John Goodman

John Stephen Goodman is a U.S. film, television, and stage actor. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Virginia Roos (Loosmore), a waitress and saleswoman, and Leslie Francis Goodman, a postal worker who died when John was a small child. He is of English, Welsh, and German ancestry. John is best known for his role as Dan Conner on the television series _Roseanne (1988)_ (qv), which ran until 1997, and for which he won a Best Actor Golden Globe award in 1993. Goodman is also noted for appearances in the films of the Coen brothers, with prominent roles in _Raising Arizona (1987)_ (qv), as an escaped convict, in _Barton Fink (1991)_ (qv), as a congenial murderer, in _The Big Lebowski (1998)_ (qv), as a volatile bowler, and in _O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)_ (qv), as a cultured thief. Additionally, Goodman's voice work has appeared in numerous Disney films, including the voice for "Sulley" in _Monsters, Inc. (2001)_ (qv). Having contributed to more than 50 films, Goodman has also won two American Comedy 'Awards' (qv) and hosted _Saturday Night Live (1975)_ (qv) fourteen times.::Anonymous