintstonesΒ (1994), andΒ 10 Cloverfield LaneΒ (2016). Goodman also had supporting roles inΒ Revenge of the Nerds (1984),Β True StoriesΒ (1986),Β Sea of LoveΒ (1989),Β Bringing Out the DeadΒ (1999),Β Storytelling (2001),Β Speed RacerΒ (2008),Β The ArtistΒ (2011),Β FlightΒ (2012),Β ArgoΒ (2012),Β The Hangover Part III (2013), andΒ Β Atomic BlondeΒ (2017). He has voiced roles inΒ The Emperor's New GrooveΒ franchise (2000β2008), theΒ Monsters, Inc.Β franchise (2001βpresent),Β The Jungle Book 2Β (2003), andΒ Bee MovieΒ (2007).
On television, Goodman gained recognition by playing the family patriarchΒ Dan ConnerΒ in theΒ comedy seriesΒ RoseanneΒ (1988β1997; 2018) andΒ The ConnersΒ (2018βpresent). Goodman had regular roles in theΒ HBOΒ drama seriesΒ TremeΒ (2010β2011), the legal drama seriesΒ DamagesΒ (2011), the political comedy seriesΒ Alpha HouseΒ (2013β2014), and the HBO comedy seriesΒ The Righteous GemstonesΒ (2019βpresent).Β He has been a frequent host ofΒ Saturday Night LiveΒ (1989β2013) and has guest starred inΒ The West WingΒ (2003β2004),Β Studio 60 on the Sunset StripΒ (2006), andΒ CommunityΒ (2011β2012).Β
Goodman started his career atΒ The Public Theatre, acting in numerous productions, includingΒ Henry IV, Part 1Β (1981),Β The Skin of Our TeethΒ (1998), andΒ The SeagullΒ (2001). He made hisΒ BroadwayΒ debutΒ in Big RiverΒ (1985), for which Goodman received aΒ Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a MusicalΒ nomination. He returned to Broadway in revivals of theΒ Samuel BecketΒ playΒ Waiting for GodotΒ (2009) and the newspaper comedyΒ The Front Page (2016). Goodman debuted his West End in a revival ofΒ David Mamet'sΒ American Buffalo (2015).
